Galapagos (Ecuador)
Hiram Ip: once in a lifetime trip to Galapagos
Hiram Ip’s advice: leave your heavy belongings in Quito, and fly lightweight to Galapagos. You need at least 5 nights in this once in a lifetime experience with true nature!
Hiram Ip’s highlight: the most unforgettable diving experience ever, with so many playful seals swimming right up to your goggles (they are literally toying with you). And sharks resting underneath your feet.
Hiram Ip with a 200-year old Galapagos Giant Tortoise
Dubrovnik (Croatia)
Dubrovnik with Hiram Ip
Hiram Ip’s Advice: try to stay within the compounds of the walls (as oppose to the grand hotels some distance from it). The old city of Dubrovnik is well preserved and a pleasant walk even in the evenings.
Hiram Ip’s Takeaway: there’s a vibrant community of artist in the city, and I bought one of my favourite paintings here! Looking out onto the scenically blue Aegean Sea, I can totally see why the Dragons and the Seven Kingdoms of GOT fought over this piece of land :)
Hiram Ip sitting on the city walls of Dubrovnik, where they shot Game of Thrones.