After five countries and 113 days it is time to leave Asia. Time flew by and we can´t believe we are already moving on. We have seen amazing places and met great people here.
We will miss
- The food! Street food, night markets, curries, papaya salad (!), fresh fruit shakes and many more
- People that always have a smile on their face
- The hectic atmosphere in Asian cities, with traffic and markets in the street
- The combination of the modern world and the hectic Asian life in cities like Bangkok
- Beaches
- The low budget lifestyle, not worrying about money
- Temples (although we have seen way too many)
- Observing bhuddistic rituals in daily life
- Thai massages
- Eating with chopsticks
We won´t miss
- The garbage and pollution
- Not being able to communicate properly
- Spiders, scorpions, pig liver,… all the strange parts of the culinary journey in Asia
- People spitting and burping in the street
- Having to cover up all the time (especially women)
Our highlights:
- Annapurna Base Camp Trek
- Purna Yoga Retreat
- Inle Lake
- Trekking from Kalaw to Inle
- Hpa-An & the festival
- The elephant experience
- Mekong river cruise
- Skybar in Bangkok
- Khao Sok Trek
- Ko Yao Noi
- Singapore!
Best accomodation: Maylyn Guesthouse in Vang Vieng, Laos
Worst Accomodation: Phasith Guesthouse in Luang Prabang, Laos (bed bugs!)
Best food: Streetfood anywhere in Thailand; The Moon Restaurant in Bagan
Worst bus ride: Ranong to Bangkok (12 instead of 9 hours, toilet flush not working, child throwing up next to us)
Best sunset: Ko Lanta
Scarriest experience: big wheel without electricity at festival in Myanmar & almost getting killed by lightning
Weirdest moment: Meeting people we know from home in a hostel bathroom
Most memorable moments: Arriving at ABC at 4.130m after a 7 day hike & watching the sun set on Singapore´s skyline for 2 hours on the observation desk of Marina Bay Sands