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]
It’s been several years since I first travelled to South Korea. It was just a few days in Seoul while on a business trip. Recently I returned with my wife and kids and we did a road trip from Seoul to Busan. They wanted a [read more]
A business and leisure trip to Seoul and also to China. It was my first time to Seoul and South Korea. After my arrival day I had two days scheduled to see the most important highlights of Seoul sights. Careful planning and effective usage of [read more]
I have always been intrigued by communist architecture. The Moscow Metro is a fine example which I wanted to visit for a long time. I visited Moscow already a few times but never found the time for it. This year I visited Moscow for the [read more]
It’s that time of the year to look back and make a summary of all the places I visited but first I would like to thank you for following CTB Global and wish you a happy 2020! That you may travel a lot, stay healthy [read more]
Vietnam’s Demilitarized Zone, or DMZ, was a 10-kilometer-wide stretch of land running from Laos to the China South Sea roughly along the 17th parallel. It separated north and south Vietnam after the first Indochina war that ended in 1954. A visit to the DMZ is [read more]
Photo of the week 12, 2015 Mansu Hill Grand Monument in Pyongyang, DPRK, North Korea Mansu Hill Grand Monument in Pyongyang is the most important monument in North Korea. Statues of North Korean leaders Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il made out of bronze. With on [read more]
Shenyang was not a planned visit but because my second trip to North Korea got cancelled due to closed borders I now had a few days in Shenyang to explore rather than using it as a connection point for flights only. Shenyang is a nice [read more]
Happy New Year to everyone! I wish you a lot of safe travels in 2015. The blog in the year 2014 The year 2014 marked the start of this blog. For the first three-quarters of the year it was merely converting the old “private” stories to the [read more]
Niue is an island I have long time wanted to visit as I collected their stamps, which they issue as a source of income, as a child. Maybe you have never heard of Niue? Then read on! Just going to Niue for an island trip [read more]
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