V is for Vientiane
L is for Luang Prabang covered some of our trip to Laos in 2002. On either side of that visit, we stayed in Vientiane, the Lao capital. It’s set on… Read more V is for Vientiane →
U is for Utah
When we visited Arizona in 2009, we crossed into Utah one day. Monument Valley straddles the state line and, after thoroughly exploring it – we went round the 17 mile loop… Read more U is for Utah →
T is for Tenerife
Many people visit Tenerife for its beaches. We were there to walk – well, after British Airways stopped interfering with our plans, that is. Our luggage didn’t arrive until 24 hours after… Read more T is for Tenerife →
S is for Shanghai
Shanghai was another of the Chinese cities we visited in 2006 – see also C is for Chengdu. We stayed on the super-modern Pudong side of the river with good… Read more S is for Shanghai →
R is for Rome
We stayed in Rome for a few nights in 2003, en route to a walking holiday in Umbria (for the end point of that holiday, see G is for Gubbio).… Read more R is for Rome →
Q is for Quito
In 1999, we made our only foray into South America. Quito is the capital of Ecuador – and indeed, true to the name, one of the side trips we made… Read more Q is for Quito →
P is for Page and Lake Powell
We visited Page after we’d been to the Grand Canyon in 2009. Between 1960 and 1963, the Glen Canyon Dam in Arizona was constructed, resulting in the creation of Lake… Read more P is for Page and Lake Powell →
O is for Outer Hebrides
If you read my post I is for Inner Hebrides, you might have guessed what O was going to be! In my opinion, the outer islands are even more beautiful… Read more O is for Outer Hebrides →
N is for New York
New York – what a fabulous city! We’ve twice spent a week there, in March 2001 and March 2008, but what a difference 7 years makes. The Twin Towers of… Read more N is for New York →
M is for Macau
Macau, like Hong Kong, is a Special Administrative Region of China but with a much more Latin feel from its time as a Portuguese enclave. We went there on a… Read more M is for Macau →
L is for Luang Prabang
In 2002, we visited Laos, including a couple of nights in Luang Prabang, which became a Unesco World Heritage Site in 1995. It has historic temples, a beautiful mountain setting and the confluence of the Nam… Read more L is for Luang Prabang →
K is for Kathmandu
Kathmandu is the capital and largest urban agglomerate of Nepal, consisting of Kathmandu Metropolitan City at its core, and several sister cities including Patan and Bhaktapur. We visited these three, each… Read more K is for Kathmandu →
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