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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.

Taiwan, Weekend Warrior's Guide6 March, 2013

A Weekend Warrior’s Guide to… Taipei

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/partake in awesome activities,…

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Fotophest, Japan24 February, 2013

Fotophest: Tokyo Light

By Monkeyboy Goes

As the sun dips down in the West on its 40-thousand kilometre journey, the megalithic city of Tokyo makes its own light. Here are…

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Fotophest, Japan, Korea, Taiwan14 February, 2013

Fotophest: Is This The Asia You’re Looking For? Pt.1

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Is this the Asia you’re looking for? Photos by Ben Cowles

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Japan, Monkey Tube12 February, 2013

Monkey Tube: The Sushi Trail

By Monkeyboy Goes

Sometimes you’ve just got to be the horrible Gaijin, that some people think you are. I felt pretty cheeky placing my shitty little camera…

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Fotophest, Korea13 January, 2013

Fotophest! Beomeosa: The Nirvana Fish Temple in the Snow

By Monkeyboy Goes

Beomeosa (범어사) translating awesomely, as Nirvana Fish Temple has – according to my extensive wikipedia research – been perching high above Busan for 400…

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Fotophest! Busan Pixelated
Fotophest, Korea20 December, 2012

Fotophest! Busan Pixelated

By Monkeyboy Goes

Well, the Earth has completed yet another cosmic twirl around our bright star. And while that sentence is just about cheesy enough to make Mickey Mouse…

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Reverse Culture Shock: The Story of Galbi Alley and the difficulties exporting Korean Cuisine to the West
Korea, Story20 December, 2012

Reverse Culture Shock: The Story of Galbi Alley and the difficulties exporting Korean Cuisine to the West

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“I would say, I haven’t earned a single cent since I’ve been back from Korea,” sighed Coenraad Groenewald, owner of Galbi Alley, a Korean…

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The Longhouses of Malaysian Borneo
Malaysia, Story8 November, 2012

The Longhouses of Malaysian Borneo

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A note from the Editor-in-Chimp: This article was originally posted here, on Travel Wire Asia. Go check it out there too! The enormous island…

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Interview, Malaysia28 October, 2012

A Volunteer In Malaysia: Kuala Gandah Elephant Sanctuary

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Here is the second article with my sister, Jasmine De’Ath, about her time volunteering in Malaysia. In this article, we take a look at…

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Interview, Malaysia, Story8 October, 2012

A Volunteer In Malaysia: Village Life

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Nine years ago my sister, Jasmine De’Ath, took off to Malaysia and undertook voluntary work in an elephant sanctuary. By working in this rural…

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