From Shanghai we embarked the 15 hour overnight train to Xi’an. I had heard lots of stories from friends about their experiences on the overnight trains in China but from 7 years ago, I think its fair to say it has changed, or maybe I was more prepared. There are many reasons to join a small […]
15 minutes into the BBC’s first episode of The Silk Road and I was researching trips to China with my favourite small tour operator – Intrepid. I had always wanted to visit China but always thought I should give it a decent amount of time – it’s so big! Suddenly feeling inspired but lack of […]
Following on from my cheeky weekend in Venice I transferred from Venice to Piran in Slovenia by GoOpti. I can’t recommend them enough for the simplicity of getting from one place to another. I tend to use companies like this for across border journeys where normally I would have to do a train, bus and maybe […]
Recently, I’ve had some very good Australian friends staying with me. I sent them off for a good few days of ticking off all those classic London attractions that everyone should see on their first visit …. then it’s my time to be tourist guide…… Spoiler alert for any future guests, but I do have a standard […]
My first visit to Venice was way back in 1996 on a orchestra tour of Lake Garda and surroundings. Since that first visit I had longed to return, finally twenty years later I booked a cheeky weekend before heading off to Slovenia for a weeks adventure. As I had been before and already ticked off the main sights and […]
Brunching seems to inadvertently become my new weekend hobby habit…. I lived in Australia back in 2009 and loved how well avocados were put to use, avo & poached eggs on sourdough was a firm favourite, or simply just avo as a spread in sandwiches. I came back to London and never forget asking for avocado […]
Tibet is still very much controlled by the Chinese government and there are many things that the traveller should be aware of. Don’t let these put you off though, the Tibetan people are friendly and welcoming and the country is a sight to be seen. Just having the opportunity to visit the country and travel to […]
I was a teenager when Sarajevo was under siege. The internet wasn’t part of our daily life then and we relied on one of the five TV channels we had to feed back the world news to us or one of the tabloid papers. I remember knowing there were terrible things happening in Bosnia but I think […]
I’m so lucky living in the UK that Europe is literally on my doorstep. Europe is so accessible and fairly cheap to travel so at least once a year I like to do a multi-country trip. Sometimes the trip means I only spend one or two days in one of the main cities in the country, but as far […]
Since I was young my Dad would regale stories about his time working on a kibbutz in Israel back in the 70s. After years of yearning, and waiting for more peaceful times, myself and two friends set off for a weeks exploration armed with the original maps that my Dad had used 40 years previously. We […]
Watson's Wanderlust 