PCR: Personal Contingency Report
Mathematical formulas are my forte, and I can solve most daily riddles with ease. The amount spent on my weekly shop are in my head before reaching the checkout desk, surprising the cashier with my accuracy. Numbers were my friends. Until now. Sitting in front of Read more…
The Art of Travel Seduction
“I was here, I saw this and it mattered to me.” Alain de Botton How many times have you been seduced by reading an article on the 10 best things to do at the destination you always wanted to see? The flawless writing full of Read more…
Meet the Emperor of Japan
Well, head to the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on January 2nd 2014 between 9.30am and 2.30pm and you can see the Emperor, Empress, Crown Prince and Princess, Prince and Princess Akishino and their young daughter, at a rare public appearance at the traditional New Year Greeting. The Read more…
Hong Kong Cruises Into the 21st Century
Hong Kong’s old airport, Kai Tak, whose runway provided positively hair-raising take-offs and landings, was disused in the 90s but that runway has found a new lease of life as the location for a brand-new state of the art cruise terminal due to open on the Read more…
The Longest Bridge in The World
The Longest Bridge in The World the Jiaozhou Bay Bridge in China with a length of 26.4miles (42.48 km) which is longer than the length of the London Marathon (26 miles and 385 yards). You won’t be able to walk along the bridge as there is no pedestrian access expect for emergencies Read more…
High Speed Train between Beijing and Guangzhou
China has set a new world record with the world’s longest high speed train which opened on Boxing Day between the northern capital, Beijing, and the southern commercial hub, Guangzhou (formerly Canton). Every day 155 pairs of trains will make the 1,430 mile long journey linking Read more…
Giant Tea Party in Tokyo!
Well of course, it’s a tea ceremony rather than a tea party as we know it, but it is definitely a giant one – over 8,000 people attended last year’s Great Tea Ceremony in Tokyo’s Edo-period Hama Rikyu Gardens, both locals and visitors alike keen to Read more…
New Road to the Taj Mahal
The Yamuna Expressway is a new fast road between Delhi and Agra and is set to improve immeasurably the lot of the weary traveller between these two important tourist destinations when it opens in August 2012, and will make day trips from Delhi to Agra a lot Read more…
