Aarirang | A legacy of love in a country without gods
by It was getting dark rapidly. And with the darkness came the relief of having successfully spent another exciting day in Democratic People’s Republic of Korea …
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So… I moved to France. (Plus the story of how I got my visa
This feels like a very anticlimactic announcement after the dramatic post of “I’m leaving Switzerland”, because it turns out all I did was hop over …
Karakol Travel Guide
The instant I arrived in Karakol, I fell in love with it. The drive from Bishkek was long, (seven hours including many stops) but the …
Swimming cows and singing fishermen: A Day on Lake KivuRwanda’s largest lake is more than a ‘beach’ destination
To most people I know, a holiday feels complete only when there is “swimming in the sea” involved – or at least if it involves …
Visit Budapest to experience the best of Europe
Budapest, Hungary’s capital city is awe inspiring in every way. From its hot springs, to Chain Bridge, Parliament House and Fisherman’s Bastion, from paprika laden …
The Forever Tree and Hand of David
A bumpy road leads out of Samarkand in Uzbekistan to Urgut, fifty kilometers away. We pass cows and sheep wandering the streets and people riding …
19 handy tips that’ll get you ready for Thailand
Thailand is, beyond doubt, one of the most visited countries in the world. Over the last 11 years, I have occasionally found myself going back …
Of Cream Pies, legends and haunted libraries
Approaching the Boston Tea Party Museum is like going back to school. In my childhood, the name struck me as a happy event and oddly …
There is no obvious link between its rather spicy name Red Chilies and the camp itself, and at eight dollars a night for a dorm, it is not cheap. The bed sags terribly which doesn’t say good things about the activities taking place on it, but I have not come to stay in a cheap dorm Kampala expecting to find a spanking new bed.
My sleep is disturbed by the continuous buzzing of mosquitoes which despite the cheap plastic nets have found their way inside. I manage a quite …
Cruising in the 500 million years old Halong Bay
People ask – what is so special about Ha Long Bay? For one, it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and famous because of its …