Sailing in the Philippines June 4, 2019 At the end of 2018 I was trying to figure out what to do at the end of my 10 months backpacking trip in Asia. I had planned to do some hiking in Nepal and make my way into Tibet in October/November but I did not have any plans for the […]
A day in Hong Kong Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China, situated in Southern China, is the world’s fourth-most densely populated region. You do not need a Chinese visa to visit Hong Kong (HK). The people of 170 nations all over the world may travel to Hong Kong without a
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Travelling through China by trains in only 10 days After Xi’an, I headed south with another long-distance train. There were two different destinations on my mind to visit in Central China. As Zhangjiajie and Fenghuang are only 4h bus ride apart, it made sense to visit both of them. Due to time constraints, I managed
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