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With the rollercoaster to Roxas |
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| At 05.30 in the morning we are walking with our backpacks to the place where the only daily bus leaves from the town of San Jose to Roxas (both on the Filipino island of Mindoro). <more> | ||||
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Home before dark? |
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| It is 12:30 p.m. and we have got a beautiful afternoon ahead of us. After the nice morning hike of this morning, we are going to walk the 4.9 kilometre Nong Phak Chi trail on a slow pace. <more> | ||||
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Indonesia: flashback |
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| There are countries of which you have a very high expectation. Indonesia is an example of a country that set our expectations very high. <more> | ||||
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I prefer Nasi-goreng |
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| It is early in the morning and we enter with the taxi the Petobo bus station of Palu. We look at each other surprised and ask the taxi driver, just to be sure, if this is really the Petobo bus station. <more> | ||||
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Caught by paparazzi in Sulawesi |
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| It is 8:30 a.m. when we are sitting on our hotel bed with a pack of “speculaas”. Speculaas is a typical Dutch kind of spiced biscuits which is hardly ever available abroad. <more> | ||||
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Diving on Bunaken Island |
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| It is finally going to happen. We are going to take a dive course! A dive course is already on our wish list for a very long time, but till now it never happened. <more> | ||||
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Sunrise at the Bromo |
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| The Bromo volcano is the most famous and most visited natural tourist attraction of the Java. During the high season, hundreds of tourists arrive daily to see this spectacular volcanic landscape. <more> | ||||
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Welcome to Java |
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| After a long and tiring journey, we finally arrived in Kalianda on the southern tip of Sumatra. The last 6 weeks on Sumatra were heavy, mainly due to the long distances and bad road conditions. <more> | ||||
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The eye of the tiger |
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| Our visit to Way Kambas NP did not go as expected. It became one of our most exciting days so far of our journey. <more> | ||||
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Gunung Kerinci: clambering to the top |
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| With sleepy eyes we are taking our breakfast at 05:30 am. A pancake with banana and chocolate must give us the necessary first energy to climb to the top of Gunung Kerinci. <more> | ||||
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But all in all, we are softies |
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| Travelling by public transport through Sumatra is great. The landscape is beautiful and diverse, and the people are very friendly. It is a perfect way to experience Sumatra. But, it is not only fun. <more> | ||||
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In search for the Orang Utans |
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| One of the wishes for this long journey is to see the Orang Utans in the wild. For this reason, we travelled to the region of Aceh, in the very north of the Indonesian island of Sumatra. <more> | ||||
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Stereo screaming from the back seat |
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| Today we make a long journey through the heart land of Aceh. We arrive at 09.00 at the bus station of Takengon. We reserved two seats in a minibus of the kind “Mitsubishi from the 80’s”. <more> | ||||
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Malaysia: Flashback |
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| Malaysia is in many ways a perfect ravel destination. The people are extremely friendly, de country is perfectly safe and there is a lot to see. <more> | ||||
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Myanmar: Flashback |
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| What is the general impression that Myanmar gave to us and in what way did this trip change the impression we had based on our trip to Myanmar five years ago? <more> | ||||
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Bangladesh: Flashback |
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| Sometimes you travelled through a country that gave you a very special and good feeling while being there. Bangladesh is such a country. But, why? That question isn't easy to answer. <more> | ||||
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Forget all good table manners |
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| For the food during our journey, we are depending on restaurants. The food in Bangladeshi restaurants isn’t diverse and after a few weeks the food starts to taste as more of the same. <more> | ||||
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Sundarbans, world’s largest mangrove forest |
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| Before we arrived in Bangladesh, expected that the Bangladeshi Sundarbans would probably be one of the absolute highlights of our visit to Bangladesh. And yes, it was!. <more> | ||||
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Love Boat Bangladeshi style |
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| Today we are going to do something that shouldn’t be missed on any trip to Bangladesh. This is the day that we are going to make a long boat trip with one of the many ferries. <more> | ||||
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From Agartala to Dhaka |
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| We are ready for it. We have managed to get a visa for Bangladesh and are looking forward to visit this country. We take an auto-rickshaw in the centre of Agartala early in the morning. <more> | ||||
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The battle for a Bangladeshi visa |
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| We are in Agartala, India. After visiting North-eastern India, we want to visit Bangladesh. Therefore, we traveled all the way to Agartala to arrange our Bangladeshi visa. <more> | ||||
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In a military convoy to Agartala |
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| Our alarm clock wakes us at 04.45 in the morning. We have a long and tiring travel day ahead. Today we travel in military convoy from Silchar to the city of Agartala (in the state of Tripura). <more> | ||||
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Living root bridges in Cherrapunjee |
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| We are in the wettest place on earth, and we will know it! Last evening we already heard raindrops falling on the roof of our hotel and this morning it is still grey and gloomy. <more> | ||||
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Nepal: flashback |
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| The contrast was huge when we crossed the border from India to Nepal. How we experienced Nepal? Maybe it can be described best as “little India”, but then without the negative extremes. <more> | ||||
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Pashupatinath: Life and death, close to each other |
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| Pashupatinath is one of the places in Nepal that we really want to see, but where we are not looking forward to. At the ghats, plateaus are made that are used for the open air cremations. <more> | ||||
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Tamang Heritage Trail |
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| Smelling socks, dirty underwear, sweaty armpits and beautiful views. We are doing a trekking again. The name of the trek is: Tamang Heritage Trail. <more> | ||||
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Stop the bus – Roadblocks in Nepal |
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| Bus rides in Nepal are notorious. Travel guides and embassies are advising against travelling by bus, because of the safety and the chances of getting stuck in a roadblock. <more> | ||||
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From Banbassa to Mahendranagar |
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| After a lot of thinking, we decided to go. We want to cross the border between India and Nepal in the far west of Nepal, near the town of Mahendranagar. <more> | ||||
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India: flashback |
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| After almost four months of travelling in India, it’s time to write down our impressions of our first visit to India. The impression that India made on us is: mixed feelings. <more> | ||||
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Diu, time for a break |
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| Travelling in India is hectic and sometimes very confronting. Busy trains, a lot of attention on the streets, extreme poverty and heavy pollution. For that reason, we needed a break. <more> | ||||
