Hanoi was our first city on this tour of Vietnam. After our twelve hour flight arriving at 6.30 am. We were taken to our hotel which was the Melia Hotel on a bed and breakfast basis. We were meant to be taken for a buffet breakfast. And then an introduction to Hanoi on our trip into the city’s old town by…
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. The mix up after I had booked this tour, meant I booked our own international flights. So we had to return to Beijing and have a night stay before flying out early the next day. This is a mere ten…
