Though smaller than its more well-known counterpart in Tokyo, Seoul’s Noryangjin fish market is almost as impressive, and has a much more relaxed attitude towards visitors. A short walk from the Noryangjin metro station, it’s also infinitely more accessible. You can smell the market from the moment you step on to the platform. Follow your […]
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Transforming Chaos into Strength in the Villages of Northern Laos
Not enough has been written about northern Laos, its remote villages and imposing kharst mountains stretching skyward between verdant rice paddies. We had spent six days working our way north along a tributary of the Mekong River, first by bus and then, when the roads vanished, by long boat. We stayed in villages perched precariously […]
Chance Encounters in Laos’s Holiest City
I usually avoid other tourists when I’m traveling. It seems like their only goals, especially at more popular sites like the Sistine Chapel or Prague’s astronomical clock tower, are to walk in front of my camera and to stand in really long lines. It’s easy to forget that maybe we’re not the only ones with […]