So after a brief (18month), break from our travel writing, were off on another adventure. Slightly smaller scale this time (on account of the fact that we are now supposedly "grown ups", and work somewhat gets in the way). But nonetheless will hopefully provide some further entertainment. So we've come to copenhagen. Essentially the easyjet flights were cheap and the Christmas market is apparently epic. Our morning started early (as usual), and after we had pe...

So, to round off our trip (and for those of you who we haven't seen this week, I just wanted to say that we did get home eventually (after a bit of an eventful journey involving missing the last metro train to the airport, a questionable taxi ride, some unhelpful check in attendants, and a sprint to the gate). The final nugget of our trip was that after thinking the airline had helpfully got a litle buggy to get us there on time, we fell victim to China's final c...

An air of intense concentration hits our silent hotel room as we attempt to get all our precious trinkets home in one piece by rolling, folding and carefully wedging- easier said than done when you only have a backpack! As you can imagine, our feet have suffered a fair bit of wear and tear over the last couple of weeks. So we decide that this morning is the perfect opportunity to pop along to "diva lifestyle" (time out recommended!), to grab a pedicure, so that ...

Wake up, shower, organise the tea and tea paraphernalia then head out to find a bus.  We are off to the water canal town of zhujiajiao 30km from Shanghai and dubbed the "Venice" of Shanghai. After our Disneyland experience at the Shaolin temple, we're excited about this one. And weve bought our breakfast for the bus....turns out the Chinese do make yogurt, even if it does have a slightly bizarre after-taste!    We make friends with the smiley bus driver, w...

After last nights failed attempt to find a high altitude cocktail, we are determined to see the heady heights of Shanghai today. Starts off well with toast and coffee on the roof of the hotel overlooking the sky scrapers. Then we head straight to the BUnd. Wow. It's such a contrast from the European style buildings on the bund to the 100+ storey towers of all shapes over the river. We pottered along the bund passing bridalwear photoshoots, and watching massive c...