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Kuala Lumpur: Self Guided Walking Tour

January 8, 2019 by hollyGS

We started out our day in Chinatown, checking out all the neighbourhood temples. I have always wanted to see a South India inspired Hindu temple, and the Sri Mahamariamman Temple in Kuala Lumpur is beautifully built in that style. This temple was built in 1873 and is the oldest Hindu temple in Kuala Lumpur. Also, right across the street from the beautiful Hindu Temple there is a Taoist Temple, Guan Di . There is believed to be a spirit in […]

Categories: Asia, Malaysia • Tags: Asia, Beer, chinatown, food, guan di temple, jungle, KL Forest ecopark, KLCC park, kuala lumpur, Lat art, Malaysia, malaysian food, masjid jamek mosque, mingle hostel, Mohammad Nor Khalid, petronas towers, self guided walking tour, south east asia, sri mahamariamman temple, taoism, tiger beer, travel, travel asia, travel vlog, walking tour

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Arriving in Kuala Lumpur

January 1, 2019 by hollyGS

Hanging out in the Incheon Airport Asia, oh how we love Asia! Nothing compares to having a beer on a plastic stool at the roadside. NOTHING. We were so excited to head back to Malaysia in April 2018! We brought along a special guest, our sister Beth, to show her just how amazing plastic stool beer can be!! We departed Toronto Pearson Air Port at 12:40pm with a 14 hour and 7 hour flight ahead of us! For Beth, this […]

Categories: Asia, Malaysia • Tags: Asia, Beer, budget travel, chiang beer, china town, couple travel, explore everything, family travel, KL, kuala lumpur, Malaysia, mingle hostel, see asia, see the world, south east asia, tiger beer, walking tour

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Istanbul Turkey- Self Guided Walking Tour

December 25, 2018 by hollyGS

We set our alarms for 6am, but were awoken by the 5am call to prayer, and decided to stay awake and head out to explore as much of Istanbul as we could see during our 26 hour stop over. Here is our walking tour route (for some reason it wont allow me to embed it): https://goo.gl/maps/ZMHXzARcChJ2 We started off at Hagia Sophia Mosque and watched as the sun slowly rose over the city. The view is spectacular from this high […]

Categories: Asia, Europe, Turkey • Tags: Asia, ataturk airport, Basillica Cistern, blue mosque, budget travel, central asia, cheap travel, eastern europe, Europe, grand bazaar, gulhane park, hagia sophia, istanbul, map, self guided walking tour, stop over, sultan ahmed mosque, sultan ahmet mosque, tokapi palace, Turkey, turkish coffee, walking tour

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Arriving in Istanbul Turkey

December 18, 2018 by hollyGS

First thing I should probably mention is that in order to visit Turkey, most people will have to acquire a visa. As Canadian passport holders, we were able to get our visa issued online ( https://www.evisa.gov.tr/en/ ). You should check about the requirements for your specific nationality, because when we visited Turkey in 2017, we met an American tourist that told us that American citizens were being temporarily barred from entering Turkey, even if they had acquired a visa. This […]

Categories: Asia, Europe, Turkey • Tags: blue mosque, cats, Europe, explore asia, explore europe, hagia sophia, how to, istanbul, istanbul airport, mosque, see the world, short stop over, sultan ahmed mosque, travel asia, travel couple, travel europe, Turkey, turkish food, turkish tea, turkish visa, visa, walking tour

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Athens- Philopappos Hill

December 12, 2018 by hollyGS

Our absolute favourite thing to do when travelling is to wander around and get lost in a city. If there happens to be incredible street art as we get lost in a city, even better. Athens Greece was AMAZING for both getting lost and looking at street art! The best street art we found was in the Plaka and along the walk to Philopappos Hill. We spent our last full day in Athens wandering around the neighbourhoods we hadn’t yet […]

Categories: Europe, Greece • Tags: acropolis, ancient, athens, backpackers, budget, Europe, Greece, greek, greek ruins, plaka, ruins, street art, travel europe, walking tour

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Athens- The Panatheniac Stadium and the Olympics

December 5, 2018 by hollyGS

The Panatheniac stadium is one of the most iconic sights in Athens Greece. It is entirely made of marble and 100% worth the 5 Euro entrance charge. We visited Athen’s Greece in the winter, so the entrance fee may have been a bit cheaper given that it was off season. He had almost the entire stadium to ourselves!! The ticket price includes entrance to an exhibit of Olympic artifacts. The artifacts include posters and Olympic torches used in the celebration […]

Categories: Europe, Greece • Tags: ancient, budget, Europe, Greece, greek, sights, travel, walking tour

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Athens Greece: Plaka and Acropolis

November 28, 2018 by hollyGS

We arrived in Athens Greece very early in the morning via a direct flight from Sofia Bulgaria. We took the Metro from the international airport into the city centre and it cost 10 euro per person for a one way trip. The entire trip took about 50 minutes. The hostel we stayed at was located in the Plaka neighbourhood, which is just below the acropolis. The walk from the metro to our hostel took about 15 minutes. It was about […]

Categories: Europe, Greece • Tags: acropolis, ancient, athens, backpackers, backpacking, Beer, buget, culture, Europe, explore, explore europe, food, Greece, greek ruins, history, off season, plaka, travel, travel europe, travel vlog, winter

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Wandering Plovdiv pt.2

November 21, 2018 by hollyGS

Day two in Plovdiv was short but sweet. After a delicious included breakfast at our hostel, we wandered off in search of the Nebet Tepe’s Ruins. The walk took us about two minutes from our hostel. After this, we wandered around the city more, and stumbled upon more and more Roman ruins. Before heading back to the train station to purchase a train ticket and make the 2 hour journey back to Sofia. We came across a lot of incredible […]

Categories: Bulgaria, Europe • Tags: Bulgaria, Europe, explore, explore europe, plovdiv, roman, roman ruins, street art, travel, travel blog, travel europe

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Sofia to Plovdiv and Self Guided Walking Tour

November 13, 2018 by hollyGS

We woke up at our sketchy hostel in Sofia(maybe an understatement), and had some included breakfast before checking out and walking to the Sofia train station. Our plan for the day was to travel by train to Plovdiv and see as much as we could see. It was incredibly easy to show up at the train station and purchase train tickets on the next train travelling to Plovdiv. Something to consider is that Bulgaria uses the cyrillic alphabet, so if […]

Categories: Bulgaria, Europe • Tags: amphitheatre, ancient, Bulgaria, culture, eastern europe, Europe, explore, explore europe, plovdiv, roman, stadium, travel

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Kuala Lumpur: Self Guided Walking Tour

Arriving in Kuala Lumpur

Istanbul Turkey- Self Guided Walking Tour

Arriving in Istanbul Turkey

Athens- Philopappos Hill

Athens- The Panatheniac Stadium and the Olympics

Athens Greece: Plaka and Acropolis

Wandering Plovdiv pt.2

Sofia to Plovdiv and Self Guided Walking Tour