For my third trip whilst in Hong Kong this year I went to Chongqing for 5 days with my brother and sister-in-law, including a day set aside for a trip…
Shenzhen – from fishing village to mega city
This is the second part of our 144-hour visa-free trip to Guangdong province in China. We flew from Hong Kong to Guangzhou, took the high speed train to Shenzhen and would…
Guangzhou – where history meets modernity
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…
Bali – a perfect fusion of nature and culture
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…
Cagliari – the timeless ancient city
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…
Wondrous Waddesdon Manor
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…
A super day trip from Belfast to Giant Causeway
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…
Belfast – an up-and-coming European Capital
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…
Captivating Cambridge
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…
Blenheim Palace – a real (birthday) treat!!
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…