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"Ask yourself not of footsteps you had taken; but of footsteps you will take.
Ask yourself not of journeys you had ventured; but of journeys you will venture."
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Travelling is a curious little thing.
It utters no joyous words and takes no breath and yet it manages to take your breath away and makes you utter words of joy.
Walk the beaten path, walk the unbeaten path, whose to say what's right and what's enjoyable. Follow your heart and walk the path you want.
My passion is photography, and travelling is a wonderful side-dish that goes along with it. There had been many a great moments, like the lingering taste of freshly brewed coffee; your senses awakened, your fatigue robbed and your soul soothened.
Flying above the clouds and the midnight sun over Grimsey (Iceland) was pure delight. For that moment, it was only myself and the sun as the world burst into flames. (And I meant it literally - I was the only passenger) A fabric of stars exhausting their might above my head at Low Head (Tasmania) and Cradle Mountains (Tasmania) only served to remind (one)self how small we are in the Universe. Licking ice cream in the cold, facing the mystery that was Stonehenge (The United Kingdoms), licked my cold conscience. Sunset atop Borobudor (Indonesia) reaffirmed the fragility of life as the cycle of life echoed itself in the cycle of day and night. Pure delight and amazement (and fear) gripped me as shoals of fishes and squids swam around me off the Gilis (Lombok), accompanied by the occasional turtles. And I watched the sky died away in bright ambers on my bus trip from Yulara to Alice Springs (Australia), and witnessed darkness slowly crept up upon the dying day and finally killed it off in one swift stroke.
Life, doesn't get any better than this.
Sharing tips from my travels, hopefully more unorthodox than orthodox. To see more photos from my travels (from late 2002), please do access my personal website: IMPREXXUESSNISM
Drop me a comment if you think any of my pages has been useful. Thanks!
Cheers to all and safe travelling!
ADDENDUM: Please feel free to browse my brother DARKRAY's and sister JAZWONDERING's VT webpages too. |
|  | WHAT'S NEW?Nil UPDATEDNil WORKING ONIMPREXXION: ICELANDIMPREXXION: REYKJAVIKIMPREXXION: AKUREYRIFEATURED PAGES FOR APRIL/MAY 09IMPREXXION: SINGAPORE(please click above link to bring you directly to pages)..."The place which an ex-President of Indonesia coined "That Little Red Dot". 75% Chinese, 14% Malay, 9% Indians and the remaining 2% spread among all other races. A collection of religions (Buddhism, Taoism, Islam, Hinduism, Sikhism, Christianity, Catholicism etc), believes and customs co-exist on this little isle. A big melting pot united by a common neutral first language left behind by Singapore's ex-colonial master, England - English, a burning passion for good food & cuisines, a terrible fear of losing out to others aka "Kiasu-ism" and the insidious respect of "the big stick" - the government aka "Kiasee-ism". The national sports are eating & shopping. Yes, we should be gold medal contenders at the Olympics but alas...We invented our own language - "Singlish", much to the chagrin of the government and to the exasperation of the expats living here. All males serve 2 years of National Service. 75% of the population lives in public housing. We watch plenty of American TV, speak the Queen's English when we need to and yet in some ways remain Asian at heart (and more Asian as one gets older). And I am kidding, the most loved sport in Singapore is soccer. A city masquerading as a country, buzzing with the trappings of modern living. Material comforts we have. Nature? Not so much. The crashes of old & new and east & west are happening everyday, for better or worse. Distractors called it confused. I call it "MY HOME"... |
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| | GREAT BRITAINLondon Cambridge Kew Gardens, Wimbledon, Oxford, Canterbury, Dover, Ely, Windsor, Salisbury, Stonehenge, Bath & Bristol THE NETHERLANDS Amsterdam Hilversum Sluis ICELANDReykjavik Akureyri Dalvik Grimsey Heimaey Myvatn Husavik BELGIUMBrussels & ZaventemBruggeWaterloo, Bastogne, Bouillon, Rochehaut & Knokke-HeistLUXEMBOURGEsch-sur-sureFRANCESedan GREECEAthensSantoriniNaxos, Delos & MykonosSWITZERLANDZurich Lucerne Interlaken & Grindelwald LIECHTENSTEINVaduz & Malbun ( This location not found on VT) SLOVENIALjubljanaSkofja Loka, Lanisce, Lakes Bled (Bled) & Bohinj (Ribcev Laz), Predjama, Vipava, Skocjan Caves, Branik, Otocec, Stanjel,
Piran, Portoroz & Secovlje |
AIRLINES I HAVE FLOWN WITH
Adria Airways [JP] * Aegean Airlines [A3] * Air Iceland (Flugfelag Islands) [NY] * Air New Zealand [NZ] * ANA [NH] * Ansett Australia [AN] * Australian Airlines [AO] * Berjaya Air [J8] * British Airways [BA] * Cathay Pacific [CX] * China Eastern [MU] * China Southern [CZ] * Dragonair [KA] * Eagle Air (Flugfelagio Ernir) * Emirates [EK] * Finnair [AY] * Garuda Indonesia [GA] * Gulf Air [GF] * Icelandair [FI] * Japan Airlines [JA] * Jetstar [JQ] * Kookaburra Air * Lao Airlines [QV] * Malaysian Airlines [MH] * Pacific Blue [DJ] * QANTAS [QF] * QANTASLink [QF] * SAS Scandinavian Airlines [SK] * Silkair [MI] * Singapore Airlines [SQ] * Swiss International Airlines [LX] * Thai Air Asia [FD] * Thai Airways [TG] * Tiger Airways [TR] * Tiger Airways Australia [TT] * Virgin Blue [DJ] |
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sugarpuff Sat Jun 27, 2009 05:13 UTC
Hi and Happy Birthday from Beijing! How are you these days?Your homepage looks like youre very busy...so many trips and updates to be made...I know the feeling!!! | Tripack Fri Jun 26, 2009 20:57 UTC
Bon Anniversaire Xuess! Hope the champagne & some Toblerone are ready for the party ;-) See you in Singapore soon... Cheers from the Swiss Alps! | a2lopes Fri Jun 26, 2009 12:32 UTC
Happy birthday Xuess and many happy returns of the day. Greetings from Lisbon which is waiting for your visit | bijo69 Fri Jun 26, 2009 12:09 UTC
Happy Birthday Xuess! Hope you're having a grand day! |
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