To begin on my 1-month trip around Oman, I had first to somehow get there from Dubai. I checked the internet for bus routes. The first thing you run into is the Omani state-owned Mwasalat bus company. Those guys operate 3 routes per day at 7:30, 15:30 and 23:00 from Dubai to Muscat, and at 6:20, 15:20 and 23:30 from Muscat to Dubai. Tickets cost AED 55 for one way and AED 100 … [Read more...]
A day strolling around Sunset Beach & Jumeirah in Dubai
After having spent my first day in Dubai mostly in the area around Burj Khalifa and Dubai Mall, on the second day now, I was after something somewhat calmer and more natural. A beach would do just fine. Jumeirah hotel was also another of Dubai’s most renown landmarks I’d like to see. Beside the hotel complex, there stretches a beach known as Sunset Beach, or Public Beach, or … [Read more...]
Checking out Burj Khalifa and Dubai Mall: ridiculously sumptuous yet impressive
On the first day in Dubai, I got up early in the morning and started thinking about what to do. This wasn’t a simple thing to make my mind on. In such a huge and prestigious city, the possibilities of interesting stuff to see and do are virtually endless. Everywhere I looked, I kept being fed with yet more ideas, leading to nought but confusion. Furthermore, Dubai is not known … [Read more...]
Cycling in Malta – Guide & 2-day Trip Report
Upon arriving on the island of Malta, one of the first things I noted was its tiny size. Of course, I knew from before that it is a very small country, but I expected it somewhat bigger. Peering at the map and contemplating how I could make the best fun out of my time there, it soon occurred to me that exploring the country on a bicycle would be the perfect way to go about … [Read more...]
One day exploring Valetta
My third day in Malta was dedicated to exploring the tiny country’s capital city. At around 9 am this morning, I and my friend Lee, we were getting on that bus in Sliema. Soon later, there we were: downtown Valetta city. I have been to countless different cities throughout my life and I’m not generally a great fan of them. I never expect to be left open-mouthed upon visiting … [Read more...]
A Trip to Ghadira Bay & Popeye Village in Malta
While coming here to Malta, two days ago, on the plane, I was talking to that Greek guy. “Will you go to Popeye Village?” he asked me. I then got to know of that artificial village which was used as the set of the 1980 musical film Popeye and now functions as a museum. I didn’t know that there is such a film, and it’s been many years since I last bumped into anything to remind … [Read more...]
A stroll along the coast of Sliema and St Julian’s in Malta
The first day on Malta, a halcyon day it’s been, I decided to dedicate it to exploring the towns of Sliema and St Julian’s. As I usually do when the sea is within smelling distance, I left my hostel early in the morning and headed coastwards. Soon I was standing in front of Marsamxett Harbor, facing Fort Manoel and the lofty building-tops and church domes at the opposite side … [Read more...]
Things to see and do in Minsk, Belarus
Belarus recently changed its visa policy, allowing for the first time EU citizens to enter the country without a visa. Given this opportunity to remove one more of the very few remaining European countries from my bucket list, a chilly autumn afternoon I boarded that plane heading to Belarus for the first time. I spent one week there exploring this disremembered city. And here … [Read more...]
First time entering Belarus: the last European Dictatorship
Belarus was one of those very few European countries I’ve never been to... that until a few hours ago. Now I’m sitting and having a beer in this vacant hostel in downtown Minsk, writing my first impressions of this new country.This mysterious little country, hidden in the heart of Eastern Europe, whose name will sound to most Americans like a … [Read more...]
Trekking in Kamchatka: Avachinsky Volcano & Nalychevo National Park
Day #1: From Yelizovo to Avachinsky Base CampA serene, blue sky had made its appearance by dawn time today over the southern part of the Kamchatkan Peninsula. This beautiful summer morning found me and my friends Kristina, Tatyana, and Gennady in an old flat, downtown Yelizovo City. We were up by 6:30 am, ready to finally begin on our epical trekking adventure in Nalychevo … [Read more...]
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