Next Stop

⇥ Jan 19-27: Mexico

A departure from my usual adventures. Will be going partly to escape the despair of Canadian winters and partly to get some serious work done. Plan is to relax and soak in the sun half the day, and grind hard for the other half.

⇥ Feb 18 - Mar 6: Tenerife (6d) + Seville + Madrid

Under Consideration (2026)

I’ll pick one destination from each time block. Not planning to do all of them in a single go. I'm not that unhinged.

Late May/Early June (3 weeks)

⇥ Iceland (± Lofoten Islands, Norway)

Absurd landscapes. Seems like another planet with road signs.

⇥ Croatia ± Istria ± Montenegro

⇥ Istanbul + South Italy (Matera, Bari) ± Sicily ± Puglia

Late Aug/Early Sept (~10 days)

⇥ Azores or Madeira

⇥ Banff & Jasper

Oct/Nov (3 weeks)

⇥ Yosemite, Lake Tahoe, PCH (repeat)

Went 10 years ago, but still top of my list for a repeat. Want to finally catch peak fall foliage.

⇥ Argentina

Might sync with the Brazilian or Mexican F1 Grand Prix, both happen back-to-back in this window.

⇥ China (Hong-Kong, Beijing, Xi'an, Shanghai)

⇥ Iceland (mid-Sept)

⇥ Japan (mid-Nov)

The only place where timing for both food and culture matters. If I can nail autumn colors, it’s a win. This would be my 3rd visit b/c I can't stay away from Japan for too long without triggering withdrawal symptoms.

Rearview Mirror

2025

↦ Mar: Singapore → Bali

↦ May/Jun: Paris → Switzerland → Cote D'Azur (Nice → Monaco → Menton → Cannes)

↦ Aug/Sept: Copenhagen → Stockholm → Norway (Bergen → Flåm → Stryn/Loen → Åndalsnes → Ålesund)

↦ Oct: New York City

2024

↦ Feb/Mar: Singapore → Bangkok → Dubai → Abu Dhabi

↦ May/Jun: Seoul → Jeju Island → Tokyo

↦ Oct: New York City

2023

↦ Feb: Bangkok → Chiang Mai → Koh Tao

↦ Sept/Oct: Lisbon → Porto → Paris → Alsace (Strasbourg, Colmar)

2022

↦ Sept/Oct: Paris → London → Edinburgh → Cotswolds → Belgium