by Kirsty | April 20, 2017 | Architectonic
Monument to the Founders of the Bulgarian State Location: Shumen, Bulgaria Completed: 1981 Architects: Blagoi Atanasov, Georgi Gechev (architects), Krum Damyanov, Ivan Slavov (sculptors), Vladislav Paskalev and Stoyan Velev (panel artists) Genre: Cubist, Socialist...
by Kirsty | April 12, 2017 | Morocco, Photo Essay
Visiting the leather tanneries was one of my main reasons for wanting to go to Fez in Morocco But, I’d gone right off the idea by the time I’d read other travellers’ experiences on websites such as TripAdvisor… Chouara (Chaouwara) Leather...
by Kirsty | March 18, 2017 | Malta
And Malta’s alternative Azure Window! Timing is everything they say. The day before we left the main island of Malta to spend a week on its little sister, Gozo, we heard the news that the Azure Window had fallen into a watery grave. The Azure Window, Tieqa...
by Kirsty | March 17, 2017 | Central Asia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan
A Round-up of Budget Accommodation in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan & Tajikistan The first time we went to Kyrgyzstan in 2012, the standard of accommodation was so bad, it took us four years to summon up the will to return to the region. Of the one hundred plus countries...
by Kirsty | March 7, 2017 | Kyrgyzstan
Our guide for independent travellers to Lake Issyk-Kul Surrounded by dramatic mountains, including the UNESCO-listed Tian Shan Mountain Range, Lake Issyk-Kul is located in eastern Kyrgyzstan, close to the border with Kazakhstan. Being easily accessible from the...
by Kirsty | February 10, 2017 | Cambodia, Street Art
Exploring Phnom Penh’s Art District Street Art in Phnom Penh has been undergoing a bit of a quiet revolution this past couple of years. Whilst in many cities around the world, local authority-sanctioned street art is burgeoning, adding colourful splashes to...
