First off, everybody can relax, our sojourn in Krung Thep has had a happy ending. We are now sitting at a charming garden terrace enjoying a chilled lassi at altitude of 1400 meters with no immediate risk of getting our feet wet. Having said that, just before departing Bangkok, the city on a verge of becoming a disaster zone, we were provided an excellent opportunity to exercise the famous Thai patience, as our flight to Kathmandu was slightly, read 10h, delayed. The reason apparently being an important Hindu festival in Nepal that the crew didn't want to miss out. Mai pen rai. We promised to tell you about Thai food in our next blog post. Without further ado, let's bring on the star of the show - Thai cuisine. A word of warning to our dear ... read more

So, we have been around the city for one hectic but rewarding week. What have we done, what have we seen, how have we gotten by, you might ask. Today is your lucky day - we will treat your curiosity with a three course meal of answers. Bon appétit mes amis! As an amuse-bouche, let us give you a sense of the metropol. First and foremost, the thing one cannot avoid in Bangkok is the noise... compared to Lausanne it is utterly noisy. In some restaurants adjacent to the traffic (the majority is) orders are made by writing, a sure way to get a right order placed. Many people wear headphones in guise of earplugs I suspect, cause the is no way one can hear music in such an environment. The escape for us is our ... read more

Our last week in the old continent has been filled with a plenty of action, emotions and goodbyes as well as consuming immoderate amounts of aromatically challenging French and Swiss cheeses, something we will be missing dearly in Asia. As our departure to Bangkok is looming, the news coming in from Thailand are causing some concern. The country is currently experiencing the worst flooding in a half century with floods swelled across two-thirds of Thailand since July and a death toll exceeding 300. Bangkok is yet to be hit, but it is bracing for flooding in a few days, as waters from elsewhere in Thailand continue to surge towards the low-lying capital. Although, there are frantic efforts taking place to strengthen the flood barricades around the capital, evacuation plans are simultaneously being drafted, as northern Bangkok's ... read more

Here we go Welcome dear reader to our travel blog. This blog will be your window though which we will take you from the ever so hectic streets of Bangkok to serene mountains of Himalaya in our quest of the Orient. You will be on a ride from the steamy jungles of far-east Asia to underwater miracles of Andaman sea. The journey is about to begin, fasten your seat belts and enjoy the ride with us! The preparations are nearly done. A myriad number of vaccinations taken, visas applied and tons of background material perused. The most importantly we have a rough road map to guide us during our voyage. To boldly go where no man has gone before, our journey starts in Bangkok on the October 15th. We will stay there for a couple of ... read more