From Babylonian boundary stones to the extensive engineering works of the Roman Empire; here are 10 ancient borders that shaped the world. Borders are a constant in human history. The human story is one of boundaries. Of division. Of a search for definition and...
From China and Japan to South Korea and North Korea, there are six countries in East Asia (including Taiwan); here’s everything you need to know! During my first university summer break I had the unique opportunity to visit China. I was tasked with teaching...
Travel Doesn’t Always Go To Plan! So, things haven’t exactly gone right this August… At the end of July I had to return home, to the United Kingdom. I’ve been hanging out in London, Nottingham, and my home town Buckingham. This wasn’t...
Chairman Mao once said that ‘Until you reach The Great Wall of China, you are no hero’, but reaching the wall at Badaling, just outside of Beijing, I could feel like no hero among the tourists that swarm this piece of history. Now, don’t get me...
Outside of Beijing lies a little known attraction, Long Qing Xia- the Dragon Gorge. As epic as the name suggests, this man made spectacle is still on few itineraries. I found myself on a turquoise river, beneath towering cliffs, as Chinese tourists...
I’m Richard, and I’m on a quest to understand the world through its borders and boundaries.
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