Category: Asia
Our last two stops on the Philippines were Apo Island and Malapascua. Apo Island is known for its countless sea turtles and colourful reefs and it truly is a divers’
We made our way from Palawan to Bohol and were finally greeted by good weather. We stayed on Alona Beach in Panglao for most of the days and spend some
Our flight from Osaka brought us directly to Manila, where we booked a budget hostel in the city center for three nights. We quickly learned that this was not the
We made our way from Takayama to Kyoto to spend 6 days in the “Ancient Capital” of Japan. The city is way smaller than Tokyo, but home to roughly 1.600
We are staying for a total of 16 days in Japan and spent 6 of them in Tokyo. Japan’s capital city is inhabited by 38 million people in its greater
We spent our last 5 days in China in Shanghai and flew there from Zhangjiajie directly. For us, it was the most “Western standard” city we visited and the easiest
After our good experiences with Chinese trains, we were looking forward to taking a 17-hours train ride to Zhangjiajie, with exchange in Yichang. Unfortunately, things did not work out as
We hopped on another fast train to get from Xi’an to Chengdu and stayed in a nice AirBnb apartment directly in the city center. Chengdu is the capital of the
We took a direct fast train from Beijing to get to Xi’an. The Chinese fast train network is a great way to move around and can definitely save you some
China – 1,3 billion people, a totally foreign language, exotic food and lots of places to explore. Our route in this huge country lead us from Beijing to Xi’an, Chengdu,
