"Short stories and travel reports from my life adventures around the globe".
Cool Spots Around Colchester. May 2019. Following a string of travel reports from across the town’s most interesting sights, it’s time for me to wrap up my series with a rundown of Cool Spots Around Colchester. Whenever I visit new villages, towns and cities, I usually blitz the local cafe scene. However, in Colchester my […]
Read MoreSt Botolph’s Priory, Colchester, England. May 2019. I love how the majority of Colchester’s sights are dripping with history and free to visit! From Castle Park and Hollytrees Museum to Firstsite and Colchester Natural History Museum, it was certainly a refreshing change from the relentless costs of London. Another free Colchester delight that’s well worth […]
Read MoreColchester Castle Park, England May 2019. After my enlightening visit to the excellent Colchester Castle Museum, it was time for a stroll around the absolutely gorgeous Castle Park. Hot on the heels of my recent return from Asia, I felt positively awestruck by how green and fresh England felt. Colchester’s landscaped Victorian era park is an 11-hectare […]
Read MoreColchester Castle Museum, England. May 2019. I had just arrived in the town of Colchester for a long overdue reunion with my grandma. I was back in England after two years exploring various countries in Asia. In the meantime, my nan had relocated to this little English town I knew nothing about. While nan was […]
Read MoreTapsa Temple, South Korea. April 2019. I thought I’d seen it all when it came to temples. But deep in the heart of southwestern Korea sits a frankly staggering temple unlike any other. It’s called Tapsa Temple and it had been quite a journey just to get here. It began with a bus to the […]
Read MoreMaisan Mountain, South Korea. April 2019. Wherever you’re travelling from, getting to South Korea’s Maisan Mountain is not a straightforward affair. Especially if you’re trying to do it as a day trip. I set off from the city of Jeonju with my brother Cory and his fiancée Kaley one sunny April afternoon. The first leg of […]
Read MoreHanoks and Hanboks in Jeonju, South Korea. February 2015. I was really just looking for a place to break up my journey from Seoul to Busan. Not that the trip would have taken all that long on the bullet train. Rather, it was an excuse to squeeze in a few nights somewhere and add another […]
Read MoreYongmunsa Temple. February 2015. I got so lucky with my trip to Seoul. Firstly, I had a room for free, courtesy of Irish Andy, a friend of a friend. Then, one afternoon, a bunch of Andy’s buddies took me hiking up Ingwansan Mountain. A larger group of expats also invited me out to some city […]
Read MoreIngwansan Mountain, Seoul. February 2015. One of the many highlights of my week in Seoul was an invigorating hike up Ingwangsan, a 338-meter mountain with a handful of impressive granite peaks. Situated right in the heart of the South Korean capital, a hike here results in unparalleled views of the cityscape. Moreover, unlike Seoul Tower, […]
Read MoreKim Kwang-seok Story House, Daegu. April 2019. We must have spent a solid hour exploring Kim Kwang-seok Memorial Street. We admired the artwork, listened to the buskers and grabbed a coffee at one of the rooftop cafes. The atmosphere had been so positive, a genuine celebration of the man’s life and music. Now, following an […]
Read MoreCool Spots Around Busan. February 2015. Back before my blogging days, I wasn’t half as organised as I am now. As a result, I was nowhere near as prolific with my explorations. For the most part, I would visit new cities and towns simply by following my nose. Sometimes this organically led me to the most […]
Read MoreUN Memorial Cemetery, Busan. February 2015. No matter which country I find myself in, I’m always on the lookout for unique travel sights. In this respect, it doesn’t get much more distinctive than the world’s only United Nations Memorial Cemetery. This beautifully crafted, fourteen hectare graveyard sits in the South Korean city of Busan. Constructed […]
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