Asia
The Hindu Street/Shankhari Bazaar in old (Puran) Dhaka, Bangladesh
I walked for several hours around Hindu Street/Shankhari Bazaar, one of the oldest areas in Old Dhaka (Puran Dhaka). It was interesting to visually recognize
On THOUSAND VOYAGES, you will find tons of practical information and plenty of enthusiasm, hopefully inspiring and helping you traveling as much as possible. All of the itineraries, places, and stories have been accumulated during the last 15 or more years of traveling alone, leading small groups to off-the-beaten-path places around the globe, while taking pictures along the way. I hope you will enjoy the stuff on this blog as much as I have enjoyed creating it!
Asia
Kamalapur Railway Station – a surprisingly impressive place in the heart of Bangladeshi capital – Dhaka
I had already spent a few days in Dhaka, Bangladesh’s capital, and was thinking about a trip to the town of Srimangal. I planned to
A week or longer
A week-long itinerary through Maramures, the most authentic region in Romania
A weeklong itinerary in Maramures with visiting Salina Turda, Bucharest and/or Brasov in Romania (possible combination with a trip in Bulgaria). Maramures is famous for
Asia
Places not to miss in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
When I first saw Ashgabat’s new city, I forgot to shut my mouth for a few minutes. I’m not quite sure if I could describe
Asia
A few zen moments in Isuien garden in Nara
“Old pond A frog jumps in – the sound of water”. Basho’s “old pond” Haiku, the best-known Haiku in Japan Isui-en is a Japanese garden
Asia
Tsagaan Suvarga in Gobi desert, Mongolia
We went through near 3 hours climbing around the Tsagaan Suvarga, a limestone rock formation in the Gobi desert, southern Mongolia, more precisely in Ulziit,