A couple of years ago, i had a small dream, a dream of visiting one of the most beautiful countries in the whole world, a country that was known for its amazing scenery and equally -if not more- awesome people. I had a dream of visiting Brazil …. However as always with traveling, the very…
I was lucky enough to be nominated for the Liebster Blog Award by Mike & Veronique from Black Blue Green , to be perfectly honest -like them- I’ve never heard of this award before, so i went to be my best friend “Google” and did my research. What i learned about this award is truly fascinating, the…
Less than 1 year ago, i hated jogging with all of my soul and mind, I’ve found it to be this “Dry” “Boring” “pointless” “Tiring” piece of hellish exercise that is absolutely ridiculous and time wasting, i’d rather swim …. or play video games !! I also had no interest in reading anything, unless it…
In the realm of the Sinai peninsular, The mountains that hold the Great Ancient Egyptian Civilization intact, 3 young pharaohs embark on a very small adventure with really BIG REWARDS!! ———– The Tale of Two Mountains ——— The time is 8.00 am, the place is “Shiek Mousa Bedouin Camp” … We wake up and get ready for…
Our first trip in Egypt was to St.Catherine city, located in the Southern Sinai governorate. The city is most famous for their great mountains and their secluded sacred monastery. ………………………………………. 1) The Bus We took a bus from Cairo to Saint Catherine city in “Turguman” Station, the bus company is called “East Delta“, and the…
Egypt!! The land with a 7000-years worth of Civilization, and my home country!! After we got back from our graduation trip in Vietnam and Cambodia, we decided to start up an initiative to encourage Egyptian Youth to take on Backpacking and traveling in general, and to…
Our first day in Angkor was one heck of an adventure, we covered pretty much all the main highlights in the place, so we wanted our 2nd day to be different. After we’ve done some research about the most “hidden” gems in Angkor, we found out about a very interesting place called “Beng Mealea“. So…
In our visit to Angkor, we decided to have a rather “adventurous” experience in this magnificent place. We decided to buy a 3-days pass, rent bicycles, grab a map, and be our own guides, and i gotta say that i was pretty AWESOME!! ……………………………………. 1) Can you do it ? For this adventure, you’ll need…
Angkor, The marvelous “capital city” that stand witness to the most awesome architecture ever accomplished in the Khmer (Cambodian) History. Angkor is THE “must-see” in Cambodia, and i really mean it ….. it is such a “must see” that it is on the Cambodian FLAG!! Siem Reap is the closest city to Angkor, so basically,…
Phnom Penh …… The capital city of Cambodia …… You won’t find in it the usual “messy-ness” of the average capital city, yet it definitely has it’s own character. ……………………………………………………………. 1) The bus & The Hotel We took the sleeping bus from Siem Riep to Phnom Penh at night, it costs 8-10$ and it takes…
After a 17-days fulfilling journey in Vietnam, it was time for us to head to our second country in our list …. Cambodia!! Our e-visa required us to enter Cambodia from the land port of “Bavet“, so we had to take the bus to Cambodia from Ho Chi Minh City / Saigon. ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 1) The…
What i intend to write in this post is something that personally made me very proud, It is how i traveled in Vietnam on a shoestring!! Firstly i’d like to define “shoestring“, according to Lonely planet guide on travelling “Southeast Asia on a shoestring“, the budget i should have for Vietnam is 25-30$ per day.…
After our amazing stay in the most beautiful capital city I’ve ever been to … Hanoi. It was time for us to go back all the way to Saigon and from there to Cambodia. On the way back, we wanted to stop by the most famous city with a beach in Vietnam … Mui Ne !!…
After our brief yet enjoyable stay at Hoi An, we hopped on the open tour bus and headed for our next destination …… Hanoi!! The bus took approx 16-20 hours to reach the capital city of Vietnam. ——————————————- 1) The hotel We made few friends on the way to Hanoi, they had reservations in a…
“YO WAN HOTEL?” I woke up on the pavement in front of “BoBo cafe” to a motorcycle guy asking me this question. I looked around and didn’t find “Greg” our friend from France and it turned out he woke up earlier and went looking for hotels. After a while he came back with an address…
In Pursuit of AWE !! 