Inspiring you on your own journey . . .
The ancient city of Kaifeng has rewarded you with many interesting sights. The Temple of the Chief Minister and the Iron Pagoda are well known, but the old capital has other intrigues that lie just off the radar. Places like the Fan Pagoda and the Music Pavilion dedicated to the legendary emperor Dà Yǔ, founder […]
The MTR exit spits you out onto a nondescript road on the eastern side of Hong Kong Island. Walking under the overpass, you cross the road and go by a public bathing facility. This hangover from the days before internal plumbing lets you know that you are in an old residential neighbourhood. Shau Kei Wan […]
The 18 kilometre cross country drive from Tlaxcala has been uneventful. Leaving the colonial architecture behind you, you have headed away from ‘The Place of Tortillas’ and towards what was once a ceremonial epicentre for the region. Two major sites sit next to each other, one older than the other, both under the shadow of […]
The relentless Hong Kong sun beats down on your neck while you hunt for shade at the exposed pier. The affluent Discovery Bay on Lantau Island has two ferry piers; the one you need is much barer than its modern counterpart, used only for the big boats. You need to take a far more local […]
As the night draws in and the daylight diminishes, your hunt for sustenance takes you to Taipei’s famous Shilin Night Market. As you draw close to the famed food haunt, its bright lights punctuate the dark Taiwanese night. Getting out of your taxi, you are bombarded with a cacophony of smells. Some are alluring, while […]
The walk from the station is short, but filled with distractions. The smell of yakitori skewers emanates from a non-descript doorway. As you continue to walk up the shopping street, your nose begins to detect another aroma that draws you in. The famous local curry shop Wakakusa provides you with a delicious spinach curry that […]
Escaping the summer sun, you dip down a shaded street in the heart of old Beijing. As you march through the arid heat and knee-jarring, solid streets of the Chinese capital, you tread in the footsteps of countless others. The journey has taken you to the northwest corner of the walled city of ancient times. […]
The sun-baked Maltese earth radiates the stored heat as the powerful Mediterranean sun roasts you from above. The bus you have taken to this high ground drives away from you on the smouldering tarmac, engine straining to stay cool in the high temperatures. As the dust that is kicked up in the bus’s wake settles, […]
The tram from central Hong Kong crawls along the tracks. You are rocked forwards and backwards as the driver accelerates and brakes the old wooden vehicle. The wind gently filters through the tram’s front windows, tempering the sauna-like interior. From the top deck, you are afforded views of the day-to-day hustle of the Sheung Wan […]
The terrible earthquake in 2013 left the island of Bohol picking up the pieces of its heritage. The ancient stone churches,which are so symbolic of the Philippine island, were shaken to their foundations. Some fared better than others, but all of them saw damage. As iconic as the Chocolate Hills and the big-eyed tarsiers, the […]
