Two Around The World

Our first post from the trip! It has been a trip packed with fun so not much time for blog posts! Some thoughts are written down and there are plenty of photos! Right now I decided to at least write down a few simpler places impressions and some useful tips as we take some slower days in Chiang Mai. So, the first one: This is a post about a single place on Koh Chang called Khlong Phrao. Why? Because we had only two days to spend on Koh Chang and visited only one place. Luckily it was perfect for us. First part of the post will focus on our impressions and will show some photos as well. The second part has accommodation and transportation tips for those wanting to come themselves. This post may not describe well Koh Chang as a whole, but one can only experience it one place at a time anyhow. It was back at the very beginning of our trip when I still had some things to do for my job so it came down to only two days. Koh Chang wasn’t originally on ou...

Last Friday Saudi Arabia announced that they are introducing 90-day e-visas for tourism. According to Financial Times the tourist visa will cost $117 plus VAT, will be valid for one year and will allow for a stay of up to 3 months. This will be available to citizens of 49 countries, including all EU members. So, I decided to upload a few photos from my business trip to Yanbu, Saudi Arabia two years ago and to write down a short text. I was also in a need to practice my posting skills. Unfortunately, no great photos as I only had my old phone camera and just half a free day. On that half a free day I took an Uber ride to check out the corniche and grab a lunch. Corniche in the Middle East is any waterfront passage really.  Apparently, my Uber driver turned out to be a local student with good English named Muwafaq. He asked me where I was from, what I did here and in the end offered to drive around and show places for a price of what he could make by few m...