30 October 2013 – Tagong, China
We made it to the Tibetan village of Tagong, high up in the mountains, where we visited a monastery after a lengthy hike fighting altitude weakness.
We made it to the Tibetan village of Tagong, high up in the mountains, where we visited a monastery after a lengthy hike fighting altitude weakness.
Did you know that crossing the street in Hanoi is a petrifying experience? Like for reals. At least for the uninitiated, aka Jenia. We’ve been to many countries – and Sergey insists that its the same in Delhi or Saigon. But, take it from Jenia – Hanoi is different. Just watch!
A visit to the Golden Pagoda and the Dai Nam Van Hien complex about 40 minutes outside Saigon. This place is incredible – a ginormous theme park based on Vietnamese culture and history. No filming allowed inside the actual pagoda, but there is fascinating displays of lady buddahs and a golden statue of Ho Chi…
Check out our friend’s sweet apartment in Budapest. The view is of the Great Synagogue – the largest one in Europe and second largest in the world! Nice spot for an alfresco lunch, eh? We were very lucky to hang here for a week! Thank you again )
Our day of exploring the famous karst scenery around Yangshuo, a found secret garden and delicious kumquat wine. A wonderful day!
Enjoying our first day in Cappadocia with a 360 panorama of the magical landscape from the Uchisar Castle. Its possible to visit a few of the “rooms” in the castle — which aren’t much more than hollowed out caves. But still – its kind of fascinating ot imagine people carving these, and then living here!
Exploring Yongdusan Park in Busan, South Korea. We stumbled upon the local performance and had some marvelous weather and views.