by Priyanka | Jan 23, 2019 | Cycling, Thailand
My cycling tours are all self-planned and there are many challenges with each tour which I need to figure out. The visa application is one of the first. When I went to apply for my Thai visa the VFS guy gave me a 101% rejection guarantee….. and then I got the...
by Priyanka | Nov 6, 2018 | Australia, Camping, Europe
“I have been thinking / contemplating cycling Europe and looking for any pointers. I came across your travelogue during my search and found out that it can be done.” Received an email with a bunch of questions from this person looking to cycle tour...
by Priyanka | Jun 26, 2018 | Europe, Spain
I found my way to Córdoba in Andalucia, Spain because it was a good base for hiking and cycling in the countryside. I earlier wrote about these various nearby trails one can explore. But something needed to be said for the historic centre of Córdoba. This...
by Priyanka | Apr 7, 2018 | Europe, Hiking, Spain
(I didn’t click this pic, it’s from Pixabay.com 🙂 ) I had that solo hiking situation in Andalucia, Spain where I eventually got lost and had to be rescued. Well, yes, the latter part of it – getting lost, accepting it and then getting rescued...
by Priyanka | Jan 20, 2018 | Cycling, Hiking, Spain
Cordoba’s historic city center is a testament to the times of Roman settlements, Muslim domination of Europe and the later victorious re-conquest by the Christians. It has been designated as a UNESCO World Heritage site. And the old town definitely exudes a...
by Priyanka | Jan 13, 2018 | Portugal
Lisbon has three botanical gardens as far as I know. Ajuda, Belem and the City Center. The one in the city center was under renovation when I was there. But I visited the one in Ajuda and Belem, they were very close to where I was staying. This post is about...