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Athens
May 21, 2024 in Greece ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C
And back in Europe. Acropolis and ancient agora were quite nice, the other locations are quite small in comparison. I especially liked the agora with the reconstructed Stoa (covered walkway, probably market stalls) you can walk in, it's a lot more impressive than some ruins that you can't get close to.Read more
Hi 27°C sind super, später bist froh wenn es unter 40° sind. Schöne Bilder [Roland]
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Singapore
May 17, 2024 in Singapore ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C
The contrast to the other countries is stark.
So much green space in the city, and it's really quiet. In some places you even walk next to the highway but can barely hear it.
Probably since there isn't that much traffic with the good public transport and a proper city design with noise cancelling architecture.
It feels pleasant to walk around here, and it doesn't really matter in what direction you go. Everywhere there is something inviting to discover, even if it's just some stores or cafes.
You never feel out of place and no one bothers you while you walk around.Read more
Adrian BMan merkt deutlich, dass viel Planung in die Stadt geflossen ist. Richtig angenehm im Vergleich zu den anderen asiatischen Ländern in denen ich war. Viel Grünflächen und es ist ziemlich ruhig, selbst die Straßen sind deutlich leiser. Relativ wenig Verkehr, vermutlich viele EVs und langsame vorausschauende Fahrweise. Schalldämmendes Design. Stadt Layout ist angenehm, man kann überall hin gehen und es gibt überall etwas zum entdecken, auch wenn es nur ein Cafe oder Laden ist. Keine nervigen Straßen Verkäufer oder hupen Lärm.
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Schöne Eindrücke, gute Reise [Roland]
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Sanur
May 9, 2024 in Indonesia ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C
Just relaxing a bit before the flight. Not too touristy here but plenty of restaurants, cafes etc.
Otherwise nothing special here.
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Nusa Penida
May 5, 2024 in Indonesia ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
Probably some diving.
After that back to Bali, maybe some surf beach. Then 15th flying to Singapore for few days then to Greece Athens.
The West side is a lot better than the north, but in general everything is very stretched out over the island. You really want or need a scooter, at least if you want to go to the picture stops for tourists.Read more
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Gili Trawangan
May 1, 2024 in Indonesia ⋅ ☁️ 30 °C
More diving
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Amed
April 21, 2024 in Indonesia ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C
Went to Amed to dive.
I did a course for free diving, and am now doing some scuba dives.
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Bali. Kuta and Ubud
April 17, 2024 in Indonesia ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C
Arrived in Bali, stayed two nights in Kuta near the airport, then went to Ubud.
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Saigon district 5
April 14, 2024 in Vietnam ⋅ ⛅ 34 °C
A bit more exploring of Saigon.
Went towards Chinatown, there is a flower market on the way. Lots of colored flowers.
A whole city block with lots of repair shops for bikes and tons of spare parts, even quite old parts too. A temple or two was also in the way.
Lots of markets too, most either for food especially dried or spices. And others just for clothing, with dozens of small independent stalls.Read more
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Cu Chi Tunnels
April 11, 2024 in Vietnam ⋅ ☀️ 36 °C
Historic site of the underground tunnels the Vietnamese used as their bases in the war.

We went there with 6 people in a private car, there were supposed to be guides there to take us around. But weirdly we didn't get any guides, so sadly we didn't learn too much about it.Read more
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Ho Chi Minh aka. Saigon
April 6, 2024 in Vietnam ⋅ 🌙 29 °C
Big city and finally the public transport is in Google Maps, so you can get around easily without grab/taxi.

Watched dune 2 with couple people in the hostel, sadly a let down. Didn't know they split the move in three parts(at least), thought there were only going to be two. So it looked pretty but not much happened most of the movie.
Cinema room was nice though, leather seats, that can fully recline and lots of space between people and rows.

