A Hong Kong psychiatrist explains how travel offers mental and emotional benefits, especially to countries that offer new life perspectives
A decade ago, Hong Kong psychiatrist Dr Ivan Mak visited Cuba. There, he took numerous photos of the locals, from children mischievously grinning at the camera to ordinary people sitting outside their homes, whiling away their time.
These photos became the backbone of his first travel photo book, Souvenirs for the Soul – A Hong Kong Doctor Travels in Cuba, some of which now line a wall in the waiting room of his clinic in Central.
This summer, Mak published another photo book, also in Chinese, called Souvenirs for the Soul – A Hong Kong Doctor’s Family Journey to Sri Lanka. It is part travelogue, part collection of lessons drawn from a family trip with his wife and two daughters to the island nation last year.
The book offers readers practical tips, not only for their travels, but also for their daily lives that can help boost their emotional well-being.
