Amsterdam: Red Light District


Victor already described some sights of Amsterdam and is now completing his report with the story about the Red Light District. This post is more of informative kind, most of info obtained during guided tour. We hope that it would be interesting and Victor was right making notes of the Red Light District stories during chilly October evening, instead of…

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New Year in Africa

New Year in Kampala (Uganda)


Our today’s post is going to be brief, but priceless! For a couple of years by now we have been trying to avoid making a decision on where, how, and with whom we should celebrate New Year, which salads to cook and outfits to wear. The New Year 2015 became the first celebration of this kind: we spent it in…

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Murgab

Langar – Alichur – Murgab – Osh (Pamir): The Border between Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan


As we have already mentioned the transport infrastructure in Pamir is not really developed. Perhaps, the most complicated section which almost every tourist has to cover (unless he or she travels by plane from and to Dushanbe and avoids seeing Kyrgyzstan) is a road from Pamir to Osh (Kyrgyzstan). To cover it you will have to go through Murgab –…

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Kabale

Around Kabale (Uganda): Lake Bunyonyi, Punishment Island, Smiths, Healers, Pygmies and many other interesting encounters


This day became perhaps one of the most memorable in our African trip. After crossing the border between Rwanda and Uganda we got to Kabale and planned a one-day guided trip on the hilly part of Western Uganda towards lake Bunyonyi. On the same day without planning it, we also went to see Pygmies by the motorboat.

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Vrang – Langar (Vakhan Valley, Pamir, Tajikistan): The Buddhist Stupa, Petroglyphs, and Amazing Pamir Hospitality


After several days travelling in Pamir, this time we only had to cover 15-20 kilometres from Tuggoz to Vrang: a small distance compared to the previous ones and taking into account the previous difficulties with transport. Hitch-hiking at Pamir We started to walk, yet, trying to hitchhike. The first driver offered the price of 80 somonis (10 dollars), the second…

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