Whitchurch in north Hampshire is not a name thst’s on everyone’s lips, much less that of a tourist’s! It’s just under 30 minutes from Salisbury and over an hour on…
Leominster or Ledbury? From my research, both towns are easily accessible by train from Hereford Both are famous for their black and white timber-framed buildings, a feature of this area….
Ross on Wye became known as “the birthplace of Picturesque Tourism” after being featured in the first travel guidebook about the Wye Valley in 1782. The accounts of the first…
Hereford is diametrically opposed to cosmopolitan Hong Kong of my recent visit but a change of pace for few days in rural Hereford was just what I needed after a…
After an absence of 3 years it’s a joy for me to be back in Hong Kong which survived the traumas of the scary riots and the ensuing pandemic. There’s…
In all the time that I have spent in Hong Kong, I never really explored Hong Kong Island but I made an effort to make amends on this trip, starting…
West Kowloon Cultural Area When I last visited the area it was a huge building site. Three years later it was transformed into a collection of museums and parks with…
It has to be said that Macau’s main claim to fame is its casinos. The casino hotels are ostentatiously spectacular, especially themed hotels like The Venetian, The Parisian, The Londoner,…
The tagline says it all! This Grade 1 listed 12th century abbey is definitely no ordinary hotel! Whilst visiting a relative in the area, my partner and I based ourselves…
Travel is like life, it’s not just about the destination but to make the most of the journey to get there. It’s the case when my partner and I went…