Asia
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A guide to spending an evening at Happy Valley Racecourse in Hong Kong
Horse racing is popular worldwide but few places take it to heart like Hong Kong. I don’t make a habit of going to the races but whenever I visit Hong Kong I find it to be an irresistible evening out. The Happy Valley Racecourse was built in 1845 just four years after British troops landed…
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Travel Guide: Visiting Macau from Hong Kong
Whilst based in Hong Kong it’s a good idea to spend a day over in Macau. Getting there is very easy as you can take the MTR to Sheung Wan where the ferry terminal is located. We boarded the fast Turbojet ferry which has departures at up to 30 minute intervals with a journey time…
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How to Visit Hong Kong’s outlying islands using the Star Ferry
Whilst visiting Hong Kong a boat trip to one or more of its outlying islands provides for an enjoyable break from the hustle and bustle of city life. Many of the islands are easily accessible by ferry and the three I have documented below are all within an hour’s distance of Hong Kong Island. Cheung…
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How to Spend a Perfect Day at Hong Kong Disneyland: A Complete Guide
Despite travelling widely, I’d never visited any of the Disneyland theme parks so when an opportunity arose to spend a day at Hong Kong Disneyland I jumped at the chance. Disney tells us all that their theme parks are where magic happens and where your dreams come true. Whilst spending a week in Hong Kong…
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Ngong Ping and Tai O Day Itinerary: What to See & Do in Lantau
I recommend allocating one of your days in Hong Kong to taking a day trip over to Lantau Island by cable car, enabling you to visit the Po Lin Monastery and the Tian Tan Buddha. As the quaint Tai O Fishing Village is located nearby, this can also easily be included into your itinerary. Getting to…
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Visiting Victoria Peak and Sky100: Hong Kong’s Top Viewing Spots
There are several vantage points in Hong Kong where you can enjoy panoramic views of the city’s jaw-dropping city skyline and this post documents a visit to what I consider, two of the finest spots. Victoria Peak Hong Kong is one of my favourite Asian destinations and I always look forward to spending time there.…
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Visiting The Jewel at Changi Airport, Singapore
The Jewel is a huge shopping mall and entertainment complex located landside at Singapore’s Changi airport. There’s much more to it than that though as it is home to the world’s tallest indoor waterfall that is known as the Rain Vortex. This stunning waterfall is surrounded by lush tropical gardens with terraced seating. Getting there:…
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Singapore Botanic Gardens and National Gallery
We were up bright and early so enjoyed a leisurely breakfast in the semi-outdoor setting of the hotel’s restaurant. With a wide selection of both Western and Asian dishes to set us up for the day and our favourite cappuccinos it was the perfect start. Our plan for the morning was to visit the Singapore Botanic…
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Arriving in Singapore
Singapore is one of my favourite destinations for a stopover, on this occasion to break up the lengthy journey to Australia from the United Kingdom. We flew with Singapore Airlines from London Heathrow, receiving attentive service, good food and comfortable seats in our economy class cabin on the 12 hour 25 minute journey. We landed…
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Exploring Kuala Lumpur: Top Attractions and Travel Tips
After enjoying a leisurely breakfast at the Ramada Suites by Wyndham we started off our day with a visit to the Perdana Lake Botanical Gardens (entrance free). The botanical gardens are located within the Tun Abdul Razak Heritage Park and contain the largest collection of flowers in Kuala Lumpur. Constructed n 1888, the park served as…
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A Short Break in Kuala Lumpur: Top Things to See and Do
Day 1 After taking an overnight flight with Malaysia Airlines from London Heathrow to Kuala Lumpur we arrived just after 6.00 p.m. local time. On reaching border control, the biometric fingerprint devices weren’t working properly so this slowed us down but eventually we were reunited with our luggage and on our way. Before leaving home…
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Review: Green World Grand Nanjing Hotel, Taipei
Hotel Review Location: This Taiwanese owned, Japanese style hotel opened in early 2017 and is located approximately 40 minutes from Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport. We took the MRT airport line direct to Taipei Station from where we connected to a service along to Sonjiang Nanjing station located just five minutes walk from the hotel. Step…
