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 ofContinue reading “Happy Himalayas”
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7 Ways to Travel the World
So you think traveling is straightforward; it’s all about knowing where you want to go, doing some research, saving money and buying tickets. Once this is done it is enough just to pack your bag with necessary (and not only) stuff and you are ready for your annual holidays or a trip of your life.Continue reading “7 Ways to Travel the World”
One Photo, Please!
Having taken after my father, it’s usually me who asks a lot of direct questions, but the Indian people are true masters of interrogation. They are quick, take you by surprise and make you answer all their inquisitive questions with a smile, no matter how embarrassed you are. You simply cannot resist revealing the mostContinue reading “One Photo, Please!”
While Waiting for One Train
Our next destination: Nong Khai, a small Thai border town. We’re turning up at the railway station in Pak Chong at 23:30 to take a night train at 00:30. When midnight strikes Marcin goes to the ticket window to buy two train tickets as you can only purchase them half an hour before the departureContinue reading “While Waiting for One Train”
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.Continue reading “Smile Against All Odds”
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”
Cormorants Under the Blue Sky of Yunnan
The last Chinese province on our itinerary waiting to be explored after Hong Kong and Macau was Yunnan. There was a brief thought of my other half to skip it and head off to Vietnam, but that would be clearly a deadly sin we would never forgive ourselves. For some travellers, Yunnan with its 25Continue reading “Cormorants Under the Blue Sky of Yunnan”
M&M's let loose 