6 November 2013 – Mt Emei, China
More stairs — the never ending stairs on Mt Emei. Day 2 of the 3-day, 54-km hike.
More stairs — the never ending stairs on Mt Emei. Day 2 of the 3-day, 54-km hike.
Our first day back in Bangkok after India — priority number 1? papaya salad!
Back to the city, back to wifi, warm showers and comfortable beds, back to civilization, back to UlaanBaator.
Is it surprising that Albania is a great destination for castle hopping? Like, really great. Albania is not a large country, and there are by no means countless historic fortresses and edifices — which means that castle sightseeing is not overwhelming, there’s no FOMO, or castle fatigue. Another huge plus – you don’t have to have a PhD…
Shopping for lacquerware at a family-run workshop (3 generations back we were told) outside of Bagan, Myanmar. The work that these guys put into these pieces is astounding. Each piece is covered with seven to 18 (!) layers of lacquer, with drying time of around a week in between each. The artisans stencil and etch…
Taking our first Thailand train in Sura Thani, Thailand. Yes, it’s not 4 o’clock, but it’s close enough 🙂
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…