Great travel itineraries, many cultural curiosities, tips and things to do, lots of photos, and some extra thoughts about the countries and places I have visited all over the world.
Find some rooftop swimming pool and bar, sit back drink in your hand, and enjoy Kuala Lumpur’s world-famous skyline, with its Petronas towers, the highest twin skyscrapers in the world. Everything else is just a tasty plus. I have never seen a city with so many malls in my life. Everywhere […]
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Well known for its photogenic tea plantations, strawberry fields and accessible jungle trails, Cameron Highlands is a nice spot for a short stopover whatever directions you are travelling to in Malaysia. I’ll cut to the chase for a short and hopefully informative post: Cameron Highlands is a very touristic destination, […]
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Penang is a must visit spot for anyone travelling to Malaysia for its blended cultural heritage and history, a great example of harmonious coexistence which made the region one of the most prosperous in Malaysia. A port strategically located in the North-West part of Malaysia, on the Malacca Strait, Penang […]
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Incredible but true, Langkawi manages to have both the chill vibe of a hippy beach and the busy seaside life of a big touristic hub, not least because of its duty free prices. It’s really hard to find a place where you can get anything you want at a relatively […]
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For a reason or for another, I ended up travelling to Thailand already four times. Here are the places I have visited with an honest, and short, review about them. Perhaps it is because it is a huge tourist and backpackers hub; or perhaps it is for its natural beauty, […]
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Uncontrolled over-development, plastic pollution, strong corruption, and a nonconstructive, sometimes violent attitude towards foreigners, makes Cambodia one of the worse places I have visited, despite the potential to be a real paradise. Here is my experience, and the reasons behind this assessment. When you travel long-term and you visit many […]
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Kratie is mostly known for the possibility to see the critically engendered Mekong Irrawaddy dolphins but it is also a nice departure point to explore the areas around the mighty river, such as the cute Koh Trong island. Situated in centre-east of Cambodia, in the province that carries the same […]
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Visiting the genocide museums in Phnom Penh is absolutely necessary to fully understand what happened in Cambodia during the Khmer Rouge regime. Here is how it went, what I have seen and felt, and the reflections about today’s world that this powerful and moving experience has caused to emerge in […]
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A colourful small sized river town surrounded by lush green jungles, pepper plantations, waterfalls, caves, and the charming Bokor National Park. Here is what you can see and do in this lovely backpackers hub, where the senses fall asleep and time slows down. Kampot is one of those places you […]
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The Ratanakiri province, with the incredible wildlife of Virachey National Park, the waterfalls and lakes of Banlung, and its remoteness, is possibly the best place I have visited in Cambodia. Here’s all you need to know about it. The Ratanakiri province in North-East Cambodia is the second place I have […]
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Probably the number one tourist spot in the whole of South-East Asia, Siem Reap’s Angkor temples are featured in an endless number of travel websites and blogs. Therefore, I’ll keep it to the essentials here. Angkor temple at sunrise I finally got to see the Angkor temples, UNESCO-heritage site close […]
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The largest and most impressive karst mountain formations in the world can be admired along the Li River, notably in the stretch that covers the towns of Guilin, Xingping, and Yangshuo. Here is how to see them and the secrets to get the best views. I spent over two weeks […]
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