Happy Himalayas

There are many books written about the Annapurna Circuit trek which focus on the local people, their traditional lifestyle and religious practices. Their authors claim the trek is a spiritual journey within yourself as the breathtaking landscape of the Himalayas together with the amazing, warm-hearted people inhabiting this region reach the deep hidden feelings of

Golden Temples of Chiang Mai

Temples in Chiang Mai City:

Apocalypse Now: The Day After

We arrived in Hue, the ancient capital of Vietnam, early in the morning and the moment we got off the bus, hotel touts started the fight for our wallets. This time we let ourselves be taken to one of the hotels, which turned out to be opposite doors with the famous Cafe on Thu Wheels,

Mt Emei: Stairway to Heaven

Having explored Chengdu in Sichuan province for a day, we needed to decide how to spend the next 3 days before we caught our train to Guilin just before the Golden Week (the first week of October), which is the annual biggest migration of the Chinese not counting the Chinese New Year. Emeishan, the holy

Ulaan Baatar: Our Ugly Duckling

Being a white European in Mongolia, our first encounter with local people in the streets of Ulaan Baatar was a loud snort and spit followed by ‘Welcome to Mongolia’, heard from a complete stranger who was passing us by. Another stranger approached us out of nowhere, shook our hands saying ‘hi’ and walked away hurriedly,