MISSION BRIEFING
NEXT DEPARTURE · AUG 2026 · 01°17′N 103°51′E

The arc bends east.

This August: a Kerala family stop, then a 28-day push through China across ~13 cities — ancient, mythic, and future China in one trip — bookended by Singapore on the way in and Seoul on the way home.

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AUG 2026

Singapore

A city built from the future. The stopover on the way in — hawker centres, garden-city design, and the cleanest layover on earth.

  • Hainanese chicken rice
  • Chilli crab
  • Laksa
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AUG–SEP 2026

China

The big one. 28 days, ~13 cities — Ancient, Mythic and Future China in one arc, with a Wing Chun pilgrimage to Foshan and the Silk Road out to Dunhuang.

  • Dim sum in Guangzhou
  • Chengdu hotpot
  • Xi'an hand-pulled noodles
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SEP 2026

South Korea

Palaces, peaks, and neon. A Seoul stopover on the flight home — food, design, and one more border before landing.

  • Korean BBQ
  • Bibimbap
  • Tteokbokki
ON THE WISHLIST

Borders I'm circling on the map

📍 Vietnam — street food crawl 📍 Peru — Andes + ceviche 📍 Egypt — the old, old history 📍 Georgia — wine + mountains 📍 Kenya — the Rift Valley 📍 Indonesia — island-hopping 📍 Jordan — Petra at dawn 📍 Iceland — the otherworld