Posted on April 8, 2010
by Nellie Huang
in Adventure Travel, Guatemala, New Zealand, Recommendations, Thailand

Adrenaline junkies alert! Tired of conventional travel, cultural tours and no-thrills vacations? Forget about backpacking through Europe or beach-hopping in Central America. These days, there are plenty of exhilarating activities out there, enough to fuel up your bodies and get your heart racing. Gear yourself up for some wacky adventure as I bring …
Posted on February 25, 2010
by Nellie Huang
in Adventure Travel, Asia, Cambodia, Central America, China, Egypt, Guatemala, HongKong, Jordan, Peru, South America, Uncategorized

Sailing on an ancient junk boat in Vietnam, riding a rickshaw in Japan or seeing the pyramids on camels – there are thousands of strange and oddly intriguing forms of transportation around the world. Inspired by my hero Charley Boorman who travelled from Ireland to Sydney using 112 modes of …
Posted on November 18, 2009
by Nellie Huang
in Adventure Travel, Guatemala, Travel Writing

While on assignment for V!VA Travel Guides in Central Guatemala, I had the chance to write about Semuc Champey. These turquoise pool terraces are naturally formed by the river flowing under a limestone bridge. Surrounded by thick forests, it’s almost like an oasis – quiet and calm. Everyone I’d met in …
Posted on November 9, 2009
by Nellie Huang
in Adventure Travel, Guatemala

Facing blazing red lava and feeling the burning heat on my skin– let’s just say that at that very moment, the bare earth was at my feet. I was literally walking on a volcano that could erupt any minute. Volcán Pacaya had spewed ferociously for the first time 23,000 years …
Posted on November 4, 2009
by Nellie Huang
in Food, Guatemala, Travel Writing

You know how every traveler has that something for this particular place in the world? Mine’s Guatemala. It was here, where I took baby steps into the world of guidebook writing, met several amazing writers and I saw the world through their eyes. Antigua might be overhyped and packed with tourists …