cambodiaMake no mistake about it – this place is as horrific as it sounds. Here at Choeung Ek, was the scene of thousands of murders. Babies bashed against trees, prisoners thinking they were changing prisons only to be tortured and killed, bodies thrown into pits. In the darkness of night. Cambodia lost a third of Read more about Backpacking in Cambodia: Choeung Ek Genocidal Center – “Killing Fields”[…]
As an atlas freak and a travel nomad, I have picked up a total addiction for collecting souvenirs. Not even in a normal way I’m afraid. For example, I keep a plastic flimsy (folder/poly pocket) for EVERY new place I visit, whether it be a country, city or even just a tour. If there’s enough Read more about DMZ Tour Part 12: Korean Souvenirs[…]
After going inside our first Earthen Building of the Fujian Tour, our driver dropped us off for a few minutes to capture the small settlement of Tian Luo Keng. We had two stops in total for Tian Luo Keng, the first one was from below where we could gaze upwards at this mountainside settlement of Read more about Fujian Tour Part 2: Tian Luo Keng Tulou Cluster[…]
Our tour of traditional Fujian Earthen style buildings started properly at the Yuchang Earthen Building. Although we had already checked into our hostel for the night – a cosy wee room in Qing De Lou building in Taxia Village nearby. So this is the first part of the tour of Fujian. Bear with these posts Read more about Fujian Tour Part 1 – Yuchang Earthen Building, Xiaban Village *[…]
The joys of night trains continues. I love them. This one was organised by my girlfriend Panny as we planned a weekend in China in March this year. We arrived in Shenzhen after crossing the border into China from Hong Kong and were booked on the 21.23 pm night train north east to Yongding Read more about Chinese Trains: Shenzhen to Yongding Night Train (Guangdong to Fujian Province)[…]
After the busy day on the DMZ Tour where we crammed a lot in and totally enjoyed ourselves, it was time to hand in our badges at the JSA and board our bus back to Seoul where we were staying in Fully House Hostel in Hyewha. It was still daylight as we left the Read more about DMZ Tour Part 11: Heading Back To Seoul[…]
** STOP PRESS ** since this article I’ve been properly to North Korea, including a visit to Kaesong and the North part of the DMZ. You can get a cool 5% off through my website too when you book with Young Pioneer Yours. With any tours, there are of course some things that can be Read more about DMZ Tour Part 10: The Bits We Missed And My Fascination For North Korea[…]
Our tour of backpacking in Java also led us to the wonderful Prambanan, a series of Hindu Temples in the countryside 17 kilometres east of the city of Yogyakarta. This was the last stop on our day trip and to be honest I hadn’t researched it at all and for that reason, when we stepped out Read more about Backpacking in Java: Touring Prambanan (Prammy B) Hindu Temple[…]
Borobudur sits on the island of Java in Indonesia. It is quite simply the largest Buddha Temple in the world. So it just had to be seen…and it was of course included in my top 7 sights in and around Yogyakarta. We were on a full day tour of the area around Read more about Borobudur: The Biggest Buddha Temple In The World, Java, Indonesia[…]
Concentration Camps, Killing Fields, Battlefields, Prison Cells etc. all these places conjure up sad horrific images of course. But the fact remains, as humans we must love and respect each other. We must rise above regimes of mass murder, political violence, torture and genocide. BUT we must NOT forget the past. It’s important therefore Read more about Backpacking in Cambodia: Tuol Sleng – S21 Concentration Camp, Phnom Penh[…]