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There is a explorer in everyone of us. Traveling is a way of life. I enjoy exploring and documenting places I visit. Whether is it the path less traveled or indulging in the occasional tourist spot. There is also something new around the corner.

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Europe

Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp, Germany

On my history explorations, today let's pay a visit the Sachsenhausen Concentration camp. It is one of the more grim aspects of World War 2 during the Nazi Germany regime. Berlin central Train platform To the camp In addition, Sachsenhausen, also known as Sachsenhausen-Oranienburg was a German Nazi concentration camp in Oranienburg, Germany. The camp is located at Str. d. Nationen 22, 16515...
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Historical Berlin City, Germany

Berlin is a German city is overflowing with history, monuments and arts culture. It is a buzzing city with much to see, explore and shop at every corner. Berlin is a city with a different kind of past history, shrouded in war and destruction. We get to visit solemn places like Hitler’s SS HQ, Concentration camps, great museums and...
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Tivoli Gardens Theme park in Copenhagen city, Denmark

Tivoli Gardens is a gem of a theme park located right in the heart of Copenhagen city. It is a famous amusement park and pleasure garden right in the heart of the city, situated in front of central train station in Copenhagen, Denmark. The park opened on 15 August 1843 and is the second-oldest operating amusement park in the...
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Stockholm Millesgarden

Stockholm Millesgarden is a tranquil sculpture gallery and garden in Stockholm, Sweden. It is a great spot to check out if you are into sculpture arts and desire a chill location on a spare day in Stockholm. Lets explore the gardens today! Getting to Stockholm Millesgarden At its core, Millesgarden is located 10km in the outskirts of the city of central...
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Exploring the Art of Stockholm Metro

A metro is probably one of the last places you can think of when thinking or art. Interestingly, in Stockholm, Sweden, their city metro is tad a work of art in its own right. In a nutshell, Stockholm's high speed rail are largely above ground, the with city's internal metro being largely underground. Notably, over 90 of the 100 subway...
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Stockholm Skansen open air museum

Let’s explore the world's first open air museum in the Swedish city of Stockholm. It is home to a number of historical buildings showcasing Nordic culture and architecture, as well as a zoo. Located on the island Djurgården in Stockholm, Sweden, Skansen open air museum is one of the residents on this island of museums, the other being the...
Europe

Stockholm Vasa Museum

The Vasa was a majestic European sail battleship. It is the highlight and focal point of the Vasa Museum located on the Stockholm Djurgården museum island. You might remember our last visit there when we checked out the Skansen open-air museum. In a nutshell, the mighty Vasa warship was an ancient cannon battleship. Possibly the world's best preserved 17th-century battleship,...
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Stockholm Oldtown Nobel Museum

The Stockholm Nobel Museum is an educational museum dedicated on the achievements of the Nobel award. It located in the heart of Stockholm city in Sweden and great for a short visit to the Swedish achievements in the global award. In the heart of Stockholm old town Moreover, a visit to the Nobel museum is not without entering the old town...
Europe

Stockholm City, Sweden

Stockholm, the capital of Sweden is a city of culture and history and by far the largest city in the country. Let’s check out points of interest of the city of Stockholm on what makes it a great city in Europe. Also, much of early Stockholm’s city early development coincided for centuries with the development of what is today. Much...
Africa

Johannesburg Emperors Palace

The emperor city is one of the few to-go places in Johannesburg not too far from the city O.R Tambo International Airport. It is a large mega mall, casino and hotel all themed after a lavish palace, reminiscent of that of the Las Vega strip complete with glitzy sign boards and neon lighting. The area is private property, and...
Africa

Driving on African road trips and sunsets

Africa is a vast continent, and the country has an extensive network of cross-country roads serving various regions of the African continent. Much of Africa roads, especially between cities are connected via highways, where the accessibility from road outweighs that offered by trains. While most inter-city trips via domestic plane are recommended, many towns and points of interests are...
Africa

The Big Hole De Beers Diamond Museum, Kimberley

The Big Hole is one of the few disused diamond mining sites littered all around Africa. It was set up by the De beers diamond company the diamond rush almost 150 years ago, where intense underground excavations subsequently took place, leaving pretty much a large gaping hole in the ground which the attraction and museum is presently named after....
Africa

Mokala National Park Safari, South Africa

Mokala Safari is one of South Africa’s newest national park, founded in 2007 in Northern Cape. The small park just over 26 thousands hectares in size (about a third size of Singapore) and is geographically located about 80km southwest from the city of Kimberly, 500km from Johannesburg and approximately 1,000km from Cape Town. The word “Mokala” in Setswana language...
Museums

Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall at Balestier

I recently had a chance to visit some of the lesser well-known gems around Singapore. The Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall (SYSNMH) is a historical colonial style villa located at 12 Tai Gin Road, Singapore. The memorial is essentially a converted 2 storey villa located in Balestier off Ah Hood Road right opposite Zhongshan Park. The villa is...
Africa

Staying safe in the city of Johannesburg

Johannesburg is a capital city, one of the major cities and the most populous city in South Africa with a population of about 4.5M, as such it is a rather busy city, and renowned for the abundance of natural gold sitting under the city. You may recognize the Johannesburg in popular culture and movies such as the poster child...
Singapore

Marina Bay Sands Skypark, day and night panorama views

The Marina Bay Sands skypark is a tourist observation deck attraction located up on the roof of the Marina Bay Sands (MBS) hotel. The hotel is a world class 5-star joint home to 2,561 rooms and suites spanning over 55 floors across three tower blocks, each as MBS claims was designed with flows of feng shui in mind for...
Europe

Chilling on the beach side city of Nice France

Nice is a chill beach coastal town offering a mix of coastal beaches, parks, gardens and shopping. Nice France is the capital of the Alpes-Maritimes department on the French Riviera, sits on the pebbly shores of the Baie des Anges. The city was founded by the Greeks and in its history as a resort town later evolved into a...
Europe

Touring the french Rivera Antibes and Cannes

The French Rivera is home to several spots of interest which makes up part of the Côte d'Azur. It is a scenic coastal region facing the Mediterranean seas. Towns on interest here includes villages in Nice, as well as Antibes and Cannes. Lets see what’s on offer by traveling along this French Riviera from Cannes, Antibes to Nice. Villages and...
Europe

Zooming the streets of Monaco city

The Principality of Monaco is an independent sovereign city-state and micro-state, very much similar to Singapore, but much smaller. Geographically it sits on the French Riviera close to the Italian region of Liguria, in Western Europe. You may recognize it for scenes of sandy beaches, expensive yachts, fast cars and of course the famous Monaco city Grand Prix, which...
Europe

Harbor musing at Genoa Italy city

Genoa is the capital of the Italian region of Liguria and the sixth-largest city in Italy. With a large marine waterfront, no wonder Genoa was the capital of one of the most powerful maritime republics for over seven centuries, from the 11th century to 1797. Let’s do a day tour of Genoa Italy city with a visit to the...
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