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A full time engineer, a part time blogger and a lifelong tourist

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Hello and welcome. I'm Upeksha. A full time engineer, who loves to travel. This is where I record my travel experiences, and share a few hints and tips I've picked up along the way.

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Another one from our flight to Tibet. Where the Brahmaputra river flows over the Tibetian Plateau. Minutes later, we had landed in Lhasa Gonggar airport, ready for our Tibetian adventure! . . . #brahmaputra #brahmaputrariver #tibetianplateau #visittibet #tibet #tibettour #tibettourism
Day 5 of 12 of our China and Tibet trip. Flying from Chengdu to Lhasa over the Daxue Mountain Range. Snow capped mountains, Icefields and Glacier fed lakes, on our way to Tibet. . . . #lhasa #tibet #chengdu #chengdutolhasa #icefields #glacierlake #daxuemountains
Northton-Scarista beach on the Isle of Harris. One of my favourite places on Earth. White sand, blue sky and sea. It doesn’t get much better than this. One-week itinerary for Isle Harris now on the blog. See link in Bio. . . . #northonbeach #northton-scarista #isleofharris #visitouterhebrides #visittheouterhebrides #whitesandbluewater #britishbeaches #scottishislands #islandsandhighlands #staycation #lewisandharris #harrisandlewis
Day 3 of 12: Longji Rice Terraces in Ping’an village, Longshen County, Guangxi, China. These cascading rice terraces have been farmed for over 600 years. They looked so mesmerising in the mist, and made the hike well worth the effort! Read the full story on the blog now. Link in bio. . . . #longji #longjiriceterraces #pinganvillage #riceterraces #villagelife #mountains #visitchina #visitlongji
Sometimes I tend to forget how beautiful the British countryside is! This is from a @nationaltrust walk near @ntcoughtoncourt . . . #coughtoncourt #nationaltrust #nationaltrustwalks #stream #countrywalk #countrywalks #britishsummer #ford #britishcountryside #englishcountryside #worcestershire #worcestershirewalks
Day 2 of 12: A rafting trip down the Li river, amongst the mist-wrapped Karst mountains of Yangshuo. This was a highlight of my trip to China earlier this year. Read the full story on the blog now. See link in bio. . . . #yangshuo #liriver #liriverrafting #karstmountains #visitchina #chinavisit #visityangshuo #tripofalifetime #riverrafting #naturalwonders #xingping
Impressions Liu SanJie is a music, dance and light show with of over 600 performers, set on the largest natural theatre in the World. The Li River South of Yangshuo acts as the stage, with 12 Karst mountain peaks providing the back drop. You, the audience, sit on a 5000 seat stadium on an island in the middle of the river. The show is held at night, and the combination of the river, the mountains, the lights and the sheer number of performers combine to make this one of the most extraordinary live performances in the World. Read the full story on the blog now. Link in Bio. . . . #impressionsliusanjie #liusanjieimpressionshow #yangshuo #yangshuochina #liusanjieshow #impressionsliusanjieshow #liriver #karstmountains #naturalwonders #naturalwondersoftheworld
A bridge NOT too far... Footpath across the Barmouth Railway Bridge. Came across this bridge on our afternoon at Barmouth, a railway bridge and foot bridge across the Mawddach estuary, built in 1867. . . . #barmouthbridge #barmouthbeach #barmouth #barmouthwales #sunnyday #woodenbridge #abridgetoofar #abridgenottoofar #pedestrianbridge #visitwales #bridgeinwales #welshbridge
Pink gin and a Piano. Lovely start to the weekend at @ffynnonboutique hotel, Dolgellau . . #friday #fridaycocktails #bringontheweekend #boutiquehotel #ginandpiano
