Shaolin Temple – Home of Kung Fu

Sticky Steve Rohan Jul 28, 2020 Culture 0

Shaolin Temple (Shaolin Monastery) in China the birthplace of Kung-Fu

Shaolin Temple otherwise know as the Shaolin Monastery is the birthplace of Kung-Fu Nestled beneath the slopes of Songshan Mountain in Denfeng County, China is the world-renowned Shaolin Temple (or Shaolin Monastery). The UNESCO World Heritage Site of Shaolin is famed as the birthplace of Wushu, or Kung-Fu as we…

Coronavirus Lockdown: Life in China during the Outbreak

Sticky Steve Rohan Mar 10, 2020 Insurance, Outdoors 0

What's it like living in China under the coronavirus lockdown? Unless you have been living under a rock for the past two months, you will be aware of the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19). The crisis that first gripped China and now has the rest of the world in its sights. Although…

Darvaza Gas Crater: The Door to Hell In Turkmenistan

Sticky Steve Rohan Apr 14, 2018 Culture, Outdoors 0

Darvaza Gas Crater The Door to Hell in Karakum Desert, Turkmenistan

Tucked away behind the sand-dunes of the Karakum Desert in Turkmenistan lies one of the strangest sites on earth, the Darvaza gas crater or “Door to Hell”. History of Darvaza Gas Crater In 1971 the site at Darvaza was thought to have substantial oil deposits and so the Soviets (Turkmenistan was…