OLIVER JOEST

Tag: Aroundtheworld

  • Songkran Festival

    Songkran Festival

    The Songkran Festival is a 3 day New Year celebration centered mainly on renewing by splurging heaps of water on the people surrounding you. From my point of view it is something you should not miss out on. The city of Bangkok was where I celebrated with a bunch of crazy and wonderful fellows. Unfortunately…

  • Rain over Bangkok

    Rain over Bangkok

    I am living in Bangkok since almost 2 weeks now. B.A. had to fly back home because of a passing in her family. That left me alone in the City of Angels. I decided I would not travel during that period but to make sure I get some work done and find myself a good…

  • Facts + Figures 03/2017

    My last days mainly consisted of working and hanging out at a nice garden in Bangkok. More on that later. Nonetheless I finished the summary of my expenses in March and I’ll take this as a good start to post again. The categories remain unchanged from the last report. And can be easily compared. My…

  • In the abandoned theme park of Yangon

    In the abandoned theme park of Yangon

    The other attractions of the aforementioned place. Wandering through abandoned places is a special thing I truly enjoy. It sparks my curiosity and the risk of getting caught raises my blood pressure. It is interesting that a place like this does exist after almost 20 years. Yangon has an uprising beat and things are developing…

  • Worshipping Ganesha

    Worshipping Ganesha

    The night I came back from the monasteries I watched the movie “Victor Frankenstein” in a small tea shop across the street of my hotel. When I left, the sound of drums and flutes came to my ear. I walked down the alley only to find me in a procession of Hinduists worshipping a truck loaded…

  • The tributes of Hpa-an

    The tributes of Hpa-an

    We arrived to Hpa-an (thank you Danny for the tip) after visiting the Golden rock further north. The small town is very quiet and the scenery on the shore of the crossing Thanlyin river compensates for the stress of traveling from Nyaungshwe all the way down south. The environment of Hpa-an is defined by huge…

  • Gravital paradoxon aka the golden rock

    Gravital paradoxon aka the golden rock

    After arriving to the top it is a short 10 minute walk to the pagoda itself. You can make the rest of the way in a palanquin if you’re not up to the walking. The pagoda itself is a spectacular sight. Legend says the rock is held only in place by two hairs of Buddha…