the world in my eyes
I planned everything carefully, but I should’ve known better… As the majority of my day was spent with travelling back from the island anyway, I thought I spend the rest of it on the road as well, heading to Dalat. This way I could have …
Originally, I planned to leave the beach to the end of my trip and head North to South, but I realized that the weather in March favours the opposite direction. That’s why I started in Saigon and stayed at the beach in the beginning of …
I’m in a faraway corner of Vietnam, away from the popular tourist destination. I haven’t seen a western face for a day now, since I left Saigon. I got a teenager driver who doesn’t speak a word in English, but he is very enthusiastic instead. …
Saigon – or Ho Chi Minh City if you like – for beginners. I planned exactly this: just the basics to see and feel if Southeast Asia is still a good fit for me. My flight was pretty long and I felt supertired when finally …
You already know: finally I decided to visit Vietnam. It was time to check the visa options. It is super easy to request e-visa to Vietnam. There’s no need to visit the embassy, no queues, no agency to involve, and it is really quick: 3 …
I dedicate this post to the shoelace that grew into an insolvable problem in the last weeks. Once upon a time, when I was an enthusiastic rock climber rookie right out of training, I bought a beautiful pair of approach shoes, that I fell in …
Though a bit delayed, but at the end of October I finally received the postcard that I sent to myself to the future during my last trip in Malaysia. I imagined I’ll forget about the fact I sent a postcard to myself, even more the …
No doubt, that this phenomena, the post-travel depression is a thing. You may call it post-travel blues, post-vacation depression or PTD. Regardless of the label we put on it, I still didn’t figure our how to avoid it. I usually identify its first sign in …
I started my five month long travel in Southeast Asia last October, with a 30 liter capacity backpack. It was 7 kilos and I brought it along as a hand luggage all the way. My bag’s size didn’t change significantly, I arrived home after five …
I had difficulties with writing this post. Even watching Kung Fu Panda 1, 2 & 3(!) became a higher priority. It is the same feeling, like before important exams I suddenly have the urge of cleaning my apartment and washing the dishes, as if with …