Travel with Juliushttps://travel.uy.sg/Travel stories and photographs by Julius Uy.enChina, from Beijing’s courtyards to Xi’an’s warriorshttps://travel.uy.sg/stories/china-2026/https://travel.uy.sg/stories/china-2026/Beijing and Xi’an: imperial landmarks, mountain walls, evening streets and meals along the way.Hokkaido, from flower-covered hills to Sapporo countershttps://travel.uy.sg/stories/japan-2026/https://travel.uy.sg/stories/japan-2026/Shiretoko lakes, Abashiri’s shore, Sapporo landmarks and food stops in Japan’s north.UAE, grand buildings and a meal worth crying overhttps://travel.uy.sg/stories/uae-2026/https://travel.uy.sg/stories/uae-2026/Dubai and Abu Dhabi, with Trèsind Studio, souks, monumental buildings and an enthusiastic food diary.Vietnam, a wedding and the city around ithttps://travel.uy.sg/stories/vietnam-2026/https://travel.uy.sg/stories/vietnam-2026/Ho Chi Minh City, from giant ducks beneath glass towers to noodles, herbs and a café stop.Finland, old cards and a fifteen-out-of-ten breakfasthttps://travel.uy.sg/stories/finland-2025/https://travel.uy.sg/stories/finland-2025/Helsinki’s sights, a sea fortress, aviation curiosity and an unexpected Magic: The Gathering reunion.Oman, a canyon trek and the places around ithttps://travel.uy.sg/stories/oman-2025/https://travel.uy.sg/stories/oman-2025/From swimming towards a hidden waterfall to mountain valleys, Nizwa’s fort and souq, Muscat’s arches, and a memorable plate of meatballs.Riga, from the rooftops to the food countershttps://travel.uy.sg/stories/latvia-2025/https://travel.uy.sg/stories/latvia-2025/Old Town towers, Central Market stalls, cold borscht and a memorable Latvian tasting menu.Taipei, good company and a generous tablehttps://travel.uy.sg/stories/taiwan-2025/https://travel.uy.sg/stories/taiwan-2025/Taipei 101, colourful flower displays and a trip with plenty of room for seafood.Tallinn, with an artistic streakhttps://travel.uy.sg/stories/estonia-2025/https://travel.uy.sg/stories/estonia-2025/Downtown angles, Old Town rooftops, Kadriorg’s gardens and a food scale that reached twelve out of ten.Vilnius, finding a pause in a hurried weekhttps://travel.uy.sg/stories/lithuania-2025/https://travel.uy.sg/stories/lithuania-2025/The Portal, Old Town churches, modern streets and a bowl of borscht worth twelve out of ten.Bangkok: cold noodles and kimchi dumplingshttps://travel.uy.sg/stories/thailand-2019/https://travel.uy.sg/stories/thailand-2019/A meal at Pyongyang Okryu Bangkok in August 2019.Bohol at sunrisehttps://travel.uy.sg/stories/bohol-2019/https://travel.uy.sg/stories/bohol-2019/Sunrise at Chocolate Hills, tarsiers, fireflies and the green banks of Loboc River.California in January: Androids, fries and SFELChttps://travel.uy.sg/stories/california-january-2019/https://travel.uy.sg/stories/california-january-2019/Mountain View’s Android statues, an engineering summit and In-N-Out in January 2019.California in September: the bay and the Pacifichttps://travel.uy.sg/stories/california-september-2019/https://travel.uy.sg/stories/california-september-2019/Burlingame sunshine, Pacifica’s coast, Half Moon Bay and visits around the Bay Area.Taipei, from grand stairways to a golden spherehttps://travel.uy.sg/stories/taiwan-2018/https://travel.uy.sg/stories/taiwan-2018/The National Palace Museum, Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall and Taipei 101, from hillside architecture to a skyscraper after dark.California, from Yosemite’s river to Apple Parkhttps://travel.uy.sg/stories/california-2017/https://travel.uy.sg/stories/california-2017/Granite cliffs, the forest floor at Muir Woods, Napa’s vineyard rows and a wall of colour at Apple Park.Manila, beside the bay in 2017https://travel.uy.sg/stories/manila-2017/https://travel.uy.sg/stories/manila-2017/Solaire, City of Dreams and an elevated view of the changing bayfront.Amsterdam: canals, city landmarks and coffeehttps://travel.uy.sg/stories/amsterdam-2015/https://travel.uy.sg/stories/amsterdam-2015/The Rijksmuseum, Rembrandt Square, canals and a coffee stop in Amsterdam in 2015.Keukenhof: spring flowers in Lissehttps://travel.uy.sg/stories/keukenhof-2015/https://travel.uy.sg/stories/keukenhof-2015/Tulips and flowering shrubs from a 2015 visit to Keukenhof in the Netherlands.Paris, Versailles and Disneyland in 2015https://travel.uy.sg/stories/paris-versailles-disneyland-2015/https://travel.uy.sg/stories/paris-versailles-disneyland-2015/Paris landmarks after dark, the Royal Chapel at Versailles and Disneyland’s evening display.Prague: Charles Bridge, Vrtba Garden and the castlehttps://travel.uy.sg/stories/prague-2015/https://travel.uy.sg/stories/prague-2015/Dawn on Charles Bridge, a rooftop outlook and Prague Castle in the 2015 travel notes.Rome: the Colosseum and two city squareshttps://travel.uy.sg/stories/rome-2015/https://travel.uy.sg/stories/rome-2015/The Colosseum, Piazza Navona and Piazza del Popolo from Rome in 2015.Switzerland: Alpine meadows and Zurichhttps://travel.uy.sg/stories/switzerland-2015/https://travel.uy.sg/stories/switzerland-2015/Mount Titlis, green Alpine meadows and Grossmünster beside the river in Zurich.Hong Kong and Macau: theme parks and city lightshttps://travel.uy.sg/stories/hong-kong-numbered-trip/https://travel.uy.sg/stories/hong-kong-numbered-trip/Disneyland, the Venetian, Ocean Park and Madame Tussauds, with a meal together and Hong Kong after dark.