If visiting Juneau in Alaska then a trip to Mendenhall Glacier will more than likely be on your list of places to visit whilst there. There is usually the option of an organised tour which will always work out more expensive than touring independently. (more…)

When travelling from London to Disneyland Paris, most people tend to use the direct Eurostar service from St Pancras International to Marne-la-Vallée station which is situated directly next to both Disneyland Paris as well as Walt Disney Studios Park and the Disney Village. However this train does not run everyday throughout the year (especially during quieter off-peak times) and when it does operate it can quickly sell out leaving you to find an alternative route to get there. (more…)

When spending any time travelling in Japan, a Japan Rail Pass is a necessity. The savings that can be made are quite extraordinary if making several trips on the Shinkansen. A seven day pass just about pays for itself by doing a return trip from Tokyo to Shin-Osaka so any other trips you then make on the pass are a bonus. (more…)

When I visited Japan this year, I was trying to find some new, different and interesting places in the Kyoto area to visit having already done many of the more popular sights on a previous trip two years ago. I soon discovered Iwatayama Monkey Park or Arashiyama Monkey Park as it is sometimes called where a large group of over a hundred Japanese Macaque monkeys (or snow monkeys) live. (more…)

On my recent visit to China, as well as searching the internet for any information about catching the train to the Great Wall of China, I was also looking for information about the new G-Class bullet trains that travel between Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station to Beijing South Railway Station. (more…)

Before I travelled to Beijing on my recent trip to China, I spent a lot of time on the internet searching for information about taking the train from Beijing North station to the Great Wall of China at Badaling. Unfortunately I found a lot of confusing and conflicting information including many people saying to catch a train that does not even exist anymore! I took many photos on the journey in order to try and make it much simpler for anyone else who wants to do the same journey. (more…)