Lush-green hillscapes & emerald tea plantations, fresh air and a sense of old British-colonial nostalgia all around – this is the charm that awaits you in the Cameron Highlands. Situated in the northwestern tip of the Pahang state in Malaysia, this hill-station lies between 800 and 1800 meters and lures foreign and local tourists alike. …
To see the mighty Orangutans in nature has always been a dream of us. Experiencing one of the most unique and intelligent (97 percent identical genomes to humans) primates up close in their, more or less natural habitat, has become reality for us when we visited the small town of Bukit Lawang in Sumatra, Indonesia. …
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Kuala Lumpur is a very popular stopover hub when exploring Southeast Asia and its most likely one of the first places that you will arrive to when exploring Malaysia. In our case, we actually arrived in Kuala Lumpur after coming from the Philippines with Philippine Airlines. It was our third stop of the trip (one …
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Our most recent trip brought us to the beautiful Belgian capital city of Brussels. We enjoyed wandering around the side streets and majestic squares but were also a bit overwhelmed by the amount of attractions this city has to offer. There were just so many things to see and do and we had booked only two days…
Despite this fact, we do think that some areas are a bit easier to plan for a travel to than others. One of them being the state of Rajasthan. Here you have a wide variety of destinations to chose from and the good thing is that the route to take is rather straightforward. In the following we put together an itinerary for a 3-week stay in Rajasthan…
Where and what is Bagan? Bagan, also known now as ‘Bagan Archeological Zone’, is an ancient city located in the Mandalay Region of Myanmar. It used to be the capital of the Pagan Kingdom where, in its height between the 11th and 13th centuries, thousands of Buddhist temples, monasteries and pagodas were constructed. Over 2,000 …
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Traumhafte Strände, atemberaubende Landschaften, eine faszinierende Kultur und freundliche Menschen – Thailand ist seit jeher aufgrund dieser Eigenschaften eines der beliebtesten Reiseziele in Südostasien. Das Land bietet eine riesige Auswahl an Schauplätzen und Unternehmungen sowohl für den Entspannungssuchenden als auch für den Abenteuerreisenden. Im Folgendem wollen wir euch ein paar nützliche Thailand Reisetipps sowie die …
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Prior to traveling around Myanmar we already heard nice stories about the treks there and were very excited to join one of them as well. Exploring rural life in Myanmar and its local culture and nature while doing some exercise was definitely something we wanted to do while visiting the country. Myanmar’s trekking mecca is …
On the very southern reaches of Laos, close to the Border to Cambodia, lie the somewhat famous and mystical 4000 Islands. Also known by the locals as Si Phan Don it’s a large section of the Mekong River packed with shallow waterways and many different islands. A paradise for backpackers and travelers alike, a unique …
After a long and tiresome trek coming from the town of Kalaw we finally reached the shores of Inle Lake. It was beginning of March, the sun was scorching hot during this time of the year and we spent 3 days marching through the hills, forests and villages of the beautiful Shan state in northern …