Last updated Oct 12, 2021 | Asia
Hagia Sophia, TurkeyThe Great Mosque of Samarra, IraqPetra, JordanWadi Rum, JordanRegistan Square, UzbekistanKalon Minaret, UzbekistanBurana Tower, KyrgyzstanPamir Highway, TajikistanKonye Urgench, TurkmenistanDarvaza Gas Crater, TurkmenistanBig Almaty Lake,...
Last updated Sep 17, 2021 | Asia
The Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) at Panmunjom is a heavily fortified buffer zone that separates North Korea and South Korea. The 4km wide DMZ stretches 250km (160miles) across the Korean peninsula and was created in 1953 during the armistice after the Korean War. Here I...
Last updated May 5, 2021 | Eurasia
Having just finished the new Netflix series ‘Dark Tourist’ it compelled me to write an article on the subject of dark tourism and list some of my favourite such destinations. So, let’s find out, what is dark tourism? *Disclaimer: This article contains affiliate...
Last updated Aug 23, 2021 | Asia
What’s it like to spend Christmas in North Korea? In the below trip report I recount my second visit to the DPRK for Christmas 2018. After a brief visit to Sinuiju in North Korea in 2017, I decided it was time to explore the country a little more (as much as is...
Last updated Aug 24, 2021 | Asia
Dandong is a thriving town on the Yalu River in northern China, not far from the Gulf of Korea. In this article, we will discover some of the best things to do in Dandong. But what makes Dandong truly unique, is that no more than a few hundred metres or so across the...
