Blood is running in the streets and the air is filled with biting smoke. Fortunately it’s not a return of the Maoist insurgency but merely another religious event. This time every family worships its cast’s deity by means of a goat sacrifice. Right in front of their houses. Sadly the meat is only shared with […]
Castles
The weather was fine today and thus I saddled my steel horse and rode to see some old castles in the Pfälzerwald. The area is filled with castles but one of the main attractions is castle Trifels. It was build about 1,000 years ago (!) and is known for having been a prison to Richard […]
Blogging live from KLCC
I think I’m having a culture shock. Two days ago: Now: They seem to have every single overpriced brand in the world assembled here.
Hanoi
Hanoi’s old quarter is a busy labyrinth of small streets packed with shops and people. My hotel is somewhere in there and I just have to step out the door to be in midst the chaos. Before doing that I needed a coffee though and Vietnam is a good place to get one. Vietnamese coffee […]
On the Rocks
It’s 20°C outside. Had a wee bit of a hail storm just now. Anybody drinking their scotch on the rocks?
Kota Bharu
Travel guides, either printed or online, pretty much agree that there is not much to see in Kota Bharu. And right they are. One of the few sights is the big central market, conveniently located near the hostel. I went there with two fellow backpackers I met at the hostel. The market is, compared to […]