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Turkey

Boğazkale to Tokat: Hitchhiking and Minibus Journey

After visiting the ancient Hittite city ruins in Boğazkale, we moved directly to the next town without an overnight stay...
Turkey

Ankara to Boğazkale via Sungurlu: Bus & Hitchhiking

After one night in Ankara, we headed to Boğazkale. There is no direct transport to Boğazkale so we decided to take a bus...
Laos

Oudamxay and Muang La

Oudamxay (Muang Xay) is an important transport hub with connections to both Vietnam and China.  We stayed two nights her...
Vietnam

Dong Hoi: Meeting Friends and Sightseeing

We spent a few days staying at a friend's hotel in Dong Hoi and exploring the area. Most of the time was spent eating an...
Vietnam

How to Get from Hanoi to Dong Hoi: We Flew with Bamboo Airways

There are three main ways to get to Dong Hoi from Hanoi; fly, train or bus. 26 years ago I took the bus, 6 years ago I t...
Vietnam

Meeting up with an old friend in Hanoi

We had the pleasure to meet with Tuan, a friend who I had met first in Canada 10 years ago. About four years ago he was ...
Japan

Sakurajima Island Tour in Rain, We were Super Lucky!

Sakurajima Island is only a 15 minute ferry ride away from Kagoshima and it's volcano is very much active. We noticed th...
Japan

Kumamoto City Walking Tour: Kumamoto Castle, Kumamoto City Hall, Suizenji Jojuen (Gardens) and Lafcadio Hearn’s house

I really enjoyed wandering around Kumamoto and visiting the top spots at the Castle and the Suizenji Jojuen (Gardens). T...
Armenia

7 Places in Yerevan to Visit and to Do

We took the very comfortable night train to Yerevan from Tbilisi and arrived at 06:55. Ruben, a good friend who I had no...
Georgia

Night out in Tbilisi

We had a lovely night out with Miranda and old friend who I had not seen for more than ten years. It was good to catch u...