Tag: Lonely Planet
Bangkok
by Andrei on Dec.07, 2009, under Black & white, Photography, SE Asia, Travel
Bangkok is a very interesting city for a tourist. It is the gateway to Asia, so sooner or later everyone arrives here. Some will leave the city as quickly as possible, and some will stay longer. Besides the heat, air pollution, traffic and the annoying distances between the interesting places, Bangkok has a lot to offer.
From the amazing Royal Palace, which can take the better part of a day to fully visit to the beautiful temples, and from a cruise on the river to people watching from a bar on Sukhumvit there is something for everyone. And of course, there are the famous places like Khao San Rd or Nana Plaza, and shopping opportunities for every taste.
along the Great Wall
by Andrei on May.08, 2009, under Black & white, China, Photography, Travel
This post was long overdue, always in the making and always left for “another time”. Well, what with the weekend around the office corner I finally found the time to write about one of the “must-do” visits in China: a visit to the Great Wall.
I finally organized this trip on the last day I stayed in Beijing, right before going by train to Shanghai. It was not the smartest thing, as right after I returned from the Great Wall I had to go to the train station. However, this is my usual lack of planning. In the evening before I made a reservation to one of the two available tours to the Great Wall (available at my hostel).
from Shanghai to Zhujiajiao
by Andrei on Apr.30, 2009, under Black & white, China, Photography, Travel
In case you are wondering what the hell is that in the title, it is the name of a small water village near Shanghai. These are old villages that now survive in large part on the buses full of visitors coming to visit a slice of authentic village life. Visiting a water village is one of the main things one can do around Shanghai, and I was not going to miss this.
Of course, once I arrived I realised pretty quickly that the villages are maintained in their current state in order to attract visitors. The “new” villages, which are residential areas near the authentic ones are dead giveaways. Still, they are great photo opportunities.
Bradt guides special offer
by Andrei on Apr.16, 2009, under Travel
Today I received an interesting e-mail, with a promotion from GeckoGo for Bradt guidebooks. I am in no way affiliated with either Bradt or GeckoGo, but I still found this offer pretty appealing.
