14 October 2013 – Shibu Onsen, Japan
Taking a (grumpy) train from Nagano to stay at a traditional Japanese ryokan and bathe in the onsen baths (which were both delightful!)
Taking a (grumpy) train from Nagano to stay at a traditional Japanese ryokan and bathe in the onsen baths (which were both delightful!)
Founded: 1723 Pop: 1.4 million Other names: Sverdlovsk Yekaterinburg Train Station We had just 6 hours in Yekaterinburg, which wasn’t a great deal — but enough to see memorials to the town’s somber history. Russia’s last tsar and his family were shot and then bayoneted to death in Yekaterinburg in July of 1918. The building…
We are back in the saddle of our trusty Indi, who took us from Phong Nha to tLao Bao border crossing with Laos and then some. We had to get a new 15 day visa free pass for our stay in Vietnam, so this detour was a necessary step )
Doing what we do best – cafe hopping in Vietnam! No seriously Vietnam is one of the best places for digital nomads / laptop warriors / bookworms / people who love a good cup of coffee. One of our favorites (and we have many, trust!) is Cong Caphe. There are six branches in Hanoi, and…
A stroll down the main road of the capital — Lane Xang. Also a stop into the Wat Sisaket, the oldest temple in Vientiane, and the only one which survived the sacking of the city by the Siamese in 1828. Oops — that’s totally not what I said in the video. Got my history a…
We had high expectations coming into Laos — it had a lot to prove to us, given the blog name and all. It’s funny, while we were there we didn’t quite LOVE it. Yes we enjoyed it, we had great experiences that we appreciated then and there, in the moment. But overall, Laos is sleepy,…
Jenia explores the Kristi guesthouse in Chiang Mai, while Sergey takes a nap.