Cities on the Silk Road
the trip along the silk road simultaneously travels in space and travel in the past. The silk road has a fabulous history, it has played for many thousand years a major role in the evolution of mankind. Along the silk road were build and flourished many cities. Some of them are still existing today, being among the world’s […]
The fantastic Samarkand silk road
As I visited Samarkand in June and saw a little fraction of the Silk road, I am able to tell you more about it. In antique times, silk had the same price as gold! It was one of the safest ways to get rich to bring some silk from China, the only producer. But which route to […]
How to understand the overwhelming Samarkand
Samarkand is an exotic place in Central Asia, Uzbekistan. I discovered it in June and was already too hot. There is no shadow there, there is no hope for rains. Despite all these, an impressive city I fell in love with! Samarkand is one of the oldest world’s cities. It is 2700 years old and was founded […]
The amazing city of Taipei
Taipei is the capital of Taiwan and is an example of quick development. Taipei has now 2 500 000 inhabitants (with the suburbs triple!). In 1830 was still a small village, and started to grow. Very close to Japan, it took a profit even from the Japanese occupation. In 1930 was already a proud smiling city with wide boulevards, many […]
The past and the future of Angkor Wat temple
Cambodia is the present remaining of the ancient rich Khmer culture, which means also a lost world. But contemporary Cambodia is also a modern tragedy, thinking of the massacres lead by Prince Norodom Sihanouk and his red Khmers. Some people are very elevated in Cambodia, and most of them, even very poor, have some aristocratic behaviors. They greet by the smile and by sompiah( a bow with the hands […]
World’s most spiritual places
What is a spiritual place? I would try to define it, and I need your help. First of all, it seems to be easier to define the nonspiritual places. A supermarket or a boutique is all, but a spiritual place. A red-light district is not a spiritual place. Spiritual places are mostly temples. In a spiritual place, you feel closer to your God, whatever […]
The Truth About New York
Talia is well known for pizza, Singapore for Asian food, Argentina for huge juicy steaks. This the truth, O.K. And if you want to find and taste them in the same place, go to New York! If you want to know more about the secret corners of New York, be welcome here! Where else in the world can you enjoy the best kitchen inventions? […]