Finally made it… Now then, if you’re an avid fan of this travel blog, you’ll notice that I seem to have taken a crazy route from Victoria to Seattle. This is not the case. I am not crazy. It is merely a technical hitch in this software, and I am assured that it is under Read More »
Friday 14th July Time to move on again. This time to Cesis which is the main town of the Cesis National Park. It’s only a 2hr bus ride from Riga so there was no need to leave too early. We c limbed on the bus at 11am only to find it titally full with only Read More »
The second Tovah and I arrived at our amazing hostel, Ubuntu Backpackers, we decided to make our stay in J-Bay 2 days instead of 1. The hostel is a beautiful house overlooking the ocean. It is owned and run by Jamie and Elizna (a really cool, young couple who have backpacked before and thus know Read More »
The second Tovah and I arrived at our amazing hostel, Ubuntu Backpackers, we decided to make our stay in J-Bay 2 days instead of 1. The hostel is a beautiful house overlooking the ocean. It is owned and run by Jamie and Elizna (a really cool, young couple who have backpacked before and thus know Read More »
Visit a French perfume house and then take the opportunity to visit some of the most celebrated icons of Europe. The Louvre, Eiffel Tower, Nôtre Dame, Arc de Triomphe and the Champs Elysées all await your arrival! Tonight, why not complete your Parisian experience with a French meal and a famous cabaret? ————————————————————— What a Read More »
I am continuing my tour of the “hill-stations” with a weekend in Rishikesh. While the British were in India many small mountain villages like Rishikesh and Dharamsala became popular vacation spots for fellow travelers trying to escape the heat of the Indian plains. Rishikesh is famous for being the “Yoga Capital of the World.” The Read More »
Managed to change our flight without any issue, so we got back to Kathmandu on the 23rd. Bit of a scarier flight this time, since the day was much more cloudy than the previous flight to Lukla. Plus, we had heard the day before that a similar airline had had a crash in Western Nepal Read More »
Sunday 24th September 6am and Idre presented us with our Beijing tickets, but the only places he could get meant that we are not in the same carriage. In fact we were 7 carriages apart!! A bit awkward when we are sharing snacks, drinks and utensils. Idre was great tho’, saying he’d take us to Read More »
We spent only one night in Corumba but it was my first contact with Brazil and thus quite exciting. Had our first experience with pay by kilo restaurants which is a way better system than buffets as it makes you highly aware of exactly how much food you are consuming! We organized a tour to Read More »
We woke up this morning still reeling from the previous evening’s news (and the wine…). We were pretty disturbed to watch the BBC during breakfast. We learned that the tsunami death toll was already over 200 — very upsetting. We were also pretty alarmed to see the news about Israel and Lebanon… what is this Read More »
