After 4 months travelling from Thailand to Myanmar, here I am, ready for more adventures from Sri Lanka to the Philippines. Follow my backpacker trip and enjoy little anecdotes and travel tips. Love*
10am: Our only activity planned this morning was to visit the sultan palace in Yogyakarta called Kraton. And it was astonishing! No, just kidding, it was sh*t. Don't bother going there, it probably has a meaning for local people but as a foreign tourist,...
8.30am: Said goodbye to Liza, Ksenia and Ricardo. Ksnenia just said the most flattering thing to me: 'you're such a positive person, don't let anyone take that away from you!' Sweet! Plus, they gave me their Nutella like chocolate spread. I love them...
8am: Not sad to leave Bangkok this morning, think I've had enough. Time to go and explore the Northern Thailand. I've already been there a few years ago but we were a bit in a rush and I want to do it more 'efficiently' this time. The thing is: there...
4.30am: Already in Trat... That night bus trip was the worse, I was not able to sleep at all: not enough leg room, uncomfortable seat and back neighbor talking on the phone half the time! I need to rest before going further. 9.30am: Took a few hours to...
It's my 150th traveling day todayAnd I want to celebrate it in a special wayThat's how I came up with the ideaOf writing a 'poem' to tell my story. There's another reason whyThis day has kept my spirits highMy dear friend Vouniou is arrivingTogether now,...
10am: Enjoying our last moments in Lombok on Kuta beach which is totally empty in the morning. Writing some postcards to my family and friends. 12pm: In the taxi taking us back to the pier. I'm sad to leave Lombok, I wish I could stay longer. But the...
12pm: The driver was mad at me because I was waiting in the hostel lobby and not outside. That's what I was told at the station. And it was early morning and didn't feel like arguing. Took us 3.5 hours with the bus to get to the place where we have to...
9.30am: Waking up on the floor of Kuala Lumpur airport. Sleeping there for the second time in this trip shows you how dedicated I am to travel haha. Here starts the second part of my trip. Just a couple of hours before I fly out to Manila. 10.30am: Only...
8.30am: Met other French people again on the bus to Colombo. Easy peasy! Two very cute flight attendants who'll be travelling around Sri Lanka too. Let's hope we meet again. They were funny because they were all preppy, wearing fancy clothes and one them...
7am: What was doomed to happen happened... I got food poisoning. You can imagine that I didn't have a good night. Toilets became my best friend and I'm still feeling queazy this morning. 8.30am: Was considering renting a scooter and going to the famous...
"I should have been suspicious, when the symbol of your country is a Durian [smelly fruit], it stinks!" Thoughts said out loud - Philippe
"Long hair: long life, long banana: happy life" - Famous Indonesian quote "They all have a scooter in Bali. And the scooter is like a family car for them." - Thomas
'Nature is a patient artist' - audioguide in Sabang 'When there are people selling water on the highway, that's a bad start!' - Conversation about traffic jams - Thomas
'It's like a reality show: 'Survivor in the garage' - Conversation after a scooter problem - Vouniou
Hello everyone! This is my new blog. If you liked the first one, you should be happy because I've improved my skills. See you the 6th of November for a whole new adventure! Love*
