In all honesty, Taipei has never been a destination that was remotely on my radar. But when a friend moved there and I was planning a trip to Asia, I figured, why not tack on a few days in Taipei and check it out. I started my trip off in Hong Kong and then headed [...]
Sorry for the Tina Turner reference, just had to. Anyway, our two-day cruise up the Mekong river was one of the aspects of our trip I was most looking forward too, especially since we weren't able to cruise from Mandalay to Bagan in Myanmar along the Irawaddy River. We set off on a misty morning [...]
DAY 1 We excitedly arrived in Bagan and our hotel, the Oasis Bagan was a short taxi ride (about 4 euros) away located in Nyang-U. There are three sections of Bagan: Old Bagan (where most of the temples are and super pricy luxury hotels) New Bagan (far away from everything) and Nyang-U (mid-range hotels and [...]
Our second day in Bangkok was relaxing and fun, albeit hot. We woke up feeling fairly well rested and set off for the Wat Arun temple, aka the Temple of Dawn. We started off by taking the ferry there. We then realized upon arrival that the actual temples were ages away from the ferry stop [...]
Back in Bangkok...a mess of sweaty, humid love and energy! Smells wafting at me every which way...potent durians, pollution, toothy grins , flip flops and worn crow's feet among the locals...I couldn't be happier to be lost in this contaminated, sparkling (a grimy glitter, if you know what I mean) urban circus. We landed after [...]
I heard so many horror stories about terrible cruises through Halong Bay, so I was really nervous to embark on our two night, three day cruise. We'd read tons of Tripadvisor reviews and splurged a bit on a more expensive cruise to avoid all the awful stories we'd heard, like overcrowded boats, dirty and insect [...]
So next stop on the trip was Hanoi, Vietnam. We arrived uneventfully via Vietnam Airlines (a nice experience, and although they are Skyteam unfortunately you can't get Skymiles for flying them, boo) and there was a driver waiting for us to take us to our hotel, about an hour ride. Since it was evening, we [...]
