"Short stories and travel reports from my life adventures around the globe".
St 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 MoreFirstsite Art Gallery, Colchester. May 2019. I wouldn’t have put the English city of Colchester down as any kind of art Mecca. But then I’d never heard of Firstsite Art Gallery until I started researching the town’s key attractions. I do love a free art exhibition. Therefore, following the artistic void of Ruian, China, I […]
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 MoreThe DMZ, South Korea. February 2015. “What the hell is a DMZ?” a friend of mine asked over Facebook Messenger. Hm, not quite the excited reaction I was hoping for. Not that I could blame him, as such. I hadn’t been aware of the particulars myself prior to researching my trip to South Korea. Time and […]
Read MoreCool Spots Around Seoul. February 2015. The South Korean capital is a fascinating city with endless opportunities for exploring. Looking back on my visit, it’s definitely a place I regret not delving deeper into. Following my individual reports on Changdeokgung Palace and Ingwansan Mountain, I round up the rest of my discoveries with some Cool […]
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 MoreChangdeokgung Palace, Seoul. February 2015. It was an exceptionally wintry morning as I approached the modest facade of Changdeokgung in the South Korean capital. The sky was an impenetrable sheet of grey, with a cutting bite in the air that succeeded in nipping away at my neck through my scarf. Visitors to Seoul have no […]
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