Herman Starikov
Trips · the log

Trips worth remembering.

A where-list, not a when-list, drawn from my Google Photos heatmaps.

Google Photos heatmap of Herman's photos across southern Ontario, densest around Toronto, Hamilton, and Niagara
Ontario · 6,733 photos
  • Niagara — home. Thorold, the Falls (too crowded in season), Niagara-on-the-Lake, Port Dalhousie. Lake Erie is still unexplored.
  • Toronto — where my wife and I spent our twenties.
  • Hamilton — a couple of café runs after my wife spotted them on Instagram.
  • Mississauga — my wife keeps finding restaurants there; we don't visit often.
  • Muskoka — cottages and lakes, great for a Labour Day getaway. My first highway drive after getting my license was four hours to Muskoka.
  • Bruce Peninsula — Tobermory, the far tip of Highway 6. Nice, though I can't remember much of it.
  • Barrie — on the way to everywhere north.
Google Photos heatmap of Herman's photos across America, with clusters in Ontario, New York, the Pacific Northwest, Los Angeles, Cuba, and Puerto Rico
America · 7,959 photos
  • New York
  • Los Angeles
  • Seattle
  • Vancouver
  • New Brunswick
  • Cuba
  • Puerto Rico
Google Photos heatmap of Herman's photos across Europe, with clusters around Amsterdam and Barcelona
Europe · 394 photos
  • Amsterdam
  • Barcelona
Google Photos heatmap of Herman's photos across Korea and Japan, with clusters around Seoul, Busan, Jeju, and Osaka
Asia · 913 photos
  • Seoul — interesting neighborhoods, cool castle, but only been there once.
  • Busan — my wife's hometown, been there many times, but still a bunch of tourist stuff left to do.
  • Jeju — really nice: volcanic shores, tangerine trees, sashimi. Would go again some day.
  • Osaka — short trip. Japan is cool: a lot of people, nice infrastructure.
  • Hawaii — where we got married. A special place.
  • Moscow — where I grew up; the start of the Moscow → Thorold arc.