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  • WanderlustPhilippines
    Day 1

    1 meter of deep blue sea

    April 2, 2016 on the Philippines ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C

    Three countries in one week - mission accomplished. So after India it was Malaysia, and few days earlier I finally arrived to Philippines. It was a hell long journey I should say :) 5am ride to the airport, then connecting flight in Manila (huge plus for Malaysian airlines, big minus for Philippine), 2 hour waiting for delayed flight, and then 6 hour bus ride from Puerto Princessa to El Nido. But beautiful blue sea was totally worth to wait! Not mentioning that I finally met with M&M (aka Mantas and Monika:) And I love Philippines so far - friendly people, nice accommodation, lovely little town we are staying at, feels like well worth holiday!Read more

  • WanderlustMalaysia
    Day 3

    Hop on, hop off at Kuala Lumpur

    March 30, 2016 in Malaysia ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C

    So another day spent in Kuala Lumpur. Aaand - haven't changed my mind. Very easy city to live in - buses, metro, trains, all shops and cuisines you might need around. The biggest joy for me was to find so many fruits I haven't seen before - still need more time to try them all! Also lots of tourists and clear info in English. I could, but wouldn't want to live here (probably would miss so called authenticity of the city itself). Yesterday decided to become a proper tourist and got hop on - hop off bus. Few hours ride around the town, twin towers and nice restaurant in KLCC for dinner. Moved to another place closer to the airport for the night. Something new coming up tomorrow.. :) (And yes, I have another weird birthday this year, I'm seriously considering writing a book about all those years and birthdays I had.:)Read more

  • WanderlustMalaysia
    Day 1

    Good afternoon, Malaysian twins

    March 28, 2016 in Malaysia ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C

    Not sure what happened but after my India-Malaysia flight I was completely destroyed. It didn't take long, just 6 hours, but it was extremely cold and a bit uncomfortable on Asia plane, so I all wanted on arrival was just a shower and bed. Surprise surprise - woke up with running nose and sore throat.. The first feeling about Kuala Lumpur? No feelings at all. Big glass buildings, funny food (especially snacks) I haven't seen before, and precisely clean anywhere you go. Went to China town and had few hour walk around the area today. What can I say my friends - KL reminds me of London and nothing more. Will have a proper check tomorrow, maybe the first imagine will be updated for something much better. For now I will try to get some sleep at Birdnest Guesthouse. Great location, friendly staff, 15 Americans who took all the rooms, I got the last empty room myself. Extremely hot and even fan doesn't help a lot, buuuut - you get what you pay :) Goodnight!Read more

  • WanderlustIndia
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    Day 22

    Namaste and alavida, India

    March 27, 2016 in India ⋅ 🌙 25 °C

    And the time has come. I'm saying goodbye to India and flying to Kuala Lumpur in an hour. It was a great month (3 weeks if being precise) I should say. Indians learned a bit of Lithuanian by reading the magazines I brought; I got a real feeling of Indian business ('very cheap price my friend' on each step, charging locals 10 rupees, foreigners 250, trying to scam you and overcharge on each step etc.); saw lots of beautiful places and was sorry for not being able to stay there a bit longer; met few amazing people and had some crazy time together; had lots of taxi /car rides, 1 domestic flight, 3 train bookings; one proper food poisoning and few lighter toilet issues I'm not gonna talk about; no things stolen / broken (thanks God); better understanding of Indian culture, people, religion; punk style thanks to the pinky hair (against my will); and in the end - a big desire to come back. Probably in September, once the new season start?..:)Read more

  • WanderlustIndia
    Day 20

    Hare Krishna Hare Rama Vrindavan

    March 25, 2016 in India ⋅ 🌙 18 °C

    The town I'm staying at now, Vrindavan, is the town where according to hinduism Lord Krishna was born and spent his childhood days. I didn't see a lot in north India but so far it's my town no 1! Simple, friendly, beautiful, quiet (just getting extremely busy during Holi), covered in narrow streets where it's nice to get lost and be greeted by monkeys. Everyone will advise to hide your glasses in the pocket as apparently monkeys been trained to take them off and someone will appear in a minute to ask for 50 rupees if you want to get them back (ha!). So I spent this day being blind. But even in this situation Vrindavan surprised me in a good way. Lots of temples to see (my favourite - ISKCON), beautiful evening worship at Kesi ghat on the Yamuna river, and the way back surrounded by kids after my 'hair do'. After such a nice day I'm ready to catch the train and head back to Delhi tomorrow. By for now, Vrindavan!Read more

  • WanderlustIndia
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    Day 20

    Happy (messy) Holi

    March 25, 2016 in India ⋅ ☀️ 10 °C

    Ok, so Holi was 80% different from what I expected. Big processions with people dancing, playing nicely with colours, colourful dressed up children, elephants, music and songs - did I see any? Hell no :) It seemed to me there are few rules for Holi - try to throw colours into someone's face whether they want it or not; if you don't have any colours - get some water and make it even messier; hug all women and grab their boob after. I was advised it's better not to get into the crowd and stay outside, but didn't see a chance to make it work - it was always people around trying to get you. Am I upset it wasn't the way I wanted to be? No. It was still interesting, colourful, cheerful experience, though would stay in a small village with 20 people next time :) Vrindavan for another day just to visit some temples and know the town a bit better, and back to Delhi tomorrow. Almost done with India.. Need some quiet time on the beach, got tired a little of all those experiences, faces, places, but will miss India for sure..Read more

