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100 Essential Travel Experiences, Part II

Travel Cake — Thu, 08 Oct 2015 22:22:26 +0000

As a tribute to carefree traveling, I’m listing my most memorable travel experiences so far. You can read the first 20 items in the previous post. Without further ado, here are the next 20 travel experiences in no particular order: 80. Bathing in Budapest’s public baths in the snow 79. Indulging in […]

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An Announcement: The Trip of a Lifetime – 100Essential Travel Experiences

Travel Cake — Thu, 24 Sep 2015 17:38:16 +0000

It’s been quiet on Travel Cake these past few months. Some of you have been asking me where I’ve been and what I’ve been up to. Well, I can tell you this much: I haven’t been slacking! I’ve moved from Ecuador to Belgium where I have been slaving away at a 9 to 5 desk […]

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A peek into Friesland’s past, The Netherlands

Travel Cake — Sat, 10 Jan 2015 00:58:41 +0000

It was a sunny September friday when we set off to the North of Holland. Having never been that far up our neighbouring country, we starting packing our warmest jumpers and shawls. “After all, with a name that roughly translates to “Freeze land”, it must be exceptionally cold there…” we nodded jokingly. I had been […]

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2014 Travel Summary

Travel Cake — Mon, 05 Jan 2015 02:55:23 +0000

I spent the last two days of 2014 in a haze, trying to beat jetlag and fatigue from the long transatlantic flight to South America . During the turn of the year hug exchange and fireworks, I was soundly asleep, enjoying my warm bed. Despite the endless wishes and photo’s circling on social media, I’ve […]

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Torajan Death Rituals

Travel Cake — Mon, 10 Feb 2014 09:40:28 +0000

“Would you like to go to a funeral, m’am?” Not exactly the question you’d expect when stepping out of a long distance bus… And yet, what this man was proposing, is quite normal in Tana Toraja. In fact, funerals are the “main attraction” in the region. Visitors mostly come to learn about the Torajan […]

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Thingyan, Water festival in Myanmar

Travel Cake — Thu, 30 Jan 2014 11:54:35 +0000

Who doesn’t love a smashing new year’s party? What if I told you this party lasts a few days, takes place in the sunny outdoors and involves insane amounts of water… That’s Thingyan, the water festival leading to the Burmese New Year. The festival takes place throughout Myanmar around mid april, during the country’s hottest […]

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Spiritual Tourism: Thaipusam 2014

Travel Cake — Wed, 22 Jan 2014 17:07:45 +0000

“Experiencing the festival of Thaipusam”… Yes!! Another travel wish come true. A few years ago, upon doing some research on my travel destination Malaysia, this festival had spiked my interest. I was quite upset when I found out I was just a few weeks late for one of the country’s biggest cultural/religious festivals. Six years […]

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