Asia
The view from the bottom… is never the same as from the top
Tweet The view from the plane (©MRandin)
Top 10 things to do on a Maldivian island
Tweet 1. Pretend you’re Tattoo from Fantasy Island and yell, “Da plane! Da Plane!” everytime you see one
5 things I learnt in South Korea
Tweet 1. Ginseng cures everything (including impotence…)
Namsen Tower: Where you can get the best view of Seoul
Tweet Yes, this is a picture of the men’s urinal, taken by M. (I must stress…) at the top of the Namsen Tower in Seoul. As you can see the men are treated to a magnificent view of the city. The women are that not lucky.
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A day out in Jejudo
Tweet Jejudo. M. and I had visions of a small, sun kissed ‘island’ where we could relax, kick back and enjoy – after all it’s South Korea’s number one honeymoon spot. After reading about the various marvels of nature on this volcanic island, I romanticised about exploring them on foot during the day while spending the … Continue reading
The Mysterious Road of Jejudo: Welcome to the twilight zone…
Tweet Just outside ’Love Land‘ on Jeju Island is ‘The Mysterious Road’. On this stretch of road, a car with its engine turned off, will slowly be pulled uphill. Likewise, if you pour a bucket of water on the ground here, the liquid will trickle up, instead of down.
Why I don’t feel so bad about missing Buddha’s birthday
Tweet We arrived in South Korea just a few weeks before Buddha’s birthday. At the time I did chide myself for not having timed our visit better. But every cloud has a silver lining and ours came in the form of an impromptu bus trip to the mountain temple town of Heinsa.
I’d use the ‘S’ word… but my mother might be reading
Tweet So instead let me tell you about the Museum called “Love Land” that M. and I visited on the island of Jeju, in South Korea.
