Author Archives: Jure
Cambodia: From gloom to boom?
March 21, 2012 Vientiane, Vientiane Prefecture, Laos. Cambodia has had it rough in recent history. From being dragged into the Vietnam conflict, to the subsequent civil war and the emergence of one of the bloodiest regimes in modern history – the Khmer Rouge. During the Vietnam war the US waged a shadow war in Cambodia … Continue reading
A toast to freedom
March 13, 2012 Hanoi, Hanoi, Vietnam. Most people are talkers, not doers. Myself included. We all dream big, especially when we’re young and have the whole life ahead of us. It’d be awesome if I knew how to play a guitar. I don’t, despite putting it on my “to-do in life” list, and having … Continue reading
Serendipity
February 29, 2012 Hội An, Quang Nam, Vietnam. I went to the other side of the lake to take photos of the city and its majestic palace being gently immersed into the warm light as the sun was setting. I had planned this the day before as I was watching the sun set from … Continue reading
Who doesn’t like hill stations?
February 19, 2012 Banlung, Ratanakiri, Cambodia. We wouldn’t even go to Shimla if a Dutch girl we met in Lahore, Pakistan, wouldn’t recommended the place to us. It’s in Himachal Pradesh, a state in northern India whose name literally means In the lap of the Himalayas. Since we were in India in January and we … Continue reading
As time goes by
February 7, 2012 Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand. Yes, I know, long time has gone by since our last post. Many things have happened, many things have been seen and many kilometers have been traveled since then. The last time you heard from us we were in New Delhi, India. Shortly after that Vasja decided that his … Continue reading
Wrapping up reporting from Pakistan with some more videos
January 10, 2012 New Delhi, Delhi, India. After the latest post about the dire situation Pakistan finds itself in, we’re finishing our reporting from the country with a more upbeat tone. We’ve been quite prolific when it comes to video reporting in Pakistan, from our adventures in Karachi, through all sorts of issues we … Continue reading
With friends like these
January 8, 2012 New Delhi, Delhi, India. 177 million. That’s how many people live in Pakistan. After spending a month there, it seems that instead of benefitting from the demographic dividend, like some of its Asian peers, the bulging population is a huge strain to the country’s natural resources, infrastructure, environment, economic development … Continue reading
Experiences from Karachi in video footage
December 16, 2011 Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. We spent a week altogether in Karachi, arriving there after an arduous 27-hour train ride from Quetta. A very scenic journey indeed, but one not recommended in an economy class, littered with people and garbage, and where it gets incredibly cold during the night, because some of the … Continue reading
Taftan isn’t at the end of the world, but it’s close
December 12, 2011 Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. We left Iran after 29 days and entered Pakistan at the only international border crossing, close to the triple border point of Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan. Arriving in Zahedan, the capital of Iran’s near-lawless region of Sistan va Baluchestan, where drug smugglers and separatist Balochis are causing trouble to … Continue reading
Get me back to the promised land!
December 5, 2011 Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. Whoa, it’s been a long time since you last heard from us! We have good reasons for it, as the conditions weren’t favorable. Days of transit and entering a new country are behind us. We left off with our skiing experience high above Tehran. And we’ll pick up … Continue reading