Founded as the Kowloon Ferry, the Star Ferry has been transporting passengers from the mainland to Hong Kong Island and back for over a hundred years. Over that time the view has changed, but the romance has not.
Until the early 1970s it was the only way to make the journey. Today, in another sense, it’s […]

Church, burial ground, coronation site and much more, Westminster Abbey continues to attract visitors over 900 years after its founding.
In many respects the architecture is common. There’s the traditional cross-shaped floor plan with a nave, north and south transepts and several round side areas. But both its execution and use raise The Collegiate Church of […]

Trafalgar Square is the center of England in more ways than one. At its south end lies what used to be Charing Cross, the point from which all distances to London are measured. Long since, the cross erected by Edward I in 1290 (as a tribute to his wife, Eleanor) has been replaced by a […]

For the London traveler looking for variety, the West End is the place to be. Piccadilly Circus is next door, where antique book shops mix with the latest restaurants and Covent Garden is not far. And, then of course, there’s the world-renowned theater - the rival (some would say tutor) of Broadway.
Soho is a short […]

It seems that one of the major unknowable travel costs is food. You have to eat, but it’s impossible to know where the next meal will come from, especially on a road trip. It’s not that food is hard to find on the road. It is readily available everywhere you turn. The hard thing to […]

Few prisons can claim to be as popular as the Tower of London, an attraction - unpleasant for some - for over 900 years. Its twenty towers are filled with an ancient tradition of royal blood, armor and jewels and the history to match.
The central structure began as a fort - used by the original […]

Many large cities have skyscrapers that offer a view from the top. Hong Kong, as it so often does, takes a slightly different route and gives visitors Victoria Peak.
At 552m (1,810 feet) the Peak is higher than any existing skyscraper. (The Freedom Tower in New York, designed to replace the destroyed Twin Towers, will be […]

While backpacking across Europe used to be possible for dollars a day, it seems that such a possibility doesn’t exist any more. As the ancient continent has become more appreciated for its beauty and diversity, the prices have responded. While there are still hostels for reasonable prices as well as markets and bakeries for cheaper […]

The mode of transportation chosen must be to your convenience and yet at the same time affordable to adhere to your budget. This is to ensure that you have sufficient balance to spend on accommodation, food and entertainment. Rail Pass is basically traveling through a single or multiple countries by train at a discounted rate. […]

Most of us travel once or twice a year but it may not be the vacation you have always dreamt about due to your budget. You try to save as much as you can on the lodging and airfare expenses by looking out for discounts and special offers. When you travel as a family your […]