Kathmandu Stroll

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 amazing

Ooh Wallah!

Whoever has been to India even for one day has definitely encountered the representatives of two most common, male-dominated professions in this country, namely a chai-wallah and a rickshaw-wallah. An everyday life for an Indian person would simply grind to a halt without these two humble wallahs, who deliver a cup of masala chai and

Rajasthani Razzle-Dazzle

I remember when I heard the mysterious tinkling of Indian women’s jewellery for the first time. It was a chilly early February morning in the Old Delhi. In the morning silence of squalid narrow streets of Main Bazaar silver foot bracelets with little bells and copious bangles on henna-painted hands make a fairytale-like impression. These

Praise the Rats!

Once upon a time lived a Polish prince called Popiel, who died eaten alive by mice and rats in a tower, where he took refuge with his wife to escape the rebellion of the people he ruled. I remember this bizarre story from my childhood and that’s where it belonged, to the realm of legends,

10 Things You Should Never Take for Granted…

… when in Bangkok:

Golden Temples of Chiang Mai

Temples in Chiang Mai City:

Eco-By-No-Means-Logical

When you hear Laos, the first image most people have in mind is the jungle. This country is said to have maintained it the most pristine in the whole Southeast Asia. This is why we went up these extra few miles to northern Laos, where the hill-tribe treks were supposed to be more eco-friendly and

Infected with a Travel Bug

While travelling you meet different individuals from all walks of life. Depending on one’s values and lifestyle they get drawn to different places more or less. The last three stops of our trip represent three different worlds: an emotional retreat for the 40-plus, a laid back capital with a French vibe and a hedonistic all

Bangkok: Two Tales of the City

Another border crossed. This time Thailand. The Land of Smiles is the third country in SE Asia we’re visiting and we hope it’s ‘same same, but different‘, as goes the threadbare slogan overused in tourism industry in Asia.

Smile Against All Odds

“Need a Painting” Boy It’s lunch time. We’re sitting in one of the local restaurants in Siem Reap waiting for a papaya salad , naturally for me, and a burger for Marcin. A girl is washing the passage in front of the restaurant with a mop and she spills some water on the cobbled alley.