Location – Diary of a Tourist

Best of Birmingham: Places to Eat & Drink

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

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

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

It was our sixth and penultimate day in China and our first (and last) full day in Shanghai. (Read about Day 1, Day 2, Day

It was Day 5 of our 7 day trip to China (Read about Day 1, Day 2, Day 3 and Day 4). Today, we are

Our time in Xian began when we arrived on the overnight sleeper train from Xian. It was Day 4 of our week-long trip to China.

It was our third day in China and the one I had been looking forward to the most. We had arranged a day tour with

It was our second day in China, and it was going to be a busy one. We had arranged a day tour with The China

My story begins when I landed in Beijing Capital airport at 5 am on a Saturday in early November. The British Airways flight from Heathrow

Last week, I realised a dream of many years – to visit China for the first time. It was a fast paced express trip across

So, you’ve gone to Japan, may be for work, may be as a tourist. Chances are you are arriving/leaving via Tokyo, and have a few

I had so many questions when I was trying to book our recent holiday in the Maldives. Now that we are back, I thought that

With white sandy beaches and turquoise waters, Maldives is a dream destination for anyone. It is also a pretty pricey destination, so to many, it’s

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