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Month: April 2019

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Southeast Asia travel diary: Days 31 to 35

April 30, 2019by Ellimaija5 Comments on Southeast Asia travel diary: Days 31 to 35
Southeast Asia travel diary: Days 31 to 35

Day 31: From Kuala Lumpur to Bali The previous night around 3-4 am after getting home from the club, definitely not yet completely sober, I decided to book my flight to Bali for the next day. I knew I would go to Bali in the next few days, but the prices of the flights had [...]

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On the roots of a product: Balinese coconut oil

April 24, 2019by Ellimaija4 Comments on On the roots of a product: Balinese coconut oil
On the roots of a product: Balinese coconut oil

We use all sorts of exotic oils and lotions and products in Europe, but they come to us nicely packed and prepared so that we don’t need to do anything except enjoy. That’s amazing and clearly saves time and energy, but coconut oil jars or chicken wings don’t grow on trees. There's always somebody somewhere [...]

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Southeast Asia travel diary: Days 26 to 30

April 22, 2019by EllimaijaLeave a Comment on Southeast Asia travel diary: Days 26 to 30
Southeast Asia travel diary: Days 26 to 30

Day 26: Siem Ream and its Old Market As every time you take a night bus, you arrive to your destination super early. Usually that means no possibility to check in, but I had already missed two nights of my booking because of the detour to Koh Ta Kiev, so my room was ready for [...]

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Southeast Asia travel diary: Days 21 to 25

April 18, 2019by EllimaijaLeave a Comment on Southeast Asia travel diary: Days 21 to 25
Southeast Asia travel diary: Days 21 to 25

Day 21: Mad Monkey So I had gone to bed late and slept under two hours. I guess in those situations you just go on some sort of autopilot when you know you need to wake up the next morning, because I managed to make it to my boat. I was even so effectively packing [...]

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Southeast Asia travel diary: Days 16 to 20

April 12, 2019by EllimaijaLeave a Comment on Southeast Asia travel diary: Days 16 to 20
Southeast Asia travel diary: Days 16 to 20

Day 16: Back to Vientiane I woke up early enough to have the time to go visit the famous lagoons around Vang Vieng before my check-out time. I rented a bike and headed to Blue Lagoon 1, which is probably not the most impressive one, but it is the closest one at around 5,5km from [...]

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Southeast Asia travel diary: Days 11 to 15

April 5, 2019by EllimaijaLeave a Comment on Southeast Asia travel diary: Days 11 to 15
Southeast Asia travel diary: Days 11 to 15

Day 11: The mice of Kuang Si Falls If the night buses in Thailand surprised me in a super positive way because they were comfortable, the AC was on point, we were given snacks and blankets and pillows, this night bus that I took from Vientiane to Luang Prabang was from a completely different world. [...]

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