Every Friday I’ll be sharing a photo from someplace in my travels. This week’s photo is of the Hong Kong skyline during Earth Hour. Earth Hour was celebrated across the world last week, as millions powered off their lights for an hour. Cited as the world’s worst city for light pollution, surprisingly enough, Hong Kong also took […]
Malaysia may be the second Islamic country I’ve visited, after the Maldives, but it’s really the first time I’ve been able to explore an Islamic country. Sure, in the Maldives we heard the prayer calls when we were in Male and we saw a couple of mosques from afar, but that was really all we […]
This week we would like to introduce The Guy of Flights and Frustration. His first true experience of travel was inter-railing around Europe for a month whilst in University. Then once he started working, he went on a 17-month placement to live and work in Saudi Arabia. Since then he has become an international business traveller for more than […]
The sakura have begun to bloom, and there is hardly a more attractive time of year to visit Japan than now. Clouds of pink petals are covering the nation as friends and family gather for a week of hanami, or flower viewing parties. It’s this time of year that sakura-flavored goods start filling the shelves. That’s right, Japan’s love […]
Every Friday I’ll be sharing a photo from someplace in my travels. This week’s photo is of cherry blossoms in spring. The cherry blossom season is finally here! These small flowers have begun blooming all across Japan just a few days ago and will continue to do so over the next couple of weeks. This time […]