Ticket stubs, beer mats and a card from your favourite restaurant. We all pick up these things on our travels and often this stuff ends up discarded, stuffed in the bottom of a bag or found in a pocket several months later. I collect and keep some of these bits in my travel Smash book, […]
Minsk, the capital of Belarus is becoming more popular with visitors since visa free travel was permitted in 2017 to many visitors including UK, USA, Canada and Australia. The city is compact enough that most of the key sights can be covered in 1 day. However, if you have more time a couple of days […]
I’m a big fan of Street Art (see Street Art on my travels) so am always on the lookout for this or similar art on my travels. It’s usually just one wall, rather than entire buildings that are painted with murals. However, in Taiwan I found a whole village that had been painted. Known as […]
Malaysia, in South East Asia, often gets overlooked when considered against its more popular neighbour, Thailand. However, it offers a wide variety of experiences, including some beautiful beaches and tasty food choices. If you like exploring cities including historical sights and/or shopping, want to get out into nature or trekking, or enjoy laying on a […]
Indian miniature painting dates back to the 10th century. Today it is mostly found in the state of Rajasthan, for example in the city of Udaipur. During my first afternoon in Udaipur, I visited a gallery and spent some time learning about this art. The use of natural colours (from precious stones), types of brushes […]
This year will be 13 years since I first started writing about my travels online. That’s not quite going back to the days of having to print photo’s from film and scan them in, but it certainly dates back to before smart phone’s. Back then getting online was dependent on slow desktop pc’s in dark and […]