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"Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance." - Confucius.

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Are you a tourist or a traveller?

VIETNAM | Tuesday, 1 Apr 2008 | Views [465] | Comments [1]

This argument seems to have been around certainly for as long as I have been travelling, with people who define themselves as 'travellers' usually feeling they are somehow superior to 'tourists'. I know Tony Wheeler from Lonely Planet for one doesn't ... Read more >

Tags: tourist, traveller, saigon, memory, dmz, mekong


Sushi excitement

JAPAN | Wednesday, 15 Jun 2005 | Views [547]

Kamagaya, the town of my in-laws is famous in Japan for the huge, sweet nashi pears they grow everywhere. The large timber framed family home is literally full of memories. Since the day I was first there over 16 years ago, every postcard, photo ... Read more >

Tags: travel with children, temple, culture, memory, family



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