A WEEK IN UAE: Save the Best for Last

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Saving the best for last... Borey and Benok started their final day at Burj Khalifa and ended at The Deal for the best deals! 

Day 07 | The Tallest among the Tall

Last but definitely not the least, Borey visited Burj Khalifa on his last day in the UAE. Having visited the Petronas Tower, he was really amazed At The Top...

Burj Khalifa

A WEEK IN UAE: Desert Safari Experience

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A visit to UAE won't be complete without experiencing the desert safari. 

Dune bashing, Camel encounter and local performers are just ordinary in the desert life... 

Day 6: The Desert Safari Experience

A WEEK IN UAE: Need for Speed - Ferrari World and Sky Dive

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Bors and Benok's adventure in UAE continues... 

Day 4: A Day @ Ferrari World 

Charming Cha-am

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Our vacation won't be complete without kissing the sun and sand...
we initially thought of Pattaya to wrap our first Thailand adventure, but after seeing an article about Cha-Am, we got more excited. 

Sunrise @ Regent Cha-Am Beach Resort

Cha-Am is a district in the southern part of Phetchaburi Province, central Thailand. Like Hua Hin, it is also a well known beach resort town but there is less foreigner and more of family and students. There is no night clubs or bar and restaurants at the beach side, but its long and wide and shoreline is perfectly calm and relaxing... 

Hop In To Hua-Hin

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Right after our Damneon Saduak: The Floating Market and Our First and Last Elephant Ride experience, we run towards Hua Lamphong Station, the main rail way station in Bangkok to catch the train to Hua Hin. 

Hua Lamphong Station

Hua Lamphong Station

Hua Lamphong is the main terminal to northern, eastern, northeastern and southern Thailand.
The station was opened on June 25, 1916 after six years' construction.

Our First & LAST Elephant Ride

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The supposed to be number one must do in Thailand, our first & LAST elephant ride experience... 

Despite the disappointments from the tour operator and taxi driver, we couldn't hide our excitement on this new experience... 

at the tree top

 It was on our bucket list, of course, to sit atop the world's largest terrestrial mamal...

until we were finally seated.

Damneon Saduak: The Floating Market

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Being a first-timer in BKK, the floating market and elephant ride experience wouldn't be missed out. It happened on our 3rd day - morning, before we travel to Cha-Am in the aftenoon...

After many research on how to go to floating market, bus routes etc... due to limited time, we ended up with a taxi driver who offers a service in bringing us to the place.

Bangkok Temple Visits

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Shopping and Temple visits are the 2 major things to do when in Bangkok... that's what I always see on blogs and trip advisory. However, I never imagined that there are more that 400 wats (temples) around BKK, just like the mosques here in UAE.

Considering that we were are in Muslim country, with a very conservative culture, we were able to adapt easily on their Buddhist cultures although they are of different faith. Respect other's culture and understand their belief is basic and important things to practice when travelling.

From my previous post, we Cruise Along the Chao Phraya River... and this is the same route that we took to reach the temples...

THE GRAND PALACE | the spiritual heart of Thai Kingdom

Built in 1782 - and for 150 years the home of the Thai King, the Royal court and the administrative seat of government

Cruise Along Chao Phraya River

I had a 5-days short visit to Thailand. It was my first time and admittedly, I didn't have much expectations since they always compare it to Manila.

That is one good thing that I learned from travelling; the places is not exactly what it was on Google, so its better to expect less and be surprised rather than get frustrated. And yes, BKK surprised me... being a Filipino, somehow its painful to admit that it is way better than Manila...

Travel time from Dubai to Bangkok is about 6.5 hours. We arrived in the afternoon.

Fiery FIRENZE

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From PISA: The Square of Miracles, we headed back to FIRENZE (Florence). 

This is the capital and most popular city of Tuscany and considered the birthplace of Renaissance.

The city contains numerous museums and art galleries and is noted for its culture, Renaissance art,  architecture and monuments.
It has been ranked by Forbes as one of the most beautiful cities in the world. 

PISA: The Square of Miracles

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A region in Central Italy, Tuscany is known for its landscapes, tradition, history and artistic legacy. It is regarded as the birthplace of Renaissance. 

View from the train

Leaning Tower of Pisa, being one of the Wonders of the World, was of course on our list of places to visit when in Italy.

Venezia

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Who doesn't know where Venice is... or should I ask, who doesn't want to visit Venice? 

Venizia (Venice) is a city in nortthestern Italy, composed of 117 small islands separated by canals and linked by bridges. 

It is one of the most interesting places in the world. 

From Milan, we traveled for almost 3 hours via Trenitalia to reach Venizia Santa Lucia train station. 

Below is the first photo I took as my feet stepped on Venice.

View in front of Venzia Santa Lucia station | Church of SAN SIMEON PICCOLO AKA  SANTI SIMEONE E GUIDA

A Short Trip to Wurzburg, Germany

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A city in the region of Franconia, Northen Bavaria, Germany and is located on the Main River, the capital of the Regierungsbezirk Lower Franconia.

Our visit to Wurzburg was unplanned; we missed our train to Stuttgart after our short visit to the Rothenburg ob der Tauber: Germany's Fairy Tale Dream Town.

Our misfortune was turned into an exciting adventure; we arrived late night at the Wurzburg Hauptbahnhof and went straight to the nearest hostel.

The next day was another unforgettable moment of our Europe escapade...

And we found ourselves walking in this city along the Main River.