I must admit I somehow expected more from the Malaysian capital. Never had a clear idea about KL in my head, but the bits and pieces of information I'd heard and the images I'd seen formed a rather loose vision of a great bustling city.
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I suppose there are few people who have never heard of the pyramids in Giza. Again, just like it was with the Nile , I imagined them a bit d... -
After seeing some of the city on my first day , I decided to hit the surrounding mountains for a short trek on the second. Spent some tim... -
Many people told me Nerja was beautiful, so I made sure I had a bit of time to see it before I boarded my bus to Malaga. -
To me, Bali has always been a synonym of wild parties, white sandy beaches and water so blue your eyes hurt; in short - a place I couldn...
sobota, 15 października 2011
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czwartek, 28 lipca 2011
czwartek, 16 czerwca 2011
Tanah Lot is one of the most famous temples on Bali. Well, Pura Tanah Lot is the temple, Tanah Lot is the rock formation it's on, as it translates into "Land [in the] Sea".
wtorek, 14 czerwca 2011
Cairo was the second leg of my Autumn in Indonesia journey - I arrived here after a couple of days spent in Paris with my friend Salah.
niedziela, 12 czerwca 2011
One of tourist and local must do's alike is a visit to Al-Azhar park before the call for an evening prayer.
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I was in the middle of a short road trip around Bali when I spent one night in Lovina.
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poniedziałek, 9 maja 2011
Gili T is like no other place, that's for sure!
wtorek, 25 stycznia 2011
Another attraction of my short stay in Egypt was visiting the capital's citadel. It was cute to see how worried Ehab was when I started climbing its walls. The poor guy almost had a heart attack...
środa, 19 stycznia 2011
Batur Danau is the widest lake in the island, very nicely located with Mount Batur in the background.
It was one of the main points in the itinenary during my road trip through Bali.
Ehab agreed to take me to a very poor part of the city, what he called 'The garbage city'.
wtorek, 18 stycznia 2011
Legong is one of Bali's traditional dances.
It's been considered royal entertainment ever since it originated in the 19th century. Danced by two rigorously trained adolescent girls, it tells one of the stories from Malat, a collection of heroic romances.
One of the very few places I visitied on Java while spending time with my friend Marianka, was Borobudur. It is a 9th century Buddhist monument, decorated with over 500 Buddha statues.
czwartek, 30 grudnia 2010
I guess many will agree that the best way to see such islands as Bali is to rent a motorbike and just be off. And that's exactly what I did.
piątek, 10 grudnia 2010
Cairo is called the city of thousand mosques for a reason.
piątek, 3 grudnia 2010
I suppose there are few people who have never heard of the pyramids in Giza. Again, just like it was with the Nile, I imagined them a bit differently..
Giza's a part of Cairo and the pyramids are almost 'glued' to the rest of the city. You're driving and then suddenly those world famous sand structures appear to your left. I guess that's why they've lost some of their charm and magic for me.
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| Note the hideous building someone's agreed to have put between the pyramids.. |
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| Managed to find a small spot to have a rest in the pyramid's wall ;) |
You might think going underground would be an opportunity to escape the constant heat under the Egyptian sun. And while it could be true, it's not.
I didn't pay to go inside the most popular pyramid, have seen a small one instead, the Queen's pyramid. The tunnel leading inside might not be long but it's quite steep, very narrow and totally uncomfortable. By the time you go down, you're all nice and sweaty :)
Luckily there were no real crowds when I visited Giza, although it was far from deserted. And you can see how all the coaches ruin the view. As if the lazy tourist couldn't walk a couple meters more from the parking lot..
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| A police "precinct" ;) |
Life, just like monuments, is a matter of..
.. perspective.
I guess finding an Egyptian coffin exactly your size laying out in the open should be a bit freaky, right?
But at least now I know where the idea of sunbeds comes from! :D
"Objects in the rear view mirror may appear closer than they are..."
There was a group of men on a guided tour coming our way when Ehab was taking the shot. Suddenly he starts laughing, so I ask what's the matter. "They've said it's going to be a damn' good picture". I think they got it right!
I was already on the road when I had my birthday and my parents decided a camel ride with the pyramids in the background was the perfect gift (and I mean the ride itself, everything else was on me :P). It was a bit scary, though. I was in constant fear of falling flat on my face.
Unfortunately, all the photos the camel guy took us are out of focus, so I don't have any good ones :(
Fortunately, all the photos the camel guy took us are out of focus, so I have an excuse to go back to Cairo and take some good ones :)
The poor photographer himself.
Somehow never realised the Sphinx was just below the pyramids!
The three wonders of Giza: the pyramid, the Sphinx, Magu
Your typical Giza photo.
The funniest part, however, was the process of taking it. I was with Ehab, my cs guide (and the best one at that!) and he would try to get the best shot by shouting "lower", "higher", "go to the front", "go to the back" "bend your knees", and "kiss!". The group of young Arab guys sitting just in front of me was having the time of their life.
And so I tutted my way off to Saqqara.
After visiting Giza, Ehab decided to take me to the less famous, and thus less crowded, pyramids in Saqqara.
Before going to Cairo, I always had this romantic and naive image of the Nile, the proud river I used to learn about when in primary school. Of course, the first evening out at its bank proved me wrong.
czwartek, 2 grudnia 2010
Batu caves are located just outside of Kuala Lumpur and are a great escape from the bustling city. They're famous mostly for the Hindu cave temples and a huge statue dedicated to one of the deities, Murugan.
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