• Chasing Sunshine Around Liège: Five Belgian Hikes

    Chasing Sunshine Around Liège: Five Belgian Hikes

    We decided to use one of the longer weekends in May to finally explore an area of Belgium that I had never visited before. We were looking for longer hikes rather than short family walks, so we left our daughter with her grandparents and headed towards Liège. The weather, however,...


  • French-speaking part of Belgium, Namur and Villers Abbey

    French-speaking part of Belgium, Namur and Villers Abbey

    The old wall of a medieval fortress made of red bricks and stone with the river slowly running in the background or maybe ruins of the abbey from XI century… these scenes for the unique pictures came to my mind while wondering about destination for the upcoming, sunny weekend. Photography...


  • Nong Khiaw: amazing viewpoints overlooking Nam Ou river

    Nong Khiaw: amazing viewpoints overlooking Nam Ou river

    The boat leaves Muang Ngoy every morning, taking mostly tourists back to Nong Khiaw. We also stayed there for a few days, exploring the surrounding steep hills. So far the weather was always stable every day in Laos but this afternoon very intense rain and winds showed us the power...


  • Muang Ngoy: our small bungalow, butterflies and blissful silence

    Muang Ngoy: our small bungalow, butterflies and blissful silence

    We set off again, this time in search of pure nature, exceptional mountains and, most importantly, places where people are honest and even simple food taste differently. The northern part of Laos showed us its true beauty, taught us how to enjoy the quiet and simplicity of life. The Nam...


  • Luang Prabang, charming river bank and waterfalls

    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 were en exceptional combination. Some parts of the road were destroyed by a land slide from the hill. Many big...


  • Don Det, a gateway to Laos

    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 we were expecting :) Maybe due to the right choice of bus company (Asia Van Transfer) or just pure luck....


  • Kampot and Kep, on the coast of Cambodia

    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 hotels refer to the time when this city was a French colony. This region is famous mainly because of pepper...