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My Bangkok Neighborhood

My Bangkok Neighborhood

Alor Setar, Malaysia, September 2013 Very few times in the period of our lives that we have spent traveling in two wheels have I enjoyed so much a neighborhood like the one we lived for a total or 20 days in Bangkok. The house was three stories high and was […]

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The White Temple: Wat Rong Khun

The White Temple: Wat Rong Khun

Alor Setar, Malaysia, September 2013 I had seen a photo of this temple before, Mrs. Tao our lovely host in Mengla in the province of Yunnan, China, had shown it to me when she knew that we were heading to Thailand. Her iphone picture was outstanding, a white temple with […]

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Angkor by Bike Part Two

Angkor by Bike Part Two

Bangkok, Julio, 2013 Continue of part 1. My greatest discovery and what many websites, brochures and travel experiences failed to share was that you could ride through history on your own bike. There are paved roads that lead you to the famous temples, but there are also dirt roads that […]

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Angkor by Bike Part One

Angkor by Bike Part One

Bangkok, July, 2013 Who has not heard of the ruins in Cambodia, the city of Angkor founded in 802 AD browsing one Sunday afternoon through the internet. You just have to enter Angkor in Google to receive tons of information about the place and of course where to stay when […]

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Mekong Impressions

Mekong Impressions

Diesen Artikel auf Deutsch lesen The water buffalo swim in it, the children bathe in it, the fishermen live by it. The Mekong River is full of life. For nearly two months we traveled along Southeast Asia’s largest river. For the first time we met the by then still calm […]

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Der Mekong. Eindrücke einer Radreise

Der Mekong. Eindrücke einer Radreise

Read this Article in English Die Wasserbüffel schwimmen in ihm, die Kinder baden in ihm, die Fischer leben von ihm. Der Mekong ist voller Leben. Fast zwei Monate lang reisen wir am Südostasiens größtem Fluss entlang. Zum ersten Mal treffen wir in der laotischen Stadt Luang Prabang auf den damals […]

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The Islands of Laos: Sunset Part 2

The Islands of Laos: Sunset Part 2

Don Det, Laos May 2013 Sunset: Part 2 At Sunset the mood is different. Many of the locals have already done their chores and most of the relax and spend time with their families But just before the sun sets many others take another opportunity at the Mekong and seek […]

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The Islands of Laos: Sunrise Part 1

The Islands of Laos: Sunrise Part 1

Don Det, Laos May 2013 Sunrise: Part 1 We were going to stay for 3 days, but we ended up staying for 15 in the island of Don Det in the area better known as the 4,000 islands in the southern most part of Laos. Five years ago the island […]

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