Being a tourist, ‘local’ things usually seem much more interesting to you than your own world. When you go a bit off the beaten track, though, things can easily change — and you become the attraction. I am talking about kids screaming at you from across the road, frantically waving to get your attention, just [...]

You can get a whole lot of weird stuff when you’re travelling in Souteast Asia. Most of it is actually quite nice (except for those foul-smelling Durians, though I must admit I never tried them — the smell was enough). Avocado juice with chocolate sauce, however, is quite simply too much.

We have now made our way to Bali (Indonesia). While many things are similar (for example, Malaysia and Indonesia share what is basically the same national language) many things are different. For example, hawkers and touts trying to sell you stuff on the streets or beach are annoying as all hell. At literally every corner [...]

If you live in any European city and you think air quality is bad, you have got no idea. I’ve seen some smoggy places before but Kuala Lumpur easily ranks among the most smoggy and pedestrian-unfriendly places in the world. You can hardly see the city’s many skyscrapers (like the famous Petronas towers) because the [...]

Malaysian Borneo’s coast is quite civilized — good roads, lots of good airports, reliable electricity. Leave the coast, though, and things change. Except for the banks of some big rivers (for example the Batang Rejang) access becomes almost impossible. We spent the last few days in the Kelabit Highlands, beautifully situated in the mountainous hinterland. [...]