Asia Archives

NORTH KOREA – Nampo day trip: SPA, hotsprings and other waterworks

January 24, 2015 Chris W. Comments Off

A Nampo day trip or better an overnight trip is one that is on most North Korea itineraries for first timers. I did a Nampo day trip after my Kaesong day trip which saved a bit of driving up and down to Pyongyang. The first [read more]

SINGAPORE – Rooftop bars in love with each other and a cigar lounge (#TBT)

January 22, 2015 Chris W. Comments Off

#TBT [ThrowBackThursday] week 4 of 2015, Singapore rooftop bars and a cigar lounge. I just love to be a few days in Singapore each year. With it’s sweeping skyline, great atmosphere, fresh cocktails and food from every corner of the world. Exploring China town, little India [read more]

JORDAN – Beer tasting at Carakale microbrewery, Jordans only brewery

January 20, 2015 Chris W. Comments Off

On a nice sunny afternoon I was sitting on a terrace at the Umm Qais archeological site in north Jordan. When I looked on the menu to choose some local Jordanian mezze my eye fell on the beer list which showed Carakale as a local beer. Being a [read more]

HONG KONG – More than skyscrapers: the Hong Kong waterworks trail

January 16, 2015 Chris W. Comments Off

Hong Kong is not all about skyscrapers, there is so much more! During my visit back in April 2013 I walked the Hong Kong waterworks heritage trail. One of the places not visited by many tourists. The waterworks are located on Hong Kong Island in the [read more]

#PHOTO Living on a garbage dump in Siem Reap, Cambodia

January 12, 2015 Chris W. Comments Off

Photo of the week 2, 2015 For this weeks photo I could not choose, therefore a total of 4 photos. These people live, work and sleep around a garbage dump. To see this with your own eyes really puts you back to earth as you [read more]

JORDAN – Jeep tour through the Mars landscape at Wadi Rum & sunbathing in Aqaba

January 5, 2015 Chris W. Comments Off

I visited Jordan for two weeks. During our two-week family road trip through Jordan we stayed four nights during Christmas 2014 in Aqaba, south Jordan. We did a day tour to the Wadi Rum protected reserve but did not stay overnight camping as it was wintertime: dark [read more]

CHINA – Kung Fu at Shaolin Monastery and thousands Buddhas at Longmen grottoes

December 30, 2014 Chris W. Comments Off

Due to a cancellation of another trip I was stuck in Beijing for eight to nine days and changing the flight back home was not an option as it was booked as a promotion, which I actually didn’t mind. In Beijing at that time the [read more]

NORTH KOREA – Kaesong day trip: Spying at the Southern neighbours & old Koryo dynasty

December 22, 2014 Chris W. Comments Off

North Korea is one of the most isolated countries in the world and I had the opportunity to visit it twice. It’s time to write more about this trip after my initial post about my arrival (read here). From Pyongyang I did a Kaesong day [read more]

CHINA – Going back to Chinese roots at Pekingman site & Ming tombs during Chinese National Day

November 29, 2014 Chris W. Comments Off

If you have been to Beijing quite some times it gets more harder to look for new interesting sightseeing places. Due to an unsuspected stopover of two full days during National Holiday period early October 2014 in China I had to come up with some new [read more]

NORTH KOREA – Tour guide: To bow or not to bow; Pyongyang explored [part 1]

November 23, 2014 Chris W. Comments Off

I bow in North Korea to the great leader and eternal president Kim Il-sung as I would respect anywhere any local customs. So also, during this North Korea tour. The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea) for many brings up the thought “do I [read more]