December 16th, 2009 by Boris Glumpler | Category: Articles | Continent: Asia | Country: Afghanistan
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Why should we care about Afghanistan? It's a valid question. You probably haven't heard any good news from that place for a long time. It's been at war since 1979. That's as long as some of us have been alive. Maybe even longer.
I read a lot of stories from the golden age of travelling, when you could still get from London to Kathmandu on a red double-decker bus for a few quid. Ok, probably more than that, but you know what I'm trying to say. Not so long ago Afghanistan was a highlight on...
October 5th, 2009 by Boris Glumpler | Category: Articles | Continent: Asia | Country: Indonesia, Philippines, Samoa
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The team at Travel-Junkie has strong ties to the area with the recent catastrophies, especially Indonesia. I lived there for almost 2 years and travelled all over it and it saddens me that once again a disaster has struck, almost simultaniously in various countries. Because of this we ask everybody, who has a little extra to spare to donate.
Donations do have their misgivings. We understand that. During the 2004 Tsunami I lived in Indonesia and have talked to many people who were there and...
October 3rd, 2009 by Boris Glumpler | Category: Articles | Continent: Asia | Country: Indonesia | City: Gili Trawangan
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Following on from the last three parts, today I have a little anecdote in two parts where things suddenly went wrong.
Jaques came into my office on Gili Trawangan to book a dive. I checked his credentials, sized him up, took his money and signed him up for a dive at Manta Point the next morning. He hadn't dived for almost a year, but refused the offer of a little refresher. Fair enough. He seemed to be very confident and let's not forget that a refresher plus a dive is the same price as...
September 30th, 2009 by Stefan Glumpler | Category: Articles | Continent: Asia | Country: South Korea | City: Gyeongju
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Are you easily falling in love with desserts of all kinds? And do you think of yourself as an expert of cookies, cakes and ice cream? If you happen to be in South Korea, well, in Gyeongju to be precise, then you definitely have to stop by at the Hwangnam Bakery there and buy a huge box of Hwangnam bread.
Forget everything I have written above if sweet red beans are causing you stomach aches and if you have the opinion that red beans only belong in a Chili con carne. But if you are curious...
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