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 spent a month living and working in Mongolia with a TV station. In this post, I share stories of my time volunteering in Mongolia Now I know why this place is called the Land of the Blue Sky: every morning I wake up to another blue sky with the sun shining in this country… 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 law… 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…
‘I love you,’ he said staring intently at me, then proceeded to break into a love song. The only trouble was he was a 60 year old Mongolian nomad who had travelled from the Gobi Desert to the ancient capital of Kharkorin (which incidentally is all buried under the ground), in search of fame. And… Continue Reading…
Today, little Tingis called me ‘sister’, a sign that I’ve been accepted into my host-family’s home. We can barely speak each others language but it doesn’t seem to matter at the age of five. We play rock/paper/scissors, zombies, charades, and he tries to squirt water at me all the time with his new water pistol,… Continue Reading…
“Neighbours, everybody needs good neighbours” ‘I’m Tony your next-door neighbour – fancy a beer?’ Do you know what the best thing is about travelling alone? it’s the people you meet along the way. After being by myself for four long days, I was beginning to grow tired of dining by myself, doing the toursity things by myself and… Continue Reading…
I arrived at my first stop in Seoul: the Metro Spa Cabin and Sauna. 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…
It’s a Kind of Magic I could feel the rhythm as I wiggled my hips and danced to the sound of the drums, avoiding eye contact with the long-haired man shaking his touche in front of me; the local children clapping in joy. Finally, my part was over and I could rejoin the audience and… Continue Reading…
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