Architecture / Bureaucracy / Korea / North Korea / Culture / Freak / Politics / Turisme
August 25, 2011 8This is the third and last post for the trip to North Korea. You can read the previous first post and second post to have a more complete overview. “Great Leader” Kim Il Sung, “Dear Leader” Kim Jong Il and Kim Jong Suk One of the more particular aspects of a visit to DPRK is […]
If you have not read the first part of this post I recommend to read it before proceeding with this one. Arirang If you’ve looked up for North Korea outside of the the traditional news it is very likely that you saw some images of Arirang. Arirang is a gymnastic performance where more than 100000 […]
Architecture / Bureaucracy / Korea / North Korea / Culture / Freak / Politics / Transport / Turisme
August 21, 2011 9As Anna already mentioned at her last post I was not going to visit her in India. The secret holiday destination this year was North Korea (or Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, DPRK) and as you are reading this it means that everything was alright :) As it is an unusual destination (as you can […]
In general oriental people prefer to do things in groups rather than alone. Life: west vs. east So, while using the MRT system in Taipei it is usual to see groups of kids and teenagers dancing together in the huge corridors and underground malls. Although they mostly dance just for fun and as a social […]
Spanish people are know for their “special” pronunciation of the English language. That includes using Spanish sounds for English people, music groups, cities, etc…. in a way that is impossible to understand for anyone who doesn’t speak Spanish (or Catalan). It won’t come as a surprise that Chinese people do exactly the same… use Chinese […]
Although Taiwan is an extremely safe country (specially when compared to some areas of Barcelona), they have an obsession with security (fences, blocked windows, etc.) and security cameras in particular (EVERYWHERE). The latest addition to the mix is the so called “black box” camera or DVR for cars. It all started with the taxis and […]
The more you travel and visit countries the more you discover that the most interesting part of any country is always its people and the details on the most ordinary places. That’s never explained in any travel guide and it is always up to yourself to make the required effort to get in touch and […]
Last May 11th 2011 looked as one of these days that the world is supposed to end. The readers living in Europe heard about Raffaele Bendandi (died at 1979) who talked about a huge earthquake that would destroy Rome on that day. More than a few decided to leave Rome. Nothing happened in Rome, but […]
Let me start with the conclusion after attending this festival: Taiwanese people are crazy but Catalans are not far behind :) The celebrations of Chinese New Year end on the 15th day of the year (this time it was February 17th) and big events are held everywhere in Taiwan. Last year we joined the Pingxi […]
After all the snow in Hokkaido we went back to Tokyo and transfered to Kyoto the following morning. It takes two and a half hours with the Nozomi Shinkansen and it gives you the opportunity to see the Fujisan on your right-hand side. Kyoto Kyoto was the capital of Japan for over a millennium, and […]
