A journey through Beijing’s Hutongs, offers you a glimpse into China’s traditional way of life. Thought I must say that the hutongs have been renovated and cleaned up for the tourist. Our fit young and old rickshaw men took us for a ride through the narrow winding cobblestone streets, to a local home, where we would be dining.
My lunch […]
“It was a mere 46 hours from my front door to my first “Bonjour” at the door of a hotel in the small village of Montrichard in the heart of the Loire Valley. The Loire region is home to much French history. It’s the place many Kings, Counts and Lords built their kingdoms, ruled their […]
I knew very little about Costa Rica and so was pleasantly surprised. In seven days we hit all the high points, starting with a tour of San Jose, then up the Caribbean Coast to Tortuguero National Park for 2 nights, on to Arenal to see the volcano for 1 night, then to Monteverde Biological Reserve for 2 nights.
Two nights at […]
Machu Picchu – gosh another WOW. What can I say? This was an extremely good day. The walk down to the train station…….. the waiting at the train station with locals selling their wares on the tracks and then the train/bus trip up to Machu Picchu. It was more than I had thought it would […]
The drive from Cuzco through the Sacred Valley was fantastic, the little villages along the way were just beautiful and it was great to see the locals just doing their everyday chores. We stopped at Pisac, it was a Saturday so not the ‘real’ market day, but there were quite few stalls (mainly touristy) that […]
What can I say – we saw all the Big Five on our very first game drive! An early start at 5.30 am sees us rugged up in layers of clothing; but our open safari vehicles, also provided blankets, which were put to good use. Within 30 minutes we spotted the first of our Big […]
I completely fell in love with Cuzco. I just loved the quaintness of the city, the ‘Inca’ stonework, architecture, and the colours of the clothing the people wear. The cathedral is in the main square which is the centre of town with lots of alleys and roads leading outwards. There is so much to see […]
India, a country so diversified always seems to fascinate – the more you to try to explore India, the more intriguing it gets. If you choose the ever-so-popular Golden Triangle of Delhi-Agra-Jaipur route, like I did, you venture out to the land of golden desert – Rajasthan and will have the most wonderful time visiting […]
It’s been five years since I was last in Vietnam, and the country has really come ahead in this time and I had one fantastic time. Hotel accommodation is of a very good standard and English is widely spoken and everything is well geared up for the tourist. Vietnam is an interesting mix of culture, eating, history and shopping. […]
Travelling further south we ceremoniously crossed the Antarctic Polar Circle on our way to land on Detaille Island. By this stage I had stopped taking as many photos and would simply find a quiet spot to take in the beauty of the scenery. I could watch the wildlife for hours. One of the beauties of […]