I Think I Joined a Korean Cult Last Summer
In 2011 my family and I took a short stroll to a one-day festival being held at the Korean National War Memorial in Seoul....
South Korea: Where Prostitution Fixes Everything
I've pondered before on the Koreans' relaxed, if generally unspoken attitudes regarding the world's oldest profession. For an illegal industry nobody seems too concerned...
A spot of Desert Rain: Muscat, Oman
I knew before relocating to the Sultanate of Oman that this is one of the hottest, driest places on Earth. I'd spent a few years in the...
Gyeonggi English Village – Day 37
The children’s music blared as always from the as yet un-vandalised loud speakers that lined the pathway down the hill. I sipped my coffee...
Tourism in Cambodia: Genocide and Broad Smiles
‘Tuk-tuk?’, a toothless middle-aged guy beamed at me the moment I stepped out of the guesthouse. I smiled back and told him I was...
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The world is a scary place. That's what I keep hearing. I do however belong to the most dangerous, destructive species on...
‘This Isn’t Happening’. Prostitution in Korea. Does it actually exist?
A young Korean friend asked for a little help with a short essay he had written for his university English class. We chatted over...
The World’s Worst Mass Murderers
By this title I don't mean of course to speak of people who decided for whatever reason to go on a killing spree but...
Christmas in Oman
It may not shock to hear that life in the Middle east is a touch different to that in the west. We all know...
I had a White People Problem in Africa
I finally stepped out of the airport, breathed the fresh air and looked up at big, blue African skies. Three seconds later I lowered my gaze and...
