Tag Archives: Asia
Maldives Sea Plane Flight Male Island

A Surprising Fact About the Maldives

It may be controversial to write, but I have found movies and cartoons to be more accurate than expected when portraying foreign places. The Simpson’s Australia episode is spot on in showing the sheer amount of nothingness within the country. Marrakech is straight out of Aladdin. The Maldives absolutely does not fit into any preconceived […]

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Pathway Away From Gandantegchenling Monastery Towards City and Hills

Ulaanbaatar Mongolia in a Day

I can’t imagine what you are doing in Ulaanbaatar. It’s an extremely random place to find yourself. I can only imagine you’re stopping off on the Trans-Siberian Railway. You probably know already that Lonely Planet describes Ulaanbaatar as “an ugly scar on an otherwise lovely country.” Sadly, this is pretty accurate. Ulaanbaatar is the surplus […]

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Jumping for joy in North Korea - can you believe I took this with the timer on the very first try?  Oh and Bakyeon Waterfall Pavillion behind me is pretty cool too.

Crossing the Demilitarized Zone into North Korea

Our convoy was ten coach buses long as we left Dorasan and already murmurs of excitement could be heard from the Korean-speaking passengers aboard. For many of us, the day had begun at four o’clock in the morning but sleep was the last thing on my mind as military vehicles took their places in front […]

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