Category: Asia

Hong Kong

First impression is the strongest one We exited the station into a crazy buzz of central Kowloon – I’m stunned.. Keep repeating “amazing..” every 30 soconds.. I’ve never seen anything…

Hiroshima dome

Hiroshima, night bus and sleeping in cyber cafe

The night bus It is 23:00 and we are at the feet of Osaka’s sky-scrapper boarding our first night bus to arrive at Hiroshima at 5 a.m. Following night we…

Outdoor hot springs – Suimeikann Karukaya Sanso Onsen

The best onsen Lost in the mountains Suimeikann Karukaya Sanso hotel has a beautiful outdoor hot springs open for non-guests for a reasonable fee. The onsen has several large pools…

First time in Japan itinerary

22 days itinerary and budget This was our first time in Japan, so we wanted to include all the fisrt-timers experiences and places as much as we could. Now after…

Stranded in Himalayas

This post is about our 7 days tour of Tibet from Lhasa to Kathmandu. After spending 2 bright days in Lhasa visiting monasteries, Potala palace and observing nomadic pilgrims from…

Tsamba and astonishing fact about Shigatse families

Barley is feeding Tibet. Tsampa is a traditional meal that some remote farmer families have 3 times a day. It is made of toasted barley flower mixed with yak butter,…