Dizzying Dhaka: Making Friends in Bangladesh’s Chaotic Capital
If I could use one phrase to sum up Dhaka – Bangladesh’s crazy capital city – it would be ‘go with the flow’. Plans are all well and good, but […]
If I could use one phrase to sum up Dhaka – Bangladesh’s crazy capital city – it would be ‘go with the flow’. Plans are all well and good, but […]
Well that didn’t take long, did it? I mentioned a while ago that one of the few things I actually knew about Dalian before taking my job here was that […]
When visiting Naples it goes without saying that the proximity to the ancient ruins of Pompeii make it a must-see. The town destroyed by the still-active Mount Vesuvius is something […]
We were so fresh on Saturday morning that we opted for a beer with breakfast (after an initial coffee – we’re not animals) before heading over to the festival at […]
Famous for its sand dunes – which are apparently the only desert in Japan – Tottori is often overlooked by a lot of foreign travellers. To be honest, I’d never […]
Taroko Gorge is one of, if not the number one tourist attraction in Taiwan. Situated just outside the city of Hualien on the country’s east coast, the 19 kilometre long […]
If you missed part one of our Fuji climb, then you can find it here. After the aforementioned curry rice dinner, we decided it was time to get a few […]
There are many things in life that sound like a much better idea than they actually are; having ‘just one more’ beer on a work night; going for that early […]
One of the real plus sides of having family and friends visit when you’re living in a far off place – aside from, y’know, actually seeing your close family and […]
I’ve spoken at length in the past about how working weekends is really not conducive to taking in sport in Japan. Sadly, in the (almost) seven months I’ve lived here […]