It was great to get to know Tonga. We think it is the ideal destination for yachties. It must be fantastic to sail the different island groups with a big yacht. The number of yachts floating around Vava’u makes you think that more people are aware of this. The bonus is obviously the whale spotting […]
When you travel the Pacific there is one name that keeps popping up: James Cook. The eighteenth century cartographer and captain in the British Royal Navy was the ultimate world traveler. During his expeditions across the Pacific he discovered, visited and named many islands. One of these islands reminded him of Scotland so he named […]
South Korea is the country of the chaebol, the huge business conglomerates. A number of these are well known: Hyundai, Samsung and Lucky Goldstar (LG). These are gigantic corporations that are active on many markets, from cars to electronics and shipbuilding to chemicals. Hyundai has their own department stores, dental clinics, hotels and gas stations. […]
Lhasa is the capital of the ‘Tibet Autonomous Region’ and is at an altitude of 3650m. The altitude is noticeable. Staying at an altitude between 2500 and 3000m in Bhutan before did make a difference as we only really felt it on the day we arrived. Tibet is officially part of China and therefore Lhasa […]
