AroundAsia 2018

AroundAsia 2018

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Upper Lascar Antique market below our apartment

Hongkong 2: Winter is coming

Hongkong again, but this time the thermometer shows chilly 12 degrees Celsius at daytime. Dressed in multiple layers we stroll through Sheung Wan and Wan Chai, visit some busy...

Bangkok: Neighborhoods, Food and Art

This time, we chose the Sathorn / Charoen Krung neighborhood for our stay in Bangkok and we really enjoyed the atmosphere at Charoen Krung Soi 57. With lots of street food...

Koh Kood - Large, Unspoiled and Beautiful

On Thailand's third largest island clocks tick slower and tourism has not yet spoiled the island like Samui, Phi Phi or Koh Chang. There's much to explore, but as we are still...

Koh Mak: Tiny island with hidden oddities

Not as crowded as neighboring Koh Chang, tourism has not yet spoiled the small island of Koh Chang. It's small enough to be discovered on foot or on bike, but - annoyingly -...

Phnom Penh - Un paradis pour les nouveaux riches

Nous l'avons aimé il y a des années et nous l'aimons toujours. C'est une ville pleine de petites choses à explorer. Nous aimons toujours nous promener dans le quartier du marché...

Kampong Cham: una encantadora anciana se baña en el Mekong

Encantador Kampong Cham: aunque solo tiene alrededor de 120,000 habitantes, sigue siendo la tercera ciudad más grande de Camboya. Lo suficientemente pequeño como para ser...

Kratie - culinary desert on the Big River

Having planned to stay two nights we left after one night. The hotel was too loud, food options were very limited and joining the American kindergarten doing a dolphin boat trip...

Elephant Valley - A Day Chasing Elephants

We spent a whole day chasing these big mammals through seasonal forest, listening to their stories told by Connor and Duan and watching the elephants in their natural...

Sen Monorom - In the heart of Mondulkiri

It's just a few roads, which soon dissolve into villages, quiet, beautiful but quite windy in January. Our nicest discovery in Sen Monorom was a small restaurant called 'Bunong...

Around Banlung: Lakes, waterfalls, ethnic minorities

On our second day in Banlung we took a trip on Mr. Soeun's TukTuk. First stop was a minority village, dusty like everything around Banlung. Lots of pigs and chicken, lovely...

Banlung - Cambodian dust at glance

Crossing the border to Cambodia we immediately realized the change in architecture. After being dropped at the central crossroads, it was hard to find a TukTuk, but finally we...

Pleiku - Where the coffee grows

After a bumpy, 'no-risk-no-fun' minibus ride, we reached our final destination in Vietnam: Pleiku / Gia Lai. Surrounded by hills and coffee plantations busy Pleiku is a hub for...

Quy Nhon: Không có du khách, chỉ có hải sản tuyệt ngon

Ở Quy Nhơn, địa điểm cuối cùng trên bờ biển Việt Nam, thật ít du khách ghé thăm. Thành phố này buồn ngủ vào ban ngày, nhưng vào ban đêm thì nhộn nhịp. Khi tất cả các hàng hải...

Da Nang: Where the Koreans go to get some surf

Back south we finally caught the sun. Tucking in exceptional street food, we spent a whole day strolling, eating, drinking, and sweating. We climbed Marble Mountain (using the...

Rainy days in the Imperial City

Although the weather conditions were far from optimal, we did at least 20000 steps a day strolling in Hue, the ancient capital of Vietnam. Clothes, shoes, socks - everything was...

Hoi An - A New Year with lots of Lanterns

Just in time to celebrate New Year 2018 we arrived in lovely Hoi An, Vietnam. It could have been quite romantic, without the beer-soaked crowd and 'Macarena' playing at full...

Hong Kong Central

Our second day we spent in Central. We had an excellent coffee at Coco Espresso, Stanley Street, strolled through the steep Hong Kong Zoo watching monkeys and birds, had an...

Hong Kong Kowloon

Our first day in Hong Kong was spent in Kowloon. We had a Hong Kong-style breakfast: coffee and a 'Pineapple bun'. We strolled through the flower market and the bird market,...

About to take off to Hongkong

Christmas is just around the corner and so is our departure to Hongkong - the first stop of this/next year's itinerary. In the meanwhile some home-made Pho Bo and a nice pomelo...