Moynaq: The Rusting Ships Of The Aral Sea The rusting ships of the Aral Sea are grounded in the deserts of the once thriving fishing town of Moynaq Uzbekistan. “Mister! Taxi! Taxi!” I’d just stepped off the 24 hour train from Kazakhstan and into the...
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea- or North Korea- is one of the most isolated and least visited countries in the world. Here’s a secret look inside the DPRK! A holiday in North Korea? Are you insane?! Most likely. It’s a rare traveller that...
“The boat leaves late!” The border guard yelled as I arrived at Azerbaijan’s ferry terminal. “6 hours!” My Caspian Sea ferry cruise was supposed to depart at 11pm. Now it looked like I was spending the night in the harbour. “Watch...
Koh Rong: Cambodia’s Island Paradise? In today’s guest post, avid traveller Samantha Lego goes in search of paradise on Cammbodia’s island of Koh Rong, but she gets more than she bargained on. Nursing a hangover made harder by the rocking of the...
In Georgia is the home town of the 21st Century’s most prolific, and divisive mass murderer. A certain Mr Joseph Stalin. In what is a strange situation for an outsider, the people of Gori are in a way proud of their city’s most famous, or I suppose,...
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