The small village of Salento was one of our favorite places to visit in Colombia. Though it can be a bit touristy during the high season, it has definitely not lost its authentic charm. The architecture is colorful, the surrounding nature is beautiful and the …
Visiting Thailand means you’ll get your fair share of Buddhist temples, statues and culture. Two of the most most important historical sites in Thailand are the Ayutthaya historical park and the Sukhothai historical park. Both are UNESCO World Heritage sites. Ayutthaya was founded around 1350 …
Trekking in Sapa is the highlight for many people visiting Vietnam. And we fully understand why! Hiking through the vibrant green rice fields with an indigenous guide was a truly unique experience and one of our favorite activities in Vietnam. In this blog post we’ll …
Dalat was one of the first stops we made in our six weeks of traveling through Vietnam. We’d been in Southeast Asia for about two and a half months and were looking forward to cooling down for a couple of days. Because of its high …
Two weeks in Cambodia is not a whole lot of time. However, Cambodia is a small country and it’s therefore very well possible to see the highlights in this amount of time. And we would advise you to do just that: focus on the highlights. …
So you’ve been to the three main temples of Angkor Wat, Bayon and Ta Phrom. You’ve wrestled your way through hordes of Chinese tourists. And you wish you could have these places to yourself so you could properly enjoy them. We’ll tell you how you …
Many tourists skip Chiang Rai. Maybe it’s because of its location, or because they don’t have enough time. Some come on a (very long) day trip from Chiang Mai. Others only pass through on their way to Laos. But luckily you’re reading this blog post, …
In april of this year, we spent three weeks in Southern Thailand. We didn’t actually intend to spend so much time here initially, as we planned to focus mostly on the famed north of the country. But our friend Dorien would be joining us for …
“What’s the capital of Thailand?” a friend asked me once. And before I had my answer ready he punched me in the nuts… Did you get the joke? Apparently I have those kind of friends… 😉 So although my first “experience” with Bangkok wasn’t a …
As part of our honeymoon in Indonesia in september 2017, we spent three days in Yogyakarta. This city of about half a million inhabitants is way more relaxed than Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia. For example, there is far less traffic. However, we still wouldn’t recommend …