During the summer of 2021, after recovering from a challenging year full of uncertainty, lockdowns, and social distancing, I was dreaming of flying again, exploring new places, and engaging with authentic cultures. Yet the choices were still limited with COVID-19 restrictions imposed in many countries around the world. After doing my travel search, I concluded that island destinations were the safest and less hassle option to go for. The only issue seemed the perception in my

As 2021 is almost wrapping up, flashbacks of reflections, highlights, and observations start coming to mind. Although it’s a reality that I prefer to forget, for the second year in a row, ‘COVID-19’ is still with us and dictating our new norms of living and interacting with our surroundings. On a positive note, despite the evolving variants of the virus, humanity is on a progressive learning curve on how to behave, adapt, and move on. 2020 was a big shock to our systems, econ