The Mekong is a great destination to get away from the hustle and bustle of Saigon – after the chaos, the silence of the Mekong is all the more pronounced! My dad, my brother and I took a small overnight tour to see some of the delta. We started with the usual: temples ‘n stuff…
View MoreAfter just one night in Siem Reap, one morning in Angkor Wat, and one long bus ride, we’ve now arrived in Saigon. My brother and I met our dad here, and we’re spending about a week together before I head off on my own for real – into China and beyond. Some people say you need…
View MoreAgainst all odds, my brother and I have made it out of Bangkok alive and with all limbs attached. Yesterday was mostly walking around Bangkok looking for food and WiFi in alternating order. Highlights: Polo fried chicken and Thipsamai pad thai, which for some reason also serves the best orange juice I’ve ever had. As…
View MoreIt’s finally happened — I’ve finally left, seven months from that suggestion of “we should go to Noma” and after countless hours spent thinking and planning. It feels surreal, like ‘just another trip to Thailand’ at this point, but I think that will change when I reach China. Saying goodbye to Singapore after all this…
View MoreIn 23 hours, I’m catching the first of many trains which will eventually lead me to Denmark. This is a brief post, as my to-do list stretches outside my room, but still I’m procrastinating writing this by eating mettwurst with a pen knife while in my underwear. Sorry, mum… I decided to lay out all my gear…
View MoreVisas are the one thing you really can’t procrastinate – without a visa, you’re not getting in anywhere. For my trip, I’ve had to visit four embassies: Chinese, Russian, Mongolian, and Vietnamese – I’ll give a brief overview of how to get visas for these countries and what my experience was like. China Due to the volume…
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