Not many people would compare Iceland with Tasmania. Most people call Tasmania a mini-Australia while comparing Iceland with New Zealand. True, there isn’t glacier in Tasmania. However both trips to Tasmania and Iceland gave me surprises in nature...
If you are not particularly fit, then plan for a 5-day trekking in Poon Hill. Our actual itinerary (anti clockwise) is Day 1 Nayapul-Birethanti-Sauli Bazar- Kimche-Ghandruk Day 2 Ghandruk- Bhasikarka- Tadapani Day 3 Tadapani-Bethanti-Deurali Day 4...
There’s a ton of forest in Latvia. It’s a very flat and green country. I was pretty privileged to be in Latvia for 4 days, and so I had some time to explore this country sandwiched between Estonia and Lithuania. My couchsurfing...
When you couchsurf, what time should you arrive? Especially in the case when your host is ambiguous with his schedules, when should you plan to arrive? Well, let’s talk about it. THE PROBLEM When you travel, you face constant changes...
If you have been to India, you’d truly appreciate having Zostel here. It is just a clean and fun place that resembles a little bit of home. And probably there’s no place like this, where you’d connect to cool travelers so easily...
As promised from my previous post Why You Should (or Shouldn’t) Stay in a Hostel in New Delhi, I am giving an update to my experience staying in a hostel for the first time in India! And I also stayed in a hostel in Jaipur too. So, I picked...
If you are planning your holiday in Iceland, here is a reference for you to budget your trip. We went as 4 people in high season in 2015, and we were there for 14 days (13 nights). We went couchsurfing in Reykjavik and camping for the rest of...
Between Jokulsarlon and the Golden Circle, there are two waterfalls Skógafoss and Seljalandsfoss that are beautiful, famous and almost a must-see for those who are visiting Iceland. And while Golden Circle is a must-see for tourists, these...
Copenhagen isn’t a cheap place to visit, especially for backpackers from Asia. Many people recommend buying food from supermarkets, which Netto is the cheapest supermarket chain in Denmark. I even went to its website to locate the...
Looking for a host For a city like Copenhagen, I felt it would be pretty difficult to find a host. However when I started to send out requests, I found out the real difficulty wasn’t ‘the hosts receive too many requests and they...
It wasn’t difficult to find a couchsurfing host in the Latvia and Lithuania. I had a host in Riga, Vilnius and Siaulial, and they all confirmed availability to host my family (4 people!) in a day or two. That’s just amazing! I truly think it’s an...
If you have a car while you are in Riga, don’t miss out on Lido. This beautiful restaurant is a bit out of your way… but it’s very popular to the locals.
I thought this would be an expensive restaurant, and so when I saw it for the first time I didn’t bother to look at the price. But then my brother saw their coupon, and it was unbelievably affordable! So from the coupon we had a great lunch...
One thing that left an impression to me about Riga was this bizarre style of art. I saw stood out from was this crazy art. I like architecture in general, although I know little about the terms or styles. From my understanding, Art...
So…. the most expensive cities might not cost you more when you couchsurf or cook your own food. And cheaper cities, because you might just be willing to pay for cheap accommodation, it might cost you more in the end. Here’s my...
Old Hansa? This name sounds so familiar, doesn’t it?
It’s now a medieval restaurant, and the building was actually used as a merchant house during Hanseatic League.
It’s pretty cool actually!
If you are traveling to the Baltics (Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia) then you are likely to discover LUX express and Simple Express. This is one of the two cheap bus service in the region. (The other is ecoline)
You can walk to most attractions in Helsinki. And since transportation is expensive (3 euros per ride or 8 euros for a day pass or 12 euros for 2-day pass), it’s good to know that you can walk to most places.
Why Go There? Suomenlinna is a fortress built in 17th century when Finland was a part of Sweden. It was built against Russia, the main threat of Sweden at that time. It is a UNESCO listed attraction, and the best of all is that it is FREE to land...
I only spent less than 72 hours in Stockholm… and because my couchsurfing host lived about an hour from the city center, I had to keep my schedule loose. I absolutely had a great time in Stockholm though! And while you may or may not...
