A month in the Kingdom of Wonder

We just finished a month in Cambodia, it was truly a different experience than what we had so far. A poor country, still recovering from a long period of war, but in contrast to that, we found the people to be very friendly and smiling, even when their personal situations…

The drawbacks of long term family travel

We all think that travelling with the family, especially on a long term trip is a great experience, with many adventures and quality family time. Although it does stand true in a general sense, on a day to day basis it can be also unpleasant and annoying as…

China basics -first two weeks

Well, we got pretty much used to China by now, although it took us some time. At first we had some communication issues, but then we are also busy with the short and long term trip planning and by the evening we get tired of the walking.

Update from Korea

We have been in Korea now for more than two weeks. After having spent a month in China, Korea was greatly refreshing on several aspects. The kids enjoy the almost smoke free environment and the easily available tap water. We are relieved by the much more developed touristic infrastructures toward…

Two weeks in Japan

We were looking forward to our trip to Japan. There were several things we sort of planned to do there and the kids were also excited about it. We knew ahead of time that Japan would be probably the most expensive country we would visit. This led to us to some important decisions. First, we…

First month

As I write this, we are at the end of our first month. We are at the moment in Beijing, heading to South Korea in a few days, leaving China for the moment.

We are way over budget and a little tired, so we’re looking forward to Korea. One thing we want to do there is see and be…

Our visit in Shanghai

The day after our arrival we took the metro to People’s Square, which is one of the important points of downtown. The metro system in Shanghai is very good and easy to figure out. The tickets are sold through automatic machines that also have an English version. One ride costs 4 yuan (80…

End of the trip — quick summary

We’re so behind updating this blog! We got home last week after traveling for a little more than 11 months - about 8 months we spent in Asia, 3 more in Europe, and this is a great time to come back home.

Hong Kong and China, second round

We’ve been quiet for the past few weeks, mostly due to lack of time to invest in posting interesting tidbits but also due to the sucky internet lately in China.

Briefly, we left Japan at the end of November, made a quick stop in Hong Kong and…

Impressions of South Korea

South Korea is much more similar of the Western ‘First World’ than China, in the sense that it is very modern, has a democratic political system and people seem to show interest in different issues (activism, politics etc.). At the same time, people seem to be very patriotic and…