Naadam Festival – Mongolia
What is the Naadam Festival? Naadam is a traditional festival that takes place throughout Mongolia in July, culminating with the big Naadam festival of…
Gobi – The Mongolian Desert (video)
We drove from Ulaanbaatar to the immense Gobi desert. It’s a distance of almost 800 kilometres made more difficult because of the last 100…
20 Reasons to visit Mongolia
After a month travelling in Mongolia, we made a selection of the places and the experiences that we think no one should miss when…
Mongolian Buddhism – what to know
Mongolia was the first Buddhist country we ever visited, therefore, we had to make some research to understand a few of the things we…
Mongolian Child Monks
We visited several Buddhist temples throughout Mongolia. In some of the monasteries, we saw many child monks, with ages from 9 to 13 years old. At…
Kazakh hospitality – Kazakhstan (video)
On our way from Almaty to Astana, recently renamed as Nur-Sultan, we crossed the vast Kazakh steppe. And amid this vastness, we had the privilege to…
22 Reasons to visit Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan is the ninth biggest country in the world (with its 2,724,900 square kilometres) though it has got a population of merely 18 million….
The horror behind Semey (old Semipalatinsk)
The only reason why we went to Semey was that we had to cross from Kazakhstan to Mongolia, via Russia. Otherwise, we would probably…
The Atrocious Gulags of Siberia
A few days ago we were in Spaask. Spaask is nowadays a memorial of what was once one of the deadliest labour camps (gulags)…
Russia Visa – how to get a Russian visa (2019)
As a tourist, there are two types of visas that one can apply to in order to visa Russia: tourist visa and transit visa….
The World Nomad Games – Kyrgyzstan
In terms of popularity not comparable to the Olympic Games or the World Cup, yet the third edition of the World Nomad Games has…
13 Fun facts about Cuba
For us, fun facts are all these things that we see in a specific country and we don’t see elsewhere. Things that are typical…
The most beautiful beaches in Cuba
After having spent two entire months in Cuba and having visited many places and many beaches, we have made a selection of what we…
Central Asia roads and borders
We are driving our motorbike in Central Asia and are often asked about the road conditions and border crossings. Here is an overview of…
Mongolia Visa – how to get a Mongolian visa
We called the Mongolian Embassy in Almaty and asked what was needed in order to get a Mongolian visa. In our case, we had…
Cemeteries from around the world
Even though we are not quite bewitched by cemeteries, it is not rare for us to go out of our way to visit a…
Practical info about Kyrgyzstan – with or without your own vehicle
This is our quick guide with some insights and information with practical info about Kyrgyzstan – with or without your own vehicle. We hope…
Cuba Visa – how to get a Cuban visa
If you are planning to visit Cuba independently, i.e. without having an agency organising everything for you, you may want to know how to…
Discover the beauty of the Valley of Viñales in Cuba (video)
Eli, Freek and Daan are three friends who came to to the Valley of Viñales in Cuba with the purpose of climbing. With them,…
Quiz: How much do you know about Cuba?
Cuba is an archipelago with more than 4,000 islands and keys in the Caribbean sea. When Christopher Columbus arrived on the island in 1492 he…
