Stories from a year of traveling
Our next destination was the Pamir Highway and the Wakhan Valley — both rural destinations in Tajikistan. The map bellow makes it easier to follow our adventures. Going to Tajikistan The first obstacle was to get there! In Osh, Kyrgyzstan, we found a nice driver, Ibrahim, who was about to head to Murghab, Tajikistan the …
Bukhara is indeed a city of sightseeing! And for the first time since the Winter Olympics we encountered bus loads of other tourists. We even encountered a Danish group and secretly followed them around the city to listen to their Danish speaking guide 😉 Literally, Bukhara has a beautiful building at every corner, so we …
Continue reading "Blue tiles and historic buildings in Uzbekistan"
After an amazing week in Almaty and Navrus celebrations in Shymkent we travelled on to Uzbekistan. Uzbekistan has long been a bit of a difficult destination due to visa regulations, customs regulations, and the like. Therefore, it was not really on our list for this year of travelling. However, on the train between Astana and …
According to our original plan we would just spend a few days in South Korea to travel from one port city to the other in order to make our way to Russia. However, we learned that Donghae, the departure port for Russia, is close to PyeongChang, the area for the 2018 Winter Olympics. Therefore, Gitte …
In Hiroshima we were picked up at the station by Taka, our lovely friend and host. He took us to the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum and Park, and the Atomic Bomb Dome - all memorials and exhibitions teaching us about the tragic events of August 6th 1945 when the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima. …
With a 9 hours QANTAS flight to Tokyo we left Brisbane, Australia, and summer behind. Tokyo welcomed us with around 0 °C, high-rise buildings, and plenty of neon light. As we arrived with only dirty clothes, a dripping wet tent after intense showers the last night in Brisbane, and far behind on the planning side …
Continue reading "Railway museum and other turist attractions in Tokyo"
After some great weeks in New Zealand our time there was up and we wanted to move on. Next destination was originally Japan, however Australia was just on the way, and Gitte has a friend, Matt, living in Brisbane. So why not have a long weekend transiting in Australia before moving on. As a true …
World Nature on a Shoestring 