It’s been a while since we treated ourselves to ‘above par’ accommodation. Ali arrives before me in La Paz and checks in; our Airbnb is in a tower located in Sopocachi the trendy neighborhood of the city. Each one of us has his own room, and we actually have hot water to shower now. Well, we think … More Nosotros Bolivianos
This post covers more than one trip to my homeland, so I will not go in order. Rather, I will cover every region on its own. I waited long on this one since I kept adding new locations the more I re-visited. I grew up in Egypt, living there for a total of 18 years. … More Egypt
I’m relatively lucky I suppose, usually immune to common sicknesses that people speak of regularly. Sea sickness, motion sickness, hangovers, headaches and so on. Thinking, now that we are 3,400 m (11,152 ft), I ought to feel some dizziness. I am feeling great, though, and feel like altitude sickness will be added to the long … More The Incas, Coca and Jim
Tacitos “Sorry, your apartment is rented to somebody else. They are actually in it at the moment”. Not ideal to hear this when you’re standing in the streets of Play del Carmen during the busy week of BPM festival with your bags. The Airbnb host is not answering us and finally we manage to get … More The Tacito & Pisco Episode
January 1st 2017, 12:00 AM. It is now officially my last full day in Chicago, before I take off indefinitely. I leave in 40 hours, and everything is still where it is, haven’t packed a thing. Lots of farewells, goodbyes, and so on; there was very little time to work on the actual move. I’m … More The Sloppy Departure
A pretty spontaneous decision to decide trekking in Nepal, when all you have in your suitcase are summer clothes. Figured some last minute shopping can be done in Kathmandu; one day was enough to buy some essentials, trekking shoes, a jacket, beanie, scarf, etc. It was the end of March, and the weather was not … More Nepal
Frequently visited by my circle of friends, Thailand’s tourism became trending in recent years. Most of the people I know end up visiting the southern islands, which are a lot more popular than visiting the north. However, I was more interested at the time of my visit to explore the north, knowing that I could … More Thailand
Second attempt. I was planning to head to India after kicking off the new year, 2018, in Sri Lanka, before discovering that I need a visa. Diverted my route, spending 45 days traveling through the south east, passing through Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore and Indonesia, then decided to make it back to my original route (West … More India
The island nation has been on my list for quite some time; after acquiring my scuba diving certification, diving in the seas of Indonesia was a dream of mine. From my circle of friends, Indonesia has been frequented a lot by them, most notably Bali. Had to go see for myself what it’s all about. … More Indonesia
One of the smallest, yet richest countries in the world; Brunei is located on the island of Borneo, which hosts Malaysia and Indonesia as well. Brunei is a sultanate, an absolute monarchy, where the Sultan has supreme authority and is not bound by any written laws or legislature. The small country is rich in oil … More Brunei
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