Laos has plenty to offer travellers, from food and cultural experiences to spectacular nature scenes. Due to the elevation and the presence of rivers in certain areas Laos offer a number of picturesque waterfalls to visit. Tad Fan The Bolaven Plateau homes…
The Summer Palace in Beijing was commissioned in 1750 by Emperor Qianglong. It was destroyed by the Anglo-French Allied Forces during the second Opium war in the 1850’s and rebuilt in 1886. In 1888 it was renamed to Yih Yuan and became…
Five high arches gives the Kintaikyo Bridge its iconic form. The arches is said to represent Japan’s main island- western Honshu, and was thought to make crossing the river more difficult for enemy armies. The bridge was originally built in 1673 from…
Turkey has so much to experience and see, from relaxing in the healing hot pools at Pamukkale to shopping at the Grand Bazaar. Of course one cannot travel to Turkey without trying some authentic Turkish food. Here are some suggestions to try…
Many people have ‘Floating in the dead sea’ on their bucket lists. Besides the fact that one can just naturally float in this body of water, the water itself has healing properties… as does the mud. The Dead Sea is nestle on…
Imagine living a dream life... where the only traffic is the hermit crabs on the beach and you fall asleep to the sound of the waves, with a happy heart and skin tinged slightly red from the sun. Imagine living a simple,…
The Grand Bazaar in Istanbul is sometimes labelled as the world’s largest shopping centre. It really is one massive covered market, with over 60 streets and over 3 000 shops! While some say that shopping at the Grand Bazaar is intimidating and others…
Over the past two and a half years I have lived in 4 different countries, with my shortest stay 3 weeks and my longest a year and a half. I have recently come to see myself as a kind of ‘citizen of…