September 13, 2018 Driving a Scooter in Indonesia Arriving in Indonesia after Taiwan and Singapore needed a bit of time to adapt to the new situation. I was back in life-threatening traffic,…
September 6, 2018 Stop-over in Singapore Before starting to write about my Singapore adventure I want to take the opportunity to praise travel agencies. It’s been a while, namely four…
August 28, 2018 Experiencing a Culture Shock in Taiwan It has been a while since I experienced a culture shock and Taiwan was last on my list where I would think I get…
August 22, 2018 Scuba Diving and Surfing in Kenting, Taiwan Since the rain season was living up to its name for most of my stay to come, I decided to skip the islands and…
August 18, 2018 River Tracing in Hualien, Taiwan After getting back to my hostel at Hualien from the scooter ride through the Taroko Gorge, I met some US Americans who were about…
August 15, 2018 Discovering the Taroko Gorge on a Scooter One of Taiwan’s main attractions is the Taroko Gorge, a mere 20/30 km scenic drive through a beautiful valley of marble rocks along a…
June 9, 2018 From Yerevan to Georgia via Gyumri For most people, Tbilisi is the first stop when crossing borders from Armenia to Georgia. I’m not most people however, and so I decided…
June 7, 2018 Yerevan and Geghard When we arrived in Yerevan, the driver warned me about crossing the street in the city as the drivers in Armenia are a bit…
March 5, 2018 Settling In While the first day in Tehran was challenging, on the second I already stepped out the door with a bit more confidence. Every Friday…
February 27, 2018 First Day in Tehran Arriving in Iran usually means getting into Tehran at 3-6AM in the morning after having a long stop-over flight from Europe and being quite…