About Egypt and a Sense of Timing
On the 21st of January 2011 we traveled to Cairo to do what millions of other tourists have done for thousands of years: see the Pyramids of Egypt. We would stay for a long...
Author: FW North
Macao or Macau – a Lotus Island?
Macao or Macau? What’s in a name, as Shakespeare once asked? In this particular case, what’s in the spelling of a name? The story goes something like this: a group of fishermen found themselves...
What to Do in Hong Kong
Hong Kong is a 7 million people (and counting) chaotic mix of East and West, sticking out from mainland China and embraced by the waters of Victoria Harbor. It’s incredibly fast-paced and dizzyingly diverse...
Where is Venice?
Where is Venice? Geographically speaking, Venice is located in northeastern Italy. It’s an island made up of smaller islands and shaped like a fish. It also sits closer to Slovenia and Austria than to...
Visiting the Ghibli Museum
When we decided to visit Japan, we knew we had to somehow manage to spend a day at the Studio Ghibli Museum in Mitaka, close to Tokyo. Having grown up with the movies of...
Movie Posters of Ome Station
On our way to the misty mountains and ryokans of Mitakesan, we spent a few minutes at Ome Station staring at the vintage movie posters from the mid-20th century displayed throughout its walls. They display classic Hollywood...
Who's in charge of this joint anyway? To learn a bit more about the brains behind the bedlam,