Alright, so change of scenery. Last spring, I spent a few weeks in Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, visiting some of the main Silk Road sites. I went to Central Asia for the first time in 2017 but didn’t make it to Uzbekistan or Tajikistan. Today, I’ll write about one of my favourite places: the Seven Lakes…
Month: August 2023
Other things to do in Suriname and things not to do
In this overdue second part of Suriname, aside from Paramaribo, I will go into the details of where we had the most “screw-ups” on our little trip. My two companions and I are rather experienced travellers. We’re not extreme ” Every passport stamp” type, but we have all been to roughly 60-80 countries each. Still,…
Kourou, Guyane- Home of the ESA launch pad
I couldn’t go to Suriname without stopping next door to French Guiana! Why? Because A. It is an overseas department of France, so I could add entering the EU on a tattered boat to my bucket list. B. Have proper croissants and have my EU data roaming work. C. Visit the Guiana Space Centre aka…
Autonomous Region Spotting: Åland Islands
Happy Summer! One of the biggest highlights of this summer was going to Sweden and Finland to celebrate Midsummer in June. One of the best stops I made was going to the Åland Islands. As you already know, one of my interests and “pseudo expertise” is separatism and autonomous regions. I decided to give one…