Expectations can be both a blessing and a curse when travelling. They can either create a hopeful benchmark for an experience – and a reason for an internal happy dance when exceeded – or they can...
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Expectations can be both a blessing and a curse when travelling. They can either create a hopeful benchmark for an experience – and a reason for an internal happy dance when exceeded – or they can...
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Picture this: you’re driving through the desert landscape around Yinchuan, in north-west China, and at almost every intersection are road signs pointing out wineries. Ten to the left, ten to the right. Drive a little further and there’s another...
Laying naked on a table at the heart of a shopping complex wasn’t on my bingo card when I started day. Nor was having a mature gentleman briskly exfoliate my skin with what looks to be a giant loofah. But then, my time in South Korea so far has been...
Seventy-three metres beneath the surface of Korea’s demilitarized zone, at the end of a 265-metre tunnel barely high enough for most people to stand in, sits a digital timer. Here, where the only sound is the slow drip of water trickling through...
We’ve always been fairly independent travellers. Seeking out new sights, sidestepping the well-worn tourist trails, and occasionally losing our way – only to find it again – is how we prefer to see the world. That said, we always make time for...
Chris Ashton
