“Let’s fly to Amsterdam,” we decided. “It’s so quick.” Spoiler: It wasn’t. For maximal pleasure of reading, dear reader, I have divided my entry into Day 1 and Day 2. Usually I aim for more pictures and less text but this one, dear reader, IS PRIME MATERIAL AS TEXT. Mark my words. For anyone unfamiliar […]
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Big Almaty Lake feat. Sultan
Big Almaty Lake was the first site I’d decided I wanted to see when I started researching Almaty, frequently heralded as the “most beautiful lake in Kazakhstan”. Hidden amidst the mountains at an altitude of 2,511 metres, this imaginatively named wonder is a turquoise natural reservoir which provides drinking water for the city. Due to […]
A motorbike accident in Vietnam
When I bought myself a motorbike in Vietnam, I accepted the fact that a motorbike accident would happen sooner or later. In a country with one of the highest traffic injury rates in the world, all I could hope was that when it was my turn, it’d end up ok. Well, the inevitable finally happened […]
The Clash of Beaches
What do you think of if I ask you to imagine a Beach? Translucent turquoise waters lapping the warm silky sand of the pristine coastline, with a few perfectly placed palm trees bordering the natural greenery of this secluded beach where it just happens to be just you? Or a packed shore full of stressed, […]
The Scenic Routes of Phu Quoc
First, a disclaimer: This all happened in November 2015, at the end of the rainy season, so don’t take this as up-to-date fact, but more as an entertaining story. I’m sure Phu Quoc is very different nowadays – and outside the rainy season. The Phu Quoc islands – I’d always heard loads about them. They […]
HK Airlines
Let me tell you about Hong Kong Airlines. For some reason, when I booked my flight from Hong Kong to Taipei with them, I was under the impression they were a reputable airline. I’m not quite sure why. It was a wrong impression. Ok, in all fairness, they were much more efficient than, for […]
The Lost Passport
I’ve always prided myself in being quite a ‘good’ traveller. I’ve been through many travel situations and have handled them decently. My brother and father frequently like to incredulate over the fact that even though I get lost cycling from my house to my friend’s house, I manage to navigate Aberystwyth, Wales to Auckland, NZ. […]
Ubud, rice terraces, elephants and biking hiccups
Motorbikes, motorbikes, are the best way forward, right? I admit that navigation and sense of direction are not my fortés, but I felt that I could probably easily manage a motorbike in Bali since I am used to motorbiking in the Land of the Craziness of Bikes, Vietnam. Our first night we asked our hostel […]
The travel “queues” of Malaysia
Selamat Datang! Two weeks ago it was the famous TET, ie. Lunar New Year (ie. Chinese New Year, but it is celebrated in many South-East Asian countries so…), meaning a week off work. Me and my Portuguese friend Patricia decided to go to Malaysia. Why Malaysia? Why not Malaysia. It has twin towers, beaches, […]
A less fun Viexperience
Last week I spent in Saigon again due to our company’s epic CHRISTMAS PARTYYYY. I arrived on Monday and this is how it started off… After an amazing cocktail at the epic View Bar (which has, trust me, a view), we walked out onto Bui Vien, my beloved backpacker street, the first one I ever […]