Kiev, Ukraine. Arriving on Friday afternoon we had to make the most of our short day in the capital as our time here was limited due to the tour of Chernobyl we had planned for the following day. First impressions of Kiev were very good, lots of character and impressive churches all over with their distinctive gold domed roofs. What you notice everywhere is the abundance…
Into the Kremlin
Moscow, Russia. See all the photos from our trip below.
Lithuania’s Capital
Vilnius, Lithuania. As our weekend trips continue to take us further and further from home, this time just north of the border of Belarus and almost as far as Russia we arrived in one of Europe’s lesser known capital cities. Vilnius is all about the characterful old town which is the largest surviving medieval old town in Northern Europe and is listed a UNESCO world heritage…
Atlas Mountains
Marrakesh, Morocco.
City by the Bay
San Francisco, USA. We took advantage of a great deal on flights a whole year in advance from actually undertaking this trip and when the time finally came around we were slightly worried that going such a long way for a such a limited time wasn’t the best idea, but no sooner were we off the plane that all concern completely disappeared as we started to…
Drizzle in Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf, Germany. After an amazing 2018 of travelling we were keen to kick things off again straight away in the new year. The first weekend of January rolled in and without anything planned we got the travel itch and booked a last minute flight to the 7th largest city in Germany. This early in the year the weather wasn’t much different from home, cold and wet,…
Land of the Rising Sun
Japan. Flying in from Shanghai, we had a jam packed schedule for what turned out to be a spectacular week long journey around western Japan. We flew in to Osaka but headed straight to Kyoto, then from there we visited Mount Koya, Nara and Himeji, Hiroshima in the Chugoku region, back to Osaka and finally a brief stop in Tokyo before flying home. Kyoto The former…
Bright Lights, Big City
Shanghai, China. Hitting 305km/h we raced south on the Chinese version of the bullet train headed for China’s financial capital and the second most populated city in the World. Even at these speeds Beijing isn’t exactly next door and the journey still takes around 5 hours which got us there just before the sun was beginning to set. We got checked in to our hotel and…
The Great Wall
Beijing, China. We finally made it, which surprisingly was no mean feat. Put aside the 2 stop overs and 16 hours flying time to get here, that’s the easy part. To get a VISA to be allowed into the country you have to visit the Chinese embassy no earlier than 4 weeks but no later than 2 weeks before your intended arrival… you need an appointment…
Bridge Across the Border
Zurich, Switzerland and over to Vaduz, Liechtenstein.
Arabian Nights
Abu Dhabi & Dubai, United Arab Emirates. If you can stand the searing heat at the peak of summer, then I would definitely recommend coming here now rather than waiting for the winter sun for two very big reasons, one, flights are so cheap, so much so that if you book at the right time why not treat yourself to premium economy or even business class…
Camping in the Desert
Jordan. We had a brief stop over in the capital city Amman but at the first opportunity, hit the road to see the real reasons you would come to Jordan, camping under the stars in the Wadi Rum desert, floating in the dead sea and the spectacular city of Petra.