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    Enter a world of blue in Chefchaouen, Morocco.

    by Emiel Van Den Boomen May 16, 2015

    We fell in love with Chefchaouen, the blue city in the North of Morocco. We were moved by the sheer uniqueness and unearthly feeling of this place. I liked it …

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    Canals in the Netherlands: Leiden

    by Emiel Van Den Boomen April 23, 2015

    If you ever thought only Amsterdam offers picturesque canal views, think again. The Netherlands offer so many wonderful historical cities where we recently spent a weekend in one of them: …

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    3 cool Buddhist places to visit in Myanmar

    by Emiel Van Den Boomen March 26, 2015

    When you travel in Asia you will for sure meet Buddhist monks. A lot of them! Yes, you easily recognise these guys: in orange or red robes they walk around …

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    Surprising Inle Lake in Myanmar…but without Jumping Cats

    by Emiel Van Den Boomen January 24, 2015

    Inle Lake is one of the major tourist attractions in Myanmar. The lake itself is really beautiful where we loved navigating through the floating gardens the most. More about that …

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    Ode to Bagan

    by Emiel Van Den Boomen December 6, 2014

    Thousands of ancient Buddhist pagodas, temples and monasteries, Rising above the plains of Bagan, Standing strong for more than 800 years, Guiding you on a journey to discover monuments of …

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    Crazy and surreal Monywa (Myanmar)

    by Emiel Van Den Boomen November 17, 2014

    Surreal. Disorienting. Monywa is just one of many Burmese cities, but it has two special places that will certainly raise your eyebrows: the Thanbodday Pagoda with its 500,000 (!) Buddha …

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    Hotel New York: a landmark in Rotterdam

    by Emiel Van Den Boomen October 12, 2014

    Let’s turn back the clock. The first time I entered Hotel New York in Rotterdam was back in 1994. I was a student of Japanese language at the Erasmus University. …

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    Mandalay: start of our Myanmar trip

    by Emiel Van Den Boomen October 4, 2014

    Flying directly with AirAsia from Bangkok into Mandalay, I was a bit nervous when passing the Burmese customs at this small airport. Yes, nervous. We all know that Myanmar suffered …

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