When I was a kid someone gave us old national geographic magazines and I would just be enthralled by all the pictures I saw of amazing places. I would dream of seeing that exact view. I had wanderlust. I wanted to travel since as long as I can remember.

Last summer I went up Victoria Peak and took the star ferry in HK harbor. I remember seeing pictures of the view from the peak back in the 60s from those magazines. I was blown away that I could do it in real life. I can't even describe the feeling. I was speechless. It felt like an acheivement of a dream from long ago.

The same when I saw Sugarloaf from Corcovado in Rio. I remember just staring at those pics of Rio in that magazine for the longest time trying to wrap my head around how beautiful it was.

I had to see Tempelhof since I was fascinated by the pics of the Berlin Airlift when I was a kid. I had to see Stonehenge. The Colosseum. Pompeii. The Empire State Building, the World Trade Center, Big Ben, the Eiffel Tower. I have seen them all!

Since then, I have added a lot that I need to see. More experiences and less landmarks. Instagram, CNN, FlyerTalk, books, movies, daydreams, friends recommendations, etc all inspire me. And, of course, I have a few places left from those magazine daydreams.