![[Languages] Is 6 Months of Mandarin Enough?](https://travel.kavp.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/6-Months-e1509616723374-1018x460.png "[Languages] Is 6 Months of Mandarin Enough?")
![[Languages] Why Taiwanese Mandarin?](https://travel.kavp.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Taiwan_Chinese-e1490793603497-1018x460.png "[Languages] Why Taiwanese Mandarin?")
![[Spetlight] [Japan] Kitsune Dog?!](https://travel.kavp.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/5110021352_3e0bd2de52_o-1018x460.jpg "[Spetlight] [Japan] Kitsune Dog?!")
![[Photoset] Christchurch, New Zealand (2015)](https://travel.kavp.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/17594420851_cf91e57948_k-670x300.jpg "[Photoset] Christchurch, New Zealand (2015)")
Here’s a set of photos I took when I was in Christchurch, New Zealand this month, four years after the earthquake that tried to end it.
![[Argentina] Only in Argentina, or 10 Things That Puzzle Me About You](https://travel.kavp.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/14040457080_eb85f5c8d3_o-670x300.jpg "[Argentina] Only in Argentina, or 10 Things That Puzzle Me About You")
Here is a collection of photos which for me represent “only in Argentina” moments. By that, I mean, an overly stereotyped portrayal of things that stand out to me in every day life in Argentina. And by Argentina, I mean Buenos Aires.
![[Photoset] Buchan Caves & Lake’s Entrance, Australia (2015)](https://travel.kavp.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/16973636454_cfe3d189fb_k-670x300.jpg "[Photoset] Buchan Caves & Lake’s Entrance, Australia (2015)")
Me and my family went out camping in the south of Victoria. We got to revisit some nostalgic childhood moments in the process.
![[Puzzling Tuesday] Gangsta Chicken](https://travel.kavp.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/IMG_20121012_185222-e1407289180823-670x300.jpg "[Puzzling Tuesday] Gangsta Chicken")
I think this restaurant in Sydney is trying to appeal to the gangsta rapper demographic.
![[Puzzling Tuesday] Silly Old Bear.](https://travel.kavp.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/106701294_fa0e96dda7_o-670x300.jpg "[Puzzling Tuesday] Silly Old Bear.")
Just look at that cheeky grin! Seen in Japan back in 2004.
![[Puzzling Tuesday] Ramen Mao](https://travel.kavp.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/14018774027_94580e86b7_k-670x300.jpg "[Puzzling Tuesday] Ramen Mao")
I’m a fan of BA local artist Cabaio’s stencil work, but… seriously?!
As part of my homework for the weekend, I was asked to write an essay detailing the international relations disaster that is the Japanese government’s method of dealing with past war crimes. I was thrilled. However…
![[Puzzling Tuesday] Cultural Crossover?](https://travel.kavp.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/IMG_20140704_141825-1-670x300.jpg "[Puzzling Tuesday] Cultural Crossover?")
When I see this in the streets of Buenos Aires…
Well, the World Cup for 2014 is over. And what a time it was to be in Argentina! Here are some photos and videos I’ve taken of the fever.
![[Puzzling Tuesday] Amsterdamn!](https://travel.kavp.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/IMG_20140620_161045-670x300.jpg "[Puzzling Tuesday] Amsterdamn!")
Curse them for beating us in the World Cup!