Events

After my Korean interlude, it’s back to tales from the deep-frozen Siberian side; namely – a continuation of our drive along the winter road between the villages of Khonuu and Sasyr. The first installment is here. We’d wrapped up our naled-and-ice photo sessions, clambered back onto land, and it was time to press on!… Up […]

After our walk around central Seoul – next up: something wholly unusual: a prison! And this particular prison tells a very sad tale… From 1910 to 1945, Korea was occupied by Japan, which was extremely heavy-handed in Korean territory – and that led to spontaneous protests and the emergence of organized resistance. Naturally, the Japanese […]

Where are the best places for a simple stroll in Seoul? There don’t seem to be all that many options, but they do exist. The most notable are (i) the Seoullo-7017 walkway, (ii) a pedestrianized area along a stream with the easy-to-pronounce name of Cheonggyecheon, and (iii) Ikseon-dong – a traditional artisan/folksy district. I’ll start […]

Of course, we’re all different. Some are tall, some average height, some a little shorter; some are brown-haired; some blond(e), while others are already gray. In some places there are more Asian faces, in others African, yet others – European. Some are extroverts (as I choose to be); at the opposite end of the spectrum […]

My usual schedule in South Korea (Seoul) doesn’t normally leave any room for real tourism – thanks to our APAC region bosses, who try to cram every single hour of my time with some very important, can’t-miss event, meeting, business lunch, or similar. Getting out somewhere to actually see something of touristic interest is an […]

Next on our Irkutsk-Yakutsk-Magadan-Yakutsk winter road trip, it was high time we headed off into the deepest backwoods (so – backwoods of backwoods!), where you can go a whole day’s drive without meeting a single other car. Where? The Khonuu-Sasyr winter road (but more on that shortly). Why? Simple: it’s how you get the Moma […]