Paul Young

Writer's Biography

Paul is the Webmaster of Oriental Tales Magazine. He has spent the majority of his recent years living and working in Seoul, South Korea teaching English. When he's away from work you'll find him visiting his home in Canada or relaxing on a warm beach somewhere in the world with a bottle of sunscreen...

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Featured Travel Stories in Oriental Tales Magazine

Fansipan, Vietnam: Climbing Fansipan - Story by Paul Young
- 3rd Online Issue

Through the unsettling cloudy haze, I saw an alignment of charred trees and was grateful for the greener more vibrant vegetation near our base camp. My leg was wounded but not seriously, so I could still walk, despite the throbbing pain emanating from both of my callused feet.

The four of us all sat quietly resting after hours of a non-stop hiking up the side of Fansipan mountain. It was too late to turn back now – and we had already come halfway and were determined to finish what we had started.

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