A touch base place for trekkers and climbers. Here you’ll get all your missing gear and find guides and porters for the upcoming mountain expedition. But it’s so much more than Westerner-oriented Thamel and Freak Street. It’s a city of the living goddess, Kumari; people practising a blend of Hinduism and Tibetan Buddhism, and amazingContinue reading “Kathmandu Stroll”
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Khajuraho: Kama Sutra Temples
Blue City of Jodhpur
The Bond and Beautiful
I reckon Udaipur is the best example of a city in Rajasthan which presents Indian society in a nutshell. The bygone luxuries of Maharajas’ palaces replaced with the extravagant parties of filthy rich Indians and Western music and sport celebrities clash with beggars and dirty streets of this fairytale city.
Golden Temples of Chiang Mai
Temples in Chiang Mai City:
Ayutthaya: Grandeur of the Past
M&M’s and the Temples of Four Faces
It’s amazing how passing one single border can change everything around you. Having arrived to Phnom Penh in Cambodia, we were delighted to discover that Cambodia is not another Vietnam as regards tourism industry. It doesn’t mean it’s difficult to travel here either. It’s more about what you see around is more genuine and closerContinue reading “M&M’s and the Temples of Four Faces”
Hong Kong and Macau: Two Independent Women, But Different Personalities
Lonely Planet guidebook compares Hong Kong to a sexy energetic woman who is exotic and unpredictable, but at the same time makes you feel at home and brings in the securities of the Western world. Following this way of comparison, Macau is a Mediterranean type, cherishing a more relaxed lifestyle with seafood, a glass ofContinue reading “Hong Kong and Macau: Two Independent Women, But Different Personalities”
Minorities in the Rice
They say it’s better to be in the minority. Afterall, the minority in the world has power, money and is educated. The mainstream is boring and predictable whereas subcultures or minority groups are colourful and vibrant. The minorities also get the publicity either good or bad, but certainly they are good for tourism. There isContinue reading “Minorities in the Rice”