Category Archives: 2018

Went to the specialised markets area of Mong Kok which is a short MTR ride from hotel. Plants, flowers, birds, goldfish, fish and meat and of course the tacky street markets. Spent a couple of hours walking around and then … Continue reading →

Caught the Metro direct to Hong Kong Island as we planned to do one of the designated street walks. The walk took along streets where traders were selling and wholesaling all sorts of dried products, mainly the expensive delicacies. Dried … Continue reading →

Up just after 4 am for 5 am pick up at hotel for transfer to Guilin Airport about and hour and ten minutes away. We arrived at the airport at about 6.15 to find a lot of people standing around … Continue reading →

We’d decided on our last day in China to hire a car and driver and see some of the places it was too far to cycle to. We met Mark (English name) and set off at 11am. First stop was … Continue reading →

Another day cycling. We’re really enjoying being out in the countryside away from most tourists. Each day we talk to the staff at the hotel and they help us sort out the route that we’ve chosen. Today we started at … Continue reading →

Another day spent on the bikes and on the river Yu Long. Hotel mapped an off the beaten track route for us to end up at the “quay” on the river to pick up a bamboo raft to be punted … Continue reading →

Gosh it’s Halloween back home. The way to see Yangshuo and the surrounding villages is by bike and rafting on the Li River and the Yu Long river, which is the nearest to our hotel. Today we took bikes from … Continue reading →

Up early as we are not too sure to where we should catch a bus. Two options, Guilin, a big town about an hour from where our hotel for next few nights is situated or Yangshuo where we are actually … Continue reading →

We left Hanoi on the 9.30am bus to Nanning in China. We understood from the travel agent who sold us the tickets that this would be the same bus all the way to Nanning. The scenery started a bit dull, … Continue reading →

Our last day in Hanoi, and therefore Vietnam. We were at a bit of a loss what to do as we understood that the National Museums/galleries were closed today. Anyway we opt for a walk around the lake. I saw … Continue reading →

Irene was up at 6 am for a spot of Tai Chi on the top deck as the sun came up. Boat also set sail again. Cup of coffee and a croissant at 7am for a 7.30 excursion to a … Continue reading →

We were picked at 8.00 am for what turned out to be a four hour drive by minibus to Ha Long Bay, the last third being on roads in the course of reconstruction. Boarded our boat the “Syrena” at about … Continue reading →

Set off to visit the Ho Chi Minh Museum and his Mausoleum and a few other museums. Research was crap as most museums are closed on Fridays and Mondays, neither of which are we going to be here. Therefore the … Continue reading →

Our hotel is in the Old Quarter and near Hoan Kiem Lake. It is a noisy and hectic part of the City and the place to be to see Hanoi. Spent the morning wandering around the Old Quarter taking in … Continue reading →