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Driving through Namibia without a 4WD – An Adventurous and Stupid Travel Tale

By 197travelstampsPosted on February 27, 2018October 20, 2019Posted in Africa, Destinations, NamibiaTagged Adventure, Africa, Desert, Driving, Experience, Namib, Namibia, Offroad, Story10 Comments

Usually, I do a fair bit of reading and planning before I travel to a new country. But when I prepared my trip to Namibia, I missed one important thing: Of the 44,500 kilometers (27,700 miles) of roads in Namibia, less than 15% are paved. Since we didn’t know that before, we ended up renting […]

8 Best Boracay Activities – The Best Things To Do In Boracay

By 197travelstampsPosted on February 16, 2018November 3, 2019Posted in Asia, Destinations, PhilippinesTagged Activities, Adventure, Asia, Beach, Boracay, Island, Kite Surfing, Philippines, Photography, Sailing, Sunset, Tips15 Comments

Boracay is perhaps the most beautiful and most famous of the 7,641 Philippine islands. Here you can find everything you will imagine when you think of paradise: incredible white beaches surrounded by blue waters, perfect weather conditions and breath-taking sunsets. But you will certainly not get bored on the beach with these 8 best Boracay […]

Guide to Travelling to the Danakil Depression in Northern Ethiopia – The Hottest Place on Earth

By 197travelstampsPosted on January 24, 2018October 20, 2019Posted in Africa, EthiopiaTagged Adventure, Africa, Beautiful, Danakil Depression, Ethiopia, Guide, Hottest Place on Earth, Photography, Volcano12 Comments

The Danakil Depression in Northern Ethiopia is one of the most unique places on the planet. Boiling and steaming hot springs in breath-taking blue, yellow, green, red and orange colors, boiling lava lakes and a salt lake of epic proportion are just a few things that expect the few adventurers who dare visiting this hostile […]

Petting Crocodiles in the South of Bangladesh – A Memorable Travel Experience

By 197travelstampsPosted on January 16, 2018October 20, 2019Posted in Asia, Bangladesh, DestinationsTagged Adventure, Asia, Bangladesh, Beach, Crocodile, India, Trip Report11 Comments

I am sitting in the waiting room at the consulate of Bangladesh in Kolkata, India. On the wall, I can see a huge poster reading the words “Visit Bangladesh Before the Tourists Come”. A very self-confident statement of one of the least visited countries on earth. A few days later I board the train from […]

Travelling to Djibouti – One of the top countries to visit in 2018?

By 197travelstampsPosted on January 11, 2018November 28, 2019Posted in Africa, Destinations, DjiboutiTagged Adventure, Africa, Djibouti24 Comments

Djibouti – a place few people have heard of before and even fewer could point at on a map. But since Lonely Planet has named this tiny nation in East Africa one of the top 10 countries to visit in 2018 it has been on the radar of more international travellers. So is it worth […]