I had been to Edinburgh twice years ago, both times it was as a stopover rather than destination. I was therefore excited to pack my suitcase for the third time…
Enchanting Edinburgh – the grandeur of a capital city on display
There’s more to Edinburgh than just the castle and Royal Mile. Apart from the grand structures featured in the previous post Elegant Edinburgh – The Old and New Town of…
Baddesley Clinton – another National Trust Treasure
This post is part of a series called Historic English country houses On a sunny day in the middle of March, my partner and I were in Warwickshire visiting a…
Postcard-perfect Procida
This post is part of a series called Around Italy An hour into our journey from Naples to Ischia, the ferry pulled into the harbour of Procida. I was treated to…
Ischia – An Idyllic Island Retreat
This post is part of a series called Around Italy When my partner and I visited Sorrento years ago, we took the ferry to the island of Capri for a…
Naples – charismatic, chaotic, charming
This post is part of a series called Around Italy Most tourists arrive at Naples airport to go some place else, like we did when we went straight to Sorrento! …
February hotel breaks – Salisbury & Bournemouth
This post is part of a series called English cities & towns When the dull, drizzly and dismal January seemed to stretch endlessly on to February, there’s one thing to…
A date with nature – from Chongqing to Wulong Geology Park
When planning the trip to Chongqing, we (my brother, sister-in-law and I) had included a day trip to Wulong Karst National Geology Park. It’s about 200 km from central Chongqing to…
Chongqing – the largest city in the world
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…