Our stay in Nepal was compromised even before we have arrived there: to pay for our trip to Tibet we had to give up the trekking we would do. What to do then? Hang around Kathmandu, apply for the indian visa, do nothing for a while, think about the trip so far and maybe review [...]
Afficher 2backpacks – China sur une carte plus grande
It’s the paradise for the greedy ones, it’s the paradise for foodies… China has learnt how to please everyone’s wishes. Of course, we are always tempted to splurge and it’s quite hard to keep on the budget track when some many bargains keep crying « buy me! ».
Accomodation: after [...]
It’s hard to keep up being a traditional tourist: we gotta do what everyone else does! Forget about all the rubbish of a truly traveller endeavouring the unknown and discovering the real way of life in far destinations. We look for comfort, I admit. We want to be amazed! And surely we will be conned [...]
Afficher 2backpacks – Transiberian sur une carte plus grande
Well, it’s over. Twenty amazing and unforgettable days crossing the mighty Russia, the adventurous Mongolia, until arriving tho the capital of the Middle Kingdom, Beijing. Before closing this chapter, a look throught the budget for this part of the Round the World trip.
Time counts…a lot! Next time, [...]
Mankind is funny. We spent so much time trying to discover and conquer every little bit of the Earth’s surface and now, our wishes are going into a reverse way: the only thing we would like to be sure is that there is a place out there still untouched. The funny thing is if we [...]
Get across Siberia is penetrate Russia until its soul. And when we say it’s a country of superlatives, a place where the excesses abound, we’re just being another one with these tiring repetition. Although, those excesses might help to get to know a little bit of the russian universe. Get into Siberia is get along [...]
L’arrivée à Moscou était comme si la période de préparation achevait sa fin. Jordanie, Syrie et Ouzbékistan nous ont servi comme mois d’acclimatation. Le temps où nous avons laissé tomber la vieille peau de la vie sédentaire, d’une époque quand on comptait le temps en jours, heures et minutes. Maintenant nous sommes prêts à [...]
