Trekking the Annapurna Circuit in Nepal
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.
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Kathmandu – Life in Colours
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
Varanasi – the spiritual capital of India
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
Taking a motorbike all around Sri Lanka
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
Kolkata and the biggest mangrove forest in the world – Sundarbans
Kolkata and Sundarbans – the biggest mangroove forest in the world November 9, 2018 After Bangladesh and before heading to my next destination I decided to make a 5-day stop in the West Bengal part of India and more precisely in the city of Kolkata. I decided to take a flight to Kolkata from Dhaka
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Chittagong, Cox’s Bazar and Rohingya refugee camp
Chittagong, Cox’s Bazar and Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh October 17, 2018 Chittagong Division is located in the south-east part of Bangladesh. There were a couple of things that interested me based on some research, so I took a bus to Chittagong through Dhaka from Sreemangal. My first preference was to take the train but due
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Nature in Sylhet Division, Bangladesh
How to travel in Sylhet, Bangladesh October 11, 2018 After visiting Dhaka for some days it was time to move on to other areas in Bangladesh. I decided to make my way to the city of Sylhet and the surrounding areas. As I heard and read before, the area is famous for its beautiful nature.
Dhaka, Bangladesh – the most densely populated city in the world
After visiting most of South-East Asia, it was time to tackle a new region in the world for me. Being situated just west of Myanmar, Bangladesh seemed to be the perfect next stop. This time it was not possible to cross the border by land because of the Rohingya refugee situation the land border between Myanmar
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Stuck in middle of the floods – Escaping a natural disaster in Myanmar
The next destination for me after Thailand was Myanmar. I decided to make my way there by land and cross the border at Mae Sot-Myawaddy land crossing. In general, I try to avoid flights as much as possible since you can see and experience so much more while travelling by overland. I took a bus
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Overnight trekking in the jungle in Northern Thailand
Thailand offers many great trekking opportunities. Especially in Northern Thailand, where I was heading to, I had heard about possible trekking tours around Chiang Mai, Pai and Chiang Rai. Personally, I decided to take on the activity in Pai. Because of the off-season, I had to go through three different companies to get the trek
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