In the Cappadocia region of Turkey you feel like you’ve gone through some sort of tunnel and come out in another world. The landscape is fairy tale like with strange rock chimneys created by volcanic activity and caves along all the mountain sides. There are even hotels where your room … more »
Author Archives: Ashray
Welcome to the driest place on earth!
The Atacama desert is the driest place on earth. Scientists from NASA studied it before the US led Mars mission as the climate is supposed to be quite similar to the red planet. What’s more, there are few deserts with such dramatic landscapes as this. Sun scorched earth with cracks … more »
All hail the king
Safaris in the Masai Mara are amazing! The endless savannah, full of animals just doing their thing captivates and astounds the mind. You feel like a shadow quietly moving around in your van, watching and observing everything like a ghost. The animals are quite oblivious to human presence and just … more »
Traditional modern in Hong Kong
Hong Kong as an extremely interesting city. It has a very rich cultural history as it was first part of the Chinese empire, then the British, then the Japanese, then again the British, and finally somewhere in the middle (at the moment a special administrative region of China) which they … more »
Valparaiso – you deserve more fame!
So today we’re back in the Americas! Life has brought us back to San Francisco and when I am on this continent, I can’t help but think of our life far down south in Chile. Chile undoubtedly has the most amazing graffiti of all the countries that we have been … more »
Playful sea lions in the Galapagos
The Galapagos Islands are a place like no other. We have never experienced interactions with animals the same way anywhere else. Sea lions, fearless will come and frolick with you, Marine Iguanas, although shy – will come and sleep next to you, and even birds will stick around unafraid. It’s … more »
The Great Outdoors in the UAE
The weather in the UAE normally keeps you confined within your comfortably air conditioned existence. However, when the summer heat dies down (which happens by November), it’s always great to head out and explore! There are several areas around the UAE which have beautiful scenery and amazing landscapes. One weekend … more »
51 degrees – should we evaporate?
Back in 2011 we took an exciting and rather terrifying road trip through Oman. On a day when we would drive 800kms, one of our tires blew out in the middle of the night. After the police came (it took about 2 hours) and aided us with a recovery vehicle … more »
Time for a cat nap..
Amsterdam is one of the most beautiful picture perfect cities we’ve ever been to. Walking around the never ending canals and the perfect little Dutch row houses can be quite a romantic experience. And while doing that you might spot something cute like this!
Thai Pride
Spotted on the beautiful tropical island of Koh Phi Phi. Koh Phi Phi is incredibly touristic and this does end up taking away from some of its charm. But the rampant tacky budget tourism is also interesting to observe. Scores of drunk backpackers show up on this tropical paradise in … more »