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Bulgaria! What a little country that fills with history, and it fell onto the wrong side of the history (namely supporting Nazi Germany and Being part of the USSR) and yet it’s now a thriving country in the European Union and is on track to join Schengen and Euro zone. It’s fascinating to see the… Continue reading Sabbatical Week 26

Day 1 Woke up early (4:30) to do the all infamous ballon ride (220euros) Time have flown quite fast for 45min and we landed safely on a truck bed With a brief rest at the house to get my coffee and breakfast, we started our last journey in Cappadocia which was to hike up to… Continue reading Sabbatical Week 25

Intro Turkey! It is exotic. It is the link between Asia and Europe and yet its people consider themselves more or less Mideastern. Turkey is vibrant. Turkey is everything – the instagram pictures and youtube videos you watch, the disaster and its politics. Of course, its all notorious scams (or yes, it’s a 3-pager and… Continue reading Sabbatical Week 25

This week was a lazy week to plan for my European trip. Day 1 We have decided to take the jeep down to end our trekking early. I had lunch at a local village (300NRP for a buff Dal Bhat). Absolutely the best) and unfortunately due to the time rush, I didn’t get time to… Continue reading Sabbatical Week 23

Day 1 We got up just at around sunrise to ensure we could reach to our destination around midday – highest chance to avoid any potential bad weather We were about to teach Manang, a village that’s situated at around 3,500m and where we’d stay for 2 nights to acclimatize to the elevation before we… Continue reading Sabbatical Week 22

This week marks the starting of my Annapurna Circuit trek (click on the link to see the rough trail) for a total of Length 136.7 mi Elevation gain 60,456 ft with highest crossing at 5,416 m Day 1 Booked my 15day trekking with the help with my hostel for $415 ($431 with the credit card fees)… Continue reading Sabbatical Week 21

Chill week in prep for Nepal! Day 1 Relaxing day at my hotel Tried the hotel buffet restaurant Since my hotel is right in Chinatown, I obligated to visit again. Lunch time. Went back to my hotel to chill a bit for hotel happy hours! Ordered some takeouts for dinner. Day 2 Finally found a… Continue reading Sabbatical Week 20

Opening Last week in Indonesia – Lombok, lots of pain and lots of memories. Rinjani is amazing. Day 1 Another travel day. I managed to tag along with the Scottish girls to the ferry terminal to go to Gili Islands (500k for 3) Unfortunately, upon arriving at the harbor I encountered probably the worst experience… Continue reading Sabbatical Week 19

Now that I have completed my Indochina part of my sabbatical. I think it’s time to do some look backs. Thailand It is beginner friendly, quite easy to travel to and from all over the world. Developed tourism infra and infra in general. Thais are probably the nicest overall and are quite used to tourists.… Continue reading Thoughts on Indochina

Day 1 Another travel day. Got up right before 6am to catch my morning flight to Pakse ($45.22) at 8:20am. The taxi the hotel quoted me for was 150k for departing before 7am. I managed to use a local taxi app Loca to pay only for 92k! This is probably smallest capitol airport I’ve been… Continue reading Sabbatical week 11