the best way to move in bkk, is to use mototaxi, cheaper, quickly dodging traffic and quickly get to the destination, bkk you can spend 1 hour to make 2 km stuck in the road, the mototaxi do not stop at stores to get tickets for gasoline and you can enjoy your time without being two hours visiting shops and holding vendors trying to sell suits o jewelry, greets
Budapest Hello,
I hope you really had a great time in Budapest, and you will come back to this beautiful city soon (summer is the best time for a vacation ;)).
Best wishes,
zsobig
Hi Darren,
I am not aware of the "custom" thing where when taking taxi - putting your luggage in the boot can be held for ransom. he he. This is also the 1st time I am hearing, though I am from Mongolia. :)
If you have a tourist guide with you then you should not have a problem being outside after midnight. However, obviously not just walking in the dark street with no light - after midnight. Even here in the US, if there is a place with no light - dark - then I will not even think of walking there after midnight too. So, i guess it is only a natural thing for all of us - everywhere around the world. :)
Not only are there Korean restaurants, but there are all other sorts of restaurants\fast food\buffet\cafeteria sort in UB you can find. There are 2 places that seem to have high reputations among tourists in Mongolia and those are called: Irish Pub and Ikh Mongol. The latter one translates to: Great Mongol. These both have bands playing good oldies songs whine you enjoy beer with some really good food. I have'nt been to either of these for almost 3 years but this July ( YAY! after 2 weeks :) ) when I go back home for a month to visit friends and family, I will definitely go to both of these places.
I also like traveling, though I am here living and working in the US now. So not much chance to travel around the world. But I have already been to few countries. But will definitely continue this after several years.
I hope your experience through the Southern Part of Mongolia is great. Before coming to US, I used to work as a tour guide at a tourist company. It was only 5 years ago and I was 16 years old then. At that time, once, I had a chance to take a group of 9 Belgians to southern part of Mongolia. There we have: Dund Gobi and Umnu-Gobi. There are 2 famous rocky-mountain places called: Ikh Gazryn Chuluu and Baga Gazryn Chuluu. You should definitely visit these 2 places. Just two of the natural mysteries. Plus, you can see the "sun falling down on the ground" scene in the southern part. There are not mountains, so when sun sets down it looks as if it is just falling down on the ground. Isnt it amazing?
Warm Regads,
Amar
NZ/Poland I dont have any comments re Russia but my wife is Polish and I am from NZ. We had spent 6 years in London and went back to NZ. My advice is to turn around. Unless you are obsessed with the outdoors you wont like whats happened in NZ over the past 7 years. Cant afford a house. Clothes, nz butter and lamb are cheaper in the UK. Electricyt and petrol make cost of living insane. You need a car to get anywahere, and becuase the roads are terrible it takes all day to get anywhere. Worst of all. People have become so clicky and tight with thier money. When we returned we where on two professional wages with no kids and were living from pay check to paycheck with no chance of visitinf Jos parents back in Poland. Also , the feeling of isolation is intense. We returned after 2 years as we could nt stand it any more. All the best for you two. I didnt mean to rain on your parade. There are several Polish associations in NZ that are worth contacting as you will be surprised how many kiwi boys married Poles!!!
Haha "Well just when we thought the hostel was empty and very quiet about midnight a group of about 18 people from a Metal group turned up. They absolutely turned the place upside down and made so much noise"
Gutted - sounds like a bit of a nightmare. You should have got in there and partied.
NZ Cheers for the comments, actually I should have said but I am actually from NZ just have not lived there for some 7 years or so now (UK).
Now we are returning and doing a huge trip, if you can give any advice on Russia (we are going the transiberian through mongolia) or places to visit in China that would be great. So far it is just Bejing. From there we are going to HK and then probably Thailand. ,
NZ Was there 5 years ago and loved it. Spent most of that on South Is. Depending on time of year, it can get hard to find accommodations without reservations. We found the offical travel offices very helpful with transport and guest house. Have spent 20 years in Asia travel so happy to offer suggestions. I am a new person to this blog but seems a good idea. Good travels.
Me and my wife are traveling accross Europe and Asia towards New Zealand after living in the UK for more than 7 years.
Looking at France, Switzerland, Austria, Hungry, Slovakia then to Poland. Will stay there some time then take the Transiberian (via mongolia) from Russia and end in Bejing. From there will head down to Hong Kong and Thailand, Australia and NZ.
Should be in NZ which is my home by about August/September. Any advice welcomed particulary on Russia and the transiberian!
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nice pics
nice pics that you have there..i hope you come to malaysia again :)