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Beijing revisited – Temple of Heaven
Inscribed on the UNESCO world heritage list in 1998, the Temple of Heaven is the first of several iconic sights in Beijing we plan to revisit in 2021.
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Chaoyang Park blanketed under a thick layer of fluffy snow
Beijing, Saturday the 8th of February 2020 We have been given a rare treat this winter in Beijing – two consecutive days of snow have covered the city under a fluffy white blanket. In Chaoyang Park, where we usually have our picnics during summer, the lawns are hidden below more than 10cm of snow. Taking…
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Missing the island life on Gili Air
February 5, 2019 It has been already a year since we visited Gili Air and spend a few incredibly relaxed days on the island. Again and again I am shocked how time flies and truly cannot imagine that our Indonesia vacation was precisely one year ago. After spending a day in Jakarta and two days…
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Visiting legendary UNESCO world heritage temple Angkor Wat
As the world’s largest religious monument Angkor Wat is an architectural masterpiece from the Khmer period. https://www.instagram.com/p/B7vwLw5FcoP/?igshid=1pt092qc1pry7 https://www.instagram.com/p/B7vxfpjlfMn/?igshid=1bwzqfpvl9ml3
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Disputed Preah Vihear Ruins on the Thai-Cambodian Border
Cambodia, the 27th of January 2020 A three hour long road trip with our local guide Oeum Rida through the Cambodian „outback“ brought us all the way to the northernmost part of the country to the Preah Vihear temple. Located at the natural border of Thailand and Cambodia atop the Dangrek mountain range, these Khmer ruins…
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Ximen Rainbow Crosswalk in Taipei
Taipei, 05.10.2019 It’s been already a few month since we traveled to Taiwan but I still think back on this trip often. There were so many moments where we simply got lucky – like with this photo of the popular Ximen rainbow crosswalk which usually attracts way too many other tourists to get a good…
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Shibuya Baby
One of the busiest intersections in the world is the Shibuya crossing in Tokyo. When you are right in the middle of it you don’t really feel it, but especially during rush hour – like during lunch break or after work – and you stand to the side and wait, thousands of people cross this…
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Chinese New Year escape to Indonesia
Indonesia, 29.01.2019 – 09.02.2019 2018 has passed in a rush and the lunar new year provided us with a whole week of (extra) holidays yet again. Every year we contemplate to just stay in Beijing and boycott the exorbitantly high prices airlines and hotels charge for travels on these Chinese holidays, and every year we…
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Homebrewing Kombucha – Tea fermentation in the Jing
I recently discovered tea fermentation and became fascinated with the idea of brewing Kombucha at home. Since we moved to Beijing almost three years ago, the fast pace of the big city life and the constant exposure to the noise, grime, and the general sensorial overload of this megacity had me craving a more balanced…
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The good life – A few days on Turtle Island
Monday, 16th of July, 2018 (2 days, 2 nights) They are all islands in the Gulf of Thailand, but couldn’t be more different from one another. While Koh Samui is the busiest (and largest) of the three, Koh Pha-Ngan is somewhat more layed back. Koh Tao is not only the smallest of the three, it…