https://makwaijun.com/tags/travel/ Recent content in travel on Introspections in Bytes Hugo -- gohugo.io en-us © 2020-2024, Wai Jun Mak Sun, 05 Apr 2026 15:00:00 +0800 https://makwaijun.com/blog/post142/ Sun, 05 Apr 2026 15:00:00 +0800 https://makwaijun.com/blog/post142/ Location: Qingpu Library, 5 April 2026 So its been officially 3 months since a mandate and appointment here in China; and perhaps about a month since receiving my official residency permit here. It feels short and long; fast and slow all at the same time; Perhaps it is the lean-in to adventure. Perhaps its the honeymoon period. Or maybe i’m just getting a bit more comfortable without a loss of awe. https://makwaijun.com/blog/post134/ Tue, 03 Jun 2025 17:00:00 +0800 https://makwaijun.com/blog/post134/ This is a compilation of word snippets and musings, while on the trip. On the Highways from Milanpensa Adolation of symmetry Man belongs in nature Wrapped by sheet cliffs of green. Columns of broad shouldered Europeans Mountainous like the ranges Paths cycling A love of the outdoors Hiking, biking But man too needs to suffer, Straining up steep roads Braving the elements The artifice of putting ourselves in nature, and the artifice of our self made constraints of modernity https://makwaijun.com/blog/post132/ Sun, 01 Jun 2025 19:00:00 +0800 https://makwaijun.com/blog/post132/ Rediscovering Belle Epoque, and the link and connection with a nice game i’ve picked up recently (Clair Obscur, expedition 33). A wistful being overcomes me. The philosopher. The Poet. Not the warrior, today. I listen to Tosti, which wikipedia says is representative of Salon Music. I read about the lineage of English kings. The rabbit hole brings be from Orleans (not far from where Caesar won the battle of Alesia), the hundred year’s war; the black death, from Edward III to Elizabeth I. https://makwaijun.com/blog/post124/ Sun, 10 Nov 2024 19:00:00 +0800 https://makwaijun.com/blog/post124/ A travel note from a work trip to London in September 2024 A trip of many firsts: First time being a solo “travelling salesman”, following up with in-person meetings. First time driving in the UK. First time renting a car in a long time. The trip was layered: less of the Ifs and Whens, but rather, the buts. One of repeated crisis and things that could go wrong, but turned out for the better (or minimally and ok) https://makwaijun.com/blog/post123/ Sun, 10 Nov 2024 18:50:00 +0800 https://makwaijun.com/blog/post123/ Background: booked a surfing camp at Kimasurf, Sri Lanka had recently gotten out of a foreign currency crisis. Decided to document quick travel notes I remember fuel being topped up while car is running, which blew my mind. And the initial expectations on the struggle and crisis were not very apparent. Lights were on, and things were indeed moving. There were numerous signs of the legacy of former development, whether it was related to old British colonial vibes, or international business. https://makwaijun.com/blog/post122/ Sun, 10 Nov 2024 18:40:00 +0800 https://makwaijun.com/blog/post122/ Background - travelled down from Frankfurt to Stuttgart (and then to Munich and Augsburg) on the 25/26th October 2024 as part of a work trip I dropped by the Porsche museum. On a weekend. In between work days. But the visit comes at an interesting time. First, from an external perspective, the glitz and glamour around the autmotive industry in Germany is under siege. Struck by multiple whammies of weakening domestic demand, and the rise in Chinese automotive (cheaper, and better) products, while navigating a long-drawn and immensely costly energy transition. https://makwaijun.com/blog/post119/ Wed, 01 May 2024 10:30:00 +0800 https://makwaijun.com/blog/post119/ Another ancient draft post dug up. Time to recall and dig up the memories…. Thoughts and Preamble Some thoughts i had before going in: Solitary Quarantines are a strange thing. It made me wonder - for people of my generation these days, how those conditioned to hyperstimulation would be able to handle it. Also considered that solitary confinement would seem far more punishing on the human psyche than at any point prior in history.