STEBO'S BLOG

A Travel Blog

I am Stephen. I was born in Dublin, Ireland, I now live in Rotterdam, the Netherlands since 2003. I love cooking, travel and learning new languages.

Asia Tour 2026 - Day 25/25 - 3rd September - Going Home

Hotel Corridor We had ordered a taxi for 05:30, it was still dark and I was incredibly hungover. Luckily I had pre-packed everything the day before and put the last few items in my hand luggage. The receptionist had two little breakfast packages for us too. Our bird It was dark for most of the drive, we exited the city and drove across the undulating steppes to the airport. When we arrived at the airport the sun was just rising. For some reason our Turkish Airlines flight wit

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Asia Tour 2026 - Day 24/25 - 2nd September - Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia - City 15/15 - Country 9/9

The Market Entrance It was decided that a day at the market was on the cards. After breakfast we walked 3 km to the Narantuul Market with its beautifully decorated gate. Then market was huge, selling clothes, school stationary, household stuff and what not. Carpet-land More interestingly, they had lots of carpets which in itself was spectacular as they were hung on either side of the aisles and above the aisles making for a very colourful and special experience. Traditional

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Ljubljana to Zagreb - Day 6 - Tuesday 2nd September 2025 - Balkan-Georgia Trip - Day 6/34 - City 6/20 - country 6/11

Women and Men The day started with a quick breakfast at a café close by and writing the diary from which I transcribe this blog. I usually check my expenses over coffee. I realised that I spent 120 euros in bar Mačkon, but I did say "I will pay for everything," and they took it literally. There was nothing I could do, but a previous version of me would have been very upset with himself and everyone. At least we all had a good night. I even turned down the offer of drugs from

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Oct 20, 20254 min read

Padova to Ljubljana - Day 5 - Monday 1st September 2025 - Balkan-Georgia Trip - Day 5/34 - City 5/20 - country 5/11

The local train in Venezia I was up bright and early and walked to the railway station to catch the first of 3 trains for that day. At 07:41, I caught a train which was earlier than my pre-booked ticket for Venezia. The inspector was not impressed, and I had to buy yet another ticket costing 5 euros. The station in Venezia It was worth it just to have that extra time, allowing me to get a cappuccino and a sandwich. It's "illegal" to drink cappuccino after 11:00, so I remarked

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