2018 Archives
2018 Archives
Luang Prabang, charming river bank and waterfalls
This part of Laos is so beautiful! The first 30min of our from Vang Vieng, the landscape was particularly idyllic. Rice paddies, many lush, green hills with almost vertical slopes...
Vang Vieng, getting closer to the mountains in north Laos
During the bus ride we noticed a huge change of scenery. We were going further to the north of the country, to the mountainous region of Laos, and that was...
Lao New Year's Celebrations
Pi Mai Lao, celebration of the New Year in Laos during the hottest part of the year was an unexpected event we gladly joined :D Officially it is a 3-day celebration...
Buddha Park in Vientian
Buddha Park, located 26km from the city center, was our main destination for that day. We decided to use the public transportation to get there and it turned out to...
Vientiane, capital with an endless number of temples
Don Det, a gateway to Laos
Crossing the borders by land is always more complicated than by plane but we like challenges. Actually, the ride from Siem Reap to Don Det in Laos was smoother than...
Yummy! Cambodian cuisine a well-kept secret :)
We had no clue what to expect about Cambodia cuisine. Is it actually different from Thai or Laotian cuisine? Before this trip we referred to virtually all dishes from this...
Angkor Wat: the rise and fall of the Khmer Empire
The cover of National Geographic which I saw 10 years ago and the article inside caused me to dream about discovering the Khmer Empire. It felt so unreal back then...
PassApp: Getting around Phnom Penh and Siem Reap in style
If you are like us and don’t like haggling, negotiating prices for taxi and tuk-tuk rides will likely be your least favorite part about travelling through Cambodia. However, with PassApp...
Phnom Penh, capital of Cambodia
We encountered some difficulties with the bus again. This time, it stopped in totally different part of the city then what was promised to us. A few tuk-tuk drivers were...
Kampot and Kep, on the coast of Cambodia
Kampot is located on the banks of the Kampot River with many restaurants and bars next to the water. Architecture of the buildings and many names of the restaurants and...
How we ended up in Sihanoukville...
In a nutshell, after a few weeks spent hiking in Nepal, we took a plane to Bangkok to start the second part of our journey, this time in very different...
Pokhara and Kathmandu: things to do and places to visit
After two weeks of hiking we really hoped to spend few quiet and relaxing days in Pokhara and we were not disappointed :) Phewa Lake, surrounded by the city and...
Practical information: Annapurna Circuit
As always before a trip, I did my homework and researched what we’d need to take with us. This was no different for our trip to Nepal. The internet is...
Annapurna Circuit and Poon Hill combo
We arrived in Kathmandu on the first of March and found ourselves jet-lagged and in the middle of the Holi festival, Nepal’s most colorful holiday! It happened by accident, so...
Three days in Krakow
Our visit to Krakow started with the guided walking tour in the morning to get a proper introduction of the city and its rich history. We jointed FREE walking TOUR...
A few more places to visit in Singapore
St John’s Island and Kusu Island
Weekend trip to Kuala Lumpur
This city is a very good choice if you have free weekend and you don’t mind to be on a bus for 7h (definitely not 5h as a bus company...
Wildlife parks in Singapore (part 2)
Singapore Zoo
Wildlife parks in Singapore (part 1)
Jurong bird park
Chinatown and Maxwell hawker center
On the way to Chinatown we decided to stop for a lunch in less touristic place and mix with locals at Maxwell food centre, one of many hawker centers in...
Marina Bay and Gardens by the Bay, first glance at Singapore!
Nanyang campus, situated in the west part of Singapore is the place we are going to stay for the next three weeks. More to the west, there is nothing else...