Our first day is in Hong Kong, and it’s been a few years since we were here last. In fact the last time we were here together was back in 2009 with the boys, and my last trip here was probably a decade ago while still working for Ricoh. It hasn’t changed much in that...
If you are going to get vaccinated for your next trip expect to part with a pocket full of cash. So, is the thought of spending good money on something you might not need, the potential side effects, the numerous trips to see the doctor and nurse, and of course finally enduring a needle in...
Today we went to Universal Studios Beijing as we like a theme park, and this one has been built and run like a US theme park; clean, well looked after and generally excellent all round. There isn’t anything we could fault here, other than setting the seed that if we were to pop over to...
It seems to get worse … The taxi drives us from the airport, it’s quite a long drive as the airport is situated someway from the city of Beijing. All is going well and I’m tracking the progress of our taxi using Apple Maps which actually works quite well in Beijing. travelling from south to...
This was our chosen location for our final day in Hua Hin and our last trip out on the bike. Only 30 mins from our hotel so an easy ride after breakfast. I’d only seen the temple advertised on a taxi advertising board so we had no idea how large the site would actually be....
This is a super hotel, and we’ve stayed in here twice between 2022 and 2024. Its location is about 90 minutes north of Phuket Airport, and getting here is really easy with an airport taxi which you can book in advance. The pick up at all Thai airports has always been without any problems, although...