Last year the United Nations passed a new set of sanctions against North Korea after another underground nuclear test. The measures targeted North Korean banking, travel and trade, but the regime in […]
Flam: The most beautiful train journey in the world?
One of the most beautiful railways in the world has had one of its most successful summers on record. The 20km train ride from Flam, at the end of the Unesco-protected Aurlandsfjord, […]
Everything in Japan is cute – even the police car chases!
Fast and Furrious 4 – Tokyo Drift in Real Life https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2N_IbcrgJVY [via @Sne Bjørnsten]
Swiss firm eyes speedier air travel
A Swiss company is working on technology it says could deliver passengers across the Atlantic Ocean in less than two hours. Al Jazeera’s Tarek Bazley reports from Payerne, Switzerland.
Today in History: Transatlantic transportation speed record broken by Concorde supersonic plane
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China makes NYC look like the 3rd world
Due to it’s booming economy China is changing faster than any country in history. Anthony Bourdain travels to Shanghai. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YgCO5V_zGA
Tokyo Game Show 2014
A really great event in Japan is the Tokyo Game Show – just amazing. Ultra-crowded and packed with games, games, models and loads of cosplay. So much to see and experience. If […]
A guide to public bathhouses in Japan
With the most bathhouses in Tokyo, Ota Ward is the perfect place for anyone interested in slipping into a sento. Hoping to make things easier for everyone involved, the ward has created […]
Scarecrows Stand Watch over Japanese Village
At first glance, they look much like people, and the village seems to be full of residents going about their daily business. These particular locals are not people, though, but scarecrows…
‘Enter Pyongyang’: Time-lapse film gives rare look inside North Korean capital
“Enter Pyongyang,” by J.T. Singh and videographer Rob Whitworth for Koryo Tours, takes viewers on a three-minute journey through North Korea’s capital city. “Images of Pyongyang are usually presented through government-issued photos […]