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The other day, I had to take a taxi in Bangkok to visit an Art Gallery located at the other side of Sukhumvit road. I used to take the BTS or the MRT rather than taxi in Bangkok, because it’s often faster and you avoid traffic jam. But anyway, for some obscure reason, I thought that going by taxi will be faster. There are around 150.000 taxi in Bangkok. Tips: taxi in Bangkok are really inexpensive, you may consider using [...]

In 10 days, I will be flying again to Helsinki. It’s my second stay in the capital of Finland. My first stay was in 2011 in the cold November, Helsinki was in fact my starting point to an incredible journey to St Petersburg in Russia. You can reach St Petersburg through the Allegro Train, it’s only 3 hours away from Helsinki. This time, I expect to see Helsinki from a different angle as Spring is there. Again this year, Helsinki [...]

Edinburgh, capital of Scotland but also home of Charles Darwin, Shirley Manson (from Garbage the band you know right ?), Arthur Conan Doyle, Sean Connery, is super well-known among backpackers. Before to go to Scotland, I always had some stereotypes about Scotland such as haggis, bagpipe musician, guys wearing kilts, Lochness monster, mysterious castle well you name it ! It’s only when I reached Edinburgh, that I realized it was more than those. We left London King Cross train station [...]

A quick word over what happened to Nomadcitizen website 10 days ago. Recently, I got a very bad surprise to see my website hacked. Not a pleasant surprise I must say. I felt like having been robbed inside my house. After going from panic mode to freaking mode, I started to gather my mind and look about how to get back to normal and have Nomadcitizen website operational again. After several interactions with my provider, I realised, to my despair, [...]

Delhi, huge megalopolis of 22 millions habitants. Delhi is the second biggest city in India just behind Mumbai. We knew that we had very little time to discover Delhi as we were in transit for the beautiful Ladakh. We knew there are so much to see that it will be impossible to visit even the tenth of the long list of sightseeing. However, what we didn’t expect was the extreme heat that was hitting Delhi at that period of the [...]

  A very quick post about outdoor activities with kids Not so long ago, as you know already, I was in France where I was snowshoeing in the French Alps. During my stay, I came across some very pathetic situations between parents and kids. Let me explain you what I saw before to go further.     First episode: I saw at numerous occasion, while walking along the ski tracks or along the ski stations in France, some parents shouting [...]

Belledonne, anyone ? Belledonne is a range of mountains, part of the French Alps which is close to Grenoble. The highest peak is “le Grand Pic De Belledonne” culminating at 2907 mt. In Belledonne, you will find 4 ski stations. Due to its proximity with Grenoble, it’s a popular destination for the local people but also for the foreigner who love outside activities (ski, snowshoeing..). I could not finish this series of winter posts without mentioning my day trip to [...]

Altitude sickness is also called Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS), we all heard about it, but do you know how armful can it be ?   Altitude sickness occurs when you have a lack of oxygen while you are at high altitude. Air is thinner, you may have a feeling of having difficulty to breath properly. Last few months, I have been talking about different trips I made in the mountains (Himalayas, Alps..) but I realised I should write a post [...]

While I was snowshoeing in the Vercors, I had the chance to spend a few days in Grenoble. Grenoble was my HQ during my last winter trip in France. The least I can say about this old Olympic City (1968), is that Grenoble is a very dynamic city. It should keep you busy easily for a few days. I enjoyed walking in the old cobbled streets of the city centre where you can see a lot of small shops selling [...]

What could be the best spot for a tea ? I would say without any doubt : The Majestic Vercors Plateau. Vercors, here I am. Alarm is ringing, it’s 6 AM, still dark in Grenoble. My first move is to check the sky and the horizon. It does not seems cloudy, I can see the stars, I can see also the imposing Vercors mountains from my friend’s apartment. After a quick shower and a rapid breakfast, I’m finalizing my bag. [...]

I’m just back from the French Alps ! Yes, I left the cold and windy Dutch Winter weather for another colder place. Well this time, two very good reasons brought me there: firstly I was about to learn snowshoeing for the first time, and secondly  an opportunity to visit an old friend who fell in love with the magnificent French Alps. Last week,I stayed in Grenoble where I had a great time with my friend. Grenoble is perfectly well located. Imagine, [...]

Dutch Winter is delivering its last battle before the arrival of Spring. This time again the Dutch Winter has no hope to win, but he wants to inform us about how unpredictable he can be. End of 2012 and early this year, we have been lucky or unlucky to receive a decent amount of snow in The Netherlands. Most of the time, Dutch winter are humid, rainy, windy and gloomy, well not this year ! The Netherlands, aside of being [...]