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El Nido, Palawan

Ahh, El Nido, Palawan. One of our final, and also one of our favorite destinations. We really didn’t want to leave this place… El Nido is a small town with a nice selection of...

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Beautiful Palawan – Sabang

Two flights from Singapore we arrived in Palawan, and after a short stop in Puerto Princesa to get some cash (there are no other ATMs on the island), we headed to the small town...

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Singapore and friends

Arriving at Singapore Airport, we felt the contrast with Nepal immediately! We were delighted to be back to the warmth again, and everything felt so clean and so modern! Even the drive from the...

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Kathmandu

We initially liked Kathmandu a lot, especially in the tourist district, with merchandise from the shops spilling out onto the pavements – colourful cashmere clothing, pashminas, felt booties, bags of tea, shiny jewellery and...

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Nagarkot

Nagarkot is quiet, and a long bumpy drive from Bhaktapur, and we stayed there for less than 24 hours. So why did we go there? Because it promises a spectacular mountain view, including the...

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Bhaktapur

Bhaktapur is an ancient UNESCO-protected town, about an hours’ drive from Kathmandu. Entering the town felt like going back in time to a simpler way of life. Crafts are made by hand, people are...

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Royal Chitwan National Park

This was our second safari expedition, the first one in Brazil didn’t go well (it was too cold and the animals were hiding), so we were hoping for better fortunes in this National Park...

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Pokhara

Pokhara is a lakeside town situated near the Annapurna range, where we would be trekking. It seemed a quiet town to leave, but morphed into a hub of civilisation upon our return from the...

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Trekking in the Himalayas

Nepal was not on our original travel list, but it is such a short hop away from India, it was too hard to resist. After some research, we decided on a trek in the...

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New Delhi

We stayed in Delhi three times over the course of our trip. We did A LOT! It started with a clothes trade show with cat walk parade. We met some of Leaflace’s closest work...