Cities – 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

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

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

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 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

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