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 […]
Wow, and then we were in Bhutan. A very small country with fewer than 800.000 inhabitants and a perfect marketing strategy. Green, spiritual, and with a unique culture. Together with the creation of perceived scarcity by only allowing tourists into the country who are willing to spend 250 USD per person per day for the […]
On our last day in Mandalay we went to Mingun, the place where they once started to build the largest stupa of all times. It should have been bigger than the pyramids in Gizeh. Slight problem: it was never finished. There’s only the base and that has been badly damaged over time, also because of […]