  • WanderlustIndia
    Day 18

    Ticking the list

    March 23, 2016 in India ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C

    Your next destination - Agra. That's what my google maps said after I left Jaipur. And it was a nice choise indeed (not that I've seen a lot except of Taj Mahal or hostel to be honest..:) Noticed narrow streets doted in the old town, went to see Taj in the dark (but didn't succeed as they closed the park before the dark) from Mehtab Bagh park, and promised myself to wake up at 5 and visit Taj for sunrise. Though hostel community completely changed my plans and with few hours sleep managed to get to Taj just before 08:00, so still not too bad to avoid the crowds. Was I amazed by beauty of Taj? I definately was, really amazing creature, worth to see. Will I go back? Probably not, one time is enough. But would love to get back to Agra and stay another day or two just to explore the city. Loved the vibe at Sheroes hangout, got lost in the old town, almost fall into that huge pile of shit, and had the worst omelette ever. Now just keeping the fingers crossed I haven't got any bed bugs from that dirty hostel (which has a great aura indeed). And so I left Agra for now with promise to come back later, and got on the train to Vrindavan today. Holi, I'm here for you!Read more

  • WanderlustIndia
    Day 17

    Lovely jubbly Jaipur

    March 22, 2016 in India ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C

    Pink City aka Jaipur missed me with a little heart attack when I almost missed my stop. First of all train journey was a little awkward when another girl approached me saying she was sold the same seat as me so we have to share.. Thankfully all was sorted within an hour (pretty quick counting in Indian time), and another 4 hours to Jaipur I had lovely time on catching up with House of cards :) Until the train stopped and I saw train station written.. Somehow I thought Jaipur should be the last stop so jumped out of the train just before the door closed. How was Jaipur? Can't say anything bad. Really beautiful Amber castle / fort, cheeky monkey temple on sunset, amazing hostel I would highly recommend to anyone (The moustache hostel), and lovely lady Larisa who I met on the way up to Monkey temple and extended our friendship until the next day when she got me seat on the same car heading to Agra. As I say - right people on the right time. Was a great evening and quick cheerful ride with her, Khan (Double trouble) and Sheikh (Cheeky monkey). Few new dishes tried -pachori for breakfast (pastry with mashed potato, onions, etc., again - too spicy for me), and soak cake (this one I guess is Bengali, really, really good even for me, who has no sweet teeth:). First impression of Agra is the same - way smaller and quieter than big cities visited before, but again can't avoid people starring at you, begging for rupees and asking for a photos together. And really strange hostel staying at.. Still not sure how I feel about that stay tonight... Shall I get my nasty face out and ask to move me somewhere else? Oh boy. Not very lovely jubbly indeed :)Read more

  • WanderlustIndia
    Day 13

    No spitting allowed

    March 18, 2016 in India ⋅ 🌫 27 °C

    What I found these few days - India is like Michael Jackson (Black&White) plus 50 shades of grey combined together. So Delhi met me with the biggest scam ever. On arrival to the train station I was told Tourist information bureau and Ticket office was moved to another building, shown the ID proving this man is from government, and even when I refused to believe and still kept on looking for the ticket office, I was again told the same story but by someone else what seemed to be even more suspicious. They fiercely tried not to let me go through, so obviously I lost the temper, called my hotel manager to check with him what's going on, and was confirmed the bureau is still there. Long story short I spent almost two hours in that crazy train station sorting my train tickets out. Delhi didn't leave good picture I should admit. Not because of the town - it's OK, and metro system is really good (loved 'Women only' carriages!), but mostly of the people - very dodgy, trying to scam you on each step, and more 'into your face' than in Mumbai. And also spitting - for some reason they do spit everywhere. Open the car window and spit outside, spit in public, spit in the restaurants, what's the deal with that spitting??? The other question is why men are so skinny, but have huuuge bellies? And the idea of urinating everywhere - whats wrong with you people? I saw probably 10 penises without my own will. Little alleys, parks, corner shops - pissing everywhere without even trying to hide this! And taking the photos of the tourists without bothering to ask. Sitting on the bench by the Lotus temple, checking the maps, when realised one the families just put their children around me and started taking the photos without even asking for my permission. Didn't even know how to react :) Good point of Delhi - the hotel was quiet and comfortable, with daily breakfast delivered to the room, and just outside the main bazar street - nice eateries around and meka for shopping. My little crazy wish was to have henna tattoo done (and I got it!:) Not the best quality, not the picture i wanted, but still good job for £1 :) Will come back to Delhi in the end of March, goodbye for now, time to pack stuff and get 11.45am train to Jaipur!Read more

  • WanderlustIndia
    Day 13

    Bye bye, Mumbai

    March 18, 2016 in India ⋅ 🌫 27 °C

    Talking to children, smiling at women, ignoring the men - that's the main rule learned in Mumbai. Also that fruits from the street vendors and ice cubes in juice should be highly avoided. Enough rules, let's talk about Mumbai. So it's my last day in this city, and after 4 days here I can say that I could probably even live here. Still way too noisy for me, and the marine drive walk stink too much, but in overall pretty nice city (especially south of it). Yesterday was another day of walking - Crawford market full of food and clothes, Jehangir art gallery (with the strangest baby ganesha paintings, which are actually babies with elephant trunks..), quick snack and beer at one of the most iconic cafes in Mumbai - Cafe Mondegar, and Gateway of India Mumbai for sunset. Today I met two great guys, Federico and Mukut, went to Dhobi Ghat, so called open air laundromat, visited veeeery popular Leopold cafe, and popped in to see what do they have in one of the vintage (or ex thief) markets in Mumbai. The impressing number - Mumbai population is around 5 times bigger than whole Lithuania's, it's the 9th biggest city in the world.. And yes, it has it all - lots of beggars, dirt, surprises, expensive shops, cheap eateries, night clubs, all diversity you could imagine.. Probably will be enough of Mumbai for now, Delhi belly - I'm coming to see (and avoid) you tomorrow!Read more

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