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Petra is an ancient Nabataean city in the south of Jordan and is referred to as the “rose red city” because of the pinkish hue of its stones. It is a majestic tourist site, combining fantastic Roman ruins with Middle Eastern nuances. There are several ways to reach Petra. You can fly to Amman, Jordan  [ Read More ]

Categories: Asia, jordan

Backpacking and traveling on a tight budget can mean that you compromise and give up on small luxuries during your travels. The tasty and unique street food in Istanbul means that you do not need to compromise. Our guide to Istanbul tourism and cheap eats is good for both your wallet and your stomach.    [ Read More ]

Categories: Asia, Europe, Turkey

Thailand is an amazing country for backpackers. Of course, there are many things I liked when I travelled Thailand as a backpacker. I want to mention 10 things I like most about Thailand. Don’t worry about the order. 1. Weather Sun, blue sky, warm weather – especially during November and February Thailand’s got warm temperatures,  [ Read More ]

Categories: Asia, South East Asia, Thailand

Since I had some days off (public holidays in Thailand, yeah!) I decided to take a look across the border to our neighbour, Laos PDR (People’s Democratic Republic). Where & how I started my trip from Udon Thani, Thailand and decided to take the bus since Udon is quite close to the Laos border and  [ Read More ]

Categories: Asia, Laos, South East Asia

If there is something like love at first sight it just happened to me. It was the first time for me to enter Malaysia and its capital Kuala Lumpur. Despite all warnings and scary stories about Kuala Lumpur – which is mostly referred to as KL – like “to much traffic”, “chaotic” and “without own  [ Read More ]

Categories: Asia, South East Asia
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