Good Morning Vietnam
Vietnam borders China, Laos and Cambodia and stretches along 2000 miles of coastline. In the North you will fall in love with Hanoi’s Old Quarter before being transported to a mythical time of…
I Love Bali
There are very few places in the world that I’ve been to more than once. The Indonesian island of Bali is one of them. It felt strange listening to my husband, David, explain to everyone that this…
Hong Kong – what a difference 20 years makes!
Hong Kong was the first city in the Far East that I visited. To say it was a culture shock would be an understatement. It was nothing like I had expected and left me with confused emotions and a…
A week in KL with a Trailing Spouse
When my best friend went out with her husband and two sons to live in Kuala Lumpur the last thing she expected was to become a Trailing Spouse attending shoe parties and champagne cookery lessons and…
More to Agra than the Taj Mahal
It is one of the most photographed buildings in the world but no picture can capture the love story, the amazing attention to detail and the magical surroundings that extend beyond the walls of the…
India - Foot in Each Century
Newspaper reports are full of the wealth of human resources to be found in India – doctors, call centres, financial analysts and IT. Which was probably why I wasn’t expecting to find camels pulling…
Muscat Memories
Muscat conjures up images of frankincense filled souks, pink dessert mountains and ancient stone fortresses. The city is now one of the top tourist destinations in the Middle East welcoming…
India - Cities of Rajasthan
The State of Rajasthan is about the size of Germany but luckily two of its most beautiful cities are only a short flight from Delhi and hundreds of miles from the troubles of India’s northern…
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