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Wander
Travel Journal

Wandering,
eating,
and loving it.

A photo journal of meals, markets, cocktails, and views that stopped me mid-step. From Venice to Siargao, Kyoto to New York.

📍 San Francisco, CA
22+
Cities
11
Countries
Meals
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Europe

5 cities · France · Italy · Switzerland

Paris

🇫🇷 France

Paris ruined all other cities for me — in the best possible way. The bread alone justifies the flight. I came for the museums, stayed for the wine bars hidden in Le Marais, and left with croissant crumbs on every shirt I packed.

CroissantsWine BarsMuseumsBistrosSeine Walks
Café au lait, Left Bank
Eiffel Tower at dusk
Croissant worth flying for
Seine at sunset
Wine bar, Le Marais
Market haul
Louvre courtyard
Parisian rooftops

Venice

🇮🇹 Italy

Venice is equal parts absurd and magical. A city with no cars, built on water, somehow still functioning. I spent most of my time getting purposely lost in the back canals and working my way through the city's cicchetti bars one Spritz at a time.

CicchettiCanalsSpritzGondolasMurano
Grand Canal morning
Aperol Spritz hour
St. Mark's Square
Back canal, no tourists
Cicchetti bar haul
Rialto Market

Rome

🇮🇹 Italy
Cacio e PepeGelatoColosseumCarbonaraPiazzas
Colosseum
The gelato
Trastevere Sunday market
Trevi Fountain
Espresso, standing
Roman streets at night

Lucerne

🇨🇭 Switzerland
FondueAlpsRaclette
Chapel Bridge
Lake Lucerne
Fondue night
Alps from the train

Basel

🇨🇭 Switzerland
Art BaselRhineArchitecture
Basel Münster
Rhine at dusk
Fondation Beyeler
Basel old town
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Japan

3 cities · Tokyo · Kyoto · Osaka

Tokyo

Kantō Region
RamenIzakayasShibuyaOmakaseNight lifeConvenience stores
Shibuya crossing at night
Tsukiji market breakfast
Ramen, midnight
Senso-ji temple
Convenience store haul
Shinjuku neon
Bar Benfiddich cocktail
Golden Gai alley

Kyoto

Kansai Region
MatchaTemplesKaisekiGion
Fushimi Inari gates
Matcha everything
Gion at dusk
Arashiyama bamboo
Kinkaku-ji
Kaiseki dinner

Osaka

Kansai Region
TakoyakiStreet foodDotonboriOkonomiyaki
Dotonbori signs
Osaka castle
Takoyaki stall
Kirin at Namba
Kuromon market
Okonomiyaki feast
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Seoul

South Korea
Korean BBQMakgeolliHan RiverStreet tteokHongdaeHanbok
Gyeongbokgung Palace
Samgyeopsal grill
Bukchon Hanok Village
Namsan tower view
Street food, Myeongdong
Han River sunset
Insadong market
Itaewon cocktail bar
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Philippines

5 cities · Siargao · Palawan · Cebu · CDO · Manila

Siargao

Surf Capital
Cloud 9Coconut shakesIsland hoppingSunsetsSugba Lagoon
Cloud 9 break
Fresh coconut
Naked Island
Sunset from the boardwalk
Island life vibes
Magpupungko rock pools
Sugba Lagoon paddleboard
Kermit Resort dinner

Palawan

Last Frontier
El NidoIsland hoppingUnderground RiverSnorkelingBig Lagoon
El Nido limestone karsts
Crystal clear lagoon
Big Lagoon, Tour A
Bangka boat life
Puerto Princesa port
Sunset at Nacpan Beach

Cagayan de Oro

Home vibesWhitewater
Cagayan de Oro river
Local market finds
Pasalubong haul
The family table

Cebu

LechonWhale sharks
Magellan's Cross
Oslob whale shark
Lechon lunch
Kawasan Falls

Manila

IntramurosBGC
Intramuros walls
Manila Bay sunset
BGC nightlife
Bonifacio High Street
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Asia

Singapore · Hong Kong · Taiwan

Singapore

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Hawker centreGardens by the Bay
Gardens by the Bay
Lau Pa Sat hawker
Chilli crab
Marina Bay skyline
Kaya toast breakfast

Hong Kong

🇭🇰
Dim sumVictoria Peak
Victoria Harbour
Dim sum morning
HK skyline at night
Tram on HK Island
Temple Street night market

Taiwan

🇹🇼
Night marketTaipei 101
Shilin night market
Jiufen old street
Beef noodle soup
Bubble tea, obviously
Taipei 101 at night
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United States

5 cities · Plus home: San Francisco

San Francisco

★ Home Base
Golden GateCocktail barsMission burritosFerry BuildingFog & hillsFarmers market
Golden Gate at sunrise
The neighborhood
Ferry Building market
Fog rolling in over the hills
Favorite cocktail bar
Mission District murals
Bay Area views
Sourdough, obviously

New York

ManhattanCocktail barsPizza slicesBrooklyn
Manhattan skyline
Brooklyn Bridge
$1 pizza situation
East Village night out
Central Park
Smash burger run

Portland

Food cartsPowell's BooksCraft beer
Portland food cart pod
Mount Hood views
Powell's Books deep dive
Craft beer flight
Hawthorne District
Voodoo Doughnut — had to

Los Angeles

Venice BeachTacos
LA golden hour
Griffith Park view
Best taco truck
Venice Beach boardwalk

San Diego

Fish tacosLa Jolla
Old Town San Diego
La Jolla cove
SD fish taco
Balboa Park

New Jersey

NYC viewsDiners
NYC from the Jersey side
NJ diner run
The Palisades
Hoboken waterfront

Food, cocktails,
and good places.

Travel for me has always been about eating. Not the tourist version — the real version. Hawker stalls in Singapore, izakayas in Osaka, tiny wine bars in the backstreets of Paris.

And cocktails. Always cocktails. There's something about sitting at a bar in a new city, watching the bartender work, that makes you feel immediately local.

This journal is my attempt to remember all of it — the meals, the views, the detours that turned out to be the whole point.

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Local Food

Markets, hawkers, and family spots over fine dining

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Cocktails

Finding the best bars in every city visited

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Wandering

Getting lost on purpose, finding the unexpected

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Capturing

Trying to hold onto every memorable moment