A travel blog for flashpackers
Hong Kong island Many of the hotels and shopping centres in the Tsimshatsui area put up extensive Christmas lights during the festive season. This is topped off by a sensational fireworks show on New Year's Eve. But be warned: the fireworks take place around 9pm and then everyone heads home - there's no repeat performance... Continue Reading →
This is a fun day trip, taking the Ngong Ping cable car up to the Big Buddha, Ngong Ping village and Po Lin monastery. There are shops and attractions in the village. The vegetarian meal at the monastery is included in your ticket price and is delicious and plentiful.
Kyoto is one of my favourite cities in the world and we have been there four times. Every time I make sure I visit Gion at sunset in the hope of seeing geishas and we have succeeded a few times. I love the old world feeling you get in Kyoto which seems lacking in Tokyo... Continue Reading →
1.Tokyo Skytree and/or Tokyo Tower. You will get a great view of Tokyo from either of these towers. I love the area around Tokyo tower and it's less crowded than Skytree. Tokyo Skytree 2. Cocoon building. This building is particularly striking at night which is when I think Tokyo really looks its best. Cocoon tower... Continue Reading →
Taipei is famous for its street food night markets. We visited four of them. All offered a similar variety of oyster dishes, mushrooms, soups, barbecue beef, tempura, noodles and sausages with each market also offering its own specialties. It’s great to see your snacks being freshly made to order in front of you. Tonghua night... Continue Reading →
This was my third time in Chamonix and although I'm not a skier I really love it. As the weather looked favourable the day we arrived we decided to head straight up the Aiguille du Midi cable car for the view. The day we left Chamonix we had an epic drive to Toulouse via Millau.... Continue Reading →
The first time we visited Hong Kong we were lucky enough to be able to redeem frequent flyer points to stay at the Kowloon Shangri-La for two nights. I love the Shangri-La brand and it was a great start to our first time in Hong Kong. We have since been fortunate enough to spend a... Continue Reading →
1. Baiyoke Sky hotel. This four star hotel was a budget choice for us on our first trip to Bangkok. Although the room was huge, the decor was bland. Service was ordinary but it is the tallest hotel in Bangkok offering great views over the city. What stands out in my memory is the massive... Continue Reading →
1. My first ever visit to Singapore involved a stay at the Mandarin Orchard. This was back in 1975! At the time it had a revolving restaurant and a pool on the 5th floor. Our room had a moon gate and it was easily the most glamorous place I'd stay for years to come. On... Continue Reading →
We visited Cologne for one day only but managed to tick off these three things. Cologne cathedral I've seen more cathedrals than I really wanted to but was pleasantly surprised by Cologne cathedral which I think is one of the most beautiful I've ever seen. Oktoberfest We were just fortunate to be in Cologne on... Continue Reading →
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