India 9,086 Selfies from India and Nepal Always wondered what India looks like? How diverse, colorful and beautiful its people are? Maybe you are interested in the snowy peaks of the Himalayas? Or you love beautifully crafted
Thailand 5AM Muang Mai Market Who is awake at 5am on a Saturday morning in Chiang Mai? In Thailand you don't go to the supermarket for the best fruits, vegetables and meat. You go to
Sights & Activities Blast From the Past: Chernobyl In the early hours of April 26, 1986 a test carried out on Reactor No. 4 of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant did not go as planned: safety procedures were
Sights & Activities Noryangjin Fish Market Seafood lovers visiting Korea should not skip the Noryangjin Fish Market in Seoul. Early-risers are treated to the freshest seafood and fish, but the market is open 24 hours a
Sights & Activities Gobi Tour: Party in a Turtle Hidden somewhere in the Mongolian Gobi desert is a turtle. A concrete turtle in whose shell a restaurant serves some of the finest Mongolian cuisine in the region. One night
Sights & Activities The Canadian Canadian, the ~ 1 Friendly and apologetic person, inhabitant of Canada. 2 4,466 km transcontinental train journey from Toronto to Vancouver. I am no stranger to long train journeys. In
Itineraries Three Weeks in Sri Lanka “Cabin crew, please be seated for landing.” As you would expect from a well-prepared traveler this is the moment I realize we have no plan for our three weeks in
Japan Yokohama A sunny morning in Yokohama, Japan captured with an iPhone. I randomly included Yokohama as a stop in my one-week Japan Rail Pass adventure. For the rainy afternoon I brought
Sights & Activities A Bizarre Tour in Banda Aceh Remember the image of this boat? On December 26, 2004 an earthquake, followed by a powerful tsunami killed an estimated 170,000 people in Aceh province on the Indonesian island
Sights & Activities Bosu Book Street In a small alley in southern Busan lies a hidden gem well worth a visit: Bosu-dong Book Street. You probably won't be spending a full day here but it's a
Sights & Activities Tea Country Tea. I'm not a fan — nor am I a fan of coffee for that matter. Still, it's impressive to see how a single plant brought by the British in the
Sights & Activities Towering Marble Walls in Taroko Gorge Colliding tectonic plates have contributed to the stunning scenery along Taiwan's East coast. This is where steep mountains meet the bright blue waters of the Pacific Ocean and where rivers
Sights & Activities A Day on the Pingxi Line Searching for things to do in and around Taipei I stumbled upon the Pingxi Line. I like to travel by train and when I read that one of the stops
Sights & Activities Discovering Taipei Taipei felt very laid-back compared to the chaotic beehive Hong Kong where I was just hours before. I ended up staying in Taipei for four nights, giving me plenty of
Sights & Activities Remote Delft Island Delft, also known as Neduntheevu, is a remote island in the Palk Strait in northern Sri Lanka. The island is named after the Dutch city of Delft and, as always,
Sights & Activities Sunday Walking Market in Chiang Mai Every Sunday traffic is banned from one of the main streets in the old, walled city of Chiang Mai in Northern Thailand. Hundreds of street stalls turn this street into
Sights & Activities Sri Lanka's Ancient Capital Anuradhapura Once upon a time there was a prince in India who annoyed the people in his father's kingdom so much that they demanded to have him executed. Instead, he had
China Beijing to Ulaanbaatar The smell of dry sand tickles my nostrils as the desert rolls by in the dark. Not much can be seen outside except for a strip of sand a dozen
Sights & Activities A Wonderful World _How many wonders does it take for something to not be so wondrous anymore?_ I wonder when I reflect on my visit to Ha Long Bay. In 2011 Ha Long
Russia Train 81 The rain has changed from a lousy drizzle to a steady shower whose drops are hard to avoid. The tram stop is only a few blocks away, but the sidewalks
Sights & Activities Fast, Faster, Fastest In only six years China has build the largest network of high-speed trains in the world. Shiny, ultra-modern and very comfortable bullet trains travel between cities at speeds of up
Meta Withdrawing Money Abroad If anyone is good at making money with your money it is your bank. One way is to invest your money in financial products that are so complex nobody understands
Vietnam Russian Visa in Hanoi Applying for a Russian visa in Hanoi as a foreigner is straightforward as long as you stick to the rules of the game and do your homework. Visa requirements for
Sights & Activities Hue City Tour During the nineteenth and the first half of the twentieth century Vietnam the Nguyen dynasty ruled over Vietnam. The emperors of this family lived in Hue and resided in a
Vietnam A Day on the Beach in Vietnam Spending a day on the beach is quite a different experience in countries around the world. In the western world you'll see beaches crowded with people desperately trying to get
