To avail my partner (a UK passport holder) of the 144-hour visa-free provision to visit China, I devised an itinerary which entailed flying from Hong Kong to Guangzhou, taking the…

There’s a certain mystique about Bali that behoves a compulsive traveller like me to explore! I hadn’t done it earlier because there’s no direct flight from London to Bali and…

This post is part of a series called Around Italy Back in February when it was grey and dull everywhere, I booked this trip to cheer myself up. It ended…

This post is part of a series called Historic English country houses The art of turning a hurried day trip to a relaxing break comes easy with practice! Take a…

This post is part of a series called Northern Ireland My brother, sister-in-law and myself visited Belfast for a long weekend primarily to visit Giant Causeway but we ended up…

This post is part of a series called Northern Ireland Visitors from abroad are great. They inspire you to visit places nearer home that you have overlooked!  When my brother…

This post is part of a series called English cities & towns Visiting Cambridge on a day trip is like having an elusive glimpse of the beautiful countryside on an…

This post is part of a series called Historic English country houses My daughter bought me a voucher for a day out and afternoon tea for two at Blenheim Palace…

This post is part of a series called The Balkans On the itinerary of our trip to Belgrade, my daughter and I set aside one day for a visit to…

This post is part of a series called The Balkans I have been longing to visit Belgrade for years. So when I found out that British Airways reopened the route…