Hi I’m Simon, welcome to my travel blog. After my studies, and a little work, I left my job to travel east for seven months from Estonia to Vietnam, via Turkey, Georgia and central Asia and Thailand, mostly over land, but with a few flights to skip some difficult visa applications. I’ve written about my trip here. I try to combine my own personal observations with some light historical facts and some funny anecdotes. As well as the seven month trip I’ve written a few stand alone blog posts from trips that I’ve done to other countries. I’ll try to add posts as I travel more.
A ten day trip in the winter of 2016 to the kingdom of Jordan, from the capital Amman to the ruins of Petra, via Dana national park.
First country on the trip, starting with summer in Tallinn, canoeing in the bogs of Soomaa, and cycling the island of Kihnu.
A short hop through the two Baltic countries of Latvia and Lithuania on my way to Poland; mostly the cities of Riga and Kaunas.
Ten days in Poland, on route to Ukraine. I was joined by my brother for a week and we centred our trip on Warsaw and Krakow, with an educational stop at Auschwitz.
Trip by train through this fascinating and underrated country on the eastern flank of Europe; taking in Lviv, Kiev and chernivtsi, with a tour of Chernobyl on route.
Fascinating trip from the very north east of this enchanting country to see the painted monasteries near Suceava, hiking in Maramures, train through Transylvania, the capital and partying on the black sea.
Regrettably short transit along the black sea cost in Bulgaria as I make my way towards Turkey.
All the way from Istanbul to the very east of the country, by train and bus.
From Batumi to Tbilisi by minibus, via the high mountains of Svaneti and the birth place of Stalin.
Overnight train to Baku, before I fly to central Asia, just time to take in Azerbaijan's otherworldly mud volcanoes.
Tour through the Silk Road cities of this mysterious and closed country.
Culture and walking on the roof of the world in this little known mountain republic.
A brief stop in the city of Almaty and a trip to the nearby mountains.
My first visit to Thailand: Bangkok, Kanchanaburi, Ayutthaya and Khao Yai.
Temples, islands, cities, motorbikes and fried grasshoppers
South to North in this eastern most point of my trip
A ten day journey from Vientiane to Laung Prabang in this sleepy little socialist gem.
Second visit to Thailand, focusing on the mountainous north of the kingdom, and the island of Koh Kood.
A ten day trip to the land of humus, hipsters and ethno-religious tension
A Thirty day hike in Turkey, by the name of the Lycian Way
The Desi Diaries; a day by day account of our three week trip to the sub-continent