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What I’ve heard about places to visit in Bali

August 1, 2019January 30, 2020by Elli3 Comments on What I’ve heard about places to visit in Bali
What I’ve heard about places to visit in Bali

Often, when you travel you only hear the best tips of things to do when you get to your destination and talk with locals or people who have seen more of the place than you. But then you have already made some bookings based on the research you've done online so you can't change your [...]

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Southeast Asia 2019: My budget

June 13, 2019January 30, 2020by ElliLeave a Comment on Southeast Asia 2019: My budget
Southeast Asia 2019: My budget

This post is the second (and last for now) part of my blogposts on traveling and money. In the first one, I talked about how you can travel for cheaper and find good deals. Go check it out. This one won't be about traveling on a budget, but about my travel budget for the seven weeks [...]

Southeast Asia travel diary: Days 46 to 51

May 16, 2019January 30, 2020by Elli3 Comments on Southeast Asia travel diary: Days 46 to 51
Southeast Asia travel diary: Days 46 to 51

Day 46: Surf requires patience If there's one amazing thing about waking up at 5.30 for surf, it's to be able to witness the sunrise. The colours in the sky and on the ocean are something I have never seen anywhere else. It's a light, pastel-toned rainbow of pinks, blues, purples, yellows and greens, and [...]

Southeast Asia travel diary: Days 36 to 40

May 7, 2019January 30, 2020by ElliLeave a Comment on Southeast Asia travel diary: Days 36 to 40
Southeast Asia travel diary: Days 36 to 40

Day 36: Ubud's only club Some days you just feel exhausted. Not your body, but your mind. It was one of those days. I felt like talking with people or planning a trip was too much of an effort and that I needed time for myself instead. There was a Hindu celebration happening in town [...]

Southeast Asia travel diary: Days 31 to 35

April 30, 2019January 30, 2020by Elli5 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 [...]

Southeast Asia travel diary: Days 26 to 30

April 22, 2019January 30, 2020by ElliLeave 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 [...]

Southeast Asia travel diary: Days 21 to 25

April 18, 2019January 30, 2020by ElliLeave 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 [...]

Southeast Asia travel diary: Days 16 to 20

April 12, 2019January 30, 2020by ElliLeave 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 [...]

Southeast Asia travel diary: Days 11 to 15

April 5, 2019January 30, 2020by ElliLeave 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. [...]

Southeast Asia travel diary: Days 6 to 10

March 31, 2019January 30, 2020by Elli1 Comment on Southeast Asia travel diary: Days 6 to 10
Southeast Asia travel diary: Days 6 to 10

If you haven't read the first part of my trip, you can find it here! Day 6: Elephant sanctuary On Saturday, I had booked a visit to an elephant sanctuary. There are a ton of those around Chiang Mai, and it is a whole business. I won't linger too long on this as I wrote [...]

Hey, I'm Ellimaija. Third culture kid born in Finland, raised in Europe, curious about the world and currently living and studying social media and society in the Netherlands, I'm sharing my passion for travel, learning and everything in between here and on Instagram @himalaija. Welcome to my world :)

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