No Tokyo Hotel

By Markus on Apr 12, 2015

Tokyo – a place that in my mind is somehow associated with an equal amount of tall shiny buildings, people in crazy dresses and tons of raw fish. Oh, and right now, funky pink trees. Turns out the two days we spent there was enough to see all four. Plenty of all four, actually. It seems that the term “Tokyo Hotel” is actually sarcasm: It took us...

Good Morning Vietnam! Ho Chi Minh

By Markus on Apr 6, 2015

Ho Chi Minh City, formerly and probably better known as Saigon, is the second-largest and most southern city of Vietnam. Usually either the first, or as in our case, the last stop on a typical backpackers route through the country, it offers heaps of things to do and buy, as well as cheap flights to just about any city in Asia. We compensated another...

Good Morning Vietnam! Hoi An

By Markus on Mar 29, 2015

Although we were hesitant to leave the beautiful beach at Hue, doing so using motorbikes did make the decision a bit easier. Knowing that we’d be doing a route which Jeremy Clarkson called “one of the best coast roads in the world” in the Top Gear Vietnam Special sure did help a lot, too. And he was right (he usually is, when he’s not busy...

Good Morning Vietnam! Phong Nha

By Markus on Mar 26, 2015

Phong Nha – a spot on the most narrow part of Vietnam. Home to the largest cave in the world (no, we didn’t actually see it, since a) it takes a 7-day trek to get there, b) it costs USD 3’000.- and c) it’s booked out for all of 2015), which could actually fit all of Manhatten inside. And still have enough room for a chopper to fly over. But even if the...

Hello Laos. Hello tourists.

By Markus on Mar 16, 2015

Laos – a country few people seem to know a lot about, and that’s somehow portrayed as a backpackers dream. Seemed enough reason for us to visit it. For lack of better planning, we decided to fly into Viantiane, the capital of Laos. It was the smallest plane we’d used to far, and we had a stopover in Pakse, a small town in the South of Laos. Even though we were...

12 random facts about Myanmar

By Markus on Dec 7, 2014

Well – we’ve left the country, so it’s time to look back. Here are 12 pretty random facts that stuck with us. 1. Supposedly, you have to bring prestine US dollar bills into the country if you wanna change. A dent and they won’t take it. Funny – among their local bills are pretty much the worst we’ve ever seen.   2. Myanmar...