During my trip to Myanmar, I had managed to squeeze a single day at the infamous Inle Lake into my tight schedule. The lake is famous because of its unique fishermen who has perfected the art of using one leg to row steer their canoes, freeing up both hands for fishing. They also use traditional … Continue reading A hectic day at Inle Lake
After having spent a couple of days in Mandalay, I was very excited to head out to my top destination in Myanmar, Bagan. It is a place that I've been dreaming about with some kind of distant awe for years, ever since having seen the epic pictures of the temples of Bagan lit in a … Continue reading Temple hopping in Bagan
My first stint into South East Asia started in Laos. To be exact, it started in the city of Luang Prabang, one of the great backpacker cities of the region, and a city with a lot of possibilities for hiking and other active excursions. Even during peak monsoon season, which was when I was there, the … Continue reading 3 Hikes in 3 days, in Laos
Armenia is probably the country that I've explored the most, relatively speaking. It is not a very big country, at a mere 29.700 square kilometers, which makes it even smaller than my own tiny country of Denmark, so having explored almost every corner of the country is not as impressive a feat as you might … Continue reading Best of Armenia
Beware that this article is written almost 3 years after this trip, so some details are very likely to be blurred, or missing. In 2015 during a trip to Armenia, I had a chance to visit the breakaway republic of Nagorno Karabakh (known as Artsakh in Armenia). Historical background It's a disputed Armenian enclave … Continue reading Nagorno Karabakh, and my worst travel-illness yet
