It is in situations like this where you find yourselves in a situation where you really need help, that you remember the value of helpful people! We want to say a massive thank you to all of the Yotelair staff that night, especially Senol!

This city is located in the “Republic of Transnistria,” which is an unrecognized state between the river Dniester and the Ukrainian border, officially recognized as part of Moldova.

Our happy driver, Vitalii, picked us up and drove us to meet up with Veronica of Winetours Moldova, for the other part of our incredible trip around Moldova.

After our city tour, we visited our first winery, Mileștii Mici, which is located in a former underground limestone quarry.

We drove up to Chateau Vartely, where we checked into our home for the night. We stayed on the top floor of a traditional-style Moldovan house from the central region of Moldova.

We experienced the rural vibe of Moldova - from the accommodation, food, hospitality, and everything!

We are loving all the wineries and sharing our Purcari Wines Winery Tour and Food Experience.

It’s definitely delicious but high in carbs - haha! Since most of the meals are paired with wines too

Have you been to Moldova or have you heard anything about this tiny but one of the best wine-producing countries in the world?

Moldova is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe that used to be part of the USSR. It is bordered by Romania to the west and Ukraine to the north, east, and south of the disputed territory of Transnistria.

Jonathan and I are traveling again for a work trip but we have a long layover in Istanbul - one of my top 10 most fave cities!!

Back in London to attend the WTM yesterday!

Our first day in Old Dhaka was very slow and we didn’t do much at all thanks to our early flight. We were picked up by the free airport shuttle of Pan Pacific Sonargaon Dhaka where we stayed for 3 nights.

We have a lot of photos for our last 3 nights in Bangladesh.. we toured around Old Dhaka and Sonargaon with Deshghuri.com and stayed at the first 5-star hotel in Dhaka, Pan Pacific Sonargaon Dhaka but we spent most of the time (until night time) outside!

Bangladesh is actually visa-required for Filipinos because there’s a Bangladesh Embassy in Manila and you can easily get the tourist visa for Php3,300 only in 2 weeks processing time.

We went on a day trip from Thimpu to Punakha and found out you’d need to pass an immigration control to show your visa to continue on the road. It was easy because Mr. Tashi handled it for us.

Before checking into Le Meridien Thimphu, Mr Tashi (Aiming Bhutan Tours) took us to see the biggest Buddha statue in Bhutan, Buddha Dordenma, which overlooks the valley and city of Thimpu. It's a beautiful site at the top of a hill and painted in bright gold. This Buddha is 169 feet tall!