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Hiroshima Now | Hiroshima Ahora

Time, the impact it has on our memories, our priorities, and our sense of responsibility for crimes and injustice, is something I’ve been thinking about a lot. This was the only structure left standing where the first atomic bomb exploded on August 6th, 1945. The United States air dropped it on the Japanese city of Hiroshima and it killed about 146,000 people. We are talking about people old enough to be our grandparents, it wasn’t THAT long ago and we still feel unconnected. Why? 🤷🏼‍♀️So often, we’re asked to remember …

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Changdeokgung Palace, Korea

King Taejong ordered the construction of Changdeokgung (pictured) because he didn’t want to rule from Gyeongbokgung, where he killed half of his brothers. #inconvenient right? Recently this familial drama was broadcast in the soap opera “Eight Days, Assassination Attempts Against King Jeongjo” with, what I can only assume, were some epic K-pop ballads streaming through the background! Changdeokgung Palace, is set within a large park in Jongno-gu. It is one of the “Five Grand Palaces” built by the kings of the Joseon. Oh! And the blue tiles, that once were common in …

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Cambodia’s floating village | El pueblo flotante de Cambodia

|ENG| Anyone who has heard about Cambodia probably thinks of temples and Tomb Raider. But after you have seen all of the temples, what is there left to do (besides drink $0.50 beers)? For my explorers, head on over to Kampong Khleang! A floating village which is around 35km away from Siem Reap! Our tuk-tuk driver, Mr. Som Simon, drove us there. We paid an entrance fee of US$25. A little high for Cambodia but the boat service is still owned by the locals, which means that the money we …