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13th August 2021

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

Bullet Train
I look forward to going to Japan to experience this.

19th August 2021

Bullet Train
An amazing experience. I look forward to reading your Japan blogs hopefully in the not too distant future ☺️

From Blog: The Great Wall of China

6th August 2021

Shikha Sharma
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From Blog: The Great Wall of China

31st July 2021

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

Nice photo
An iconic shot well captured.

From Blog: The Incredible Army

31st July 2021

Readingfcboi
Alan Atkinson

Camera
Thank you! Seems buying a new camera has paid off ?

From Blog: The Incredible Army

31st July 2021

Readingfcboi
Alan Atkinson

Xi'an
Did you visit the tomb of the first emperor? That's crazy they were thinking of moving the city. I hadn't realized how bad the pollution was until at this point of taking the photo.

From Blog: The Incredible Army

31st July 2021

Dancing Dave
David Hooper

Xian
The ancient capital of China is a must on any trip to China. To think all the hills surrounding it are tombs and probably less than a handful have been excavated to any extent...yet what there is on show is staggering. This pic reminds me of my first trip to Xian where the pollution was so bad they were talking of abandoning and relocating the city. Glad you had time to have a taste of its myriad of offerings, Alan.

From Blog: The Incredible Army

17th July 2021

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

Shanghai
It is good reading about past trips. It sounds like you had a wonderful experience. This is a city I hope to explore at some point.

From Blog: Shanghai - A City Hungry for the Future

19th July 2021

Readingfcboi
Alan Atkinson

Shanghai
I really hope you get to explore this city someday

From Blog: Shanghai - A City Hungry for the Future

17th July 2021

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

The joy of travel
The beauty... of our world.

From Blog: Chinese Water Town

19th July 2021

Readingfcboi
Alan Atkinson

Travel
Absolutely, this place is a little gem.

From Blog: Chinese Water Town

17th July 2021

alex waring
Alexander Waring

Xitang
I'm interested to read about a peaceful Chinese town untouched by tourism. Such places seemed quite rare during my visit to China 20 years ago. I will keep Xitang in mind should I return to China again, it looks lovely ?

From Blog: Chinese Water Town

19th July 2021

Readingfcboi
Alan Atkinson

Xitang
Your comment is interesting as a lady in my tour group said she visited China probably around 30 years prior and said it was very different in the sense that many places hadn't opened up for tourism. I know she mentioned Xi'an as one of those locations. For Xitang, it really does have that ancient old feel to the place and from my perspective it felt like the crowds where mainly local people and perhaps the narrow paths made the place feel busier than it actually was, then again there are a lot of people living in China :D

From Blog: Chinese Water Town

16th July 2021

alex waring
Alexander Waring

Shanghai
Wow, Shanghai looks beautiful, and such a contrast between the historical and the modern. I too would probably have gone to Disneyland, I love theme parks. But the certain style of queuing "etiquette" that I too have experienced in China would not have been much fun for me. The Bund, Oriental Pearl TV Tower, and local market all look amazing places to visit ?

From Blog: Shanghai - A City Hungry for the Future

16th July 2021

Readingfcboi
Alan Atkinson

Shanghai
It really is a beautiful city and probably the only place in China that feels like it has some kind of westernised influence.

From Blog: Shanghai - A City Hungry for the Future

15th July 2021

alex waring
Alexander Waring

Hong Kong
Wow, you certainly fitted a lot into your visit to Hong Kong - well done Alan! I think I would also have chosen China over Thailand, simply because it seems more exotic and less visited. Good call too on the visa service I think, given the lack of time you had - expensive, but much much easier! And well done for fitting in a trip to Macau! ?

From Blog: Hong Kong - More than just a city

15th July 2021

Readingfcboi
Alan Atkinson

Hong Kong
Thank you, Alex. I really did feel like I did a lot with my time in Hong Kong and there was still more that I missed out on. I think HK is one of those places where you can go back to and a great choice as a stop-over location to break up long-haul flights. I wished I had more time in Macau but glad to have experienced what I did :)

From Blog: Hong Kong - More than just a city

6th July 2021

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

Travel planning
You are right we often enjoy the travel planning as well as the travel itself. That wonderful sense of anticipation is energizing. We have not made it to Hong Kong yet and may need to use your friend. LOL. We will use your blog as a guide when we finally get there.

From Blog: Hong Kong - More than just a city

6th July 2021

Readingfcboi
Alan Atkinson

Friend
I'm sure she'll be happy to help :) I hope you get to visit HK soon, it really is an impressive place.

From Blog: Hong Kong - More than just a city

2nd July 2021

Home and Away
Bob Carlsen

That was good you had friends in Hong Kong...
who developed the perfect itinerary!

From Blog: Hong Kong - More than just a city

2nd July 2021

Readingfcboi
Alan Atkinson

Friends
Yes, very fortunate to have friends in HK to share that local information and more me to have a better experience ☺️

From Blog: Hong Kong - More than just a city

18th April 2021

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

Finding the right pace
I'm glad you are willing to alter your pace for Fiona so both of you can enjoy the trip. You must care a great deal to be so thoughtful. Rome is an amazing city and it is so wonderful that you got tickets to see that Pope. That is very cool. Thanks for sharing your adventures.

From Blog: Ancient Rome

21st April 2021

Readingfcboi
Alan Atkinson

Blog
Good to hear from you! Hope you're both keeping well. Thanks for reading the blog :)

From Blog: Ancient Rome

16th April 2021

alex waring
Alexander Waring

Rome
Thanks Alan. I was fortunate enough to spend around six weeks teaching English in Rome in my younger days. Still, I don't think I saw quite as much as you guys did! ?

From Blog: Ancient Rome

16th April 2021

alex waring
Alexander Waring

Thanks Alan
Thanks Alan. I've been doing some local explorations during these times, appreciating our lovely country. Glad to see you've been able to keep going with travel blogging during these times - well done!

From Blog: Surprise Trip

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I'm a passionate traveller and very content when exploring different places. I love to experience new cultures, as well as getting the opportunity to meet interesting people from all over the world. My life changed somewhat in 2019 when I became a daddy and my priority has changed but my desire to travel very much remains. I have a fascination with Latin America; this is because of the beautiful scenery, fantastic wildlife, different types of cultures and history. I even learnt some Spanish to help when exploring these countries. TravelBlog has allowed me to share my stories with frien... full info