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After a night in perhaps the most stylish hotel we have ever seen with an amazing rooftop terrace, half of it beautifully designed outdoors, another breakfast and then on to the...

If you open the "Quizz" post again, you will see the solution. Last night we moored in the port of Phnom Penh, the final stop of our river journey. Right after dinner, the...

In which famous movie did this tree from the jungle temple appear?

First of all, a small addition to the monk's blessing in Siem Reap. For all you skeptics, I will post a photo of the closing ceremony for the reporter with the red ribbon tied...

We spent a wonderful evening with an even more wonderful sunset on our boat on the Mekong. The night in the cozy cabin was also very relaxing and in the morning, with a cozy...

Getting up early is not easy for us, but when you have breakfast in the middle of a tropical garden at 7:00 am with 23 degrees, the world is more than alright. Afterwards, we...

Starting earlier than usual, the daily program is complex. The means of transportation for the day is a tuk-tuk, a motorized rickshaw. Sabina, the tour guide, and I take a seat...

The last evening started ominously, a relapse threw the photographer onto the sickbed. Malaria outbreak ? Dengue fever ? Fortunately, there was a slight improvement in the...

We spent an evening in quiet anticipation of the developments that the photographer anticipated. The question was only malaria or dengue, or perhaps both. It must have been a...

The day starts dramatically: the photographer called in sick and stays in bed. So I have to take over reporting and photo documentation at the same time, I need a vacation....

At 9:00 in the morning, we set off, it's going to be a long journey. We drive north on bumpy route 13, which leads to the not-so-distant border of China. Along the road, the...

River through Vang Viengh

The strike of the photographer was serious, because I had forgotten to mention an episode: When we arrived at the Marble Mountain near Hoi An, there was a TV team there, who...

Doch eine kleine Geschichte von heute. In der Nacht strömender Regen, am Morgen aber klart es auf und die Sonne kommt raus, es wird drückend schwul. Um 11:00 Uhr verlassen wir...

Today we have a day off, no program, but it's also raining heavily. That's why I'm taking a break and just posting some photos of the resort. By the way, we're having fun...

After a wonderful meal on the terrace of an equally beautiful restaurant in this complex, we spent the night in our luxury room. During the night, a luxury monsoon rain fell. It...

At 10:00 AM we will be picked up and start driving towards Da Nang. We will make a short stop at an aquaculture farm where all kinds of aquatic creatures are raised, such as...

A short introduction: Hue is located in Central Vietnam, in the subtropical region, about 80 km south of the 17th parallel, along which Vietnam was divided into North and South...

Starting the day at 6:15 with Tai Chi after a wonderfully quiet night, what could be more beautiful? Too bad we weren't there. The ship resumes its journey and we have a...

Get up early, shower, have breakfast: Departure to Haiphong, the largest port city in Vietnam at 7:30 am. Passing through dreary settlements that still belong to Hanoi, we drive...

A few short sentences about Hanoi: In 2015, Hanoi already had 7,500,000 inhabitants. Approximately 1/3 of them use a motorbike and zoom around. It's incredible, there are no...

The picture of Sabina was in front of the Hermes boutique of the hotel. We spent the missed cultural evening window shopping.

I forgot a little episode: At Hanoi airport we met four young backpackers who spoke Hebrew. In the city, it seems that only Tel Avivians travel. The honking is so intense that...

Departure to Istanbul, flight time 3 hours, 3 hours layover at the airport in a business lounge, which is about the size of Berlin Tegel Airport, and then an 8-hour flight to...