Went to the war remnant museum and Independence Palace, showed how brutal the war was in the end.
The museum primarily focused on the war crimes and atrocities, like the chemical warfare with stuff like "agent Orange". Used to deforest but at the same time caused a lot of human injuries and birth defects.Read more
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Dalat
April 4, 2024 in Vietnam ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
Town in the Highlands, a bit less heat in the day here. But no air-conditioning anywhere, so still hot indoors most of the time;)
Visited the "crazy house" there, which is basically more of an art Installation than house/hotel. Lots of wall paintings and hardly any right angles. Reminds you of Friedrichsreich Hundertwasser meets fairy tale theme. (Like a theme park without the rides)

And i went to one of the summer palaces of the king.Read more
Adrian BDalat liegt etwas höher und es ist etwas kühler hier, dafür hat aber dann wieder keiner eine Klima Anlage. An Hitze Tage ist es also dennoch etwas warm ;) Ich bin hier in so ein "crazy house" gegangen, ist eher ein Themenpark Märchenland ohne Rollercoaster. Erinnert einen definitv an Hundertwasser im Märchenland. Sehr viele Wand Gemälde, Skulpturen, die Pfade sind wie ein Labyrinth. Und alles ist möglichst natürlich gehalten, also keine rechten Winkel, Geländer aus Beton Wurzeln/Ästen etc. War auch noch in einem der Sommer Paläste des Königs hier. Recht schlicht gehalten das ganze.
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Nha Trang
April 1, 2024 in Vietnam ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
Another beach town, a bit bigger and busier. There was some sort of concert/festival going on at the beach in the evenings. The streets were just packed with people and bikes at that time.
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Quy Nhon
March 30, 2024 in Vietnam ⋅ ☁️ 32 °C
A beach town, otherwise there isn't much. Probably the same as the next couple towns I go to, they will just be vacation cities on the beach.
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Hoi an
March 23, 2024 in Vietnam ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
I went to Da Nang and heard about the lantern festival in hoi an on the full moon so i only stayed one night there. Going back to da nang to travel further afterwards.
The festival was nothing special, it's every day. The only extra thing is they turn off the electric lights for one hour. But they don't really replace them with candles or lanterns, so it's just darker.
But I met nice people here, so it was worth the change of plans to come here;)
Bicycle to the beach in the day and stroll around the river markets and bars in the evening.Read more
Adrian BIch bin dann recht zügig nach hoi an, nachdem bei Vollmond hier ein Laternen fest sein sollte. Am Ende stellte sich heraus das ist eigentlich jeden Tag, einzige extra ist sie schalten elektrisches Licht aus für eine Stunde "earth day". Leider nicht ganz durchdacht, da sie nicht mehr Kerzen und Laternen aufstellen, sondern es einfach recht dunkel wird für eine Stunde. Etwas vertan die Gelegenheit. War aber dennoch ganz nett hier, etliche sehr nette Leute getroffen hier.
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Da Nang
March 22, 2024 in Vietnam ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
On the day before Hoi an, i saw the dragon bridge. It spews fire and water on the weekend and 2100.

