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One last week in Kathmandu. It's really interesting to return to the place where I started after almost two months. After arriving, Floor and I were a little unsure, curious and...

Another whole week in Pokhara! After eating a dal bhat and drinking a sweet lassi with Ayana in the evening, and having everything come back up in the middle of the night, I was...

The Mardi Himal Trek usually lasts four days and the destination is the Mardi Himal Base Camp (4500m). Unfortunately, the bad air followed us for the first two days and the last...

Day 8: Sreekharka (4000m) to Yak Kharka (4000m). After the intense day at the Tilicho Lake yesterday, I suggested changing the route a bit. Because Floor has knee problems and...

Day 1: Today we had another drive because we had to catch up on some distance that we couldn't walk anymore. From Besisahar to Dharapani with the shared jeep (driver plus 6...

The bus rides here are divided into tourist buses and local buses, with standard and luxury tour buses. Luckily I opted for the luxury version with sofa seats, because I have...

Aaaaah, finally in Nepal! My long journey began with an 8-hour flight from Tokyo to Kuala Lumpur, where I had booked a night in a hostel. Even one in a high-rise with a rooftop...

After the most chaotic day of my trip so far, I had to mentally collect myself, remember that getting stuck in Japan during the cherry blossom season is actually really cool,...

Tokyoooo, the biggest city in the world! We are excited and throw ourselves into the hustle and bustle. Tokyo is huge, Tokyo is great, but Tokyo is really just about eating and...

In Kyoto there were more sights to see and it was good that we had three full days there. Unfortunately, Esther got sick because of the cold, so we were able to take things more...

Phew admittedly I'm writing this 3 weeks later because the trip to Japan didn't provide any time to write. It started straight away when we arrived in Osaka at the airport. A...

The next exciting week! Starting with the flight from Bangkok, which was unfortunately pushed back so that I didn't land in Seoul until midnight. The Airport Link no longer runs...

I actually really liked my new residence for the next 5 nights, the Pajama Hostel. For its price, however, I wouldn't have expected the brutally bad sewer next door. To get to...

We then went to Kampot together and booked a hostel there together. That turned out to be an absolute stroke of luck. The pictures online were not, as is so often the case,...

Each country is like a fresh start to a little journey. Next stop: Cambodia. The flight to Siem Reap was quick and painless, the journeys to and from the airport were almost...

Another busy week! Due to time constraints, we only went to Ha Long Bay as a day trip from Hanoi. In the end, that was exactly the right decision. Because the weather was still...

Oh man, I completely underestimated the Vietnamese winter! After I had finally acclimatized well to the heat and had temperatures over 30 degrees every day for 1.5 months, the...

Oh, 4 months have already passed! An eventful week that rounded off the fourth month well. Starting with the bus ride from Saigon to Mui Ne. It took 6 hours instead of 4, but...

Family vacation on Phu Quoc! When I finally got on the plane, I was really looking forward to seeing my mom and Rudi again and the precisely selected resort met and exceeded all...

Originally I wanted to spend all of my remaining days in Gili Paradise. But then Elisabetta from Italy invited me to come to Mt Ijen. This is a volcano in East Java, one of two...

With a heavy heart I took the ferry from Gili T to Nusa Lembongan. I decided against the famously popular Nusa Penida with the T-Rex rock because riding a scooter there is said...

7 full days on Gili T! A small island without cars and scooters. Almost everyone is cycling or running and the atmosphere is immediately quieter and more pleasant. I hit the...

Even the first taxi ride in Bali is great! For once, out of convenience, I booked it in advance so that all I have to do is fall off the plane and someone will be standing there...

On the way to Christchurch we passed Lake Tekapo, which is best known for the lupine fields on the shore (the purple flowers). But they only bloom for a short time from...

The week starts with the Kepler Track. My second real multi-day hike, where you walk directly from Te Anau for an hour to the start, then walk a loop through forests, along...

A not so exciting week as I was mainly looking for a job in Queenstown. When I arrived I climbed Queenstown Hill straight away in the evening: Otherwise I walked around the...

Greymouth, Hokitika, Franz Josef + Wanaka Phew, long wild week! After the Abel Tasman walk I had to take the 7:15 a.m. bus straight to Greymouth the next day. These are the...

After Picton we took the bus to Nelson, a small town from which I had unfortunately hoped for a little more. Actually quite cute, but unfortunately very deserted, so the...

The drive from Taupo to Wellington took six hours and was scenic! Driving here is super pleasant, the drivers are so nice and relaxed, at the beginning all the pee breaks are...

The week started very strong and then went downhill a bit. Originally I wanted to spend two days in Taupō and then do my first big 4-day hike. When I arrived in Taupō, I...