The Shing Mun Country Park hiking trail is a lovely easy hike around the Upper Shing Mun Reservoir. I did it on a rather gloomy rainy day, which added a bit to the magic. It features, well, a reservoir, views
Pokhara Walking Tour : Nepal
Pokhara, the gateway to the Himalayas, was one of the highlights of the trip to Nepal. I was fortunate to have a gorgeous mountain top B&B overlooking the lake on one side and the scenic views of the Himalayas on
Kokonoe Yume Otsurihasi : Oita Japan
One of the last stops on my tour of the Kagoshima to Fukuoka Japan volcano tour was a stop at the lovely Kokonoe Yume Otsurihasi at Oita Japan, with a hanging suspension bridge over a steep valley, and scenic views
Mount Nakadake Aso Kuju Volcano National Park : Kumamoto
The trip in Kumamoto was remarkable, with lots of unexpected treats. That region of Japan is best known for its volcanos, so I got to explore quite a few of those. The closest I got to the heart of the
Swayambhu Monkey Temple: Kathmandu
While traveling around Nepal I visited many temples, but the one at hill top Swayambhu in Kathmandu, infested with crazy wild monkeys was one of the more interesting ones. It’s one of the most holy and oldest of the temples
Annapurna basecamp : Nepal
One of the highlights of my previous year was a visit to Nepal during Christmas-newyears, with various quick stops in some of Nepal’s top attractions. The best of those was the remarkable visit to the Annapurna Sanctuary basecamp, high up
Dali old town : Yunnan
Yunnan has bee my favorite trip in China so far, and I think it had a lot to do with Dali being one of my first stops there. With a gorgeous old town, surrounded by mountains and a large lake,
Chandragiri Hills : Kathmandu
On my last day in Nepal, I wanted to get away from the hustle bustle of Kathmandu city and say my farewell to the snowy mountains of the Himalaya, and so Chandragiri Hills were the perfect spot. I’m also a
Baber Mahal Vilas Hotel & Shopping : Kathmandu
In the last couple of nights in Nepal’s Kathmandu I wanted to try something a bit different and Baber Mahal Vilas delivered. It’s a stunning boutique hotel in a posh shopping area, far removed and completely disconnected from the Kathmandu
Walking tour of Bhaktapur : Nepal
Bhaktapur in Nepal, the “city of temples”, is a day trip away from Kathmandu, 13km to the east. It once served as the capital of one of the local kingdoms, back in the 15th century, and features, well, you guessed