The owner of the An Bang Beach Village restaurant has a smart plan: he uses a geocache hidden at his place to lure hungry and thirsty treasure hunters. And it works – at least for us it did! It’s a neat little restaurant and just a perfect place to enjoy a few smoothies and egg […]
Asia
Getting a Taste of Asian New York
It took us a while, but we’re back with our trip report from Kuala Lumpur where we spent two weeks in October/November 2016: Our lifestyle and alarm clock don’t really go well together. Just like many of you, we do NOT enjoy early mornings. However, when you have to get up to catch a flight to […]
Phan Rang: Windy With a Chance of Bricks
We thought it would be a good idea to stay a few days in Nha Trang and then a few days in Phan Rang to see which city we’d prefer as our base. But once again we have learnt that planning too far ahead is a nonsense :-). You probably read the story about how Lilly […]
Slow-travel Log: Vietnam, adventurous
We had no idea Vietnam was going to be this adventurous. Yesterday, while driving to the beach, we saw a guy in the middle of the road holding a huge brick in his hand. He was about to throw it at a car passing by. However, spotting us changed his mind and suddenly he was […]
Slow-travel Log: Nha Trang. Or Нячанг?
After a few euphoric days in Ho Chi Minh City, we hopped on a plane and moved some 500 kilometers east to the seaside resort of Nha Trang. Our original plan was to spend four nights, but because of some unplanned events caused by Lilly and Alex, we ended up staying for a week. Fortunately, […]
Slow-travel Log: Vieuphoria
After a small delay, we’re back again, reporting from Ho Chi Minh City AKA Saigon. What we’re experiencing here three days in a row is pure euphoria – the food is awesome and omnipresent; the people are so nice and friendly; the city is relatively clean, even if you compare it to our home country; […]
Slow-travel Log: Closing the Bali Circle
Yay! On Friday, we managed to safely ride 150km all the way back from northwestern Bali back to Canggu. Our butts were screaming bloody murder, but it was totally worth it :-). Should you do the same trip or at least travel towards western Bali, make sure to stop in the little village of Cupel. […]
Slow-travel Log: Alam Lestari Mangrove Beach
As our snorkeling plans didn’t work out (the waves were too wild), we really had nothing to do. The kids played with a bunch of local children and we finished some work. After a nice lunch, we visited a few temples and were robbed by a gang of monkeys – those suckers stole our water! […]
Slow-travel Log: Balinese Cremation Ceremony
We had no idea what to expect when we accepted Ketut’s (the owner of Air Sanih Homestay) invitation to join them in a ceremony. Initially, we were filled with joy and excitement, but that lasted only until we were told that it was a cremation ceremony of his eldest brother. Little did we know, we […]
Slow-travel Log: Kolam Renang Air Sanih, Bali
Today we rode for two hours (60+ km) from Amed to Air Sanih. Our butts were sore again, so we decided to relax and visit the local natural swimming pool / holy water spring (Kolam Renang Air Sanih) – and let me tell you, it was awesome! The entrance fee was pretty cheap at 8k […]
Jatiluwih Rice Terraces
Rice terraces are, without any doubt, one of the most iconic sights of Bali that we just had to experience on our own. As we went to Ubud about a month ago, we decided to visit the famous Tegalalang Rice Terraces. Unfortunately for us, Google reviews did not paint the full picture and the place […]
Cheap & Tasty Chiang Mai Eats, Family Edition
Thai food is fresh, full of flavors, and delicious – but it also can be extremely spicy. Be prepared: some meals (like green papaya salad or green curry) will set your mouth on fire! I am glad we were thinking ahead and “trained” our kids before going to Southeast Asia by letting them use piri piri […]
From Prague to Thailand: Five People, Five Backpacks, Five Time Zones
Believe it or not, the few weeks we had in Prague seemed like only a few days. We were super lucky to find this awesome apartment. It was in a house with a garden where the kids could play, climb trees, eat apples or build houses for fairies 😀. We were super busy and had accomplished a […]
Traveling Light
As soon as you start traveling full time, you gradually realize how little you need, no matter whether you are a lone backpacker or a family of five. Not having to schlep heavy suitcases or overthink your daily outfits, and quicker packing/unpacking are all good reasons to downsize your stuff to a bare minimum. Once we […]