Make a trip to Edinburgh in August and you will be part of the world’s largest arts festival – The Fringe that is open to anyone to showcase their talents in performing arts, music, dance, stunts, drama, etcetera. The capital city of Scotland is jam-packed with over 32,000 performances during the festival month. The famous…
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Crossing to Scotland
On the way to Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland from Hadrian’s Wall in northern England. Our coach stopped over at the border of England and Scotland for us to take photos. There is a huge rock with one side inscribed with “England” and the other side “Scotland”. The Scottish bagpiper playing some famous pipe tunes. £0.99…
Hadrian’s Wall, Northern England
Along the way to Edinburgh-Scotland, we stopped at Hadrian’s Wall, a fortification that stretches 118-km across the Roman-controlled Britain in the frontier zone to defend the Celtic warriors from the north in AD122. It takes a while to walk up gentle slopes to the English Heritage museum at Housesteads Roman Fort where Hadrian’s Wall climbs…
Ghost Hunting in York
The “charismatic” statue of Constantine near York Minster, the first Christian Emperor who proclaimed religious tolerance during Roman times. The apple tree near York Minster… Without further digression, let’s get to the “Ghost” topic! There are many ghost tours in York. The one included in our Topdeck trip is the award-winning “Ghost Hunt of York”…
Ye olde York, England
The medieval city of York is surrounded by imposing walls constructed since the Roman times, through the Dark Ages and the Viking era. The free tourist attraction offers a unique experience as it’s York that has the finest Bar walls and the longest city walls in England. Our wall-walk began at Bootham Bar, one of…
Singapore F1 2010
By chance, a photo of F1 marshals taken from 2009 Singapore Grand Prix was spotted by another F1 marshal who creatively incorporated it into his design for the race official t-shirt competition. The marshals will don the winning design. And… he won the competition. Congratulations, Jeremy! Out of gratitude, Jeremy gave me two Bay Grandstand…
The Spirit of Topdeck Tours
The Spirit of Topdeck Tours – Europe Travel for 18-35’s Topdeck Tours and Festival Trips in Europe – Paris, Switzerland, Venice, Rome, Florence. Quite a lot has changed since the Summer of ’73, when it all began for Topdeck. But the spirit of travelling by bus around Europe with a friendly group of like minded…
York Minster, England
A day is never enough to explore the nooks and corners of York, one of England’s finest towns. The medieval city was founded by the Romans in 71 AD and captured by the Vikings in 866 AD till 954 when it was incorporated into the Kingdom of England. After a night’s rest in Stratford-upon-Avon, Topdeck…
Stratford-Upon-Avon: Shakespeare’s hometown
As someone who couldn’t digest William Shakespeare‘s Merchant of Venice, I didn’t expect to have the chance to pay pilgrimage to the literature mecca, Shakespeare’s hometown in Stratford-Upon-Avon. Stratford-Upon-Avon lies in the Midlands of England and is a very popular attraction among tourists and Shakespeare fans from all over the world. The 800-year-old literary heritage…
Luxury Tours & Travel to Kuala Lumpur
In the light of no-frills carriers gaining popularity in the region, more travellers in Singapore choose this option as their preferred mode of transport to Malaysia, considering that they can reach their destinations in a shorter time. However, for certain location like Kuala Lumpur (KL), the capital city of Malaysia, many still prefer to go…
