There are many women making the difference for society around the world and one of them is Thinlas Chorol. Thinlas, born in 1981 in Ladakh – India, is a social entrepreneur and the first female trekking guide in Ladakh. In 2009, she opened the Ladakhi Women’s Travel Company – the first […]
When you arrive in Myanmar, one of the first things you notice about the Burmese people is their painted face. It’s “Thanaka” (pronounced Te-naw-Ká), a yellowish paste made from ground tree bark of the Thanaka tree (Limonia acidissima). Burmese people (mostly women and children but also some men) use it for […]
If there is an area that is happening in Bangkok right now this area is Chinatown. Old shop-houses have been restored and converted into hip bars, cafes, boutiques, art galleries and accommodations. Instead of going to the obvious places as Khaosan Road, we booked a charming antique room at the […]
After an intense month travelling through China and some days shopping in Kuala Lumpur, it’s finally time to relax! For that, we decided to go to Thailand – not the most original destination but here beautiful beaches, great food and a relaxed atmosphere coexists! It’s certainly a place to recharge […]
While travelling through China it’s easy to make rookie mistakes at the table. In order to avoid little blunders, we asked locals here and there about table niceties. This is what we learned about Chinese eating etiquette: Don’t stick your chopsticks vertically into a bowl of rice. It resembles incenses that […]