I had a great time in Thailand, didn’t stay very long but I loved it there and will definitely go back! First I stayed 3 days in sweltering hot Bangkok and then I headed to Koh Chang, a quiet island in the East of the country where I spend the rest of my time relaxing …
At home I heard a lot of horror stories and warnings about India. It was supposed to be so chaotic and very dirty, scams everywhere and the air quality was supposed to be so bad that people get sick after two days. It was a lot less dirty and chaotic than expected and it seems like most stories I heard were exaggerated or maybe India has improved so much in recent years. I genuinely liked traveling through India and I felt like the country was a lot more convient in transportation and getting around.
After Pakistan, Oman was an oasis of peace. It’s a well-developed and rich country. It’s also 10 times bigger than Belgium. Why visit Oman? It’s filled with nature, from dry mountainranges to sandy desert dunes, from coral reefs to lush green ravines. There’s a lot to see! It’s very much a car country. There’s a …
When I told my friends and family that I was going to visit Pakistan, they said I was crazy, that it was dangerous, that it was full of terrorists and that I would be shot or kidnapped. Safe to say, after spending a full month in this beautiful country and travelling all the way across it, I felt safer than walking around in Europe’s cities.
Pakistan gets such a bad rep from our media and safety in the country has improved immensely the last years. Almost the whole country is Muslim, so the people are immensely hospitable and will try to help you with everything. They are very religious and honest and I did not see a single scam or theft in the whole country.
Arriving in Dubai started off great, cough. I decided to fly from Cairo to Sharjah instead of Dubai International. The price difference was about 60 euros, but after I left the airport I began regretting my decision. It was about 30kms to get to Deira, Dubai’s old town where I stayed for the first days. …
Arrival in Cairo was immediately an adventure. We got out of the airport and decided to be brave and take the bus to our hotel, instead of a taxi or careem. It was fun to say the least. First we had to figure out how to get to the bus terminal. We asked a lady …
First we went to the West bank: The valley of the Kings, the temple of Hatshepsut and the Colossi of Memnon. After a late lunch on the ship, we went to the East bank to Karnak temple and Luxor temple. It was an exhausting day, but the guide did an excellent job and was very …
Winter is the perfect season for travelling around the Nile because of the low temperatures (20-25 degrees). This is why it’s the high season. Normally it’s jam-packed with tourists, but it was rather quiet, they say tourists are staying away because of the Israel-Palestine conflict. This surprised me, since Israel is hundreds of kilometers away …
I wake up at 8 am after a very short night, damn my head hurts from yesterday, I don’t think I had a lot of sleep, I kept waking up on and off.. The party was fun though, I drank a lot…Time to get up, it’s finally time to depart.. I got 1 hour 30 …
Almost there 3 more days until I depart.. It’s getting close now. I’ve been doing my final preparations. Packing my bag, applying for some visas, buying some more socks to take with me. I hope I got everything. I will be travelling carry-on only, with a backpack and a smaller daypack. This saves me a …