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With the backpack again |
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| Two months ago, we started a test drive through Eastern Europe and Greece with our Toyota Land Cruiser. The result however, was very surprising. <more> | ||||
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Spectacle at the Gialova Lagoon |
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| The Greek village of Gialova, is famous for its lagoon. This lagoon, with the size of around 700 hectares, is known as the wintering place for more than 20.000 migratory birds. <more> | ||||
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Albania, different sides |
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| Albania was always one of the least known destinations in Europe for us. It is not often in the news, so it is difficult to get a idea of this small Balkan country. <more> | ||||
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In search of a Land Cruiser |
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| It is already a dream for years to travel a part of our journey by private car. And because finding a suitable car isn’t an easy task, we started already at the end of 2010 with the search. <more> | ||||
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Bird watching on Fraser’s Hill |
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| Bird watching is often seen as a hobby for nerds with beards, wearing goat woollen socks in their slippers. But we experienced that many of these stereotypes are outdated. <more> | ||||
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The joy of a big city |
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| Once in a while it is a great pleasure to visit a big and modern city where all facilities are available. Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia, is such a city. <more> | ||||
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Sri Lanka – a very enjoyable travel destination |
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| Sri Lanka can justifiably be seen as a very beautiful and enjoyable travel destination. However, still many people still have the impression that Sri Lanka is mainly a beach destination. <more> | ||||
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A visit to Jaffna |
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| With one more week to go, of our total visit of six weeks to Sri Lanka, we had the feeling that we got a very good impression of this island state. <more> | ||||
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Cricket for dummies … like us! |
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| The Indian Subcontinent is mad about cricket and they are hosting the 2011 Cricket World Cup. Regularly, we are complimented about the accomplishments of our Dutch team <more> | ||||
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A safari in Yala National Park |
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| Yala is a national park, where visitors are treated on trumpeting elephants, bands of jackals, beautiful birds and maybe even an encounter with the legendary leopard. <more> | ||||
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Bird watching in Bundala National Park |
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| The day of our morning safari to Bundala National Park starts on the driveway of Independent Travellers Inn; an empty driveway! Not a good start of the day. <more> | ||||
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Birding at Backwoods |
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| Our interest in birding started more than three years ago when we first visited India. In Keoladeo National Park near Bharatpur village, we saw over 70 bird species in one day. <more> | ||||
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Varanasi, an incentive for every sense |
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| We looked forward to our visit to the city of Varanasi with mixed feelings. Varanasi is one of the holiest cities for Hindus and is known for the many pilgrims that visit the city every year. <more> | ||||
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The highest train journey in the world |
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| With lots of expectations about the upcoming train journey, we walked with our backpacks to a bus stop in central Beijing, for the bus ride to Beijing’s West Railway station (Beijing Xi). <more> | ||||
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Our first China experience: Beijing |
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| We departed on September 22nd 2010 at 4 pm for our journey to Beijing in China to accompany our daughter Ivonne and her husband Edwin for two and a half months on their long journey. <more> | ||||
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South Korea: Flashback |
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| The train from Busan to Seoul finds its way through the hilly landscape of South Korea. There are a lot of buildings along the way, but still, South Korea makes a green impression on us. <more> | ||||
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Kyoto: Asia’s most beautiful city? |
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| "Kyoto is a city of secrets. Hidden behind ancient walls, down tiny alleyways, under layers of gestures and artifice. Incredible beauty that reveal themselves to those willing to see and discover". <more> | ||||
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Our introduction to Japan: Osaka |
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| It may sound a little bit strange, but our trip to Japan started with the idea to choose South Korea as our next destination to renew our Chinese visa. <more> | ||||
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Eastern Mongolia: the domain of nomads and a drunken monk |
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| Eastern Mongolia is for many tourists unknown territory. While most travellers go to the Gobi dessert and the northern and western part of the country, are we curious about the eastern part. <more> | ||||
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Illegal hunters |
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| During our trip through Mongolia, we definitely wanted to bring a visit to the Eastern part of the country. The Eastern part of Mongolia is hardly ever visited by travellers. <more> | ||||
