Earlier this year, we signed up with local tour specialists, Trazy, for the travel blogger sponsorship program. The brainchild of Jahyun and Kristine, Trazy works on the idea: ‘Travel + Crazy’ (equals Trazy). We know how hard it is to find English tours that are off the beaten path here and that’s why Trazy appealed to us. Occasionally, Trazy invites…
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We’ve been following Ann-Christine from lagottecattleya for a while and I absolutely adore her work. Her pictures of enchanting forests and adorable animals are stunning! Few weeks back, we realised that we had a common idea for a post on cats and that’s when she nominated us for the 7 Day B&W Challenge. Ann’s been kind enough…
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Saying goodbye is never easy… It was the fifth day of our trip across Central Mongolia. After spending two nights with a family of nomads and roughing it in gers; it was time to head back to Karakorum — the ancient capital of Mongolia. We would cover a distance of 130 km, along bumpy country…
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I wrote my 300th post two days ago. Now, I’m not into numbers, but this number makes me a little nostalgic. Nearly four years back, I was struggling to get this blog up and working. My first blog, on random musings, hadn’t done very well. To be fair, I had shared it with only 5 people…
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Orkhon Waterfall We spent the fourth day (previous post) — of our road trip across Central Mongolia — living the simple life with a family of nomads in Orkhon Valley. In the evening, we drove toward Orkhon Waterfalls — also known as Ulan Tsutgalaan Falls. It was a sunny day and we had plenty of…
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Photography didn’t interest me until we started our travel blog. I blame my own laziness for my lack of interest. I preferred observing, getting lost in my thoughts, and writing about our experiences in the comfort of our apartment. I was extremely lucky that my significant other/travel partner took an avid interest in photography. Our…
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Waking Up in Orkhon Valley It was the fourth day of our trip in Mongolia. It had been incredibly hard to sleep in the ger, after the misadventure of the previous day, and the biting cold of the long night. Our ger had room for 6 people and was the most spacious ger that we’d…
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After the camel ride and lunch, we proceeded towards Tovkhon Monastery — our last attraction for the day. The monastery is roughly 100 km from Karakorum. Our guide was worried about the condition of the roads near the monastery. The rains could have destroyed the dirt roads and there was no way of knowing how bad…
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“We shape our buildings; thereafter they shape us.” ― Winston S. Churchill We’ve been living in Seoul for over a year now and it continues to amaze us. In this ever-changing metropolis, gleaming peaks of grey quickly fill out blank spaces in the skyline and quirky artworks transform quaint neighbourhoods into popular tourist hubs. There is…
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The Views from the Top (Eden Camp) The next morning, we woke up early to hike the rocky peak behind our camp. Boggi, our guide, had assured us that it was perfectly safe to do so and wouldn’t be too hard. We had some time before breakfast and with the camp plunged in silence —…
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