Hello my fellow travellers! Today has been a very interesting day with many good meetings. This morning Jay was the first to leave since he had an early train to Vienna, my own one was about an hour later. So, I said goodbye to Jay with a promise to try and meet again in Berlin in July and a bit later I said goodbye to Jakub and Mark, both of whom I will meet again on Wednesday. Neither Katy nor Christine was up yet. At the train station my train was 20 minutes delayed but it was okay as it gave me a chance to get a little something to eat. The train ride though was really fun as I got to share a cabin with two lovely ladies from Japan. They were talking a lot ... read more

Hello my fellow travellers! This morning, after only a couple of hours of sleep, I touched down in beautiful Prague. My host here, Jakub, lives close to the airport but since he was away at the time of my arrival I made my way into the centre of the city right away, bringing my bags with me. I hopped off the metro at the Wenceslas Square and took a peek at the National Museum and the statue of Saint Wenceslas before walking to the Old Town Square. First I went up into the tower of the Old Town Hall to get a good panoramic view of Prague. It's a gorgeous view from up there but I'm going to be honest, there's just to many people crowding and bumping into you to make it an enjoyable experience. ... read more

Hello my fellow travellers! So, after my quite turbulent day yesterday (which still ended very well I must say) I got a really good nights sleep and now I feel fully recharged. I guess you could say that today I'm definitely feeling the land-of-smiles vibe. I started the day by returning to the Rattanakosin area to visit the Wat Pho temple and it's reclining Buddha. This is a huge temple complex, far bigger than I first imagined and it is quite astounding! The reclining Buddha is an absolute masterpiece with it's 43 metres awe-inspiring golden body. This temple is indeed a must visit when you're in Bangkok! I was actually surprised also to find that there wasn't very many tourists here (sure at the reclining Buddha there were throngs, but the rest of the temple grounds ... read more

Hello my fellow travellers! What a day this has been, and I don't mean that in the amazed-and-dazed-way but rather in the god-what-a-day-of-chaos-way. The day started out well, I slept excellent and woke up rested and ready. Me and Chandra began by going back out to the hike trail and go for a short walk, on the way back we again came upon a flock of macaques and I managed to get quite close to them although one of the larger males started acting aggressively so I backed off. Afterwards we went into the colonial centre where I took a walk on my own while Chandra ran some errands. It was unfortunately a bit cloudy today but even so I could really appreciate the beauty of this place. The first thing I went by was the ... read more

Hello my fellow travellers! After a night with little sleep but plenty of laughter I have to admit that I only felt semi-ready to tackle the big KL! Rizqin dropped me off at the station and I took the train to the outskirts of KL, to the Batu Caves. Oh, one thing I forgot to mention from last night, people here really are friendly and there was no issue borrowing a phone to make contact with Rizqin as I was going by the commute, it also felt very safe even though it was in the middle of the night. People are very eager to help you out and they are genuinly interested in talking with you, no ulterior motifs or scams or anything, just pure socialising. I can tell you that my own image of Malaysia ... read more