Get to know the world - and yourself along the way!
Anyone traveling to Singapore from other Southeast Asian countries will first be impressed by the incredible cleanliness of the city. Sparkling sidewalks, licked facades and parks manicured to perfection characterize the cityscape. The smallest imperfection, such as some peeling paint on the boundary walls of …
At a funeral of the Toraja on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, several buffaloes are traditionally sacrificed. The people of this tribe believe that the deceased person will be accompanied and protected by the buffalo souls during their passage into the afterlife. When I was …
Nowhere have I eaten so much exotic fruit as in Southeast Asia. On my long journey through that part of the world, it became a ritual for me, upon arriving in a new place, to first seek out a street stall or market where the …
The cultivation of seaweed (in Indonesian: Rumput Laut) is traditionally an important source of income on the small island of Nusa Lembongan, which is located in the south of Bali. Tourism has pushed that branch of the economy further and further back in recent decades. …
Starting in the north of Thailand, the Mekong flows as a border river along and then through Laos onto Cambodia ending in the Mekong Delta of southern Vietnam. I travelled for several weeks along this magical river. Whenever the opportunity arose, I sat down on …
After eight months of travelling alone through the Asian continent, I met up with my boyfriend in Kathmandu. We took over a week to discover the treasures of the Kathmandu Valley. Patan, with it’s 2300 years of existence is the oldest city in the valley …
On every corner In the Cambodian city of Siem Reap, people tell you not to miss the sunrise at Angkor Wat Temple. So I got on my rental bike around half past five and rode along a surprisingly empty forest road to the world-famous ruins. At the temple, …
The town of Krabi in southern Thailand was supposed to be nothing more than an unavoidable stopover on my way to the famous Railey Peninsula, home to some of the country’s most spectacular beaches. Upon arrival at the hostel, however, I happened to meet Maurice, …