It was a short and sweet visit to Hong Kong.  A mere morsel of what Hong Kong has to offer.  We’ve vowed to return and spend a little longer.  Time to get out off the beaten track into the hills and countryside around this vibrant city. Throughout the time we were there I kept thinking [...]

I have miserable memories of Hong Kong sitting for ages in taxi’s stuck in traffic jams.  I had that feeling of deja vu as we sat on our shuttle bus heading off to the airport today.  Fortunately we weren’t horribly delayed and we had plenty of time to walk the miles and miles of Hong [...]

The best way to see the city skyline in Hong Kong is to take the Peak Tram to the top of Victoria Peak.  That way you can look down on Hong Kong’s iconic high rise buildings.  We set of in search of the views and were not disappointed by them. I have to be honest [...]

Arriving in Hong Kong is always an adventure for me but this time it was different.  This time Hong Kong is all about pleasure.  No meetings to be had.  No days spent in offices and taxis.  At last I am a tourist in this exciting and exotic city. That did of course mean finding my [...]

It’s hard to believe that our time in the UK is over.  I keep asking myself where have the last four weeks gone.  I wonder how I feel so emotionally drained and physically tired.  I am content though that we have spent our time as we wanted and the trip backed to the homeland has [...]

For all the years I worked and visited London it was only a few times I ever really stopped to marvel at what the rest of the world flocks to see.  In full tourist mode I was delighted to spend a day walking with my camera around some of the best London sights.  I was [...]

There is little else in this world that brings people together but food.  It’s been such a consistent theme during my trip that when I get home we’ll be needing to take a rest from so much eating and drinking to recover and allow us to fit a little more comfortably in our clothes.  It’s [...]

One thing I complain about a great deal but really have to pull my head in about on this trip is the weather.  The good old British weather has done  us proud. We’ve had dry days with the exception of one at the beginning of our trip.  It’s not been wildly sunny though just dry [...]

For all the bright lights and fine things in the city, it’s the countryside I love most.  And of all the countryside in the world you can’t beat the English country scene.  Staying in Herefordshire there is some of the finest countryside anywhere in Britain.  It has gentle rolling hills and miles of orchards and [...]