15 September 2013 – Kharkhorum, Mongolia
Mongolia, Day 2 – trying to find things to do in steppe and failing.
Mongolia, Day 2 – trying to find things to do in steppe and failing.
A visit to the Anitkabir, the eternal resting place of the father of modern day Turkey – Ataturk. A fascinating insight into modern Turkish culture, value system, and national identity. An absolute must if you are in the area.
Jenia pays a visit to the Bumrungrad International Clinic to check out a cough that she’s had for a few weeks. Turns out she is fine, just some allergies. You know what’s pretty amazing though? For a consultation with a doctor and 3 x-rays the total cost for the visit at Bumrungrad came to just over…
Did you know that admission to Skydeck at Bitexco tower in Saigon – also known as the tallest building in Vietnam – costs 200,000 dong? Meanwhile, you can enjoy an iced coffee for only (!) 120,000 dong one floor higher (floor 50) at the EON cafe. Or order a beer for 160,000 dong. You know,…
Day two on the island of Olkhon, where we enjoyed an incredibly scenic hike around Southern part of the island.
Flying out to Yangon, Myanmar from the DMK airport in Bangkok.
There are travelers who have never picked up a guidebook in their life, or, did so once and promptly put it back down (ahem, Sergey). Then, there are travelers who like to know the destination like the back of their hand before they arrive (who, me?) Coming from the opposite ends of the spectrum on travel…