As mentioned previously, we changed our original planning in Myanmar due to the Fire balloon festival. We decided to hit the road towards Hpa-An, since we had to fil a few unplanned days before the festival. Even though not too many tourists go there, according to LP Hpa-An is known for its landscape and the …
After almost two weeks of traveling to our most important destination, the Eagle festival in Ölgii, we finally made it! The international eagle festival is a two day event which is normally held during the first weekend of October around 8km away from the western mongolian city of Ölgii. The entrance for this event is …
While traveling through this country, we got to see many interesting and beautiful faces. Something that was very clear is that Mongolian people do their best to share their culture with you, and to make you feel comfortable.
Ulaanbaatar gave us a warm welcome with it´s small international airport. Easy to reach the centre from here by bus nr. 7 Crowded traffic but we made it! The Chinggis Khaan statue at the Government house is impressive, especially at night. We were not expecting Ulaanbaatar to surprise us with such a variety of restaurants. …
Viajar es encontrarse vulnerable en un entorno completamente nuevo, es volver a confiar, saborear nueva comida, encontrar la manera de comunicarse cuando el idioma es una barrera, es muchas veces poner tu vida en las manos de alguien que te trasladara a otra ciudad. Significa también extrañar tu cama cuando te encuentras durmiendo en el …
So we made it to our hostel and started chatting with the owner. The unpleasant surprise was that restaurants were closed due to the three days muslim celebration of ¨feast of sacrifice¨ . As we probably looked pretty hungry, the owner invited us to have dinner with his family. It was a full table that …
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A glance of the Pamir highway.
Something we noticed in Tajikistan is that people love to pose for photos. The happiness on their faces when they see their own photos, reminds me once again why I love photography so much!