2 days in Xi’an The train ride from Lhasa to Xi’an took 33 hours straight to complete. Luckily the conditions on Chinese trains are pretty decent – bunk beds, food carts, power plugs and hot water are available. That railway which lays on the Tibetan Plateau is the highest in the world with the highest point, Tanggula […]
8 days in Tibet – travelling overland on Tibetan Plateau March 16, 2019 Tibet. The far away land that has frozen in time. The land of history and religion. The land where people still live in small villages in harsh conditions and rely on cattle. The land of snow. Or at least that is how
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Waking up early to the sun barely kissing the mountainsides. Stretching your arms up high towards the sky so your body can free itself from the deep sleep.
I was lucky to be in the capital of Nepal – Kathmandu – right in time for the two of the biggest festivals of the year. Dashain takes place at the beginning of October and Deepawali takes place at the end of October. Dashain Dashain is one of the most important Hindu Festivals and it
How to travel from Varanasi, India to Kathmandu, Nepal overland? December 28, 2018 My next planned stop after Sri Lanka was going to be Nepal. When checking flight tickets though, it turned out that it was not cheap to fly directly from Colombo to Kathmandu and so I decided to fly to Varanasi in India instead and travel to
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Situated on the riverbanks of Ganges in northern India, Varanasi is a major religious hub and the spiritual capital in India. It is the holiest city in Hinduism and has played an important role in the development of Buddhism. I stopped over in Varanasi for 4 days in total and the main noteable things that
Travelling by motorbike all around Sri Lanka November 30, 2018 So I decided to rent a motorbike for a longer period of time and drive all around Sri Lanka with it. It was actually the idea of another guy who I had met in the hostel (cheers Jason!), but I went along with it and
Besides the coastal area and beaches, Sri Lanka offers so much more variety in a close distance. Natural parks with large open fields and dry land are home to many different animals and so makes it perfect for safaris. The central region of the country is more mountainous with splendid views on numerous tea plantations
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Which is the best beach in Sri Lanka? I decided to continue my trip from the capital, Colombo, along with the coastal line in Sri Lanka. After have been spending many months inland, I couldn’t wait to get back to the beaches, palm trees and the ocean. To start the journey, I took a train
After visiting some intense countries in South-Asia and South-East Asia I decided to slow things down a bit and spend some time in Sri Lanka. I did not know much about the country but since it is a relatively small tropical island, it already sounds like a perfect holiday resort. I flew into Colombo (the
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