Category Archives: Postcard from the Edge

East Timor is not hugely popular as a travel destination. It is in the top 20 of the least visited tourist locations (surprisingly, along with Lichtenstein) and has the spurious honour of having the word “democratic” in its official country … Continue reading →

Recently I have the opportunity to experience typical fun on 3 continents. This is a summary of the diversity that makes this world so interesting: New Zealand Regardless of where you are travelling from, the flight to New Zealand is … Continue reading →

Sitting in luxurious ANA business class seat on the way to Tokyo, I casually flicked through a few channels and decided on a documentary of Hiroshima. The program featured a guy emitting a beam of light from head, who summoned … Continue reading →

My advice to anyone: Go to Myanmar – and go now. Although in its infancy, tourism has taken root and like an invasive species, is starting its strangle hold. The country has only really been open since the military junta … Continue reading →

So my first trip to South Korea left me reeling a bit. Arriving at Incheon Airport in Seoul, I was expecting a high-tech, efficiently run airport, but immigration had the most asinine, inefficient queuing system I have seen since being … Continue reading →

After moving to Singapore, one of the big attractions is to leave my tiny, hot and over-priced apartment (although you are welcome to come and stay) and visit the plethora of other, cooler attractions in Asia. My first trip was … Continue reading →

So typically my Orlando visits culminate in theme park trip or two. Or three. However, having experienced just about every single ride currently available and the dearth of new attractions, I decided to save my precious tickets until Harry Potter’s … Continue reading →

(continued from Confusion – part 1) Other Interesting and Quirky Pyongyang Fun-fair – one evening we were asked if we want to visit one of the 3 permanent fun-fairs. We jumped at the chance and had a grand time. Huge … Continue reading →

The Journey It is a little tricky getting to North Korea; apart from the visas, you have to travel via China, from where you options are safe train or iffy plane. Thus, I found myself in Beijing, and spent the … Continue reading →

Iceland conjures up many images, mutant volcanoes disrupting air traffic, banks that fail and a wailing Bjork – were these true? This was a chance to make up my own mind by circumnavigating the island in 10 days. First impressions … Continue reading →