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Tag Archives: Asia

Following the tracks of the Silk Road

A story about the melting pot of cultures that make up the beautiful city of Samarkand.

Posted bythattravelstoryMay 26, 2024May 24, 2024Posted inAsia, UzbekistanTags:Adventures, Asia, City Break, Culture, Destination Guide, Train tales, travel3 Comments on Following the tracks of the Silk Road

One feast after another in Damyang

A story about the automatic connection of travelers and insanely good Korean food!

Posted bythattravelstoryApril 21, 2024August 11, 2024Posted inAsia, South KoreaTags:Adventures, Asia, City Break, Culture, Destination Guide, Food, korea, South Korea, Train tales, travel2 Comments on One feast after another in Damyang

Festival summer in Almaty

An ode to Almaty, its warm (and well-connected) inhabitants and Kazakh music culture.

Posted bythattravelstoryMarch 24, 2024June 27, 2025Posted inAsia, KazakhstanTags:Adventures, almaty, Asia, central-asia, City Break, Concert, Culture, Destination Guide, Festival, Food, Kazakhstan, Music, travel3 Comments on Festival summer in Almaty

Loy Krathong & “minor surgery”

A story about the Thai Festival of Lights in Chiang Rai and the beginning of my hospital odyssey in northern Thailand.

Posted bythattravelstoryMarch 10, 2024March 10, 2024Posted inAsia, ThailandTags:Adventures, Asia, Backpacking, chiang-mai, Culture, Destination Guide, Southeastasia, Thailand, travel2 Comments on Loy Krathong & “minor surgery”

Chiang Dao’s Hot Springs

A story about hot springs, adventurous bus rides and an upset stomach.

Posted bythattravelstoryMarch 3, 2024March 5, 2024Posted inAsia, ThailandTags:Adventures, Asia, Backpacking, chiang-mai, Culture, Destination Guide, Food, Road Trip, Thailand, travel2 Comments on Chiang Dao’s Hot Springs

The 1864 curves of the Mae Hong Son Loop

A story about breakneck journeys in yellow trucks that take me to remote places in northern Thailand.

Posted bythattravelstoryFebruary 11, 2024February 11, 2024Posted inAsia, ThailandTags:Adventures, Asia, Culture, Destination Guide, Food, Thailand, travel3 Comments on The 1864 curves of the Mae Hong Son Loop

Ban Rak Thai

A story about a spontaneous visit to a Chinese village in northern Thailand, its tea culture and a wedding.

Posted bythattravelstoryFebruary 4, 2024February 11, 2024Posted inAsia, ThailandTags:Adventures, Asia, Culture, Destination Guide, Food, Road Trip, Thailand, travel2 Comments on Ban Rak Thai

Top places and experiences in Central Asia

A list of must-sees and hidden gems in Uzbekistan & Kazakhstan.

Posted bythattravelstoryJanuary 28, 2024August 16, 2024Posted inAsia, Kazakhstan, UzbekistanTags:Adventures, Asia, City Break, Culture, Destination Guide, Food1 Comment on Top places and experiences in Central Asia

Life in Tokyo

A story about returning to Japan for work and my first weeks in Tokyo as a Swiss.

Posted bythattravelstoryJanuary 21, 2024June 22, 2025Posted inAsia, JapanTags:About me, Adventures, Asia, City Break, Destination Guide, Food, Japan, japan-travel, tokyo, travel1 Comment on Life in Tokyo

Bazaar and culture shock in Tashkent

A story about my arrival in Central Asia and a memorable visit to the local Bazaar in Tashkent.

Posted bythattravelstoryDecember 17, 2023December 17, 2023Posted inAsia, UzbekistanTags:Adventures, Asia, Culture, Destination Guide, Food, Singapore, travel2 Comments on Bazaar and culture shock in Tashkent

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