China: Day 1 of 12: Dr Sun Yat-Sen memorial in Guangzhou. The memorial hall is built in the name of Dr Sun Yat-Sen, who was the first president of the Chinese Republic. We also visited the Chen family temple, and the Six Banyan tree temple, before catching a train to Yangshuo. Read the full story on the blog now. Link in bio. . . . #guangzhou #drsunyatsenmemorialhall #chenfamilytemple #sixbanyantemple #chinesetemple #offagainontravels #visitguangzhou #visitchina #chinesearchitecture #travelchina #travelblogger #diaryofatourist #tourdiaries #tripofalifetime #southernchina #doyoureallyknowchina
The Potala Palace in Lhasa, the Yamdarok Lake of Tibet, Rice Terraces in Longshen, Liu Sanje Show in Yangshuo, the Giant Buddha of Leshan and Giant Pandas of Chengdu. What do these all have in common? They were all highlights of my trip to Southern China and Tibet in April. Over the coming weeks, I will be doing detailed posts on the blog on each of these. For now, check out the highlights and the itinerary. See link in Bio. . . . #potalapalace #yamdarok #yamdaroklake #liusanjieshow #liusanjieimpressionshow #longjiriceterraces #longjiriceterraces #leshanbuddha #giantbuddha #giantpanda #chengdu #yangshuo #tibet #lhasa #longshen #leshan #tripofalifetime #southernchina #doyoureallyknowchina
Goodbye Harris. It’s been a great week! Until next time... . . . #isleofharris #lewisandharris #finsbay
Met these cutie-pies on St Kilda, the Westernmost British Isle, 40 miles off the coast of Lewis and Harris. They are Soay sheep - a wild sheep evolved entirely on these remote isles. . . . #stkildascotland #stkildasheep #stkilda #soaysheep #wildsheep #highlandsandislands #britishisles
Gearrannan Blackhouse Village - a step back in time. . . . #isleoflewis #gearrannan #gearrannanblackhousevillage #stepbackintime
Another one from South Harris. Not another soul in sight for miles... . . . #isleofharris #southharris #beautifulisolation
Almost a year later, we are back! Hello from the Isle of Harris! The cleanest, emptiest and most beautiful beaches I’ve ever been to! . . . #isleofharris #lewisandharris #whitesand #bluesea #emptybeach
Athens Day 3: Metro to Piraeus port, and then the 40 minute Hydrofoil to the beautiful island of Aegina. Back to Athens in the afternoon in time to visit the 1896 Olympic Stadium and followed by the changing of the guards in front of the Syntagma square. And so, our 2 and a half day tour of Athens comes to an end. Read the full story on my blog. Link in Bio. . . . #visitathens #iloveathens #aegina #panathenaicstadium #syntagmasquare #changingoftheguard #diaryofatourist #tourist
Athens Day 2: Started on the South slopes of the Acropolis hill, then upto the top to see the Parthenon. Back down, and climbed the Areopagus hill. Next on to the Roman Agora, Ancient Agora, and Hadrian's Library. Late afternoon visit to the temple of Zeus and end the day at the Acropolis Museum. Full details coming up on the blog! . . . #athens #beingatourist #diaryofatourist #visitathens #iloveathens #acropolis #acropolishill #odeonofherodesatticus #parthenon #aeropagushill #romanagora #ancientagora #hadrianslibrary #templeofzeus #acropolismuseum
My trip to Athens was a few weeks ago, but I'm only starting to post the pictures/write the blog. So here is Day 1. After arriving in in Athens airport in the afternoon, we decided to take a @citysightseeingathens bus. Tour took 2 hours, and ended with a sunset view of the Acropolis. Finished the day off with Orzo pasta at the Yard Restaurant. We stayed at @herodionhotelathens . . #athens #visitathens #iloveathens #acropolis #citysightseeing #diaryofatourist #beingatourist #orzopasta
Day 9 of 9: And finally, home via Zurich and Paris. As much as I love to travel, it is a great feeling to come home. Really looking forward to relaxing and putting my feet up in familiar surroundings over the next few days! Merry Christmas to all my family and friends!!! . . . #returnhome #merrychristmas #zurich #eurostar

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