April 2016 in Naypyidaw, Myanmar To make the long story short, let me summarize it all right from the start. Naypyitaw is one of the coolest places in the world I have ever visited. Done. Until only a few days ago I didn’t even know about its existence. The name…
April 2016 in Yangon, Myanmar Almost 35 years ago I visited Koh Samui, a small island in the South Chinese Sea no one had ever heard of. Not many people heard of South Chinese Sea either. The island, former military zone, just opened to tourism and I (along with my kids) had the…
March/April 2016, Phnom Penh in Cambodia The Mekong river speedboat ride from Southern Vietnam to Phnom Penh (PP) was enjoyable, comfortable and speedy. Halfway through we stopped at the border checkpoint for about an hour to get our visas stamped in. With an exception of an occasional individual or creature, there was…
March 2016, Mekong Delta in Vietnam If I were to choose one place, I imagined being the most exotic and magical, that fascinated me the most, that I was most curious about, most excited about, looking forward to visiting the most and that would give me this once in a lifetime experience…
March 2016 in Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City) And you thought you had it all figured out, but then, one day a stranger crosses your path … and your life will never be the same again. The course of your life will take another route. And if you’re lucky, really…
March 2016 in Hue, Vietnam Wherever I go I always bring a pen and a pad with me so I can make a note of my impressions and observations just as/when they happen and whether it is a keyword or full ‘ready to go’ sentence, I write it down, to…
It only took some 20-minute taxi ride from Da Nang to my Hoi An accommodation – homestay. Homestay? Never heard of it either. Until now. The original idea with homestays was to let international students live with local families in their host countries, learn a foreign language, immerse in a…
February 2016 in Da Nang, Vietnam Coincidences, coincidences – where would we be today if not for the coincidences. Hadn’t I bought Halong Bay trip -> I wouldn’t have gotten free airport transfer (as a thank you) -> and most probably wouldn’t have gotten an idea to check flight options ->…
February 2016 in Halong Bay, Vietnam So, I went on a trip. Two night, three day trip to Halong Bay. One night on a cruise boat and one night on a resort island. Halong Bay a.k.a Descending Dragon Bay, a home to thousands of limestone karsts and isles in various shapes…
February 2016 in Hanoi, Vietnam No matter where you are in Hanoi you’re never far from a lake, some lake, as Hanoi is the city of lakes (and two rivers). And the largest of them all is West Lake. The lake is located some 15 – 20 minute walk North West…
