Being in Palu and strolling around with a friend on a fair evening, we were approached by a group of nice young locals. One of them, Chan, could speak English and told us that they had been wandering around looking for some foreigners the whole day already, as well as all the last days amid the duration of the festival which had brought exceptionally many visitors to their … [Read more...]
Eclipse Festival 2016 on Sulawesi
It was about half a year prior to its occurrence when I first heard of the Eclipse Festival 2016. At first, I remember, I got surprised and bewildered and I was like: "what! a trance party in Indonesia?". A Muslim country where drug possession is punishable by death and alcohol consumption is highly discouraged and discriminated against didn't sound like the right place to make … [Read more...]
A Trip to Palu on Central Sulawesi
Sulawesi, meaning "Iron island", formerly known to Europeans as Celebes, occupying an areal of 174,600Â km2, is the 4th largest island in Indonesia and the 11th in the world. It is situated right on the top of the equator and is mainly covered by vast jungly mountain ranges running out of energy and plunging into the ocean forming an extensive coastline hosting myriads of … [Read more...]
Trekking and Free Camping in Cameron Highlands – Climbing Mount Irau
Initially, I wasn't planning on visiting the Cameron Highlands, and that's not because I was underestimating that area's beauty - no, by any chance - but because I had in mind a far more extraordinary great adventure. I was planning on conquering the summit of the neighboring Mount Korbu, a wild mountain that receives almost no visitors. I had done quite some job the preceding … [Read more...]
Trekking and Free Camping in Penang National Park
Passing by Penang island, north Malaysia, I could not omit to pay a visit to the national park, situated at the northwestern edge of the island. The park's entrance is at Teluk Bahang village, which can be reached from Georgetown by the city bus in about an hour's trip and the ticket costs 4 rm (or cheaper if you are to get a ticket to some preceding stop, upon which … [Read more...]
A trip to Koh Jum Island in Thailand
All along Thailand's Andaman coast, there is to be found a vast number of heavenly-like beaches - like the ones with the bright white fine sand shimmering under the profuse sunshine, and the high palm trees leaning forward towards the serene crystal-clear waters of the wide sea, having a hammock hanging from their trunks. Considering beauty, everything seems to be quite ideal … [Read more...]
While Cycling from North Macedonia to Greece
I remember that day... It was summer in its heyday. It was noon in its very climax. The sun was beaming mercilessly against that lonesome mountain that had happened to stand on my way that very day. The road was completely desolate. No car had crossed me, nor overtaken me, for some time that was long and seemed even longer. There was only me staring impatiently at the purview … [Read more...]
How to get a free city tour in Bangkok
While passing by Bangkok's center, I had noticed those guys driving around with the tuk-tuks, advertising themselves giving you a one-hour-long sightseeing tour for 40 baht. This price seemed to me, in the beginning, a bit too cheap to be true, as at times I happened to get any tuk-tuk for my actual transportation purposes, exploiting my bargaining skills in all their … [Read more...]
Renting a Dirt Bike in Chiang Mai
It had been quite some time since I rode a dirt bike. While being in Chiang Mai, gazing every morning at the mountains surrounding it, and fancying the scores of coarse dirt roads branching all over their slopes, I decided that it could be just about the right time to reflate my affiliation to these devilish motorbikes for a day.The original idea was to rent a 2-stroke … [Read more...]
Trekking Doi Pha Hom Pok Mountain in Thailand without a guide
Doi Pha Hom Pok mountain is Thailand's northernmost national park. It's mostly covered by dense, wild jungle. Its summit reaches an elevation of 2285, which makes it Thailand's second-highest mountain. It is sparsely visited, especially by foreigners, so it can make an ideal destination for one who seeks to experience the wild in an otherwise … [Read more...]
