Memories Are Souvenirs

17/05/201705/06/2017

Friendly people and monster crabs

A good friend of Alice lives in Taiwan since three years and is excited about the country and the people, which made it to an obligatory stop on our trip. Figuring out that there are affordable flights from Taiwan to Japan boosted our excitement even more. As written before, we had a sleepless night at the airport and on the plane and arrived in Taiwan quite hung over. But once we were off the plane, we started discovering amazing details about this place Continue reading “Friendly people and monster crabs”

13/05/201705/06/2017

Beaches, sea food and new suits

We actually wanted only to post the pictures from Thailand, but somehow a part of the story would be missing, so here is a short report of what we did between Nepal and Taiwan.
After all the cold weather in Darjeeling and Nepal and a mild flu, we were really looking forward to a week on the beach in Thailand. Continue reading “Beaches, sea food and new suits”

23/04/201705/06/2017

Himalayas and uninvited guests

The choice of transportation to get from Darjeeling to Kathmandu is quite limited: You can go back all the way to Delhi and fly to Kathmandu for a more or less reasonable price – which is connected with two days of travelling, you can cross the border to Nepal by land and take a domestic flight from an airport near the border – foreigners are charged absolutely absurd prices for the short domestic flights or you can go on an adventurous 12 hour overnight bus journey for a reasonable price. Guess, what we chose? 😀 Continue reading “Himalayas and uninvited guests”

29/03/201705/06/2017

Tea hills and colonial railways

Darjeeling is the pearl of teas and the Darjeeling region is a hidden gem where only a few westerners find their way to.

Michael and I are both tea lovers and enjoy a good cup of black tea, especially if it is Darjeeling tea. We knew, that the region can also offer some stunning landscapes and views of Himalayas, so we decided to put this place on our list and to pay a visit to the Indian far north. Continue reading “Tea hills and colonial railways”

27/03/201705/06/2017

Phantom tiger and a mausoleum

We knew, that Jaipur is a good starting point to visit a national park and see some wild life. To arrange this, we’ve contacted a travel agent, who was very helpful and convinced us to shorten our stay in Jaipur and skip a day in Agra and visit a national park instead – promising a chance to see wild tigers – you can’t say no to this! Continue reading “Phantom tiger and a mausoleum”