Wherever you are in the world, we wish you a very Happy New Year! Don’t let the hype of New Years Eve get to you if you don’t have something special planned. Instead, live life to the fullest and MAKE EVERYDAY EXTRAORDINARY! Happy 2014!
In Focus
They say that a picture is worth a thousand words.
In this section we share with you visuals from our travels around the world.
So come back for more honest photos and see how beautiful the world truly is!
Dim Sum Friends
No land displays the cute factor in everyday aspects of life like Thailand does. At least I have never traveled anywhere else that could remotely compare. In Thailand, people love to personalize their items and doll things up: this applies to stationery, brand mascots, vehicles, clothing, accessories and even food! … more »
Berlin is for hipsters!
Berlin is hipsterland. Otherwise, how can anyone explain the existence of shop names such as “HI I don’t care thank you”. They don’t care because not caring is perceived as cool. Once upon a time not caring was dull. But then it started becoming cool. And later on even cooler, … more »
Happy Holidays from A&Z!
For those of you celebrating, we wish you Merry Christmas! If you don’t care for this holiday but, still, you got days off work, make sure you do something memorable with them! You know well by now where to find plenty of suggestions of adventurous and fun things to keep … more »
The BEST soup in the world!
This year, we have eaten a lot of soup. Being in South-East Asia for about 3 months, we have tried soups in Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam. With rice, rice noodles, egg noodles, bean noodles, glass noodles, thick noodles… beef, chicken, seafood, pork or vegetables… spicy, sweet, sour or all of … more »
Lost in Translation (or How to Order Coffee in Vietnam)
Whenever you read a travel guide, you’ll always come across the typical paragraph suggesting you to learn a few “useful words and sentences” in the local language of the country you are about to visit. They say so for a reason, as we recently experienced in Vietnam. We were in … more »
A Vacation from Travel
Believe it or not, people who travel all the time like us, need vacations too! Traveling doesn’t mean lying on the beach all day, sightseeing all the time and live worry-free like kids – I wish! During the past few weeks we have spent a lot of time in Thailand … more »
The Pig that says MOO
In Thailand, staple dishes in restaurant menus often offer the possibility of adding chicken, pork, beef or seafood – this tends to happen with foods like stir-fried noodles, for example. If you want to eat some of those preparations in street stalls and smaller businesses, chances are there are no … more »
All aboard! So where are we going again?!
Back when we were in Ethiopia, the final leg of our journey was from Lalibela to Addis Ababa, we went through check-in and security. At security they stopped and stared at the apple keyboard I was carrying. “What is this ?” “It’s a keyboard”… “What do you do with this … more »
Welcome to Jurong!
The bird park in Singapore is really amazing! There are thousands of beautiful colorful birds flying around and interacting with people. Singapore itself is a really impressive city. Built from nothing to where it stands today, it is an example of a city state that has harnessed the power of … more »