My friend and I joined Marrakech Travel Services for the full day trip. It’s quite a long journey from Marrakech – about 190 km and 4 hours each way. The…

I don’t normally visit the same place twice.  But Marrakesh is a rare exception for various reasons. It’s ideal for some early sunshine and warmth. It’s a great base for…

For my first trip in 2019, I joined a tour from Hong Kong to Brunei with a cousin in January. It’s the 50th country that I have visited. And what…

As part of the itinerary for our few days in Hanoi at the beginning of  December 2018, I included a full day Halong cruise for me and my partner.  There…

For my 12th trips in 2018 I went to Hanoi for a few days in December with my partner while we were in Hong Kong  Pan Pacific Hanoi I found a great flight-and-hotel…

It’s the time of the year to plan the next holiday to brighten up those long dark evenings. How about a few days at Copenhagen?  When to visit? There is…

This post is part of a series called The Balkans (This blog was originally posted on 11 October 2018 and updated 23 May 2023 because I noticed that the photos…

This post is part of a series called The Balkans (This was first published 1 October 2018, updated 23 May 2023) Whereas Lake Bled has a castle and an enchanting…

This post is part of a series called Around Italy Padova Padova is the home to the second oldest university in Italy (after Bologna). This university city is a charming…

(This blog was first published on 5 September 2018. It’s updated 23 May 2023 because I found out that some of the photos did not display properly) For my 9th…