Back in Bangkok
Before leaving in September, we were not sure we’ll stop in Thailand as we already visited some parts of the country in 2016. However it turns out 1) January may not be the best moment to visit the center of… Continue Reading
Cities
Welcome to Cambodia!
I don’t usually write articles, even though I provide a lot of moral support to our favorite author 😜 and bug him with my precision freak validation. But I’m making an effort for this one because it includes Benjamin’s birthday.… Continue Reading
Kampot, the Pepper city!
While in Kep, we heard about Kampot, its bigger sister, only 30mn far by rickshaw. We also heard that people usually stay in Kampot where there is much more to do, and only come for a day or two in… Continue Reading
Phnom Penh, the Khmer Capital
It was about time we started writing something about Cambodia as we are leaving tomorrow! (spoiler: we are heading to Thailand next) At first, we only heard about the famous Angkor Wat area and we weren’t sure where to go… Continue Reading
And now, Laos!
To avoid a rather long journey by bus (and also visa scams at the Laotian border), we took a one-hour flight from Hanoi to Luang Prabang. Luang Prabang is quite different from the other South Asian cities we visited previously.… Continue Reading
Hanoi or the Vietnamese culture shock
Let’s put it this way: everything we had heard about Hanoi is true: it is a noisy and polluted city (where you can actually see the smog), with a big mess in its streets shared between countless motorbikes klaxoning all… Continue Reading
On the way to Osaka
To avoid a rather long journey back to Tokyo, we had booked a flight to our next destination (Hanoi, Vietnam) from Osaka instead. Believing Osaka was just “another big city”, we decided to split our last day in Japan between… Continue Reading
Kyoto, the Eternal City
Though we spent 5 days in Kyoto, we did not go much out of the beaten path for various reasons (Hagibis typhoon being one of them) so we basically focused on the city “must-do” attractions. Also we eventually prepared for… Continue Reading
Kanazawa
According to some online guidebooks, Kanazawa is, for some reasons, often forgotten by French tourists, but has a rich history and culture. It was the home of the Maeda clan, one of the most powerful in Japan during the 16th… Continue Reading
Takayama, a gateway to the Japanese Alps
We arrived at Takayama by bus from Kawaguchiko and stayed 5 days in this nice little town, located in the Japanese Alps (actually not so little as it is the prefecture of Gifu). Takayama has conserved its traditional city center,… Continue Reading