Gnarly Dude: A paddleboard lesson in Busan!
I walked to the back of the shop to meet Dylan, my Korean surf guru for the day. When the general greetings were out…
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The Bangkok Shuffle
Bangkok can fuck right off! I hope the military junta obliterates this overflowing shithole… … At least that was my first impression of the…
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The Big Chunky Charlie: Tourist Guilt in Maya Bay
I’D HEARD that the place was going to be busy. The weird moronic western dude behind the desk at our hotel told us as…
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The Hindu Times
A couple of things struck me right away upon exiting Kuala Lumpur International Airport. One: The unbearable humidity; and two: The multiculturalism. Having spent…
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Historically Disreputable: Oncheonjang at Night
The entire neighbourhood of Oncheonjang stretches out from the wall-to-ceiling window of my 9th floor flat. It would be a glorious view of Mt….
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Cycling the Urban Jungle: The Oncheon Stream
Freddie Mercury never made it to Busan. Though I’m sure if he did (ignoring the impossibilities of time travel and necromancy), he’d want to…
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Bad Times in Shinjuku
I shuffled in ahead of my friends to a bathroom full of bare-arsed Japanese salary-men getting ready for another gruelling 16-hour shift. I lumbered…
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Yasukuni Shrine: My Grandfather Died For This Country
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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A Fortress in Jinju
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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Reverse Culture Shock: The Story of Galbi Alley and the difficulties exporting Korean Cuisine to the West
“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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