What we had heard about the capital of Thailand was that it was chaotic, with way too many tourists, cars and pollution, and that it was not a very nice place to stay. Our impression on the other hand, was quite different. It is true that Bangkok is a touristy place, but this can also...Read More
Trip summary: On this trip me and my girlfriend spent 3,5 months traveling through South East Asia. Countries visited: Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Burma, Malaysia and Singapore. Click here to read about this tripRead More
After having literally two months of only sun, we were destined to have one single day of rain before we left. Magically enough, this came on our last day, when we were about to leave for Thailand. It was not only the weather which had made us ready to leave the country, don’t get us wrong, we...Read More
The city of Varanasi centers on the holy river of Ganges, where people from all over India come to wash away a lifetime of sins. It’s the perfect place for “people watching”, where you can mingle with the fascinating mixture of people who come here not only for a ritual bath but also to wash clothes,...Read More
Couchsurfing* was something we had wanted to do for a long time, but since the average standard of an Indian home can be quite different than we are used to, we were a little bit skeptical to try it here. We had earlier been contacted by a couchsurfer in Khajuraho who seemed genuinely nice. His...Read More
Agra is, together with Delhi and Jaipur, one of the three cities in the famous “golden triangle”, and was the capital of the Mughal Empire. This has had an architectural influence of many buildings and monuments in the city. The most famous building you can find in here is the magnificent Taj Mahal, which was...Read More
Getting train tickets have been a hassle the last couple of weeks, since a lot of the trains we had wanted to take, have been fully booked due to several festivals and the wedding season here in the North. This has resulted in us taking different trains than we had initially planned, and often paid...Read More
The time had come when we would finally meet up with some of Elises friends Ingeborg and Hanne, who are traveling around the world. We had already spent a day in New Delhi, trying to get to know the city and found out that almost everything could be reached with the cheap and efficient metro...Read More
On of the highlights of the desert state Rajastan is the so called “Pink City”, Jaipur. The City has its name because most the houses are painted int he same color; a kind of pink much more red and brown than the pink we think of at home. The city had lots of sights like the...Read More
Bikaner is a city where we have spotted countless camels, but not any tourists. Not much unlike Ahmedabad, it seemed like it was a very industrialized city, with a lot of office buildings and trailer cars. The hotels were also expensive, and it did not help to barter with the people as no one understood...Read More
Ever since watching a documentary on Discovery channel about a temple in Deshnok where rats were welcome, and even holy, I had been dreaming about going there. The day I had been waiting for had finally come, and I was twiddling my thumbs for nearly an hour when we were getting closer to the temple....Read More
Pushkar is a small and charming hill city right outside of Ajmer. The town curls around a lake that is supposed to be holy, and Hindus have to visit the lake at least once in their lifetime. Since it is a pilgrimage town, we felt like we had to take part of one of the religious...Read More