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Spooning with a stranger |
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| We reached the Chinese border town of Erlian after two days of sitting in a bus. Our final destination is the Mongolian capital of Ulaan Baatar. <more> | ||||
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An exciting day |
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| It is half past four in the morning when we reach the outskirts of Xīníng. The fifteen hours bus journey brought us all the way from the town of Yùshù to Xīníng, a ride of more than 800 kilometres. <more> | ||||
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Snorkelling with whale sharks |
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| We travelled to the fishing village of Donsol, on the southern tip of Philippine's island Luzon. Donsol is one of the world’s best places to see the huge whale sharks in their natural habitat. <more> | ||||
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Ship wreck diving in Coron |
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| When we decided two years ago to get our open water diving certification, we had in mind to dive once in a while only at places that are recognised as special diving spots. <more> | ||||
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It is great to be back |
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| After more than a year, we are back in the Philippines. And to be honest, we were looking forward to that. We were tired of the cold weather in Southern China and the rainy days in Hong Kong <more> | ||||
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The end of our first China trip |
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| We arrived in the southern Chinese metropolis of Guăngzhōu, and that means that our first trip to China’s mainland comes almost to an end. We had a great time! <more> | ||||
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A little bit of traditional China |
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| Before we started our journey in China, we hoped to experience some of the old and traditional China. We knew that it wouldn’t be easy, in this fast changing country. <more> | ||||
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Crane Kingdom |
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| We travelled all the way to the city of Nánchāng with only one goal in mind: to see the cranes. Nánchāng is the ugly capital of the Chinese province Jiāngxī, but it really doesn’t matter to us.<more> | ||||
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The Chinese town of love: Hángzhōu |
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| Hángzhōu is our second destination in China after visiting Shànghăi. The contrast between these two cities is big. It is commerce versus romance. <more> | ||||
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Our first acquaintance with China: Shanghai |
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| We arrived yesterday from Bangkok in Shanghai for our first visit to China. Because it was already late in the afternoon, we didn’t do more than taking a bus to the city centre and looking for a hotel. <more> | ||||
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Cruising to the Bahamas |
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| The parents of Edwin celebrated their 40 years wedding anniversary this year and wanted to celebrate this occasion in a special way; they took us on a cruise in Florida. <more> | ||||
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Taiwan: Touching your heart |
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| Tourism dollars are more than welcome in most countries and Taiwan isn’t an exception. The Taiwanese tourism agency has launched a campaign titled “Taiwan: touching your heart”. <more> | ||||
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Green Island: Taiwanese Holiday Island |
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| In the south east of Taiwan, only thirty kilometres from the shore of the city of Taitung, you will find Green Island. This island is immensely popular with local holidaymakers. <more> | ||||
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Taipei: our first acquaintance with Taiwan |
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| On September 8th we fly from Kuala Lumpur in Malyasia to the Taiwanese capital city Taipei. As a matter of fact, we really don’t know a lot of Taiwan and what to expect. <more> | ||||
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Phu Quoc, a tropical paradise |
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| The Vietnamese island of Phu Quoc has everything you can expect from a tropical island. It has white sandy beaches lined with swaying palms, an emerald blue sea and small fishing villages. <more> | ||||
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Neck breakers |
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| Today we plan to make the bus journey from Ninh Binh to Hue in Vietnam. It will be a long day. The trip is 650 kilometres and the bus company told us that it will take approximately 14 hours. <more> | ||||
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Hanoi - the old lady of the orient |
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| It is such a pity that so few capital cities in south-eastern Asia weren't able to keep their traditional Asian character while they developed. But there are exceptions. Hanoi is such a place. <more> | ||||
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A visit to Brunei |
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| For some countries it is difficult to imagine what you can expect from it. Brunei is such a country. We saw this little country already many times in our atlas, but do not know what to expect. <more> | ||||
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Uncle Tan’s, jungle paradise or semi-zoo? |
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| Uncle Tan’s is a legend in Sabah. It is the most famous spot in this part of Malaysian Borneo to experience the real jungle, but especially also to see the Orang-Utans in the wild. <more> | ||||
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In search of the Birds of Paradise |
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| There are a number of animal species that are high on everybody’s wish list for seeing them in the wild. These lists often include species like the Lion, Tiger, Orang Utan and the Elephant. <more> | ||||
