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30 Apr 2018

The giant and the new-born turtles of Ras al Hadd

One of the things Eugenia ended up regretting the most of not coming with me to Sri Lanka, was to miss the chance I had to visit the giant turtles of Hikkaduwa. That’s why, when we got to Oman we...

06 Feb 2018

In between Roman ruins and the reserve La Camargue: Arles, beyond Van Gogh

During our road trip in Provence, most probably, due to the vivid colors of Van Gogh paintings and for my appreciation for this artist, I was really looking forward to visiting Arles, even if Jordi didn’t have much of a...

24 Jan 2018

Where to buy and how to activate a SIM card in Kyrgyzstan?

As usually happens to us, even though we know how useful it is to have a SIM card in the country we are visiting, weeks went by in Kyrgyzstan without even noticing them. Finally, when we arrived at Osh guesthouse...

06 Dec 2017

How to survive a train in unreserved class in India

As you probably know, in India we took a little break from hitchhiking. On the one hand we thought that the country was huge and that we wanted to see as much as we could of it, on the other...

16 Oct 2017

Trekking guide from Altyn Arashan to Ala Kol: Happy, even if we couldn’t finish it!

There are some days that you wake up full of energy and everything that you have in mind seems so possible. And the day of this trekking was definitely one of them. The afternoon before we had walked quite easily...

03 Sep 2017

Important things to know before travelling to Uzbekistan (2017)

Out of the most accessible Central Asian countries, Uzbekistan is still the one that makes you feel more controlled. While in its neighbors you don’t need to register anymore, you can just go and stay wherever you want, etc, in...

14 Aug 2017

How to get a visa for Uzbekistan at the embassy of Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

The truth is that at the beginning of the year, when thinking that sooner or later we would end up getting to the stans, we were glad to know that the visas of that area were becoming more flexible, in...

25 Jun 2017

How to get the Visa On Arrival for Oman at the border with the UAE

In this post, I will explain to you how I went from the United Arab Emirates to Oman by land and, although it may seem impossible, how much it cost me to get someone to stamp an Omani visa in...

23 May 2017

Top4(+1) indispensable applications for traveling to Iran

If you intend to travel to Iran and spend good and a lot of time with the people of the country, let me tell you the applications that you will need in order to do it. No, I will not...