March 21, 2018
We flew into Burma from Thailand and got the Burmese visa in the airport. When queuing for the registration, we had a small talk with a farang (this is how they call white people in Burma, just like mzungu in Eastern Africa). He said that people in Burma are incredible, they are even much more hospitable than Thai people. We…
February 5, 2018
On January, 27 we spent one of the most wonderful days in Sweden, visiting Älmhult, the birthplace of Ikea. We later learned that on the same day Ikea founder, Ingvar Kamprad, died in his house in Älmhult. We dedicate this post to the entrepreneur of amazing personality and his genius company which has produced furniture gracing equally Stockholm Royal palace…
September 3, 2017
Jerusalem Old City is one of the most important tourist destinations in the world hardly comparable to anything else due to its religious and historical importance for too many denominations and peoples. The Old City is the UNESCO site which includes Muslim, Jewish, Christian, and Armenian quarters surrounded by the defensive walls. It may take weeks to explore the Old…
August 31, 2017
Panama City is a gate to Central America, not only because of the Panama Canal. If you trip around Central America starts in Panama (like in our case), you will further see that Panama is very peculiar for the rest of Central America. For instance, in the same way as the whole region, Panama City is very dangerous in some…
August 12, 2017
After fixing the hole in the bike wheel in Ban Tha Ton we made it to Chiang Rai without any other adventures or stops. We found the backpackers’ hostel Akha River House we had booked easily (it was really bad though) and faced a new problem: where to change the money? A tourist in Thailand should remember that you are…
July 2, 2017
After spending two weeks on Israel we are willing to share major impressions from the country with you!