Songkran Bangkok, the Thai New Year’s Festival, can be lots and lots of fun as long as you know a few things about it. I do remember precisely how I felt when I arrived in Bangkok for the first time in 2010. The festival was on, and I had no idea what was happening and why. I…
It’s true, India is indeed incredible. Filled with incredible scents and at times quite simply just incredibly smelly, bursting with incredible colours, incredibly varied in landscapes, incredibly pious, incredibly dirty and inhabited by incredibly friendly people. In short, India is incredibly overwhelming. It’s such a vast and varied nation that staying a bit longer is the best way to experience it. You will need time to soak it up and then let it all sink in.
We spent eight weeks in total in India, and only visited five out of 22 states. As a little taste of our trip, we selected a portrait a week to share with you.
He stops. And I nearly bump into him. He stands. And looks around. I stand. And look around. Then he starts walking again. He listens, I’m listening. Then he stops again. This time I’m prepared and watch out. Then we start walking again. Over rough and smooth. And sometimes even over very Indiana Jones-ish suspension…
Did you know that Istanbul, a city with a much ancient and spiritual tradition, is home to a long-standing fortune teller practice tradition? Istanbul’s fortune teller practices span from coffee cup reading to astrology interpretation. However, if you ask me, the most interesting (as we have heard enough about astrology) is coffee cup reading. Before…
Hop on Hop off Istanbul bus tours are a great way to see a city. I personally love them because they give you a chance to rest your legs while you browse through the sights and landmarks the city has to offer. I usually see something that catches my attention, so I make a separate…
The monkeys of Monkey Forest in Ubud in Bali know exactly how the cat jumps. And no, it’s not a good idea to bring food with you. They look at you as if they would never ever hurt a fly. Look at me, how cute I am. Yes, monkeys know how to use their puppy-eyes and…
