Around Myanmar by train
Traveling by train is by far the cheapest way to get around Myanmar. However, it also is the slowest way. …
My seven Indonesian wonders
Indonesia was in my TOP 5 of countries to visit on my round the world trip. I had heard so many good things about the country and been recommended to go there so many times. …
I travel solo, but I’m hardly ever alone
People often wonder how I can travel alone. Don’t you feel lonely? They ask. Don’t you need somebody to share the experience with? Others ask. …
When couchsurfing is more than surfing a couch
I have been using couchsurfing since 2008, so it’s been 10 years now. But I have probably had the best experiences over the two years. …
My encounters with the police in Xinjiang
I am a police magnet. I have been in trouble in a few foreign countries so far. Vietnam, Cambodia, Australia and I had some of the most unpleasant experiences in China. More specifically in the autonomous province of Xinjiang. …
How I hitchhiked 5000 kilometres across Australia
OK. Not 5000, but 4993. How could I have missed the 5000 km milestone? Well, with the short detours that I wasn’t able to include I definitely exceeded it. …
Why do I enjoy travelling by train so much?
I have a thing for trains. I’m a train traveller. I love it. I’m writing this article while being on a train from Jakarta to Yogyakarta. …
Malaysia, I loved you from the first day I saw you
Malaysia was a very nice surprise for me. It wasn’t a country on the top of my list, it was just a country on the way and I had no expectations. And that’s sometimes better because you don’t end up disappointed, you can only be surprised in a good way. …