I make a lot of lists on all kinds of things, from the best street food in a town, to hotels and even the best kebabs. What I really do though is shit lists. Well thus all changes today in homage of a new site I am involved with “Shit Cities”, with me producing the…
If you are looking for snow in Japan, but can’t be arsed to fly to Hokkaido then Yuzawa and Niigata are pretty much your options. Whether it is actually worth visiting Yuzawa though will depend greatly on your patience and if you mind sharing the town with hordes of Chinese tourists. What the Yuzawa? Yuzawa,…
In many ways India is one of the most amazing countries that you can travel to, BUT and this is a big but, because it is also developing at breakneck speed, there are also some places that are not all that nice. From pollution to crime and overcrowding there are a lot of Indian cities…
Hot, dirty, and full of poverty and squalor, Siliguri offers a grimy contrast to its neighbours in Sikkim and Darjeeling, ironically two of the cleanest places in all of India. Quite the irony indeed, as Siliguri is quite literally one of the filthiest places in India, and easily the dirtiest in West Bengal. Aside from…
There’s a lot of things I am VERY nerdy about, chief among them obviously being Street Food, but one thing that comes pretty close are the Maunsel Forts from WW2 that litter the oceans of the UK. And it just so turns out that you can visit the Redsand Maunsel Fort from another obsession of…
During my first trip to Sikkim I had been largely unimpressed by the beer scene in Gangtik, until some local help got me to The Square Restaurant and Bar located on Mahatma Gandhi Marg (MG Marg). Not only did this deliver a well earned pint after a day at a dry wedding, but it also…
