The Fascinating Okuno-in Cemetery in Koyasan
byIf you think of visiting Japan, it is worthwhile to include a temple stay in your plans. A temple stay is easily organised, but you’ll have…
If you think of visiting Japan, it is worthwhile to include a temple stay in your plans. A temple stay is easily organised, but you’ll have…
While travelling through Japan over the course of several weeks, we indulged in many delicacies of Japanese cuisine, and by doing so we found…
Waterfalls are alluring! How often have we gone out of our way just to see and experience with all our senses a waterfall? These…
We don’t have a particular attraction towards cemeteries, though we tend to visit at least one in each country, in order to have an…
Who doesn’t love a good movie? And movies about travel? We love all movies that allow us to discover new places and that tell…
David is a university student who has been dumped by his girlfriend. He meets Diego, who is a gay artist unhappy with the Castro’s regime. Miguel, an…
Korean cuisine is so rich and diverse that we found it difficult to immediately understand what its staple food is. With time one understands that…
After travelling in South Korea, we made a selection of the places and the experiences that we think no one should miss when coming…
Travelling in the Trans-Siberian train has been on our wish list for a very long time. We had this romantic idea of a long…
What is the Naadam Festival? Naadam is a traditional festival that takes place throughout Mongolia in July, culminating with the big Naadam festival of…
After a month travelling in Mongolia, we made a selection of the places and the experiences that we think no one should miss when…
Mongolia was the first Buddhist country we ever visited, therefore, we had to make some research to understand a few of the things we…
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…
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 only reason why we went to Semey was that we had to cross from Kazakhstan to Mongolia, via Russia. Otherwise, we would probably…
A few days ago we were in Spaask. Spaask is nowadays a memorial of what was once one of the deadliest labour camps (gulags)…
In terms of popularity not comparable to the Olympic Games or the World Cup, yet the third edition of the World Nomad Games has…
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…
Even though we are not quite bewitched by cemeteries, it is not rare for us to go out of our way to visit a…
Iceland is a country made for road trips and its scenery is best experienced with plenty of time and a car. The most famous…