Our last day in Russia – spent in Ulan Ude. We saw the city, visited Russia’s center of Buddhism, and of course caught up with internet work and blogging before taking off for Mongolian steppes!
A nature walk around the prettiest place in all of Georgia — the high Caucasus mountains of Mestia. We are outside of the small village of Mazeri where we spent blissful three days.
Walking route to Jvari church from Mtskeheta turned out to be super simple – despite the guidebook threatening us with a hard and tedious trek. Totally worth it too considering taxis were trying to charge something ridiculous like $10. Views are a bonus )
A walk around old quarter Hanoi at nighttime.
There is an incredible culture of “hidden” indie cafes in Saigon. These cafe establishments look like they were transplanted from Brooklyn, but in a cool twist they are actually impossible to find unless you know the exact address and directions — which usually go something like this: walk into an alley off street y, pass…
Ok, you might have heard that Vientiane, Laos is unremarkable, boring, skippable, meh of a town in the middle of Laos. It’s true to a degree – Vientiane doesn’t quite have the buzzing energy and hipster cafes of Hanoi, nor the shiny skyscrapers, skyline trains, and crazy nightlife of Bangkok. There is no great shopping…