The weather was surprisingly pleasant and warm for January this year. As my current stay in Hong Kong was drawing to a close, I made the most of the fine…
A visitor’s views of Hong Kong in 2019
October to December is the perfect for visiting Hong Kong. It’s warm, dry and sunny. It’s a pity that in 2019 all that the outside world could see were images…
Bago – a great day trip from Yangon
My partner and I wanted to visit one other city in Myanmar during our 5-day trip to Yangon. We had considered Bagan or Mandalay, but both are over 600 km…
Yangon – appealing, beguiling & captivating
Having visited cities and sights in 50 countries it’s increasingly difficult to find somewhere new that excites me! But I found it in Yangon last week when my partner and…
Berat is Beautiful & Brilliant
This post is part of a series called The Balkans My friend and I decided to take just one organised day trip during our stay in Tirana in September. We…
Tirana – a great cultural experience
This post is part of a series called The Balkans For the 52nd country to leave my footprints I found another great deal with British Airways Holidays to Tirana, Albania,…
Cuenca is a unique UNESCO site
Although Toledo was what drew me to revisit Madrid recently, Cuenca turned out to be the highlight of the trip. Having already visited Segovia and Salamanca, research took me to…
Toledo is totally awesome!
It took just one photo that I saw by chance to make me want to visit Toledo! Luckily my usual travel buddy was up for it. And we were certainly…
Madrid is majestic as ever
As a rule I rarely visit the same place twice. I mean, the world is so big, and there are lots of new places to explore, right?. However, exploring new…
Wiesbaden – an easy worthwhile day trip from Frankfurt
I was rather surprised to find out that Wiesbaden is the capital of the State of Hessen, rather than Frankfurt, which is the largest city in the region On our last…