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Visiting the Silk Village in Hoi An
Different to Kim Bong Carpentry Village or Thanh Ha Pottery Village the Silk Village in Hoi An is not an inhabited crafting village - at least not anymore. It's a mix of museum and showroom, but it's still worth a visit if you donโt know anything about the silk production and weaving process.
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CSO Gallery in Hoian
The CSO Gallery in Hoian is a gem of a museum for everyone who wants to dive deeper into Vietnamese history, life over the centuries and everything that connects us across many countries. The gallery has three main focuses: The Tale of Kiแปu (Vietnams most famous piece of literature), ancient coins and old banknotes and stamps. You can explore the…
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Traditional Vietnamese Medicine Museum
The traditional Vietnamese Medicine Museum in Ho Chi Minh City has many interesting exhibits offering a unique perspective on ancient medicine, the evolution of Vietnamโs medical heritage and the relationship between Chinese and Vietnamese medicine.
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Museum hopping in Singapore
You've heard of bar hopping? Museum hopping works the same. But instead of drinking alcohol you're drinking in culture, history, science and art. Singapore has a lot of museums, more than you could ever hope to visit in a single week, even if you donโt do anything else.
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Exploring Peranakan Culture in Singapore
On the plane to Singapore I watched "Crazy Rich Asians" in the Singapore Airlines on-board library. Then the person next to me told me: "The Peranakans were the original crazy rich Asians." But who are the Peranakans? How did their unique culture come to be? And why had I never heard of them before?
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Lednice-Valtice Cultural Landscape – a UNESCO World Heritage Site
The Lednice-Valtice Cultural Landscape is one of the prettiest regions you can visit in the Czech Republic. From the 15th century it was created, expanded and upkept until the mid 20th century by one of the richest families in Europe. Today it is maintained by Czech National Heritage Institute, which has made the entire complex and even the castles available…
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Visiting Bitov Castle – Czech Republic
It's not the biggest, nor the prettiest castle, but visiting Bitov Castle it was one of my favourite days in the Czech Republic so far. A place that has gone through so many hands over it's existence, who has seen the country change rulers more often than I have been decades alive and last but not least a castle that…
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Den Gamle By Museum in Aarhus – Worth it?
The old town - Danish "Den Gamle By" is an open air museum with city houses through the ages from all over Denmark. When you are interested in how people lived throughout the centuries and how Aarhus evolved from a small settlement to the city it is today, this is the place to visit.
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Brno Underground – Experience & Expectations
The underbelly of a city can reveal a lot about its history. Brno is one of the cities where you actually have access to this part of the city. From cellars and storage rooms under the market, to water tanks and atomic bomb shelters, the Brno Underground offers a unique variety of places to visit and experience it's lived history.
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Polish Vodka Museum & Tasting
The Polish Vodka Museum is located in the Koneser vodka factory complex in the Praga district of Warsaw. Between WWI and WWII two of the most famous Polish vodkas were distilled here: Wyborowa and Luksusowa. I chose to do a museum tour with a vodka tasting...
