China has never been a place that was high up on my bucket list, or was somewhere I gave too much thought to. Earlier this year, my niece moved to Shanghai to complete a semester at Fudan University so I started looking at potentially going to visit. Irish citizens also have 30 days free travel … Continue reading China
Hangzhou was the capital of the southern Song Dynasty between 1138 and 1276, and was also noted by Marco Polo as being the most magnificent and prosperous city he had ever encountered, far surpassing anything in Europe at the time. Hangzhou is home to a couple of Unesco World Heritage Sights, most notably The West … Continue reading Hangzhou
Suzhou is an historic city about 30 mins on the train from Shanghai, known as the "Venice of the East" for its ancient canals and waterways in the city. It was founded over 2,500 years ago and is famous for being a UNESCO World Heritage site and also for it's traditional silk production. There are … Continue reading Suzhou
I'm a big fan of Chinese food, but this will be a mixed bag of a review - mainly because I didn't try too much local food while I was in Shanghai - it was either fried chicken feet or exceptionally greasy. I also feel like I didn't actually eat that much as I was … Continue reading Shanghai Food
I had the day to myself to explore Shanghai as Lucy was in Uni, so I rented a bike using the AliPay app and spent the day cycling through the city. This is the route I took on the Monday. On Tuesday, I got a bike and cycled to sights north of the city (1933 … Continue reading Shanghai
As with any new location I go to, I tend to research some great cocktail bars that I want to check out. I made note of a couple of bars that I wanted to see while in Shanghai, but I hadn't expected to visit as many as I did.. oops! Bar Eirekey Back in February, … Continue reading Must-Visit Cocktail Bars in Shanghai.
We left Udaipur to fly to the Seychelles for the last part of our honeymoon. En-route we decided to stop off in Mumbai for 24 hours - and now wish we had much more time here! Our Private Driver India Tour company organised a tour for us in Mumbai for a couple of hours and … Continue reading India – Mumbai
After our visit to Jaipur, we had a 7 hour drive to Udaipur for our last 2 days of our tour. The drive was interesting, we got to see some very different places along the way. Our driver did decide to take a nap on hour 5 of the drive, which annoyed me and had … Continue reading India – Udaipur
After a very early morning visit to the Taj Mahal, we started on a 5 hour drive for our three day visit to Jaipur On the drive, we stopped off to visit Chand Baori (where part of The Dark Knight Rises was filmed). Taj Jai Mahal Palace We stayed in this unbelievable hotel for three … Continue reading India – Jaipur
We have always wanted to visit India and decided to spend two weeks of our honeymoon here in late May. Visa: The process of getting our visa was relevantly easy and cost approx. $50. You can apply online for an e-visa which took about 48 hours to get, so we applied about 1-2 months before … Continue reading India – Delhi & Agra
The Cocktail Tourist 