Another part of Dubai that we didn’t know before is Dubai Creek Harbour. In the top sights of Dubai, it appears more and more often. So we wanted to see for ourselves and one morning we made our way to the new harbour district at Dubai Creek. The Dubai Creek Harbour Dubai Creek Harbour is a new, gigantic city and port district in Dubai about 10 minutes drive from Downtown Dubai or Dubai International Airport. As far as we know, …
» Read the full blog postTravel Reports » Asia
Asia, which from the Assyrian word Assus means “region towards the sunrise”, is with its 47 states the largest continent in terms of area and with over four billion people also the most populous. Both India and China each have over one billion people. The largest cities are Beijing, Shanghai, Istanbul, Karachi, Mumbai, Guangzhou, Delhi and Jakarta.
Dubai Mall, Dubai Aquarium & the Underwater Zoo
Dubai is a huge shopping paradise and shopping is a special experience as everything is a bit bigger and more beautiful. Whether it’s the Mall of the Emirates, Dubai Marina Mall, Nakheel Mall, City Walk, Dubai Festival City Mall, the various souks or the Dubai Outlet Mall – here you will find the right gift for every bargain hunter. But none of these malls is as big and offers as much as the fantastic Dubai Mall. The Dubai Mall The …
» Read the full blog postBurj Khalifa – The most beautiful Instagram photo spots
If you are in Dubai, there is a building that you simply cannot miss: the 828 meter high and really beautiful Burj Khalifa. But where is the best place to photograph the huge building? We explored the most beautiful photo spots and the most famous Instagram motifs around the Burj Khalifa in Downtown Dubai. The most beautiful photo spots for the Burj Khalifa The Burj Khalifa is located in the center of the city area “Downtown Dubai” and can be …
» Read the full blog postBurj Khalifa – Things to know, At the Top & Dubai Fountain
Whenever we are in Dubai, the Burj Khalifa is like a magical attraction for us. The sheer size of the skyscraper, the central location in Downtown Dubai, the magnificent view from the “At the Top” observation deck, the direct location on the huge Dubai Mall with its 1,200 shops, the beautiful Burj Park and of course the amazing Dubai Fountain… around the Burj Khalifa you can really experience a lot. Things to know about the Burj Khalifa The Burj Khalifa …
» Read the full blog postThe Swissôtel Al Murooj & our first long-haul flight with baby
In our previous holidays, we have only got to know Dubai as a classic “stopover destination”. In 2012 we stayed in the city for 3 days as a stopover for the Maldives and in 2016 only for only one day on the way to Australia. We didn’t really have much time to explore the many sights and attractions of the city. In addition, Dubai has developed so rapidly in recent years that we wanted to spend a longer holiday in …
» Read the full blog postCu Chi – The Tunnels of the Vietcong in the Vietnam War (Vietnam)
We spent the last day of our tour “Typical Vietnam” with Gebeco with a trip to the tunnels of Cu Chi, which served the Vietcong during the Vietnam War as a retreat and operational base.
» Read the full blog postThe Mekong Delta – A bike & boat tour (Vietnam)
For today we have decided on an optional excursion with Gebeco, which has taken us and almost our entire tour group to the Mekong Delta in the south of Vietnam. In rural Ben Tre, we first immersed our bikes in the culture of the Mekong Delta. On shady paths we reached Mr Six, who invited us to his house for a short rest. After an extensive lunch, during which we were allowed to try a local specialty, we finally explored …
» Read the full blog postSaigon – A culinary Vespa tour of the city (Vietnam)
After looking at the sights of Saigon until the afternoon, there was something very special on the agenda for the evening: a culinary Vespa tour through Saigon, which we booked directly through Gebeco.
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Off to the South! We leave central Vietnam and fly with Vietnam Airlines to the metropolis Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City), where we will spend the next two nights. The city is lively and modern with its skyscrapers and millions of mopeds, but has retained much of its french colonial charm.
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For today’s day of our Gebeco tour we had two options: Either we do something on our own in Hoi An or we join the bookable trip to the temple city My Son. Since we were very interested in the temple complex, which has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1999, we decided on the second variant.
» Read the full blog postHoi An – Tourist Attractions, Things to Do & Photo spots (Vietnam)
Hoi An is a small, idyllic and almost Chinese-looking old port city that has been awarded a World Heritage Title by UNESCO. We walked comfortably through the small streets and looked at the most beautiful sights of the town.
» Read the full blog postFrom Hue to Hoi An – The Cloud Pass & Da Nang (Vietnam)
Today we had a trip from Hue to Hoi An. Our journey took us over the Cloud Pass and through one of the most beautiful landscapes of Vietnam.
» Read the full blog postHue – Emperor’s Tomb of Minh Mang & Thien Mu Pagoda (Vietnam)
After visiting the impressive imperial citadel of Hue in the morning, we had an optional excursion to the tomb of Emperor Minh Mang and the Thien Mu pagoda in the afternoon.
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After we had arrived in Hue in the early morning with the night train from Hanoi and had sufficiently strengthened ourselves in the hotel for the breakfast buffet, our today’s excursion program could start. Our Gebeco trip “Typical Vietnam!” included the approximately 3-hour trip to the imperial citadel of Hue.
» Read the full blog postThe Night Train from Hanoi to Hue (Vietnam)
After 2 nice days in Hanoi and Halong Bay we took the bus directly to the train station in Hanoi, from where in the evening our 13-hour train journey started on the night train to Hue.
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