Views of two main waterfalls, mists spraying in your face, and the rushing of the Niagara River all combine to give one a spectacular experience of visiting Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. Walking along the cliff overlooking the river, you can easily spend hours gazing into the falls and marveling at such a masterpiece. Horseshoe Falls [...]
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Photo Essay: Batad Rice Terraces in the Philippines
Rice is life in Batad, Philippines. It’s what you look at, it’s what you think about, it’s what you eat. And it’s not just the rice grown on terraces that reach the heavens that produces an omnipotent amazement, it’s the entire atmosphere, the trickle of the gravity fed irrigation system, the peace of being surrounded [...]
Apologies…and a New Migrationology
The last few days weren’t exactly part of my travel plans or ideal street food indulgent adventures… I extremely apologize if you visited my website on Saturday Feb 19 and were redirected to an unknown unassociated site. I had just partaken of a satisfying lunch and I was all ready to crank out some more [...]
Voluntouring in Bicol, Philippines: Part 2
This is the Part 2 of Voluntouring in the Bicol Region of the Philippines: Part 1 In July 2009, I ventured to the Bicol Region in the Philippines to check out some Gawad Kalinga villages (Building Houses with Hope), see some local attractions, eat some chili peppers and bicol express, meet some people, [...]
KFC Can’t Compete With This Fried Chicken
My first day walking around Manila, the Philippines and I happen to stumble upon a food item that I simply could not possibly pass by. I took one look at the pile of “1 day old” chickens and decided I had to partake of them. I ordered as the chef quickly threw one of the [...]
A Golden Stumble Upon: Singapore’s Golden Mile Food Center
After devouring 3 meals I asked a lady what the name of this magnificent two story buffet mall was named. “Oden hawker center,” she replied, and briskly walked away. I wasn’t satisfied. I walked around, circulating the premises a number of times, before I saw the sign, “Golden Mile Food Center.” Without realizing it, I [...]
Top 8 Reasons to Travel
This is a list of my top 8 reasons to travel or migrate. They are by no means set in concrete and could probably change as travel takes place. 1. Meet New People A great thing about traveling is the people that are always, without a doubt met along the way. Could be people you [...]
Best Pizza In America?…Pizzeria Bianco
The best pizza in the nation, homemade mozzarella, homegrown herbs, vine ripe organic tomatoes, these were just a few of the phrases I heard floating around circles of various foodies when chatting about Pizzeria Bianco. It took four hours before we were seated in the small restaurant with around 30 other hungry, eager, and glossy [...]
About Mark Wiens
Hey! My name is Mark. After graduating from university, I decided to travel the world!
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