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17 September 2024 To most people, Hiroshima means just one thing. The city's name will forever evoke images of 6 August 1945, when...

15 September 2024 Kyoto is old Japan writ large: atmospheric temples, sublime gardens, traditional teahouses and geisha scurrying to...

9 September 2024 Japan was the first country in the world to build dedicated, narrow gauge railway lines for high-speed travel – the...

8 September 2024 No visit to Japan would be complete without getting a view of its most famous mountain, Mount Fuji (at 3776 meters it...

9 October 2024 Our visit to Japan got off to an inauspicious start, our red suitcase failing to show up on the baggage carousel at Narita...

9 July 2024 After a rather intense past month discovering the old-world charm and chaotic past of the Balkans, it was time to head off to...

2 July 2024 The last stop on our Balkans Express Tour was Belgrade. It is by no means a 'pretty' capital, but Belgrade has a distinctive,...

1 July 2024 Bulgaria's laid-back capital is no grand metropolis, but it's a proud, modern and youthful city that has been sculpted over...

27 June 2024 I spent two days wandering around this city full of romantic architecture and charming streets; split in half (Buda and...

24 June 2024 A four hour bus ride from Dubrovnik (including the border customs formalities) down the spectacular Adriatic coast brought...

21 June 2024 Dubrovnik has much to offer, from its imposing, sea-kissed fortress walls, red roof tiles and palatial architecture (as seen...

18 June 2024 I had arrived at the last chapter of writing my book, which relates the history of my family, as well as certain events from...

April 14, 2024 The Philippines, where we are currently located, is a great base for exploring South-East Asia. All the countries visited...

31 March 2024 The forecast for the Holy Week predicted temperatures in Puerto Princesa rising well above 40C; to escape the stifling...

4th February 2024 We had met an elderly Dutch couple at our hotel in Phnom Penh who were raving to us about their trip to Chiang Mai....

31 January 2024 Ask any seasoned traveller what their top must-see destinations on their bucket list are and, in all likelihood, they...

28 January 2024 Our sleeper bus from Phnom Penh arrived in Siem Reap (which literally means “Siamese defeated”, referring to the victory...

27 January 2024 We arrived in Phnom Penh in the middle of the afternoon after a six-hour hassle-free bus ride from Ho Cho Minh City. The...

25 January 2024 The American or Vietnam War (the name depending on whose side you were on) killed four million Vietnamese and crushed a...

19 January 2024 Situated on the bank of Song Huong (Perfume River), Hue is located right in the middle of Vietnam, 700 km south of Hanoi,...