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Monkeyboy Goes

Ben Cowles spent 10 years working, traveling and teaching in East Asia. Having grown tired of monkeying around in the class room, he returned to the UK and now turns his hairy opposable thumbs to journalism.

Fotophest, Korea23 August, 2013

Bite Me: Misozoonistic Advertising

By Monkeyboy Goes

At what point in the slaughtering process do animals go from sentient beings to cuisine? Is it when they appear in front of us…

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Featured, Korea1 August, 2013

Road Trippin’ Geoje-do

By Monkeyboy Goes

Before spring’s beautiful embrace makes way for the crushing humidity and biblical rains of summer, get yourself some wheels and venture forth to Gyeongsang…

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Japan, Weekend Warrior's Guide9 July, 2013

Sleeping in a box: The Capsule Hotel Experience

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Next to crashing down in a Ryokan with sushi-serving Geishas, and views of Godzilla scaling mount Fuji beyond paper windows, the capsule hotel is…

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China, Featured, Weekend Warrior's Guide8 July, 2013

A Weekend Warrior’s Guide to… Macau

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“A Weekend Warrior: A person who holds a regular job during the week which restricts their ability to party/go on trips/partake in awesome activities,…

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Featured, Fotophest, Japan12 May, 2013

Fotophest: Yasukuni Shrine

By Monkeyboy Goes

Yasukuni Shrine is a controversial site of worship in the Centre of Tokyo. What’s so controversal about a shrine? We’ll this one harbours the souls of just over 1000 convicted war criminals. Though, you wouldn’t know it if you just stumbled upon it…

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Featured, Japan, Story10 May, 2013

Yasukuni Shrine: My Grandfather Died For This Country

By Monkeyboy Goes

Yasukuni Shrine, located in the centre of Tokyo is undeniably beautiful and rather serene, at least from the outside. Why then, does this place…

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Korea, Story9 May, 2013

A Fortress in Jinju

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It was late in the autumn of 1592; the gravely outnumbered and perilously outgunned defenders ran out of bullets, cannonballs and arrows to fire…

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Korea, Weekend Warrior's Guide23 April, 2013

A Weekend Warrior’s Guide to… Seoul

By Monkeyboy Goes

“A Weekend Warrior: A person who holds a regular job during the week which restricts their ability to party / go on trips /…

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China, Fotophest23 March, 2013

Fotophest: Shangri-la County

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The neon madness of Tokyo, Seoul and Hong Kong, where I’d spend much of the last decade, were miles and miles behind me. Geographically…

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China21 March, 2013

Peace and Serenity in Shangri-la

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Utterly exhausted, I slumped the rented bicycle down on the valley floor. I was trying to reach its end but the slope (which was…

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