Travel - Asia Archives - Anwen Garston /category/travel-asia/ Blog Sat, 09 Sep 2017 18:15:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 84828299 Is China Taking Over the World? /china-taking-over-the-world/&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=china-taking-over-the-world Wed, 30 Mar 2016 18:56:10 +0000 / Do we need to worry if it does  I love Chinese food and have always been interested in Chinese culture. Based on my own experiences abroad, here are my observations: Warning – I despise generalisations and stereotypes. Still, this post is full of them! Apologies if anyone takes offence. 1. Will Chinese be the world’s main language in a few […]

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]]> 1616 7 Japanese Observations /japanese-observations/&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=japanese-observations Tue, 29 Mar 2016 00:42:13 +0000 / Man I miss Japan. This time last year, we would have just arrived in Tokyo. We spent a month travelling around. (You can read about some of my favourite places here). A month wasn’t enough. I could have spent weeks in Tokyo alone. To be honest, arriving jet lagged with high expectations, Tokyo was a bit of a disappointment. It […]

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]]> 1601 Paranoia, Censorship and Freedom of Expression /freedom-of-expression/&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=freedom-of-expression /freedom-of-expression/#comments Mon, 07 Mar 2016 01:34:41 +0000 / They had guns but I wasn’t afraid. I didn’t believe that I’d be shot. I was perplexed, annoyed, and shocked by the absurdity of the situation. We were trying to cross the Chinese border from Tibet into Nepal. We were asked to declare any reading material – and consequently did so. I had a Nepal Lonely Planet book which I […]

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]]> /freedom-of-expression/feed/ 1 1576 Is Himeji Castle Worth Visiting? /is-himeji-castle-worth-visiting/&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=is-himeji-castle-worth-visiting Mon, 18 Jan 2016 19:23:41 +0000 / If you want to see one of the best traditional Japanese castles in Japan, Himeji Castle is definitely worth visiting. Why Himeji is a UNESCO heritage site and the oldest preserved castle in Japan. It’s been beautifully restored. The adjoining garden is also very pretty. How do you get there Trains that travel between Hiroshima/Okayama and Osaka/Kyoto often stop at […]

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]]> 1117 Best Places to Visit in Japan and Other Things You Need to Know /best-places-to-visit-in-japan/&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=best-places-to-visit-in-japan Mon, 11 Jan 2016 18:45:20 +0000 / There is so much to see in Japan! I love love love loved my time there and I hope I’ll get a chance to go back. I agonised over the itinerary for months. Here are a few of the best places to visit in Japan and a few things I wish I would have known in advance when planning my […]

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]]> 1122 Is Naoshima Worth Visiting? /naoshima-worth-visiting/&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=naoshima-worth-visiting /naoshima-worth-visiting/#comments Sun, 03 Jan 2016 20:04:36 +0000 / Naoshima is an island in the inland sea with a few art installations. It’s one of the top picks in the Lonely Planet “Japan” guide book and is highly rated on TripAdvisor. It’s a bit of a trek to get to though, so… Is Naoshima worth visiting Maybe. If you have plenty of time, it’s a sunny day, you like modern […]

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]]> /naoshima-worth-visiting/feed/ 1 1120 Tea Time /tea-time/&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tea-time Thu, 29 Oct 2015 22:42:09 +0000 / One of the most interesting countries I’ve visited has been China. It’s huge and I’ve always enjoyed visiting. Despite not knowing any Chinese, and English not being widely spoken, we’ve always somehow managed to get by. I’ve also found the people there to be very friendly, even if it’s been hard to communicate. I’ve noticed a lot more Chinese people […]

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]]> 1398 Malabar Sunset /malabar-sunset/&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=malabar-sunset Wed, 28 Oct 2015 20:25:51 +0000 / I haven’t looked at this photograph in years! It’s a pretty old one, taken with a point and shoot. It was from a wedding we went to in southern India a few years ago. It was a beautiful sunset!

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]]> 1392 Wandering Yangon /wandering-yangon/&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=wandering-yangon Mon, 26 Oct 2015 17:08:42 +0000 / I loved these buildings in Yangon. I don’t know why. I just liked how people would live so close together. I could spend hours wandering around Yangon.

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]]> 1389 Volcano Above the Clouds /volcano/&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=volcano Wed, 21 Oct 2015 16:27:16 +0000 / This is a volcano we spotted on our hike down Mount Ijen in east Java.  The sun was coming up and we could see a few volcanoes poking up through the clouds. It’s a stunningly beautiful part of Indonesia.

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