Smith Rocks, Oregon USA

I found flights to USA for $375USD round trip from HK (a steal!). So after almost a year since I went to my Bishop/Red Rock trip, I met up with my sister W to do another climbing roadtrip to Smith Rocks, Oregon. Smith Rocks is located near Bend, Oregon about 2.5 hour drive from Portland. […]

Hokkaido Roadtrip- Day 3: Shiretoko National Park

Drove to Shiretoko Park. Took a walk around the Five Lakes which was ranked very high on many tourist websites, but really you can only just one because you have to pay and take a tour to access the rest for fear that tourists will get eaten by bears or something. Not worth it, my […]

Red Rock Canyon, Las Vegas. USA – rock climbing trip

From Bishop we drove to Las Vegas via a very mountainous and desolated road. We drove with half a tank thinking we could get gas in Nevada and take advantage of the cheaper gas prices. However, we did not count on the very mountainous road and absolute lack of gas stations for the next 4 […]

Bishop, California. USA ~ climbing trip

For Easter break, I went to Bishop and Red Rock for a climbing trip. I was really nervous about going as the doctor said I couldn’t climb since I needed more recovery time for my fractured wrist but I went anyways since I bought the tickets and I could hang out with my sister who […]

Portlandia

Perhaps my last USA road trip in a little while. This time with W for one last hurrah. We left on a Monday thinking traffic would be smooth, that was until we hit the border and realized it was Presidents Day. A 5.5h drive became 7.5h drive , ouch . This is my first time […]

Memories of Vancouver

At times like these, I grow sentimental of the many years I have spent in Vancouver. First my childhood, and as well from the ages of 21 to now. I think of all the wonderful memories I have in Vancouver…

Vancouver

Another rainy day in Vancouver, I stumble upon this by a fire station near Gastown. A post shared by Channing (@channingchanning) on Nov 17, 2012 at 7:29pm PST