As I mentioned in my previous post, the northern town of Chefchaouen is simply gorgeous, due to the blue paint that adorns many buildings in the old part of the…

This small town in northern Morocco is a gorgeous place to visit. Sleepy, slow paced and popular with backpackers and tourists. It’s main draw are the streets of the old…

We have just spent two and half weeks in Morocco.  I’ve long wanted to visit this country and was extremely excited to be there.  We went at an interesting, and…

Different Names – Same Place When my grandmother visited Columbo and Kandy during her world cruise in 1933, the country’s name was Ceylon.  During my visit to the same places…

The Taj Mahal.  One of the world’s most famous monuments and a ‘must’ see when visiting India.  It lives up to the hype and it’s beauty has not faded.  Here…

As part of the Empress of Britain world cruise, my grandmother stopped in Egypt in late 1932.  Together with her sister and mother they rode camels around the great pyramids…

I spent 5 days in Chengdu recently.  To be honest you could see all the sites in 4 or even 3 days, but as we wanted to take it easy…

I just got back from 9 days in China.  I spent 3 days in Shanghai at a teachers conference followed by 5 1/2 days in Chengdu, Sichuan Province on holiday….

Bangladesh We spent a week in Bangladesh in Chinese New Year 2013. Unusually for us, who like to travel independently, for this trip we booked a tour company to look…

Most definitely the trip of a lifetime.  Really one of the most closed countries in the whole world, but surprisingly easy to get to really.  We spent a week there…