A boat tour around Helsinki will give us an overview of the surroundings of the city. We take the boat in the southern port, in front of the market stalls, where at 11:00 am the life starts slowly again. The weather is a little cloudy, but it will brighten up in the course of the […]
Helsinki City Tour
Helsinki is the capital of independent Finland, since 1917. Before it was under the Swedish and Russian rule. The capital region has a population of approximately 1.4 million inhabitants, which is about one-quarter of the population of Finland. Helsinki City Tour The second day of our stay, we choose a hop-on-hop-off bus for a Helsinki […]
In the center of Helsinki
After check-in at our hotel, we are on our way to explore the center of Helsinki. With over 600,000 inhabitants, Helsinki is by far the largest city in Finland. The sunshine attracts the people to stay outside and enjoy the summer. The green spaces around the Esplanadi extend from the harbor to the Svenska theaters. […]
From Ubon Ratchathani to Khong Chiam
The journey takes us along the Mun Rivers from Ubon Ratchathani direction the east to Khong Chiam. The distance is slightly more than 100 km and is the driving time for almost 2 hours. On the way, we see a shop with the sign OTOP. OTOP, One Tambon One Product, one community one product, is […]
The Lemonicks in Trier
It was a great pleasure for us to spend some time with the Lemonicks in Trier. The Lemonicks, these are Nisha and Vasu, a charming Indian couple from Mumbai. Just like us, they love to travel, to collect many beautiful memories. Nisha is a famous Indian travel blogger. We met them the first time in Bangkok.
Pavarana in Ubon Ratchathani
As we leave our hotel in the morning, we come across a ceremony in the center of Udon Ratchathani. It is similar to the procession we have seen the previous day in That Phanom. This time, we learned the background of the ceremony. One celebrates Pavarana. Pavarana is the Buddhist festival of lights. It takes […]