Category: Asia
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South East Asia
A 3 months trip through South East Asia that I did end of 2019 before starting a new job. I started for a short stay in Thailand, headed over to Myanmar and continued to Northern Vietnam. My next stop were the Philippines, from where I went for a few days to Singapore. I then went…
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Malaysia
9 days in Malaysia where I enjoyed artsy George Town, the vast tea fields around Cameron Highlands and bustling Kuala Lumpur. These were the last days on my trip through South East Asia. Penang 07 December 2019 Today, I flew from Banda Aceh (Sumatra, Indonesia) to Penang from 11:20 – 14:30. I was picked up…
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Indonesia
As part of my South East Asia trip, I stayed 24 days in Indonesia – one of the most versatile and incredible countries I have ever visited. Jakarta 14 November 2019 I like Jakarta. It is a beautiful big city. I arrived around noon at the airport and took a taxi to my hostel “The…
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Bukit Lawang and Medan
5 nights in Medan and Bukit Lawang on the Sumatra island of Indonesia. Including a 2 day / 1 night trek to the Sumatran Orangutans 26 November 2019 Today, I flew from Yogyakarta to Medan. When I arrived at the hostel, a guy helped me with my onward plans which was really nice. Unfortunately, it…
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Tanjung Puting National Park
5 days tour through Tanjung Puting National Park to see Orangutans. I started in Kumai and went by boat into the jungle of Borneo. I booked the trip with local-guides.org and can only recommend them. Day 1 16 November 2019 I landed at the tiny Pangkalan Bun Airport at 7:45 a.m. and got picked up…
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Singapore
4 days in Singapore – a diverse city that I simply loved. I found it very relaxed and it felt a bit like home. The different city quarters (China Town, Little Indian, Arabian quarter, the crazy area around Marina Bay) offer a great variety which I just loved. One of the greatest highlights were the…
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Philippines
I spent 20 days in the Philippines with learning to scuba dive, exploring volcanos and meeting the nicest people. Manila 22 October 2019 From Hanoi, I took the plane at 3 in the morning. Rather a semi good idea – I was so tired when I arrived in Manila at 7 am. I checked in…
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Northern Vietnam
15 days in Northern Vietnam with bustling Hanoi, relaxing Hạ Long bay, exciting Hà Giang Loop by motorcycle and magical Ninh Bình. Hanoi (Hà Nội) and Hạ Long bay 08 October 2019 We arrived late at night and got into extremely heavy rains when we headed out to eat something before going to our hostel…
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Myanmar
A 10 days trip through Myanmar where I fully indulged in the history of this amazing country. Yangon (ရန်ကုန်) 29 September 2019 In the morning, I took a flight from Bangkok to Yangon. I checked in to my hostel and went to a walk through the city. The city overwhelmed be a bit which is…
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Sri Lanka (ශ්රී ලංකා)
2 weeks trip through the south of Sri Lanka that I did together with my sister in winter of 2018. We fell in love with the country due to its endless beaches, the wild sea, an amazing safari, unforgettable food and many, many fantastic sunsets. 15 December 2018 Today at 9 am we left Munich…