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Category Archives: Travel 2011
Smoking Guns in North Korea
Where should you go on your first day in North Korea? We’d seen some of the sights, and it was time to go to the shooting range – to fire a few pistols and rifles. We had two options – … Continue reading
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The day we caught the train to North Korea
The sign on the carriage read “Beijing-Pyongyang”. Finally we were on our way to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. The first leg, overnight to the Chinese border town – Dandong, passed uneventfully as we had a few beers, chatted … Continue reading
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Mission Impossible Visa
North Korea! You can only go there on an organised tour. You have to have a Korean guide with you everywhere. Getting a visa? EASY! Thanks to the guys at Young Pioneers Tours, who do everything for you. A scan … Continue reading
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Termites!
Last summer we found “big white ants” who seemed to be living in our beautiful wooden windows. When we showed the landlord, it turned out to be a quite serious. He practically fell over, saying “Oi gioi oi!” (oh my … Continue reading
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Ups and Downs in Sapa
It was meant to be a relaxing long weekend in Sapa. But a certain tour agency in Hanoi, that will from now on be known to us as the “Boomerang Cafe”, nearly ruined it. The (Australian) owner’s aggressive and unapologetic … Continue reading
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Blind Motorbike Driver
Here’s something that helped me work out why traffic is so bad in Vietnam. A man who still rides a motorbike, despite being blind since the age of 4… He’s probably not the only one… Apparently, because he is blind, … Continue reading
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Fry-day in Hanoi
We tried out the new Britannia Fish and Chip shop a few weeks ago. Although the veggie pies weren’t available, they did have pickled eggs – which was quite exciting. The chips were good – although the curry sauce was … Continue reading
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The Leaning Tower of Pizza Hut
Pizza really is love for Jo. And in light of that, we’ve been drawn to a few Pizza Hut restaurants over our travels… We’ve visited their outlets in Germany, Poland, Russia, China, India, Singapore, Serbia, Romania, Thaliand, the USA and … Continue reading
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Love for Women…
Mr Pizza is Korean and has just arrived on Nguyen Du street. 4 minutes’ walk from Apollo, Mr Pizza stands where the “Smile” Vietnamese restaurant used to be. Inside, the staff are keen to help, Korean pop TV caresses your … Continue reading
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