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South Korea’s Lego Town and Silla’s Ancient Capital

Busan & Gyeongju, South Korea – November 2017 I went on a three week trip through Japan & South Korea with my friend Jeremy a couple of years ago. We spent the first half of the last week in Seoul with an excursion to the DMZ (demilitarised zone), then moved south to the seaside cityContinue reading “South Korea’s Lego Town and Silla’s Ancient Capital”

How Ipoh got its groove back

Ipoh, Malaysia – September 2019 During a short stopover in Kuala Lumpur recently, my parents and I took my grandmother on a day trip to Ipoh, which is a two hour drive away (not counting potential traffic jam delays). The state capital of Perak and Malaysia’s third largest city, Ipoh sits nestled in amongst toweringContinue reading “How Ipoh got its groove back”

Dresden, the Baroque Phoenix of Saxony

Dresden, Germany – October 2015 “I was a prisoner of war held in Dresden. At about 10.30pm that night, the air raid sirens started their mournful wailing and because this happened every night no notice was taken. The people of Dresden believed that as long as the Luftwaffe kept away from Oxford, Dresden would beContinue reading “Dresden, the Baroque Phoenix of Saxony”