STEBO'S BLOG

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I am Stephen. I was born in Dublin, Ireland, I now live in Rotterdam, the Netherlands since 2003. I love cooking, travel and learning new languages.

Asia Tour 2026 - Day 25/25 - 3rd September - Going Home

Hotel Corridor We had ordered a taxi for 05:30, it was still dark and I was incredibly hungover. Luckily I had pre-packed everything the day before and put the last few items in my hand luggage. The receptionist had two little breakfast packages for us too. Our bird It was dark for most of the drive, we exited the city and drove across the undulating steppes to the airport. When we arrived at the airport the sun was just rising. For some reason our Turkish Airlines flight wit

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Asia Tour 2026 - Day 24/25 - 2nd September - Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia - City 15/15 - Country 9/9

The Market Entrance It was decided that a day at the market was on the cards. After breakfast we walked 3 km to the Narantuul Market with its beautifully decorated gate. Then market was huge, selling clothes, school stationary, household stuff and what not. Carpet-land More interestingly, they had lots of carpets which in itself was spectacular as they were hung on either side of the aisles and above the aisles making for a very colourful and special experience. Traditional

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Asia Tour 2026 - Day 22/25 - 31st August - Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia - City 15/15 - Country 9/9

Korean Breakfast We were up early and ordered an uber to the airport. I handed over my postcards to the porter who promised to post them for us. The taxi journey was again a chaos of pings and a frantic female voice. Our Plane Our check-in with T'way was smooth then we had to find breakfast. We wondered using a touchscreen where I chose a bibimbap which was a tray full of lots of little dishes, a soup, rice, spicy sauce, sugary seaweed, tofu. Inside the plane We hung around t

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Asia Tour 2026 - Day 21/25 - 30th August - Seoul, South Korea - City 14/15 - Country 8/9

Seoul Station When we arrived at Seoul station, it was painfully obvious that "regular" taxis didn't operate. I had an idea. We would find a place for coffee, then using the WiFi order an uber to the temple. It worked and we were set off at Gyeongbokgung Palace where we walked around fora good two hours. Gyeongbokgung Palace There was a rule that if you hired a traditional costume the ticket was free, as it happens the ticket was cheaper than the costume, but it made for inte

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