Travelling means being aware of another countries customs. Sometimes these are made very obvious to you, like with signs telling you not to enter a building unless you are dressed a certain way, and other times you have no clue why people seem to take offense at something you did. Chances are you try to […]
Archives for June 2013
The food of Brindisi: In photos
I am, as has been previously explained, not exactly an awesome food blogger. The problem is that when food arrives I am overwhelmingly tempted to eat it, rather than to photograph it. During my recent trip to the southern part of Italy, and more specifically the town of Brindisi in the Puglia region, I somehow […]
In photos: From the Facebook Page Edition VIII
And so we roll around to edition eight, which is a lovely number in roman numerals and tends to remind me of that English King who spent a lot of time going through wives. As with previous editions, what we’re doing today is sharing some of the most popular photos from the site’s Facebook Page, […]
Eating silk worms and more: Adventures around Buriram
You would think that having a temple on a volcano that predates Angkor Wat would be enough for a region, and it could hang up its hat in terms of attractions. Well, when it comes to the area around the Thai city of Buriram, way over in the east of the country near the Cambodian […]
Funky French Facts for some Friday Fun
France! It’s just over the channel from the UK, but that stretch of water seems to have created a larger cultural divide than you might imagine. Or maybe it was the years and years of wars. Having now lived here for a couple of years, I’ve observed a few things that surprised me, and learnt […]
Discovering Oslo, Part II: inside
After Part I, which was all about discovering Oslo on a beautiful day out, now comes Part II, in which we find that Norway’s capital boasts so many fantastic museums and exhibitions that bad weather is absolutely no let-down. The only problem might be that you don’t even know where to start. But have no […]