Who doesn’t want one? They are so so cute. We have to fight to get to take a photo. The domestic tourists i.e the Chinese tourists outnumber us foreign tourists by 10-1 and it was a challenge to get close or to avoid including loads of people in your shot. Can you spot the panda […]
Panda- cuddly, lovable, giant teddies Read Post »
One of the highlights of my tour of Russia was definitely the Winter Palace and the State Hermitage Museum. The Hermitage Museum is the second largest museum in the world after Louvre in France. It certainly lives up to its reputation. It was magnificent. As always, I used the services of a local guide. A
Art lovers’ paradise- Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg Read Post »
There is plenty to do and see in Australia’s Red Centre – from watching the transformation of Uluru (Ayers Rock) at sunrise and sunset, visiting Kata Tjuta, known locally as The Olgas, seeing the Aboriginal art galleries, climbing to the top of Anzac Hill with amazing views of Alice Springs and the distant McDonald Ranges,
Australia’s Red Centre -unforgettable experience Read Post »
There is something about China that cuts you down to size. It is not just the Great Wall or the vastness of the country the density of the crowds wherever you go the 5,000 year old history the complexity of the language the awkwardness of chopsticks But also the Qutang Gorge, the first and the
Taking a slow boat through China to the Three Gorges Read Post »
The largest hydro-electric power station in the world, its scale is mind blowing. It includes three areas: the dam itself, a hydroelectric and the ship locks. It is about 2,300 meters long and about 115 meters wide. There is a viewing area 185 meters above it which offers incredible views of the whole area. Here
Visiting the Three Gorges Dam, China Read Post »
Seeing the famous Terracotta Army must be at the top of anyone’s list when in China. Really, no trip to China is complete without it. One cannot help wondering why or how on earth anyone could embark on such a project thousands of years ago. It is considered by some people as the 8th wonder
Seeing Xi’an’s Terracotta Army, China Read Post »
