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…
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…
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…
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…
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.
High Tatras
Bratislava, Slovakia. Knowing this is a very small European capital city and not much time is needed to see “everything”, we wasted no time, got up uncomfortably early, met up with some friends and jumped straight into our rental car to undertake the long 3 and a half hour scenic drive to the High Tatras…
Along the Amalfi Coast
Naples, Italy. See all my photos from our trip below.
Transylvania to Bucharest
Bucharest, Romania. A quick overnight in the airport hotel and come morning we were once again at the Avis desk picking up our rental car for another weekend road trip. By the way if I haven’t mentioned how valuable driving abroad is when you’re short on time let this be the time! Although it can…
Austrian Adventure
Salzburg, Austria.
On Top of Etna
Sicily, Italy. Another long weekend road trip around Europe, and in this beautiful part of the world we were able to fit in lots of different towns along the way each with their own unique charm. We flew into Catania airport on the eastern side of the island and picked up our set of wheels,…
Sweet like Belgian Chocolate
Brussels & Antwerp, Belgium. Having been to Brussels before, when we arrived we decided to jump straight on a train to try out another nearby city, Antwerp, and aren’t we glad we did! Greeted by the stunning train station, we knew straight away we were in for a treat and things just got better. Through…