Where and when: Toronto, Canada, August 2025 I visited Toronto over 2 days in early August. This is a record of that visit. Our first
Category: Man-made Attractions
Beautiful Baltics Day 1: Riga Old Town Tour
Where and when: Riga, Latvia, May 2025 1300: Arrive in Riga and it is short taxi ride from the airport to the hotel. We are
Beautiful Baltics: Riga and Vilnius Itinerary and Highlights
Where and when: Riga, Latvia and Vilnius, Lithuania; May 2025 Riga and Vilnius have been in my bucket list ever since I travelled to Tallin
Highland Highlights: Part 1 (of 2)
Where and when: Scotland, April 2025 We visited Scotland for an extended weekend break over Easter, and we came across a number of hidden gems
Morocco Day 6: Ait Ben Haddou
Where and when: Ait Ben Haddou, Morocco, 31 January 2025 0900: Leave Tingher and head east, continuing our return journey back to Marrakech. 1015: Photo
Japan Day 9: Miyajima Island
Where and when: Miyajima Island, 15 October 2024 1020: Today we are heading South from Osaka in the Shinkasen. We weren’t able to get reserved
Japan Day 1: Arrival in Tokyo and TeamLab Borderless
1255: Arrival in Tokyo Haneda airport, after a lengthy (14 hours from London) flight. I got a Welcome Suica card and picked up the mobile
Egypt Day 6: Abu Simbel, Aswan High Dam and in the footsteps of Agatha Christie
Where and when: Abu Simbel, Egypt, 5th December 2023 0430: Another early start today. We are going to Abu Simbel, which is about 300km from
Egypt Day 5: Cruising down the Nile and visit to Kom Ombo Temple
Where and when: On the Nile, between Luxor and Aswan, 4 December 2023 Today was a much needed day of rest and relaxation. When we
Egypt Day 4: Hot Air Balloon Ride, Valley of Kings, Luxor Museum
Where and When: Luxor, Egypt, 3 Dec 2023 0415: Incredibly early start today – we are off to ride in a hot air balloon. Our
Egypt Day 3: Ancient Thebes/Modern Day Luxor
Where and when: Luxor, Egypt, 2 December 2023 0440: I am awoken by a knock on our door. It took a few seconds to realise
Egypt: Itinerary and Trip Highlights
A trip to Egypt has been on my bucket list for as long I can remember; and earlier this month we did a 1-week tour
Lovely Lisbon
Where and When: Lisbon, Portugal, 02 April – 5 April 2022 This busy city break in early 2022 was a great way to get back
A Day in Sintra
Where and When: Sintra, Portugal, 04 April 2022 We visited Sintra, a colourful Portuguese town about 25km from the centre of Lisbon during our Lisbon
Diary of a Tourist 