Ever kept a secret from your loved one? Imagine having a secret so big that your lives could be at danger if you ever told. This is what one woman faced as she planned her escape from North Korea four years ago. Living in fear, she strived for freedom and a better life. She escaped… Continue Reading…
Mocha, latte, cappachino? The South Koreans love their coffee shops and you can find one on practically each corner of this compact city. It feels more like New York with it’s western appeal and funkily dressed locals.
I arrived at my first stop in Seoul: the Metro Spa Sauna and Hotel. Advertised as being open 24/7 I arrived at 2.30am and was told to take off my shoes and led through a corridor to a room which said ‘sauna.’ Not really fancying a sauna at this ridiculously early hour I indicated that I… Continue Reading…
‘Looking for a husband?’ a voice asked. I turned around to see a young Chinese man smiling at me. ‘Not really’ I replied, (thinking that one was enough). ‘Then maybe you shouldn’t be here.’ I was confused. This was a park in the centre of Shanghai full of people, a park where you could just… Continue Reading…
I had left Mongolia well behind and was back in Beijing for a night, and had stumbled across a chinese bbq restaurant near my hotel. Armed with my chinese phrases, I attempted to order my dinner, relieved at not having to eat any more beef for a while. Then my dinner arrived: a tofu salad with… Continue Reading…
‘Mongolia?’ people had said when I told them that I was going there for a month. ‘Where’s that?’ Before I left home it had got me thinking: why was I going to Mongolia? Such an unusual destination to decide to live and work but I was drawn by the fascination of this unfamiliar place, to a… Continue Reading…
With just only one week to go until the elections on 28th June – political news is dominating the TV and there’s no shortage of parties to choose from. There’s the: The Democratic Party The Mongolian People’s Party The Mongolian Social Democratic Party< The Conservative United Party The Civil Will-Green Party The Mongolian Green Party… Continue Reading…
It was the end of my 4 day adventure in the Mongolian countryside. I had had an insight into the real Mongolia: how the nomads had lived for hundreds of years and frankly… I was impressed. Mongolian hospitality is a lifestyle experience that has not changed over hundreds of years. There is an unwritten hospitality… Continue Reading…
‘Hold it’s tail,’ I yelled as we waded through a steam, getting splashed by the swishing of the ox’s tail. Then as the tail was secured and we made it through the stream, a chorus of what I could only interpret as ‘oh no,’ came from behind me as the ox decided to go the powder… Continue Reading…
Mongolia has an alcohol problem. People are passed out on the streets of the capital before work has even finished for the day. They hang around the rivers drinking and leave discarded vodka bottles wherever they can. But with local bars and clubs selling bottles of vodka instead of shots and not using mixers –… Continue Reading…
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