Krakow: Bright Future, Dark Past

28
Apr

Mention Poland to travellers and eyes are raised.

‘Why are you going there?’ is a typical query.

As if I needed a reason to visit one of Europe’s most interesting countries.

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Myanmar Meandering in Yangon

02
Sep

In 2010 when Myanmar’s repressive military government freed Aung San Suu Kyi from years of unjustified incarceration, the world took notice.

Suddenly, closed doors opened.

Strict visa laws applied to foreign tourists were relaxed.

Interested bystanders bent on visiting Myanmar soon as possible welcomed the change with open arms and wallets.

Almost overnight, Myanmar became the go-to country for all serious travellers.

You simply have to go there before everyone else does.

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Many Bridges On This Kwai

22
Apr

Flowing through Thailand’s Kanchanaburi Province, the river Kwai has seen its fair share of history.

Nearly 70 years ago in October 1943, the infamous ‘Death Railway’ between Thailand and Myanmar reached completion. 415 kilometres of track, marked by terrible human toil and suffering through mountainous terrain, was laid in approximately sixteen months.

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Pointing Towards P’town

07
Apr

Sticking out at the end of Cape Cod’s sinewy finger, Provincetown is like a naughty geographical riposte, an ‘Up yours!’ to humdrum Middle America amassed somewhere west of Boston.

P’town, as it’s called by regular visitors and permanent residents alike, has long been recognised as an artistic refuge.

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Dozing in Darwin During the Wet

28
Nov

Tropical torpor is unavoidable when the average humidity exceeds average temperature. Being in Darwin during the Wet is like being cloaked in damp inertia.

The NT News, Darwin’s daily tabloid newspaper, is so outrageously hokey that it could be read as an alternative comedy script instead of a fact sheet.

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