I lived in Moscow for a year, working at the British International School as the art teacher. I also visited on my way from Hong Kong to London with A….

Macau is in a similar situation as Hong Kong, former Portuguese colony returned to the motherland of China in 1998 it enjoys a semi-autonomous status.  It has it’s own government,…

About as far from England as you can possibly get, yet culturally very similar I visited my sister when she was living there and took an opportunity to see a…

My only visit to Japan (so far) had me travelling solo (unusual for me). A joined me for 3 days at the end of my trip. Japan was and continues…

Small island in the Mediterranean, the only nation (as a whole) to be given the George Cross, I made a short visit here in the summer of 2002. My mother…

I’ve only really seen Amsterdam in this country.  A favourite weekend destination for Brits seeking a party, it can feel a bit over-run with tourists, but it nonetheless remains a…

I spent a couple of weeks travelling around the coast of this Mediterranean country. The people are very friendly and though places still bare the scars of the 1990s war,…

I haven’t seen much of Sweden and my only visit coincided with Stockholm celebrating it’s 800th anniversary. Very cool – there were even Viking wandering around. When: May 2002 for…

Ah, Friendly Finland!  I have a soft spot for this country possibly due to the fact that the first time I visited I was coming from Russia and the Finns…

I thoroughly enjoyed my brief visit to this Baltic state. View Estonia in a larger map When: October 2001 Where: Tallinn (the capital) Who: with fellow teachers from the British…