My scariest moments have been some of the most beautiful, from almost freezing to death on top of the Worlds largest train, to seeing humpback whales up close, when I’ve gotten out of my comfort zone is when I have had my best experiences through my travels to every country. The 14 hour train ride...Read More
Mahe is the biggest island in the Seychelles and is home to about 90% of the country’s population. The big bothanical garden in Victoria I had four days to spend on this island and as soon as I got there I regretted that decision. La Digue, Curieuse and Praslin had been so peaceful and beautiful....Read More
Arriving at Curieuse Island Curiouse Island is a tiny island (2,9km2) just a ten minute boat ride from Anse Boudin/Anse Volbert which was called Ile Rouge (red island) during the French colonial times due to the red soil there. The French used the island as a Leper colony until 1965 and in 1979 the island...Read More
La Digue is an island just a twenty minute boat ride from Praslin, so it worked perfectly to go for a day trip from there, arriving with the first boat around 7 and going back home to my AirBnB in Praslin around 6 in the evening. The island is small, and there are only a...Read More
Maha Shivaratri is one of the biggest festivals in Nepal, and the name literally means the night of Shiva. It is celebrated throughout Nepal and India for 24 hours where people generally smoke a lot of mariujaha to honor the Hindu god. It is believed that the stars in the Northern Hemisphere are positioned optimally...Read More
Early morning we set off with the local bus heading up towards the trails leading to Annapurna Base Camp which we had decided that we wanted to walk to. The roads took us almost the whole way to the new bridge, where we just had to walk a couple of hours until we reached village...Read More
Pokhara is a backpackers paradise full of hostels, bars and adrenaline filled activities. All in the beautiful setting surrounded by the mountains of Annapurna National Park. With my host I borrowed an 350cc Royal Enfield motorbike and drove around the city, first to visit schools that were under construction doing research in hope to one...Read More
After having visited the East, the West, the center and the South it was about time to head North, towards the border of China, to a region called Sylhet which is famous for its many tea plantations. Walking around in a couple we talked to tea farmers, tasted local food and drink specialities and had...Read More
I had heard some horror stories from other travelers who had been to Dhaka, about how dirty and chaotic the city is. I was expecting the worst, but was very positively surprised, considering its one of the few cities where noone really know how many people are living there. Cities like Mumbai and Delhi were...Read More
