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a wander in the bamboo forest: the damyang bamboo festival

a wander in the bamboo forest: the damyang bamboo festival

By na-o-mi on 10 May, 2012 in Asia, Korea

This was my weekend to feel like a panda. Damyang has been on my Korea bucket list for a while, as it’s known around the country for its bamboo forests. Since its annual festival came around last weekend, two friends and I finally had a concrete excuse to go. Stalls with bamboo …read more

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a moment of madness

a moment of madness

By na-o-mi on 10 February, 2010 in Chile, South America

For a moment, I thought I had somehow wandered into a scene from Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. Night had descended and suddenly throngs of people in carnival costumes were rushing past me: dancers reflecting the flourescent colours of their clothing off the strips of sequins on their chests, a man …read more

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