Asia
We’ve spent over 3 years in total travelling around Asia and we consider it to be our favourite continent on Earth (so far). The people here are friendly, you almost always feel safe and the landscapes offer everything from grasslands and beaches to mountains and waterfalls. Asia is everything you hoped for and more.
Experiencing The Naadam Festival In Mongolia
The Naadam Festival is the time of year in Mongolia when everyone gets together to show off their skills and compete in different events: wrestling, horse racing, archery and ankle-bone shooting. This festival is like Christmas to the Mongolian people. It’s the time of the year that they most look forward to. Every village and ...
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Ulan Bator & Tsetserleg: Chanting Monks and Haunted Hotels
It felt so good to shower after getting back from our Gobi Desert trip! As soon as the 6 of us walked into our hostel the owner told us we all stunk like camels and goats. After washing away our stench, we all hung-out, relaxed and swapped photos before going to bed, totally exhausted. The ...
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The Day When…I Got Spat On By An Indonesian Woman
We were backpacking through Indonesia and I had one of the worst colds I’ve ever had. I had a throat infection, which in my professional opinion had to do with the fact that every man in Indonesia smokes – whether there are windows open, or not! I had a sore throat for a few weeks ...
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10 Things We Don’t Miss About China
As you know, we loved living in China, we loved our job and everyone we met was great. We’re always so incredibly positive about China and rave about how great it is. There are many, many things we miss about living here. However, as with every place, there are some downsides to living in this ...
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Our 6 Day Tour: Good Times In The Gobi Desert – Part #2
…continued from Good Times In The Gobi Desert, Part #1 Day 4: The day started with some rock-hard, stale bread that actually had mould on it. Which wasn’t exactly the way we all wanted to start our 7.5 hour driving day! Once again, we hopped in the van and continued on from the rolling hills ...
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Our 6 Day Tour: Good Times In The Gobi Desert, Part #1
After spending a day in Ulan Bator, the capital city of Mongolia, we were ready to set off into the great outdoors and experience all that this awesome country has to offer. We met up with 4 other like-minded backpackers about the same age as us, and began planning our trip with them out into the Gobi ...
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