Author Archives: Philipp Dukatz
Pic of the Week 1: Ayutthaya – Wat Chaiwathanaram
Ok, this is the premiere – the first Picture of the Week of this trip. So here we go… This was taken at Wat Chaiwathanaram, part of the historical park in Ayutthaya. The park contains several ancient temple and monastery ruins which were declared a Unesco World Heritage Site in 1991. Between 1350 and 1767 … Continue reading
Kanchanaburi. Waterfalls and a Dark Part of History
After another eventful day in Bangkok, I boarded the train to Kanchanaburi. The city with striking contrasts – beautyful nature and a not so old but very dark and moving part of history. Most people recommended me not to take the train since it was supposed to be slow, loud and uncomfortable. For me, that … Continue reading
Bangkok. Good to be back, glad to leave!
Bangkok, it’s always been sort of a Love / Hate relationship. And this time it hasn’t been any different. I made it safely to Suvarnabhumi Airport and decided to this time take the train and a connecting bus into the district of Banglamphu. No overpriced taxi this time. At the train station one of these … Continue reading
Happy New Year 2013!
Happy New Year to all of you. I hope evryone had a great start into 2013. May it treat us well with lots of luck, success, new friends and lots of interesting experiences. But most importantly, I hope we will all stay fit and healthy – easily forgotten sometimes but so essential.
Travel Tech: What’s in my Bag?
When I reminisce about my backpacking trip in Australia, travel tech was not really an issue. I took a simple mobile phone and that was it. For internet I went to internet cafés every now and then and for saving my pics, I burned CDs. As simple as that, not much hassle involved. Nowadays things … Continue reading
Guest Post: Surf Strength Coach Cris Mills on Surf and Travel Fitness
Surf Travel……. plane flights, barrels, tropical weather, passports, boardies, epic food, getting pitted, overseas sickness, overhead frothing, new places, faces, people, and life-experience. I think being a surfer and traveling for the purpose of chasing what you love is one of the pinnacles of surfing. Getting to travel and surf some epic waves is one … Continue reading
A Bitter Sweet Symphony: My Last Day of Work
It was looming since quite a while, but because I had been so busy and occupied with preparations, I was able to fade out the unavoidable. My last day of work, saying good bye to my co-workers and ending an important stage of my life. As the day inevitably approached, I more and more realized … Continue reading
What if Money didn’t matter?
As mentioned in my first article and in the About page, it wasn’t an easy decision to basically leave everything behind to go travelling. After all I had been working for a while, had established a certain professional expertise and had been offered an extension of my employment contract at a renowned company. I think taking … Continue reading
Seeing the beauty around you Pt. II
Last week’s post was about keeping your eyes open for the beauty that’s around you. I really like the concept and hence wanted to write a bit more about it and post some more pictures. Doing as described will train your eye for that upcoming big trip and will eventually help you to take better … Continue reading
Seeing the beauty around you
Usually you go on a holiday to see something new and exciting. To break out of the daily routine and indulge in the beauty and exoticness the destination has to offer. I will let in you in on a secret. If you look around consciously and keep your eyes open, there is plenty of beautyful things … Continue reading
About me
Hi, I'm Phil from Germany, a traveler and adventurer suffering from a severe case of wanderlust. With a passion for Asia, I am exploring this beautiful world bit by bit, thoroughly and slowly. I love photo- graphy, surfing, diving and trekking. Come and join me. More here.
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