K-Pop & North Korean Relations

Well not quite. We did manage to get within 170 metres to the ‘rouge nation’ by one of the infiltration tunnels. The tour to the demilitarised zone or DMZ was one of the first tourist attractions on our South Korean trip. No cameras were allowed in the tunnel itself as you are in a military …

Sidetracked in Ronda

Have you ever looked forward to seeing something to doing something only for it to be a total let down? You might have allocated half a day out of your precious itinerary hours only to come out bored after a fraction of the time. We honestly didn’t think much of Ronda which is famous for …

Bamboo, Tofu and Monkeys

  After checking out the Golden Pavilion, we headed west to Arashiyama. There we walked through the Bamboo Grove flanked by giant stalks on each end of the footpath. All I thought of was those ninja battles in a bamboo forest where they slice through bamboo like paper. Unfortunately, reality was not as dramatic. Our …

A Day in Brooklyn

  Man was it hot. The humidity was choking and the sun was set on burn mode. It was an action packed day where we started with a walk across the iconic Brooklyn Bridge. I was quite surprised to see the amount of people selling $1 water on the bridge for tourists like us. Then …