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The end of our Indonesian adventure
It was to be our final day in Bali and it began with a relaxing breakfast out on the hotel’s terrace. Our last opportunity to order from the egg station which had served up perfectly poached eggs for me each morning and delivered them to the table. As we’d arranged a late check-out until 3.00…
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Discover Kuta, Bali: Top things to do
Unusually at breakfast this morning, all the staff were looking beautiful wearing traditional Balinese national dress rather than their uniforms. I commented how lovely they looked and enquired why they were dressed in this way. Apparently it was Prophet’s Day when it is customary to wear national dress. The entire team looked wonderful in their…
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The Fishing Village of Jimbaran, Bali: Seafood, Sunset & Local Charm
We slept soundly until 8.00 a.m. it being extremely quiet despite the airport’s close proximity. Breakfast was again a peaceful affair as, apart from our first morning (Saturday), few guests seemed to be around. JetStar cabin crew arrive daily on overnight stopovers and appeared friendly enjoying their mini-breaks in beautiful Bali. For our morning trip…
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Seminyak, Bali Travel Guide: What to See & Experience
After such a hectic previous day we enjoyed a lie-in and didn’t venture down to breakfast until 9.00 a.m. when it was lovely and quiet with a good choice of tables. I diversified my breakfast choices with a bowl of butternut squash soup (yes, I realise it’s a strange choice for so early in the…
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Discover Bali’s Must-See Attractions on a Day Tour
It was just as well that we had set our alarm for 7.00 a.m. as we once again received a knock on the door with our morning newspaper. After enjoying a large breakfast we returned to our room for our cameras, sunglasses and bottles of water then went down to the foyer to wait for…
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Exploring Kuta, Bali
It was still dark when we were wakened by the sounds of someone knocking on our bedroom door, and glancing at the time, wondered whatever it could be. My son went to open the door and was handed a morning newspaper. Apparently as IHG members we were entitled to a complimentary daily newspaper and the…
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Jakarta to Bali with AirAsia: Travel Tips and Flight Info
For the first time this holiday we were both awake before our alarm went off. This wasn’t a bad thing though as the earlier start to the day enabled us to enjoy a leisurely breakfast in the Novotel. We kept with our selection from the previous days and munched our way through this whilst reading…
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How to Get to Ancol Eco-Park, Jakarta and What to Expect
For the first time this holiday it seemed a struggle getting out of bed, a sure sign that we must have adapted to the 8 hour time difference. Going down to breakfast the restaurant manager either had a good memory or maybe it was because we appeared to be the only European guests staying at…
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Exploring the Colonial History of Jakarta: Must-See Landmarks
It was 8.00 a.m. when we drew back the curtains after sleeping soundly for almost ten hours, catching up on deprived sleep from the previous night of travelling. Soon we were ready to experience breakfast in the Jakarta Novotel’s restaurant on the 6th floor. We found a vast array of cooked dishes under stainless steel…
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First Impressions of Jakarta: From the Airport to the Colonial Centre
Our overnight Qatar Airways flight had arrived into Jakarta’s new Terminal 3 which was spacious and very easy to navigate. Immigration was a speedy process as hardly any other passengers appeared to require the same queue but we did have to wait what seemed like ages for our luggage to appear with our two suitcases…
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Discovering Doha: Visiting the National Museum of Qatar from Souq Waqif
It was hard to believe that this was our final day in Doha, the time having passed by all too quickly. We’d arranged a late check out so set off on foot after our leisurely breakfast to take a look at the National Museum of Qatar which opened in Spring 2019. It took around 25…
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A Day at Qatar National Library and Aspire Park: Exploring Doha’s Top Attractions
It was 8.00 a.m. by the time we managed to rouse ourselves from our luxuriously comfortable bed, and on opening the window blinds were pleased to note that weather in the Middle East had returned to normal, following the previous day’s heavy rain. After another leisurely breakfast on the Al Terrace balcony we sipped cappuccinos…
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