So its been a very busy couple days in South Korea but loads of fun. Flight didn't land til gone 1am in the morning so straight onto the sirport limo which is a large coach into the centre of Seoul, quick pop stop and then into the hostel which was fantastic. Eventually we arrived there at 3 am in the morning and had to go straight to sleep as it was an early start out to the DMZ and the border at the JSA for North Korea. Managed to drag my but out of bed to th...

Well have had a random few weeks in beijing with visits to various temples - white cloud and tianning, a visit to chaos at the fragrant hills,a hen do in hooters and lots of fun.

So its been a very busy week with the parents here for the week, good job its half term although I think I need another week to recover from how much we have crammed in. The weather has been fantastic for a visit to the Great Wall, Temple of Heaven, Tiananmen Square, Antiques market, a day at the tennis, the ballet plus much more.

The journey into Beijing was slightly hair raising as my taxi driver opted to take the back roads into the city to Hard Rock Cafe. Over taking with traffic coming towards, closed my eyes a few times to say the least. Nearly took out a pedestrian but she got back on the pavement just in the nick of time. Was relieved to get my beer at hard rock and just sit comfortably for a moment or three So popped into beijing to wanfurjing food market which is always a sight ...

So i am a little late updating my travels over the summer period. I didn't go as far as initially planned but had a lovely trip that started of with a weekend in London followed by 10 days taking in Amsterdam and the French countryside drinking very nice champagne and wine. Take that in Amsterdam were amazing and defo worth a watch if you ever get the chance. Ellie Goulding at Somerset House on the Thames was sublime as the small venue suited her voice beautiful...