Gibraltar a.k.a. “The Rock”. My granny saw it (I’m not sure if she actually visited) as part of her world cruise in 1932. I went there just this summer on…

I spent a day on “The Rock” in July this year. We went on a day trip (an easy walk across the border from Spain). It’s a funny place, a…

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…

One of the world’s most famous human achievements, the Great Wall is a wonderful place to visit. Seeing it snake up and down the hills of northern China is one…

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…

My Travelling Heritage On a recent visit to HK, my parents brought with them (at my request) two of my grandmother’s photo albums.  My father’s mother, whom I called Granny,…

How many countries have you been to?  A common question among travellers and one that friends and I have amicably argued about for several years. But before you begin counting…

When A & I returned to Hong Kong in 2007 we tried our hand at tourism and set up a company with the view to taking people on walking tours…

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…