We booked two nights in Valbonä, giving us time to explore other trails before taking the most popular one to Theth. Having read a couple of blogs, we settled on hiking up the Rosni Peak (Maja Rosit), crossing the Albanian border, and venturing for a while into the Montenegrin part of...

Valbona, also known as Valbonë, is a quaint rural village in the Valbona Valley National Park in the northernmost parts of Albania. We stayed in Valbona for two nights during our hiking trip in the Albanian Alps. It’s odd yet wonderful how something we had not even heard of just...

If you have never organized an independent journey before, it may sound like a daunting task. A foreign place, a language you don’t speak, an overwhelming amount of options and risks of being scammed. Scary as it may sound, there are a lot of benefits of independent travel. Follow this...

First time to Thailand? Planning a trip by yourself? Don’t know which places of interest in Thailand are something for you? Don’t worry, we’ve all been there. Deciding which experiences to include in your precious travel time can feel like an impossible task. This is especially true if the destination...

Besides Kuang Xi, Vang Vieng was on our top most awaited places to visit in Laos. Based on the images and videos we had seen as part of our research of things to do in Vang Vieng, we already knew this trip was going to be a unique travel experience....

Backpacking Southeast Asia on our career break we were hesitant whether we should make a little d-tour after Khao Sok National Park to attend the infamous Koh Phangan Full Moon Party. The event is SO prominent, it has made it on the list of the majority of backpacking itineraries in...

To us, travel is not just about seeing the beautiful places across the planet, but at least as importantly about connecting with other people, their culture and life stories. Backpacking Southeast Asia on our career break has been an amazing opportunity to meet the locals and fellow travellers. We have...

Backpacking Southeast Asia for almost a year, we knew we would end up getting scammed at least once. We were aware of overpaying for fruits on local markets, but as long the price remained within reasonable ranges we forgave those tourist surcharges. No, we meant the kind of tourist scams...

When we visited in October 2018 the island felt very empty, many places were still closed. First slightly discouraged, we later realized it was a blessing in disguise. The lack of obvious entertainment options allowed us to really relax and spend quality time with each other and for ourselves separately....

In October 2018 we travelled to Lanta island and spent a fantastic evening learning cooking Thai at the Time for Lime cooking school. Koh Lanta beaches are unarguably awesome, and we truly enjoyed them after an intense itinerary traveling through Malaysia. However, after a couple of days of sunbathing we started...