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Where Bali is less touristy – Lovina beach in North Bali
The Lovina beach has, other than the southwest of the island, kept its dreaminess. There are no shopping malls, no Starbucks and that is just wonderful! For your travel planning: You can get to Lovina by taxi. Make sure you agree on a price in advance and keep the telephone number of your hotel destination…
Visit Hoi An and the My Son temple
Hoi An has been a happening place for a long time! For more than 2000 years the area has been inhabited and was, within the various kingdoms to which it belonged, always a thriving centre for trade with an international atmosphere – a perfect travel destination for independent travellers. Find out more about Hoi An’s…
Is Ayutthaya worth a visit
Definitely! This is the reason you should visit Ayutthaya in Thailand: See beautiful ruins, ride an elephant and enjoy the relaxed atmosphere. It is possible to explore Ayutthaya during a day trip out of Bangkok. A popular, hence over-crowded, day trip is to take the bus there in the morning, and to return on the…
Million Bottle Temple in Thailand
Hidden places This series covers places where not many tourists show up. Discover the gems, that lie off the beaten tourist track! Only attractions where, during my entire visit, I haven’t come across more than five other international tourists make it into this category. I don’t count local tourists. The Million Bottle Temple (Wat Lan…
Samkar – Burmese beauty like out of a fairy-tale
South of Inle Lake there is a second lake, the Samkar lake (also called Sankar). Contrary to Inle Lake it’s an artificial one, because further south a dam was built. This lake is also shallow. Since there is a lake here, the fields are more fertile as a plus, but some of the Shan relicts…
You need to see these 5 attractions around Mandalay
Mingun Why: The massive, unfinished Paya project impresses Description: Mingun is on the opposite side of Mandalay at the Ayarwaddy river and you’ll most likely cruise there with the tourist ferry. The trip on the river is nice too. King Bodawpaya wanted to build the biggest Paya ever here, but after his death it was…
Spirit up! Mount Popa and its stories are waiting for you.
Mount Popa is a temple on top of a mountain dedicated to the 37 nats in Burma. Nats are spirits, that the Burmese also honour besides their Buddhist belief. Most nats have once been human beings and have similar stories of standing up to a king and then being executed. Before going up mount Popa…
You just need to see the impressive temples of Bagan
King Anawrahta of the 11th century initiated the construction of many temples in Bagan to worship his conversion to Theravada Buddhism. His successors continued the construction, until – at the end of the 13th century – the mongols came and set an end to it all. If the end really came like this, is unclear,…
Pyay: No tourists and awe-inspiring temple ruins
Hidden places This series covers places where not many tourists show up. Discover the gems, that lie off the beaten tourist track! Only attractions where, during my entire visit, I haven’t come across more than five other international tourists make it into this category. I don’t count local tourists. If you want to go from…
Visit Angkor Wat – A miracle of the ancient world
Angkor Wat and its surroundings are a unique experience. You can sense the beauty of the Khmer kingdom, that used to have its capitals here in these areas near Siem Reap (the biggest city near Angkor Wat today). You will have wounded fingers, because you can’t stop making photos to cope with all the historical…