There aren't too many sights in the city, guess most of it is outside when you have a scooter.
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Hue
March 20, 2024 in Vietnam ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
Made my way down from Ninh Binh to Hue, one overnight in Vinh. But it was non stop raining, so i kept moving. Could be a nice non touristy city, quite new-ish. Since it was destroyed in the war.
Waiting out a bit the rain here.
Visited the imperial city here as well. And it's big enough to fit a small city.Read more
Adrian BIch bin dann von ninh binh nach vinh, mit dem Zug nachdem das mit dem Bus direct nach Hue nicht geklappt hat. Vinh könnte nett sein, da gar keine Touristen sich dort hin verirren. Hatte aber Dauer Regen. Daher gleich weiter nach Hue. Dort dann auch die Imperial city angeschaut. Riesen Gebiet, glaube waren 11km Seiten Länge...
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Ninh Binh
March 16, 2024 in Vietnam ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
Did another small tour in Ninh binh, with boat tour and visit to ancient capital hoa lu and mua cave(or well the hill above it, the cave itself is tiny)
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Ha Long Bay Boat Trip
March 16, 2024 in Vietnam ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
Half day boat trip, looks a bit similar to Khao Sok national park with the limestone mountains peaking out of the water.
There was a bamboo boat tour included or kayak, and a walk through a stalactite cave.Read more
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Sapa to Ta Van Trek
March 15, 2024 in Vietnam ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
Just a couple hours walk though the area along some rice fields.
Kind of touristy as well, lot of guided tours even directly from Hanoi.
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Sa Pa
March 13, 2024 in Vietnam ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Small city out in the mountains, popular spot for some hiking and overnight stay in homestay with locals.
Does look quite interesting with the lights and the fog.
Still got a bit of a cold, so haven't done hiking yet.Read more
Adrian BSa Pa ist eine kleine Stadt die beliebt ist für kurze Wanderungen mit locals und Übernachtung bei ihnen zu Hause in ihrem Dorf.
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Ha Giang Loop, Day3
March 12, 2024 in Vietnam ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
On the third and last day we went to the king's palace. Afterwards through Yen Minh to the weaving village where they showed us traditional hemp/linen production.
Then with a shortcut back to Ha Giang so people could catch the afternoon or evening bus.Read more
Adrian BAm letzten Tag ging es zu erst zum H'Mong Königs Palast. Altes Gebäude teils aus Holz und teils gemauert mit leichten Befestigung/Verteidigung. Ein paar Möbel konnte man noch sehen, aber sonst primär nur die leeren Räume. Danach ging es in ein Dorf wo man die Leinen bzw. Hanf Verarbeitung sehen konnte. Danach ging es zurück zum Start damit man den nachmittags Bus noch erreichen konnte.
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Ha Giang Loop, Day2
March 11, 2024 in Vietnam ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
On day 2, we went through Meo Vac to the river and had a small river cruise there.
We stayed overnight in Dong Van.
The weather noticeably cleared up, so we had great visibility.
Adrian BAm zweiten Tag sind wir durch Meo Vac zum Fluss gefahren, dort gab es dann eine kleine Boot Tour. Übernachtet haben wir dann in Dong Van.
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Ha Giang Loop, Day1
March 10, 2024 in Vietnam ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
Ha Giang loop is a popular motorbike route through the limestone hills and mountains.
You can either rent a scooter or get an easy rider, basically a driver that takes you on the back of his bike around.
I did the 3 day 2 night tour with Odyssey hostel. We were 4 people in the group plus the 4 easyrider.

The first day was very foggy and cloudy, so we couldn't see much.
We went first to heavens gate then to du gia waterfall with a lunch stop somewhere in between and stayed overnight close to the waterfall.Read more
Adrian BHa Giang Loop ist eine nette Strecke primär für Motorräder durch die Berge. Die Hügel dort sind Kalkstein, daher diese Spitze Form. Habe die 3 Tage und 2 Nächte Tour gemacht mit Fahrer, waren 4 Leute in der Gruppe. Plus 4 Fahrer bzw Guide. Am ersten Tag war es noch sehr Nebelig und bewölkt, man hat nicht sehr weit sehen können. Sind zuerst zum Heaven Gate und danach mit mittags Pause dazwischen zum Du Gia Wasserfall. Dort in der Nähe dann übernachtet.
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Hanoi
March 6, 2024 in Vietnam ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
I thought Bangkok was busy, kuala Lumpur even more. welcome to Hanoi, even busier and more chaotic on the roads, hardly any place to walk due to parked bikes and stores, so you mostly walk on the road and dodge the motor bikes.
And so much pointless honking, non stop.Read more
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Malacca
February 25, 2024 in Malaysia ⋅ ☀️ 33 °C
They do love their led lights here. At night everything seems to light up.

Probably going to Singapore next, the islands(perenthian and tioman) on the north side are still a bit too much in the rainy season.Read more
Adrian BGot a cold, so I'm sticking around a bit until it's gone. Then probably Kuala Lumpur and fly to Vietnam. Depending on how i feel.
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