This week’s photo: Library of Celsus, Turkey
Ephesus, a city located in what is now eastern Turkey, used to be the capital of the Asian provinces of the Roman Empire. The Library of Celsus was the third largest library in...
Five Foot Traveller Blog
On coming home
When I returned from the UK many years ago, I took a bus from the Klang Bus Stand to Brickfields. I’m not completely sure where exactly I was going or if that was indeed...
Music on the Mekong Express
Here’s an idea: Ride a bus in Southeast Asia if you want to be entertained. There’ll definitely be music (always too loud), and they might play a movie or two. If you’re lucky it’ll...
The Cambodia Landmine Museum
I knew the answer would be “No”, but I asked anyway. “Is Aki Ra here?” The lady at the counter smiled and shook her head. “No, he is out. Out clearing mines.” When I...
Why we travel
THE steps were so steep, my neck hurt just from looking up. The Swedish guy who had passed me earlier was climbing up on all fours, his skinny arms reaching out, looking very...
Vietnam by train
Travelling by train is an excellent way to explore Vietnam- local trains are affordable, fairly comfortable and safe. Vietnam’s main railway track – the North-South Railway- runs along the length of the country, connecting...
Not in China anymore
Coming out of Nanning train station was like seeing children rush out of their classrooms on the last day of school. All I saw was a sea of black heads, streaming down the steps...
In other news…
The purpose of this post is to prove that I wasn’t lazy during my trip. I actually did some work. (No, really. Seriously). While I was travelling, I wrote a weekly column in the...
Shanghai
When I began planning for my St Petersburg-Kuala Lumpur overland trip, my original route through China was supposed to be Beijing-Nanning and from there, Hanoi. I still had that same route in mind after reaching...
Where to see the Great Wall of China
Hello again, you great big long wall, you. I was at Mutianyu, a village about an hour and a half from Beijing, visiting the Great Wall for the second time. Unlike the first time...
