12 days, almost a full circle around the coast, active volcanoes, great beaches, amazing architecture, and most importantly, delicious food!

After a month of quarantine I finally managed to commemorate my latest holiday. I've been collecting and admiring map illustrations for ages and I thought isolation is the perfect time to give it a go myself while exploring watercolor as a medium. Big thanks for all contributors here for the inspiration!

*The map is a bit distorted, with the island slightly squeezed on the north-south axis to better fit the layout, thus the lack of scale indication. The yellow dots illustrate either overnight stays or important day trips/transits.

A couple years ago I was lucky to travel on the Gotthard Panorama Express scenic train across the alps with my family. This really is a must-do trip in Switzerland and I just wanted to pay a little tribute to these great memories. Plus this was an excuse to try new techniques and to draw trains.

A hand drawn map of the Western part of Russia

Map of my home state, featuring all of my favorite local landmarks and lore.

Radnor Lake State Park is a magical little place I treasure deeply. This map highlights some of the lovely plant life and critters that call it home. The piece was created with watercolor and arranged digitally.

A rainy day in Paris

It's a shopping mall guide map based on the Shenzhen Metro Line 1 (Luobao line) Station

The Appalachian Trail

It’s ‘Home Alone’! The most loved movie of all time. It may appear as an unusual map. But being an animator, my mind drifts towards movies and games sometimes. I have been a huge fan of this movie since childhood. One Christmas eve I received a gift from my father. A VCD tape of Home Alone and ever since I guess I have held on to it. I felt so excited to work on this map. It was an excellent opportunity to Illustrate the map of my all-time favorite movie. Even though I had such a long list of remarkable and beautiful cities to choose from, my heart went out for this. I hope you guys enjoy looking at it. Spit the pizza guy and the treehouse Kevin glides into through the rope.

A map spread from my new Rizzoli book "New York in Stride: An Insider's Walking Guide", available wherever books are sold

This map was inspired by my honeymoon trip!

A coastal city with a lot of history and a great place to live!

Hand drawn map of Santa's home

Hand drawn map of my neighborhood.