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I've been to Hokkaido Japan two times before, once in winter and then in summer. It is certainly one of my favourite places in Japan. And then, out of the blue, I got an opportunity to go on a t...

http://blog.roving-light.com/2017/11/a-different-side-of-hokkaido.html

Today, we have another guest post, this time from Outreachmama. This guest post "Tips on How to Handle Long Train Rides" is written by Wendy Dessler. Enjoy The Experience While there can be a ...

http://blog.roving-light.com/2017/10/tips-on-how-to-handle-long-train-rides.html

Being a "slow" traveler, I am usually not a fan of those "City Cards", a tourist travel card that gets you free admission to tons of attractions (alot of it are museums), get discounts in shops ...

http://blog.roving-light.com/2017/07/salzburg-on-budget-using-salzburg-card.html

I have never really looked at the Galapagos islands as one of my destinations, mainly because of my perceived costs of the cruises going there. But a chance conversation with a friend pointed me...

http://blog.roving-light.com/2017/06/galapagos-islands-on-budget.html

This is an update to my blog entry on Travel Photography with the iPhone . Specifically, an update to the point about add-on lens for the iPhone to expand its focal length. As many would have kn...

http://blog.roving-light.com/2017/04/travel-photography-with-iphone-ii-dual.html

I was just chugging along in my Santa Cruz trek in Huaraz region of Peru when I overhead the guy behind me mentioned about flying from Punta Arenas to Santiago. He was saying something along the...

http://blog.roving-light.com/2016/12/patagonia-from-air.html

Today's blog post is actually not written by me. I have decided to include articles and posts from other writers and bloggers, and today's guest post is from the folks at Tripovo , a startup bas...

http://blog.roving-light.com/2016/09/9-most-iconic-architectural-pieces-in.html

Technology has changed the world - how we live, how we travel etc. And of course, how we take photographs. I started photography using film, but of course progressed to digital, and once I laid ...

http://blog.roving-light.com/2016/05/travel-photography-with-iphone.html

One of the things I would often stop to admire in my travels is the street art and wall murals in various towns/cities around the world. In particular, I was so impressed with Rio de Janeiro's s...

http://blog.roving-light.com/2015/12/singapore-street-art.html

Catching the Aurora Borealis or Northern Lights display is on many people's bucket list. It was on my list as well. Now that I had several encounters with the phenomenon, and having seen many qu...

http://blog.roving-light.com/2015/11/catching-aurora-borealis.html

For travelers to northern Iceland, whether as part of the Ring Road or otherwise, Jökulsárgljúfur Canyon should be part of your itinerary. Formerly a national park on its own, it now falls un...

http://blog.roving-light.com/2015/10/natures-art-at-vesturdalur-northern.html

Singapore is having our Golden Jubilee this year. Yes, we're having our 50th birthday bash, and a month before the day, the nation received our birthday present - our very own UNESCO listed Worl...

http://blog.roving-light.com/2015/08/singapore-botanic-gardens-our-golden.html

Tuscany is my favourite part of Italy so far, especially the UNESCO listed site of Val d'Orcia described in my previous post . But the more famous region of Chianti certainly lives up to its rep...

http://blog.roving-light.com/2015/07/radda-in-chianti-tuscany.html

The landscape in Tuscany is well-known, and many breathtaking images had been made there. Aside from the famous Chianti region, famed for its wine, there are other areas with equally enchanting ...

http://blog.roving-light.com/2015/06/val-dorcia-pienza.html

It is not often that I have a driving road-trip with friends, and it was by a stroke of luck that I had managed to get two friends to join me on a short part of my Norway trip - the Lofoten isla...

http://blog.roving-light.com/2015/05/driving-through-lofoten-in-winter.html

The Republic of Artsakh, or officially Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, is one of the more interesting "countries" that I've visited. Landlocked between Armenia and Azerbaijan, it is a de-facto indepe...

http://blog.roving-light.com/2015/04/republic-of-artsakh.html

One of the stranger villages I've visited in my travels happened to be in a country that has remained unrecognized internationally for over two decades. The Nagorno-Karabakh Republic is a de fac...

http://blog.roving-light.com/2015/03/quirky-vank-nagorno-karabakh-republic.html

Albania may not be that well-known as a tourist attraction in Europe, let alone as a trekking & hiking destination. But its Albanian Alps is not just any hiking destination - it's a truly specta...

http://blog.roving-light.com/2015/02/valbone-and-accursed-mountains.html

After visiting Erta Ale , the next highlight of the Danakil Depression is equally surreal, and no less easy to visit - the salt mines and sulphur springs of Dallol. This time, our base is the ...

http://blog.roving-light.com/2015/01/dallol-danakil-depression.html

I have visited only a couple of volcanoes up-close (mainly in Indonesia), and none of it with any visible lava activity. So I was pretty excited when I finally came face-to-face with a lava lake...

http://blog.roving-light.com/2015/01/erta-ale-danakil-depression.html

Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas!!!

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It is one of the great rail journeys of the modern world. The QingZang Railway, as it is called (Qing refers to Qinghai province in China, while Zang refers to Tibet), connected remote Tibet to ...

http://blog.roving-light.com/2014/11/qinghai-tibet-railway.html

Nepal is one of the top trekking places in the world, with the famous Annapurna Himalayan range as one of its most popular and most visited backdrop. Treks range from 3-18 days, so there is one ...

http://blog.roving-light.com/2014/11/helambu-trek-nepal.html

Travelers to the Western Cape in South Africa are no doubt spoilt for choice in the things to do and attractions to see. Capetown alone offers so much, and for those who can afford to tear thems...

http://blog.roving-light.com/2014/08/hermanus-south-africa.html

The reactions and questions were identical. I had told my family and friends that I would be visiting Kota Kinabalu (commonly shortened to just KK) for a couple of days. And that hiking up Mt Ki...

http://blog.roving-light.com/2014/07/discovering-kota-kinabalu.html