Asia tips, inspiration and stories
Asia is a diverse continent where various cultures and religions come together. It’s not only the largest continent, but it’s also home to the most densely populated countries. A continent with incredibly crowded cities and uninhabited islands. You’ll find snowcapped mountains, rice fields, and exotic beaches. Some of the greenest jungles and beautiful ancient temples. Oh and a lot of good food!
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Turkey: Istanbul & Cappadocia tips + highlights
Turkey is known for a wide range of things, Istanbul and Cappadocia are among some of the most popular “attractions”. Besides that, Turkey has a very rich history, mouthwatering cuisine, incredible variety in landscapes, unique old and new architecture, beautiful beaches and very friendly people. Istanbul being the capital city, is a vibrant metropolis and…
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Philippines island hopping, route for 2 weeks
The Philippines is the place to be for island hopping lovers and there is plenty of island hopping to do. The country consists of more than 7000 islands of which about 2000 are inhabited. Pretty insane right? I visited the Philippines in late November 2019 and covered quite a lot of nice spots in 12…
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Route through gorgeous Georgia – 11 days
Usually, I don’t plan my trips very far in advance, but I always have plenty of options in mind. September 2019, however, was different. I had no idea and at the same time too many ideas of places I still wanted to visit. I just couldn’t decide. Since I had planned a trip to the…
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Backpack tips: Pack like a pro!
Tips on how to prepare and pack for a backpacking trip From personal experience I can tell that practice makes (close to) perfect! I have learned a lot over the past years. The more I travel the better prepared I arrive at my destination. Especially when you’re going on a trip where you plan to…
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Philippines: Highlights of Bohol
Backpacking trip in the Philippines, first days in Bohol
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Different sides of Beijing
When I saw Beijing on my January 2019 roster, I was not particularly excited. Of all the different cities I have visited, there are only very few which I didn’t really like and Beijing was one of them. “Was” indeed, because the forst visit was quite short so I didn’t have a great experience. The…
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Myanmar: Kalaw – Inle lake trek 3 days
Myanmar/Burma is still a relatively “undiscovered” country, compared to it’s surrounding SE Asian countries. This is mostly because of the fact that it has been under a military dictatorship for nearly 50 years and only became a democratic country in 2015. It is still very underdeveloped in many areas and even one of the most…
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How to spend a layover in Hong Kong?
Hong Kong is incredible, is what I heard from all my colleagues. Well, my first visit to Hong Kong (HK) wasn’t particularly one for the books, at least not in a positive way. Rain, zero visibility and a romantic night spent with the toilet due to food poisoning did not make me a big fan…
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Tokyo cool things to do on a layover
You can’t imagine my happiness when I saw Tokyo on my roster without even requesting it! As an Etihad crew member I actually stayed in Narita, but this is only a bus or train ride away from Tokyo. I had been once before, but really wanted to return because Tokyo is such a vibrant city!…
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Lombok & Bali in 2 weeks
Lombok and Bali are only two of the hundreds of beautiful islands Indonesia consists of. It will clearly take a lot longer than 2 weeks to really get to know all of them, but you’ve got to start somewhere, right?! I had heard great things about Lombok being a lesser developed but beautiful island, and…
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