April 2007 - China -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- On Tuesday the sky was blue, it was the talk of the town so you can imagine how often that happens here. After two days in Beijing there was really only one major site left to see and on this smogless, cloudless day we couldn& »
April 2007 - China -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day two in Beijing started out with a trip to the Temple of Heaven. Thankfully their recent renovations were complete so we were finally able to see something in its entirety. The Temple itself sits in parklands, surrounded by city in all directions. It must »
April 2007 - China -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A spare seat next to me and 10 hours later we flew into Shanghai airport for another 4 hour wait until our next flight. 3am Sydney time we made it to our Hotel in the centre of the Chinese universe, Beijing. Uneventful and long so »
May 2006 - Tokyo & Europe -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ABSOLUTELY AMAZING! I always knew there were going to be a few tough times and times that I wished I was in Sydney, but as expected I wouldn’t have changed the experience for the world, the good far outweighed the bad (and »
May 2006 - Tokyo & Europe -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- My Last Supper at Four Seasons in Prague was delicious and probably the best meal of the trip. I had some juicy chicken that came with some melt in the mouth mash potato. I said in one of my earlier blogs that there »
May 2006 - Tokyo & Europe -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- With two more full days left of my trip I decided to see as much as possible, so I marked everything on the map and just like the Louvre I started crossing things out one by one. I started the morning by going »
May 2006 - Tokyo & Europe -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I will admit to sleeping in on my first morning in Prague. With no plane to catch, bags to pack and not limited in time there was nothing I needed more. The plan was just to wander and see a few random sites »
May 2006 - Tokyo & Europe -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I actually managed to have breakfast at the Hotel on Monday morning! I can see why it is popular, free food and a outlook onto the Radhuspladsen (City Square). I walked outside into the cold and intermittent rain, but I wasn’t going »
May 2006 - Tokyo & Europe -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The perils of staying in a Hotel that offers free breakfast is that it significantly reduces the chances of you finding a table, or a chair, or a corner to sit against. There was things to do, places to go, and so minus »
May 2006 - Tokyo & Europe -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shortly after my last post I started talking to a Canadian who was staying in the BNB. He asked if there were any Australians in the lounge room after making a comment I didn't hear. I put my hand up and »
May 2006 - Tokyo & Europe -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I arrived in London on Tuesday afternoon and shortly after checking into the Hotel my feet were back in action. I walked to Buckingham Palace, up to Trafalgar Square, down Whitehall to the Big Ben and across to the London Eye. There is »
