♥♥♥♥♥ It’s been nearly three months since we left Finland at the beginning of September. We’ve been travelling by air, rivers and land, slept in luxury condominiums, cheap hotels, on trains and at one Hilton. We’ve been to mountains, jungle and cities. We’ve encountered snakes, spiders, a ton of roaches and countless cats and dogs….
Day 78: Three Finns in Cambodia
As I and the enginerd’s 3-month trip is getting closer to its end (NOOOOO!!), we are delighted to tell that an old friend has joined us for the remaining time on the road 🙂 She is my colleague from the hospital I’ve been working at on and off the past couple of years and…
Day 66: Mountainholics on Alishan
As the enginerd and I are currently hanging out in Taiwan again, it was finally time to go visit Alishan (阿里山). Not only is it one of the most famous tourist attractions in Taiwan, but it also carries the same name in Chinese as the enginerd, and he has been like constantly talking about going…
Day 58: Leaving Laos
Whoa, we’ve been on the road for two months now! Tan skin, empty bank accounts, and a smile on our faces, we’re about to start the final month of our journey, exploring Taiwan, Cambodia and finally, once more, Thailand (and we’ll be joined by someone who’s been featured in this blog almost two years ago!!!)….
Day 44: 9 Reasons To Love Thailand (And One Visit to Hospital)
Food. We created a term to describe how it feels like to go to the bathroom the next after eating Thai food: Dragon Breath Poop. Infamously, Thai food burns twice, and it is not far from the truth. However, your taste buds get used to it soon, making it possible to enjoy the spectrum of…
Reachinghot
Road To Self: For some time now, this blog has been on a quest to find interesting, unique and special travel blogs from other Finns. Looking for answers to questions such as what makes them pack their bags again and again, what defines their stories and how do they feel they could encourage other travellers,…
Day 37: Train Z322 To Lhasa (Feat. Pandas)
After laptop hunting in Shenzhen (horrible!), visiting Shanghai Disneyland and walking the longest glass suspension bridge in the world, travelling across China and climbing on one of the most beautiful mountains in the country, we needed some serious enlightenment. And what better a place than Tibet? Travelling to Tibet has been made somewhat difficult for…
Day 19: Shanghai Disneyland and The World’s Longest Glass Bridge
On the bus from Hong Kong to mainland China: “Can you see Disneyland Hong Kong from the window?” “I can’t. But should we go there?” “We don’t have the money” “Well, what if we did?” “We don’t.” ” 😦 ” “But what if..” “We don’t” ” 😦 … Isn’t there one in Shanghai?” “Yeah?” “Isn’t…
Day 13: Notebook Hunting, a Couple of Cities and One Mountain
As it happens, almost two weeks ago I and my beloved enginerd once again hit the road to have a 3 months-long adventure in Asia. Having once travelled around the world, and lived in Taiwan for quite some time, we had a pretty relaxed approach to the trip: a week before, we had no hotels…
3 Months of Adventure: T-minus 1 day – Itinerary
As we’re leaving tomorrow, we’re proud to finally say that we’ve actually booked some flights and hotel rooms, as well as bought some train tickets 🙂 View this post on Instagram How are we supposed to be packing now? 😂😂😂 He's way too comfy but that's also where our stuff should be laid out😒 or…
Surprisingly, This Post Is About Food (and Tallinn)
First of all: I’m in a very tight relationship with my phone. Second of all, having my phone and its charger in separate countries can cause absolute and pure panic. Third of all, the staff at Viru Hotel in Estonia are the purest and nicest people ever and total lifesavers. Now, let’s get to the…
Hualien and Taroko National Park in Pictures
One of the best things about Taiwan is its nature. The fact that the island is so small, adds to the awesomeness since many of the hiking trails and mountains are more or less accessible by public transportation. By less I mean it is sometimes a bit challenging to find the information needed to get…
ROAD TO SELF: Bring your passport 