Category Archives: Traveling

Auroville – great idea, which got corrupted

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Us vs. them (communities vs. Auroville administration)
Each community has and pursues it’s own interests
There is no
– unification of the efforts
– no formalized knowledge exchange between all projects and all communities
It is still a great place to meet like-minded people, communicate and brainstorm with them
Now when I’d been there – it is so cool to recognise the places and projects I visited in the videos and documentaries and know them (now on the personal experience basis).

Visa free China / Shenzhen

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When I read about the announcement that German citizens can enter China visa free, it was very hard for me to believe, especially because a couple of months prior to the announcement I was considering going to China and when I was asked to provide all kind of paperwork for the visa I just gave up, because to go to Thailand, Taiwan and Japan I just need a ticket and I’ll get either a stamp or a visa sticker into my passport once I arrive there. Easy, simple and convenient.
That’s why when I returned back to Thailand from India, I spontaneously bought a return ticket and booked a hotel on booking.com, just to check that it really works as it is announced; and luckily it does.
Upon my arrival in Shenzhen, I filled out an arrival form, had my finger prints taken and got my first ever Chinese visa free stamp into my passport. Hallelujah. It is only up to 15 days, however let’s hope it is just the beginning.
I just want to hope that China will become the same tourist friendly in all possible areas like TRANSPORTATION (ticket purchasing, transfer tickets, etc, especially for people, who either don’t have a mobile or don’t have an internet access on their mobiles), service(s), accommodation(s), etc as Thailand is.
Thailand became over the years very easy and very convenient and a whole way cleaner than it was, too.

Okinawa – Naha

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I really liked Okinawa.
Naha was and felt very save. I walked around the city at nights not only on the main streets but also in the darkest side alleys and not a single time I was even barked at. In Bangkok, when I was walking in the side roads on the outskirts of Bangkok I was not only barked at but also attacked by the pack of dogs; blissfully I always have a stick to protect myself, however having said that, this strongly discourages from walking in the side roads and dark alleys, even in the capital city of Thailand – Bangkok.
Back to Okinawa. There are a lot of wonderful beaches on Okinawa.
Japan is rather expensive and Naha didn’t offer all types of cuisines.
I think that Tokyo would offer any and every kind of cuisines, however I haven’t been to Tokyo yet and currently Tokyo doesn’t have the high priority for visiting for me personally.
What I like about Bangkok is, that (t)here you also can find literally any kind of cuisines at very affordable prices.
In Naha I stayed in a fully equipped Airbnb apartment, which was pretty close to downtown of Naha and literally across to one of the biggest (if not the biggest) markets of Naha. Cherry on the top was that the apartment also had a balcony.
Upon the arrival I bought for cash (the only option) in the ticketing / ticket vending machine the IC card and topped up some money onto it and from that moment travelling in Naha using public transportation was an easy breeze.