When getting off the train in Urumqi (pronounced Uru-Muchi), the capital of the Xinjang province, we felt that we were no longer in China, but in one of the Central Asian countries. This was muslim China and food, people, buildings etc were much different to what we had seen in Beijing. When asking Chinese people...Read More
Only fog, rain and wind when we were at the Great Wall I had arrived with the night train from North Korea early in the morning and was looking forward to meeting my friend Robert who would join me on a month long trip along the Silk Road. I had already seen the most important...Read More
North Korea must be one of the Worlds most expensive countries to travel to, as it is one out of just three countries in the World where tourists are required to be accompanied by a guide at all times. The other three countries being Bhutan and Turkmenistan. Itineraries can be custom made to include not...Read More
The first thing we did when going to Sinju was to make a stop by some huge bronze statues of Kim Il Sung and his son Kim Jong Il standing in front of a newly built monument. We were everyone were asked to buy flowers, bow down and place them at the feet of the...Read More
Gangnam is the business district of Seoul and is also known for having some of the Worlds best nightclubs. When the song by Psy became one of the most viewed videos on YouTube I decided that this was something that I wanted to experience. Me and my friend booked a thee day stoppver on the...Read More
