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Seoul Man: 12 Months in Korea – #6: Dynamic Korea? – South Korea

Korea would like to be portrayed as a dynamic, progressive country. Judging by their television content, Conor thinks they need to just grow up.

Conor Purcell

Boot Camp at 20,000ft – Uttarkashi, India

Amar Dev Dhindsa

Things To Do In Portland When You’re Not Dead – Portland, Oregon, USA

Michal Lali Kagan

Festival Internacional de Benicassim Part 1 of 2 – Spain

Anne Paige Austin

Five Minutes of Fame – China

Mark Evans

Seoul Man: 12 Months in Korea – #3: The Nightlife – South Korea

While it mightn’t rival the Patpong district of Bangkok or downtown Amsterdam, there is no doubt that Itaewon is the epicentre of sleaze in Korea.

Conor Purcell

Seoul Man: 12 Months in Korea – #4: The Business of Knowledge – South Korea

Conor's take on the English teaching system in Korea is that it is being sabotaged at the most basic level.

Conor Purcell

FAQ – Dominican Republic

FAQ – Dominican Republic Travel Guide A Finn and a flamingo. Before I went on holiday I had a million questions, most of them involving life-threatening illnesses.

Carita Groundstroem

Privates on Parade – Mykines, Faroe Islands

Philip Blazdell loves fruit cake. He just can’t understand why you’d want to stuff a puffin with it.

Philip Blazdell

Seoul Man: 12 Months in Korea – #2: Korean Logic – South Korea

From what Conor has seen in his first few months in Seoul, 'logic' and 'Korea' are not two words frequently used in the same sentence.

Conor Purcell

Seoul Man: 12 Months in Korea – #1: Korea and the World Cup – South Korea

Conor found that for most Koreans, the World cup wasn't about football at all. It was about participating. Noisy they may be, football fans they ain't.

Conor Purcell

The Exploitation and Contradiction of South America – When Societies Go Bad: Volume 2

On the island of Taquile, in Lake Titicaca, Travis experiences first hand how the tourism dollar is effecting the local culture, all the way to the highest ranks of government.

Travis Neeson

How to Kill a Rental Car #7: Day 7, Chasing the Wild Goose: Pursuing Your Inner Artist – Flagstaff and Roden Crater, Arizona

The search for Roden Crater has Andy feeling like a bungling bank robber, but he also learns never to underestimate the power of a cigarette.

Andrew Walker

What Do Travellers Do All Day?: #22 – My Non-Adrenalised Version of the North Island – Coromandel Peninsula to Auckland, New Zea

Pigeon poo, sulfur water, Maori war paint and Macbeth await – yet there’s still so much Meg doesn’t get to see.

Megan Woods

What Do Travellers Do All Day?: #15 – Opal Noodling for My Fortune – Coober Pedy, Ayers Rock and Alice Springs, Northern Territo

Make camp in the dark, wake up in the toilet of the Outback. Insult your mechanic, you just might get arrested.

Megan Woods

Worldwide with Wee-Cheng #67: Yunnan Province, China: An encounter with Dr. Ho, the legendary Taoist Doctor of the Jade Dragon S

Wee-Cheng recounts meeting the famous Dr. Ho, and seeing the view from the Tiger Leaping Toilet.

Tan Wee-Cheng

Worldwide with Wee-Cheng #60: Trans-Siberian Railway: Life & Fun Across 9000 km of Taiga, Steppes & Plain Wilderness, Part II –

Leaving Vladivostok for Mongolia, Wee-Cheng finishes the world’s longest rail journey.

Tan Wee-Cheng

Worldwide with Wee-Cheng #59: Trans-Siberian Railway: Life & Fun Across 9000 km of Taiga, Steppes & Plain Wilderness, Part I – S

The strange unknown territory of Siberia represents vastness, emptiness, but in fact is filled with much, much more than you might think.

Tan Wee-Cheng

Worldwide with Wee-Cheng #58: St Petersburg & the Russian North-West: Imperial Glories, an Ancient Republic and a Foray into the

St Pete might not be the capital of Russia, but that’s only in name; it has culture and friendliness like Moscow has police checks

Tan Wee-Cheng

Worldwide with Wee-Cheng #53: Police Racism in Russia: A New Age Buddhist Preaches the Bible to a Corrupt Policeman in Red Squar

Such a beautiful day to return to Moscow was nothing to prepare Wee-Cheng for a nasty yet amusing inciden

Tan Wee-Cheng

Worldwide with Wee-Cheng #39: Sarajevo & Mostar, Bosnia-Herzogovina: Paradise Lost and Recovering, Part I – Sarajevo & Mostar, B

All throughout the 1992-1995 attacks on Sarajevo, the city spoke to the world and would not be silent. Now, through rebuilding, there is a new message.

Tan Wee-Cheng

Worldwide with Wee-Cheng #73: Singapore At Last: Wee-Cheng Completes His Odyssey

Wee-Cheng summarizes his year on the road, shares what he has learned and decides that traveling will be his life-long odyssey.

Tan Wee-Cheng

Worldwide with Wee-Cheng #39: Sarajevo & Mostar, Bosnia-Herzogovina: Paradise Lost and Recovering, Part I – Sarajevo & Mostar, B

All throughout the 1992-1995 attacks on Sarajevo, the city spoke to the world and would not be silent. Now, through rebuilding, there is a new message.

Tan Wee-Cheng

Worldwide with Wee-Cheng #59: Trans-Siberian Railway: Life & Fun Across 9000 km of Taiga, Steppes & Plain Wilderness, Part I – S

The strange unknown territory of Siberia represents vastness, emptiness, but in fact is filled with much, much more than you might think.

Tan Wee-Cheng