Travelling has brought me some amazing experiences. My first one that comes to mind is when I was 17 years old, I decided to visit my friend in Cork. This was my first independent travel and I am thankful that my parents did not mind that I was going to do this. I was even lucky that while I was…
The around the world trip, something I dream about doing ! I found out that I was getting made redundant in the summer of 2017 and my job would be gone by autumn of 2018. So with my redundancy payment, we had originally decided to take a year out and travel the world. We have never done anything like this…
This year's travel plans were going to be all about Europe. As we are continuing to overpay on our mortgage, but I now have redundancy this year too. And as I have asked for early release in June. I was successful, that I was released at the beginning of March. Meaning I can start travelling to some many amazing places. But…
Another wanderlust country is Japan. I would fly to Tokyo and spend some time exploring the sites including the Imperial Palace. I would have a unique stay in a Ryokan, which is a traditionally styled Japanese Inn with Tatami matting floors, futons and low tables. I am so looking forward to trying this out. And I would love to try…
I stayed at the Days Hotel Beijing New Exhibition Center as I needed a hotel close to the Beijing airport. This is a mere ten minute drive. We did not arrive here until 7 pm. We left Chengdu in the afternoon, and after our flight back, we were very very tired. We literally spend less than twelve hours here, as…
Our last hotel during our tour in China was the Lhasa Grand Hotel in Chengdu. After we had flown into the city, we were taken straight out to lunch and then did a tour. We did not arrive until early evening. And our suitcases had been driven away from us at the airport, so it was nice to see that…
