Christmas in South Korea
Christmas had come once again and, as was tradition I told my wife it just didn't feel like Christmas. Once again she asked what exactly...
The Angry Bulgarian Bus Driver
“Oh my god, it’s him!” Aleks cried. She was jumping up and down and giggling like a schoolgirl.
I had heard stories about the man...
The World’s Smallest Town: A few Beers in Betoota, Outback Australia
Central Australia is the home of the road train. The world’s largest and heaviest road-legal vehicles, many exceed 50 metres (165 ft) long and...
One Surreal Day in North Korea (part 1)
We reach the border at daybreak. Our guide stresses, again, that we are to adhere absolutely to all rules and procedures. We deposit our...
One Surreal Day in North Korea (Part 2)
...from part 1... Bleak, dilapidated Soviet era apartment buildings line the streets of Kaesong. Impressively wide roads have no lane markings. There's no need....
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