The main reason for visiting Koksijde was – honesty is the best policy – of course that I could stay in the country’s only nude hotel and swing my Willy around in public as if there was no tomorrow.…
Call me a fat joke, but I think Liège is one of Belgium’s more remarkable destinations. Everyone arriving at the hypermodern Liège-Guillemins station, only to then having to walk an agonising distance to get to anywhere good, thinks they’ve…
Beat me to death with an old loaf of bread, but until recently I couldn’t tell you much about Koksijde. I knew it was located somewhere on the seaside near the French border and that you could fish for…
On one of Hanoi’s many dusty street markets, I was suddenly confronted with the tragedy of life in its purest form. A tiny fish had slipped out of its basket and was, trashing around and desperately struggling for breath,…
Could it be? Is the moment finally here? Will I – after so many exotic stories on strange and distant lands like Taiwan and Bruges – finally talk about my very own Antwerp? Sure I will! And it…
Call me a massive fool, but I prefer going up north in the coldest months of winter. Short days, starry nights, logs crackling in the fireplace and a blanket of fresh snow under my feet: what’s not to…
Everyone slightly familiar with Asia knows the Singapore cliches. It’s spotless and expensive, bubble gum is illegal and they love to publicly cane criminals on the ass with a bamboo stick. Lots of tourists staying for a couple…
Call me biased as a fellow redhead, but Edinburgh is one of my favourite cities. I’m a fan of the Scots as well. That’s because they’re big skirt wearing gingers, but also because they display a unique mixture…
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Tripping in Taipei 2: night markets, tree huts and do it yourself podiatry
As proven in my masterful previous article, Taipei has a lot on offer for the alert traveller. It’s a pleasure to get lost in its maze of streets and alleyways, and there’s always something to see or eat while…
I’ve spent quite some time in Shanghai as a travel journalist in the past seven years – someone had to do it. It wasn’t exactly a burden of course. The food is tasty and the city impressive. You can…
