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
In 2011 I had my first solo trip abroad, to the country of Macedonia. There I spent time with some of my online friends. The next year I was invited back for their wedding, and so in the summer of 2012 I ventured back to Macedonia to partake in a traditional Macedonian wedding. Preparations Before … Continue reading Macedonian Wedding
This is part 3 of 3 in my series about my 2018 trip to Lebanon. For other parts click below: Part 1 - Beirut & Bekaa Valley Part 2 - The North Day 5: Going south - Tyre and Sidon On my final day in the country, my aim was to head south, and see … Continue reading Criss-crossing the Paris of the East: Part 3 – The South
This is part 2 of 3 in my series about my 2018 trip to Lebanon. For other parts click below: Part 1 - Beirut & Bekaa Valley Part 3 - The South Day 3: Going north - Tripoli and Byblos No rest for the weary, and so early next morning I ventured to the Kola-junction … Continue reading Criss-crossing the Paris of the East: Part 2 – The North
This is part 1 of 3 in my series about my 2018 trip to Lebanon. For other parts click below: Part 2 - The North Part 3 - The South Background, and general introduction to Lebanon In April 2018 I had a couple of days off from work, and decided to head to the Middle … Continue reading Criss-crossing the Paris of the East: Part 1 – Beirut & the Bekaa Valley
When I went to Iran for the first time, I met a lot of worried responses, mainly because of how skewed and plain wrong the media portrayal of Iran is. Especially my parents had a lot of worries on my behalf. On one account they might have had a valid concern, on the worry that … Continue reading Identity and traveling
