Trip to Hong Kong for a Wedding

Asia » China » Hong Kong Island

01 November 2011

Last month my little brother got married to his longtime chinese girlfriend in Hong Kong where her family lives and we, the family back home, were all invited over to China for a true fairy tale wedding! Luckily my brother had given notice of the wedding a year and a half before the due date so I was able to save up some money and fully enjoy my stay in Hong Kong without having to miss out on any...

Whitehorse Canada Yukon Camping Trip

North America » Canada » Whitehorse

31 October 2011

In August of this year I started the trip of a lifetime and hopped on a Condor flight to Canada where my adventure would really take off. I had seen a lot of documentaries about the Yukon territory and I knew that if I wanted to go back to nature this was the place to go. One of the first places on my Canada/Alaska camping trip was Whitehorse in Yukon. I stayed at the High Country Inn and together...

Bandarawela Sri Lanka by Train

Asia » Sri Lanka » Bandarawela

31 October 2011

Travelling by train is an experience which you shouldn't miss when visiting Sri Lanka and not because of the great seats or the comfort standards of the public transportation networks but simply because there will so much to look at, from the people carrying more than they can literally carry to the stunning views. Maybe Sri Lanka by train is not something for the faint hearted and some constructions...

Tea Factory Visit Sri Lanka

Asia » Sri Lanka » Dambulla

31 October 2011

Like I wrote in my previous blog about my stay in Kandy it was my plan to visit a tea factory and finally get to see how these leaves are collected and processed. The area around the city of Dambulla is a good place to go on such a tour and as many tourists visit this part of Sri Lanka you will not be the only one visiting the tea plantations. I had the chance to visit the Ampittiyakande Tea...

Kandy Sri Lanka Temple Tour

Asia » Sri Lanka » Kandy

31 October 2011

The Temple of the Tooth Relic or Sri Dalada Maligawa in Kandy is one of the most visited temples in Sri Lanka and you will experience just how special this place is when you look out over the Kandy Plateau with its gorgeous hills. I decided to join a temple tour to fully enjoy my experience in Kandy and learn something more about buddhist values and believes. The Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic...