Last Tango

June 21, 2018 by Marc Moorghen in Culture, Opinion, Travel

During our last few weeks in Europe, we decided to make Buenos Aires ‒ known affectionately as BA ‒ in Argentina our last stop abroad, capping eight months of travel. By the time we landed at Ezeiza Airport, we were feeling a rush of emotions; mostly bittersweet intimations that our adventure was coming to an end. Our trip from the airport to our new, temporary home in Recoleta was wistful because we knew it was the last time we would feel that now-familiar jolt of disorientation of being somewhere new; at least for the foreseeable future.

144 Hours In Shanghai

April 07, 2018 by Marc Moorghen in Travel, Opinion, Culture

We almost didn't make it. When we tried to check in for our flight at Seoul Incheon Airport, the lady at the China Airlines desk asked us for our visas. We told her we were planning to obtain one of the new 144-hour visas upon arrival, but she looked perplexed. "You can only travel to one city with those kinds of visas. With your layover in Tianjin, that's two cities." Huh? Why do you need a visa for a layover? The answer to that question is a phrase we used a lot in the next few days: "Because, China…"

Searching for Meaning in Myanmar

February 13, 2018 by Marc Moorghen in Travel, Culture, Opinion

At I write these words, I am riding the overnight bus from Yangon to Bagan. We are currently hurtling along a bumpy road at an unsafe speed, occasionally lurching from side to side or being jolted by the high impact of tires hitting fissures in the bitumen. Don't get me wrong: I'm grateful for this express bus service linking the two towns that are 627 kilometers or 390 miles apart. This is a more preferable way to travel than the train or plane, which tells you something about the country's transportation infrastructure. While the other passengers sleep, I find myself gazing at the moonlit countryside and thinking about Myanmar.