The days of Colombia being one of the most dangerous countries in the world are over. Many people however still think about Colombia as a very dangerous place where gangs rule the street and every tourist should fear for their life. But this couldn’t be …
It seems like lately everybody is traveling to Colombia. The country is certainly much safer then it used to be a couple of years ago; especially since the FARC peace deal. (And we’re sure that the filming of an immensely popular Dutch TV show in …
Visiting a water park doesn’t really sound like an activity that we’d undertake in Vietnam, right? While that would normally be the case, we were more than happy to make an exception for the abandoned water park of Hue! In fact, it was the highlight …
“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 …
I don’t know about you, but whenever we’re planning to visit a city, deciding where to eat is almost as important as looking for accommodation or deciding which highlights to visit. A blog post about the best places to eat in Budapest could therefore not …
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 …
We’re preparing and saving like crazy for our round the world trip, starting at the end of February 2019. This means fewer dinners in restaurants, selling stuff we don’t need anymore and otherwise cutting all kinds of (unnecessary) costs. But not going on holiday abroad …
Budapest is a beautiful city where there are things to do for everyone. You see a lot of young people drinking cheap beer and enjoying night life, bachelor parties roaming the streets and organized pub crawls. Although we do enjoy a nice drink and join …
A trip to Budapest isn’t complete without visiting at least one ruin pub. The ruin pubs in Budapest are a relatively new phenomenon and have started popping up in the Jewish Quarter since the beginning of the 21st century. They’re basically alternative bars and cultural …
We stayed in Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia, for 24 hours on our way from Vienna to Budapest and we enjoyed it a lot. Bratislava is fairly small and not yet touched by mass tourism. But this doesn’t mean that it’s a sleepy and boring city; …