Trips By.. – Diary of a Tourist

72 (Visa Free) Hours in Russia

“Are you sure it’s legal?” Is a question I got from a lot of people when I said I was going to Russia without a

This is Part 2 of 2 in my blog about our Grand Tour of Europe. In Part 1, I covered the first six days of

Recently I undertook a grand tour of Europe with my parents. 12 days, 6 countries, 8 cities. Here’s a quick run down of our trip.

For many visitors to Tallinn, the fairy tale old town is the main attraction. But if you have more than a couple of days in

We visited Tallinn in December 2016, so this post has been 18 months in the making. We spent 4 days in Tallinn and got the

“Bit like driving on the moon this, isn’t it?” said my husband. Although neither of us have been to the moon, I had to agree. We

Our recent road trip to Scotland took us to some of the most beautiful parts of the British Isles: Lochness, the Isle of Skye and

When I visited Krakow briefly early this year, I wanted to visit Auschwitz-Birkenau and the Wieliczka Salt Mine, but I only had one day to

Welcome to my page on the Best Places to Eat and Drink in Birmingham. Over the last decade or so, Birmingham has developed a name

In the previous couple of weeks, I looked at how best to visit China for the first time, and a one week itinerary. In this,

When I told people my first trip to China is only for week, they all asked the same thing. Is one week really enough to

I have never written a post about somewhere I only spent 20 minutes, but I guess there is a first time for everything. I wanted

Before my first visit to China last year, I did a lot of research. In this series of posts, I hope to share what I

It was our last day in China and we were approaching the end of our express trip across Beijing (Days 1, 2, 3), Xian (Days

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