South East Asia 2025
I wanted to visit countries in Southeast Asia that I had missed so far. Vietnam, Philippines, Myanmar, and two small ones, Brunei and East Timor. It was complicated to do it all together. After...
Category: Asia
Asia is continent with 48 countries, with almost 60 % of world population with 3 cities above 20 MIO (Shanghai, Beijing, Mumbai). One can there enjoy at nature, south east beaches (Phi Phi island), exploring tundra and taiga of Siberia, central Gobi desert or Himalaya to hike and ski. But main attractions are cities with their long history (Angkor Wat, Forbiden city, Taj Mahal, Borobudur, Petra, Great wall, )
Hanoi to Istanbul
At 6 am, Miha and Pero got an idea to call me from Metelkova to say they miss me. First time I cancelled, but they were persistent. I didn’t mute my phone, so the...
Hanoi to Sapa
I arrived at the Chinese border, Lao Cai, and moved to a better bus for the last 45 minutes. Early arrival in Sapa, walked by the lake, sat in a restaurant, beer 20k VND...
Hoi An-Danang-Hue-Hanoi
Slow morning, pancakes and coffee for breakfast. I rented a car with a driver to Danang, 400k VND or 13,6€. On our way, we stopped at Marble Mountains. I visited two temples, one was...
Danang to Hoi An
Early in the morning, I took a Grab 330k VND or 11,2€ to Ba Na hills 922k VND or 31,2€. First part with the cable car. There is this golden bridge held by the...
Nha Trang to Danang
After arriving in Nha Trang, I took a taxi to the salt pans, 05:30-08:30, 1h ride one way, there and back, 1.3m VND or 44€. Hard work for men and women. Back in the...
Ho Chi Min to Cu Chi Tunnels to Mekong Delta
Woke up early, showered, and walked to the tourist agency. Ate a sandwich, 30k VND or 1€. The tour was from 07:30 till 18:30. From Ho Chi Min we moved to Cu Chi Tunnels,...
Bangkok to Ho Chi Min
Slow morning, easy packing, shower, check out. With Grab, I moved to the airport Don Mueang, 12+4€. At the airport went to 7eleven, spent 120 THB or 3.2€, and ordered Tom Yum soup for...
Yangon to Bangkok
At 7 am, we arrived at the station after waiting at check checkpoint. The airport looked close by, a bit over 1h walk. I needed a stretch. After half an hour, I stopped for...
Bagan to Yangon
Woke up early after the best sleep so far. Got a good breakfast, a pancake, and two fried eggs. At the hotel, they arranged for me a tour with a motorbike, 35 USD +10k...