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…
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WANDERLUST: A INDOCHINA TOUR – VIETNAM, LAOS AND CAMBODIA
Indochina is my next plans as I am looking into returning to Asia and found this trip and thought it could work out but then I found this price. It was £2,990 per person - nearing £6000 for a two week trip. I thought that was more than I wanted to spend and I do like to explore at my own…
The Chelsea Physic Garden is London's oldest botanic garden. The Chelsea Physic Garden was established as the Apothecaries' Garden in London, England, in 1673 by the Worshipful Society of Apothecaries to grow plants to be used as medicines. Found right beside the Thames, it was such a lovely place. I am planning to return at each season. The walled garden…
On my last day in Valencia, we decided to visit the Oceanografic Park. This is open-aired and it is the largest oceanographic aquarium in Europe with 110,000 square meters and 42 million litres of water. It was built in the shape of a water lily and is the work of architect Félix Candela. Each building in the park represents different aquatic…
SPAIN, VALENCIA, CITY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
If you are a fan of architecture like me, then you will love the City Of Arts and Sciences in Valencia. This was the first place we visited after we had checked in our hotel. It is an entertainment based cultural and architectural complex in the city of Valencia, Spain. It is the most important modern tourist destination in the…
The Royal Observatory is the home of the Greenwich Mean Time and The Prime Meridian. It was commissioned in 1675 by King Charles II. The Observatory was built to improve navigation at sea and find the so much desired longitude of places, one's exact position east and west. While at sea and out of sight of land by astronomical means.…