I had never thought of Guatemala much at first. When the name began to surface in my travel plans, for Latin America, it was still a filler country. Mexico for its heritage and food, Cuba for its ‘travel back in time' feel and Guatemala for?! It was a question I…
Scotland – Ireland, From the Mind to Screen Via the Wild Atlantic Way
It had just started to snow and the weather update on the radio mentioned of a possible road closure by late evening. Google maps had already mentioned the arrival at my destination much before that. So, with a momentary sigh of relief, and not being worried about driving in snow,…
Being in Scandinavia..
A few years ago, in a Sami (North Norwegian) camp of reindeers, a tourist asked the herder, "How many reindeers do you have?". "Fifty Thousand" came the reply and then he added with a smile, "We do not count, we just be with them". In all these years of coming…
Alesund to Andalsnes | Part II
The Fjordland of Norway hits you straight away. It does, however, take time to sink in. The pleasant shock of nature after the initial ‘wows' and ‘amazing' settles in your mind. Once in there it only makes you want to stare, and absorb what you see, take it all in.…
Helsinki, ten years…!
I came here 10 years ago. In the ‘not so spring' day of early May, I followed the instructions given by the hostel website to arrive here at the Euro Hostel, Helsinki, from the Vantaa Airport. I don't think there were any google maps back then coz I remember me…
Alesund to Andalsnes 2 nights & 20 days | Part I
This journey was an outcome. From 2009 to 2014, when Norway was the only thing that people remembered out of our Scandinavia tour, there was already a route taking shape in my mind. A few names up here in Norway were been spoken. Places like Geiranger and Trondheim were known,…
Train Travel in Myanmar
The guide book in any country always says, ‘train travel is a good way to experience local’. In my first 3 days of traveling in Myanmar back in 2014, it already looked