Browsing Tag
旅游
19 posts
Low season travel
It was the Labour Day holiday in China and I had expected crowds. But I had not expected…
Peeping into North Korea
North Korea has always fascinated me – the idea that such a country can exist in these modern…
Crazy things travellers do
With more than a little bit of trepidation, I climbed the makeshift tower from which people leapt off…
Tongren – A slice of Tibet
Momentarily blinded by the intense sunlight as I emerged from the dim interior of the monastery, I shut…
Travel the ‘hard’ way
After a six hour train journey, a 15 hour bus ride and a seven hour journey by car,…
New Zealand – Under the Big Sky
Winter’s icy breath wrapped itself tighter around us as our teeth chattered and our bodies shook in the…
Arezzo – Far from the madding crowd
The two Italian men looked at us with a mixture of befuddlement and amusement. My friends and I…
Holiday gone wrong
The tall Dutch guy came running out of the darkness, ashen-faced and on the verge of tears. He…
Kashgar – The other face of China
The lady beside me gripped the sides of the seat, shut her eyes and started mumbling some prayers…
You should have been here years ago
I bet you’ve probably heard this refrain a thousand times before on your travels – that you should…