STEBO'S BLOG

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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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Tbilisi - Day 34 - Tuesday 30th September 2025 - Balkan-Georgia Trip - Day 34/34 - City 22/23 - country 11/11

Georgian salad Now we were back in Tbilisi, city 22 of 23, and preparing for our last night. We returned to our restaurant, which started feeling like our new local. We both had salad; Stanislav had a Greek salad, and mine was Georgian, which had spicy peppers in it. Wow, it was great. Beer for a change I washed it down with beer and finished off with mushroom khinkali, but I still much prefer the potato version! Pub 44 The rain had reached Tbilisi from the mountains, so I or

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Tbilisi - Day 33 - Monday 29th September 2025 - Balkan-Georgia Trip - Day 33/34 - City 22/22 - country 11/11

Coffee mission On this morning, we woke up to a proper breakfast buffet with boiled eggs, vegetables, and olives, but again, only instant coffee. I still needed proper coffee! Language books We did some exploring, stopping in a coffee place along the way and speaking to a Brazilian with a girl from Kazakhstan. Random things you see in Tbilisi After coffee, we continued past lots of nice restaurants and cafés and an antique bookshop where I picked up some old language books fo

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