Where my feet have been

 In recent years, I've definitely started taking photos of my feet more regularly whilst travelling. Tonight, I went through all the photos I have on my computer and realised that I had actually started this trend in 2008 when I was in China. It's been interesting looking over where my feet have stood over the last 7 years, and how disappointed I am that I didn't take more prior to 2011. I wish, for example, that I had photos of the cool boots I bought in Harbin, of my feet hanging over the edge of the Chinese/North Korea border, or on the great wall. But I still have the memories of those so that will suffice, and I will continue to document all my future journeys. Looking up is definitely important, but I really like pictures of where my feet have taken me!  

Sanya, China

Changsha, China

Seoul, Korea

NakSeongDae, Seoul

SeoulDae, Seoul

Seoul, Korea

Taipei, Taiwan

Taipei, Taiwan

Daebang, Seoul

Krabi, Thailand

Phuket, Thailand

Railey Beach, Thailand

Phuket, Thailand

Incheon, Korea

Everland, Korea

GyungBukGung, Seoul

ChangDeokGung, Seoul

DongJeongJin, Korea

Gangnam, Seoul

Jeju, Korea

BorYeong, Korea

Seoul, Korea

Airport Subway, Seoul

Suzhou, China

Moscow, Russia

Irkutsk, Russia

Warsaw, Poland

Warsaw, Poland

Cologne, Germany

Epping, Essex

Tenerife, Canary Islands

Brittany, France

Tower Hill, London

Essex, England

Edinburgh, Scotland

Florence, Italy

Barcelona, Spain

Barcelona, Spain

Sailsbury, England

Sailsbury, England

Bloomsbury, London

The Hague, Netherlands

The Hague, Netherlands

Abu Dhabi, UAE

Essex, England

Jaipur, India

Agra, India

On the way to Nepal, India

Bloomsbury, England

Tradition Meets Modernity

One of the (very few) attractions in Abu Dhabi is the UAE Heritage Village. A small slice of what life used to be like. It's interesting to wander around, ducking in and out of the various areas to see 'traditional' Bedouin houses/tents. It's a little contrived, and also empty. The small museum is fairly interesting, housing various ancient tools, instruments and personal effects. However it's disappointingly shabby - water dripping into the showcases from the air conditioning unit, poor lighting and little care shown to the ancient artefacts. At the edge of the village, you can look across the water to the huge metal sky scrapers, another reminder of how far the city has come and how much has changed here.

I enjoyed wandering around, bought a few souvenirs from the ladies at the marketplace, and I suppose I would recommend visiting, but mostly because there is not much else to see and do in AD. Not really because of the quality of the place!

Also getting a cab back to the city centre afterwards proved to be difficult, most people come here on organised bus tours. I suggest asking the men at the entrance to help you out. I did this, after waiting around for over a quarter of an hour and within about 2 minutes I was enjoying the cool interior of a taxi heading back to meet Samantha for lunch!

Texting away while leaning on his camel!