Dubai in February is the rare kind of sensible. The light is bright but not aggressive, and the evenings arrive with a soft breeze; you can walk outside without feeling like you have been personally introduced to a hairdryer. We landed with that familiar mix of jet lag and optimism, the kind that makes even airport coffee taste like a life choice.
Read moreAnd so, our stay in South Korea came to an end. Ready to cross the Sea of Japan, and continue the journey in Japan. First stop: Fukuoka.
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After acclimatization to South Korea in Seoul, time to move south. Busan is the Koreas second-largest city. At the center a commercial and fishing harbor. It’s also the place where you can take the ferry to Fukuoka, Japan.
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When you visit South Korea, be prepared to meet coffee place staff being very insisting on getting an answer to the question “for here or to go.”
And that has not just a customer service reasoning behind it. South Korean law tries to limit the number of wasted cups.
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Second visit to Seoul, but this time more than a quick hit-and-run. So here’s what impressed me in at first in Seoul:
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Three days on the border of Europe and Asia. My first discovery of Istanbul, Turkey. Ending the year with a short break: Time to explore Constantinople.
Read moreTokyo is unlike any other city. Unique foods and atmosphere for a start.
Read moreHiroshima is unlike any place I visited. No other place had such a devastating attack against it civilians, and no other place has so much focus on peace, rather than seeking to blame the aggressor.
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On my travel to Thailand, I arrived in Bangkok only days after King Bhumibol Adulyadej died. Looking back at my first 24 hours in an interesting time in history to make my acquaintance with this country.
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Vietnam, you might be a great place to live and work, but having breakfast today wasn’t the most memorable… I’ve had some of the greatest food experiences in Vietnam, but this wasn’t one of them. Read more
Koen Blanquart
Koen Blanquart
Koen Blanquart