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My Europe trips

Dominica to Namibia: 8 January – 24 March 2024

Why this Journey I have joined a sperm whale watching trip in Dominica in mid January and an expedition by boat from Puerto William, Chile to Walvis Bay, Namibia in March. As a result, I decide to stop at Amsterdam, London and northern eastern part of Brazil during this journey. January 8-9: Amsterdam & London … Continue reading »

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Germany (3) July 31 July – August 21, 2022

August 14: Berlin  Today was Sunday. I strolled through a small part of the leafy and peaceful Tiergarten to reach the historical Brandenburg Gate. I had brunch in Restaurant Berlin Mitte on Unter den Linden. A wonderful relaxing morning. In the afternoon, I attended a concert held in the Kopenick Palace, a Baroque water palace of the … Continue reading »

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Germany (2) July 31 July – August 21, 2022

August 9: Baden-Baden & Leipzig Before taking the 2:31pm train to Leipzig, I took a leisure stroll through the elegant spa town before visiting the Frieder Burda Museum, a beautifully designed modern museum.  I spent over two hours looking at the paintings and exhibits of the modern era. I had a light lunch at the Casino … Continue reading »

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Germany (1) July 31 July – August 21, 2022

Germany is a large country in Europe with 43 cultural and 3 natural UNESCO sites. I traveled by train to visit parts of Germany that I have never been before and revisit Berlin, Dresden, Hamburg and Dusseldorf. Before departure, I was delighted to learn the offering of a 9-euro ticket for travelling on all modes of local and … Continue reading »

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UK 18 – 31 July 2022

Part 1- July 18 – 20: Edinburg and Glasgow, Scotland       July 18: K’s departure flight would be from Glasgow on July 21, we decided to spend three nights in Glasgow (I would stay in the UK till 31 July). We landed at the Edinburgh airport from Faroe Islands on schedule after 4 pm. After … Continue reading »

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Faros Islands 12- 18 July 2022

Faroe Islands (FI), a North Atlantic archipelago, comprises 18 major islands with an area of 1,400 km² and a population of 54,000 (as at June 2022). Located 320 km north-northwest of Scotland, 580km from Norway and 430 km from Iceland, FI made up of an approximately six-kilometres-thick succession of mostly basaltic lava, are rugged and rocky with … Continue reading »

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Scotland June 28 – July 12, 2022

Trip Planning  My 54-day trip to the UK and Germany is simply a result of “dependency co-arising”.  First, I had a gap of two months between June and August before commencement of a full-time Buddhist Counselling course in the University of Hong Kong in September. Second, Heritage Expedition which had canceled the Russian expedition from Otaru … Continue reading »

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UK & La Palma March 7 – 21, 2020

A visit to Europe had never been on my itinerary when I set off for Mexico on January 30. Life is precarious and things can be totally out of control. This time, I unexpectedly make a round-the-world journey when I continue to travel east after my whale watching trip in in order to my sick … Continue reading »

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4 ‘Lands’ 5: England: October 12 – 19, 2019 & Remarks

A Week in England

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4 ‘Lands’ 5: Roaming in Newfoundland October 5 – 11, 2019

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