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After completing our training camp in Ella, it was time to climb the real Adam's Peak. First, we had to take a 6-hour train ride to Hatton. The time flew by and the view...

After our trip to the national park, we continued directly to Ella by bus. This is a small town further inland, in the central highlands, surrounded by smaller mountains....

After spending the last few days at the beach, on day 32 we continued inland to Udawalawe by bus. The transportation network is relatively well-developed, so it took us about 2...

After spending 2 nights in Unawatuna, we moved on to Midigama. This small town is about a 45-minute bus ride further east and is known among surfers. Our hostel, "Surfing...

After spending the past few weeks, especially in Kyrgyzstan, when it was extremely cold, imagining how nice it would be to lie in the sun on the beach under the palm trees, our...

Unbelievable how quickly time flies. We are already in Sri Lanka and right in the middle of summer here. Because here, temperatures are above 20 degrees Celsius all year round....

In Chennai we had our first real Couchsurfing experience. Barath, a 27-year-old architect, lets backpackers stay in a room in his office. He was even kind enough to pick us up...

Bangalore - a city that has less attractions to offer, but still we liked it very much. It was convenient for us that we didn't have a tight schedule here, because the past...

For the 18th day, we had arranged a driver for our sightseeing tour. At first glance, it may sound decadent and not like a backpacker trip. But on the one hand, we only needed...

After our exciting first day in Delhi, another highlight of our trip followed today. Because during the planning in advance, we decided to book a day trip to Agra, about 3 hours...

The flight from Tashkent to New Delhi on Thursday evening and the pickup from the airport arranged by our hostel went smoothly. On the way to 'Backpackers Heaven', the name of...

We continued our journey to Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan, on Monday morning feeling refreshed and tanned. We decided to take a taxi for the 250 km journey because it cost...

After a total of 30 hours of travel from Karakol to Bishkek, with the night bus via Kazakhstan to Tashkent from where we took another bus to Samarkand, we were somewhat...

Nach der letzten Nacht im Yurt ist unsere Zeit in Kirgistan leider schon vorbei. Wir sind am Freitagfrüh bereits zurück nach Bishkek gefahren und werden heute Abend weiter nach...

Although we originally only booked one night at the hostel in Karakol, we ended up staying for three nights because there was so much to discover here. On Tuesday morning, we...

One tourist highlight that Karakol has to offer is the nearby ski resort. Although it is rather small with a total of 20 km of slopes, the surrounding mountain landscape is all...

On the fourth day of our journey, we started early again, as we wanted to be at the famous animal bazaar during prime time. This takes place every weekend in Karakol. The...

(Unfortunately, we only have very slow internet in the hostel, more pictures will follow later!) After our two days in Bishkek, today we continued our journey to Karakol. For...

After getting a good night's sleep and waking up to sunshine, we went to the largest bazaar in Bishkek, the Osh Bazaar. We maneuvered through the maze-like corridors...

To be honest, we've definitely had better ideas than traveling to Kyrgyzstan in January. We are the only Europeans around in -5 degrees Celsius, and thanks to our multilayered...

To make our lives easier and avoid having to tell the same thing 10000 times (Sorry, not meant personally!) and also to possibly give other globetrotters insights into the lives...