“All journeys have secret destinations of which the traveler is unaware.”
– Martin Buber
I travelled around Myanmar by bus mostly, but opted for a boat ride between Bagan and Mandalay. No regrets there.
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Vietnam :: Halong Bay
““If you think adventure is dangerous, try routine; it’s lethal.”
– Paulo Coelho
Another bucket list item from the early days of planning this trip. I had heard it was not the right time to see Halong Bay and I “should come back later because there wouldn’t be much sunshine so there was no point. Respectfully, I disagree…
Vietnam :: Hue Imperial City & War Museum
“I have to see everything, because if I don’t see everything I might as well go home and my life is a failure and I should just end it.”
– Me
At this point I was in a state of FOMO-panic so when I read about Hue’s old imperial city I decided I had to go see it.
Vietnam :: Trang An boat ride & Bai Dinh pagoda
“If you want to gather a lot of knowledge, act as if you are ignorant.”
– Vietnamese Proverb
After I had done the Tam Coc boat trip I didn’t really have anymore plans… I let Lys talk me into having her husband drive me around on his scooter all day.
Vietnam :: Tam Coc
“If you want to travel fast, use the old roads.”
– Vietnamese Proverb
A few years back I had this incredible image of a river running through intense green fields with mountains around as a desktop picture on my computer. I remember my friend Greg said “we should go there”, so for the purpose of this trip I picture-googled and found out where it was from…
Vietnam :: My Son Sanctuary
“That’s ‘Mee Sahn’ Not like English ‘My Son’, that means ‘my little boy’. This is not a little boy, this is a sanctuary!”
– Our guide
“Mỹ Sơn is a cluster of abandoned and partially ruined Hindu temples constructed between the 4th and the 14th century AD by the kings of Champa. The temples are dedicated to the worship of the god Shiva, known under various local names, the most important of which is Bhadreshvara.”
YEAR 1 :: My first year of travel
“Better to see something once, than to hear about it a thousand times.”
– Asian proverb
February 26th 2018 I had officially been travelling for a whole year. I celebrated the day by checking off a bucket list item: Cu Chi Tunnels. The tunnels the Viet Cong used in their resistance against the US in the Vietnam War. It’s an item that was high up on my list since I started planning this trip so I organized it for this day to appropriately mark the date.
The importance of keeping a blog
“I always say, keep a diary and someday it will keep you.”
– Mae West
Still struggling a bit and it only feels worse when I feel like I’m lagging behind on the blog, because I know how much I’m going to rely on this later when I’ve forgotten the small things.
What the h*ll did I just do?
“Coming out of your comfort zone is tough in the beginning, chaotic in the middle, and awesome in the end…because in the end, it shows you a whole new world.”
Manoj Arora
The Tongariro Alpine Crossing for dummies
“Best one day walk in New Zealand”
– Lonely Planet
I’m already struggling with this post because it hasn’t hit me with full force yet. I actually did the Tongariro Alpine Crossing. 19,4 km and I can’t even remember the climb rate on the track (but the steepest climb was actually the most fun and brought the most reward). Oh, wait, found it in the brochure. Highest point is Red Crater, 1900m, woop! Continue reading
