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Tag: Travel
Climbing the Leaning Tower of Pisa in the summer of ’89
Travel memories | Helping a stranger up the Leaning Tower of Pisa | Having the last laugh It was the … More
The cat café of Borneo
Meow Meow Cat Café | Kuching | Sarawak | Borneo | Malaysia On our second day in Borneo, Life-boss said … More
No cash, no gas, 40 kms from home
A spot of bother running out of gas in Mexico
Flying like Darth Vader with the people in white coats
Heavy breathing under a mask and wearing a visor. I’m now feeling like Darth Vader on a flight. I’m off … More
Similar objects of Assam and Myanmar: some travel notes
A couple of years ago I visited Assam, a state in north east India, and Myanmar on the same trip and noticed several similar objects.
Flying in the time of Covid
It’s not all bad news. The airport queues are short, bookshops are a breeze and even wearing a face mask … More
A hike in the Himalayan snow
We left the glimmering lake at Dodital to climb another thousand metres, ascending pine forests, crossing streams and meadows to … More
The whirling dervishes of Istanbul
The Galata Mevlevi Museum | Istanbul | February 2020 *** A few months ago I had the good fortune to … More
Spending half a day at the bank
It wasn’t quite how I imagined the start of my Himalayan adventure. This is the second part of the blog … More
Taking buses up the Himalayas
The first post of a new blog series about going up the Himalayas mainly on Indian public transport buses. Taken … More
To Bali and Beyond…
The final week of our amazing 90 days backpacking in southeast Asia arrived far too soon. In search of some … More
Thoughts on returning home after backpacking around Southeast Asia for 90 days
Or … why you can never really ‘do’ a country We’ve been back now for six weeks after our 90 … More
Photography: Sunset over the Sulu Sea
Selingan Island | Sabah Province | Malaysia
Things that can go wrong when travel-blogging
How to blog on the go when you’re in a relationship | when your thumb decides to blog without you … More
Photography: Landscapes of Bagan
Last month we were in Bagan, a dusty plain in Myanmar, where there are over 2,000 temples and pagodas, some … More
Finding the perfect perfume in Singapore
We’d landed in Singapore, our 6th country and 28th place on our 90 day travels around southeast Asia We immediately … More
Things to see on Lake Inle in Myanmar
After a one hour flight from Bagan, a 45 minute taxi and a 50 minute boat ride, we were in … More
What to see in Bagan, Myanmar
Imagine over 2,000 ancient stone temples, the fruits of devotion that have lasted almost a millennium. Some grandiose, topped in … More
What to do in Mandalay
The lay of the land can be a great tell about a people just like a first view of Myanmar … More
Landing in the sea at Halong Bay, Vietnam
We arrived via seaplane, landing in a sea filled with spectacular limestone cliffs rising out of the water. Hanoi to … More
What to see in Vietnam: Hoi An, Hué and Hanoi
We visited the ancient trading port of Hoi An and the old royal capital Hué, and then on to Vietnam’s … More
Getting over a fever in central Vietnam
We’re now half-way through our 90 days backpacking in south east Asia and we had just arrived in central Vietnam … More
Visit the Saigon Opera House
Ho Chi Minh City | Vietnam There are many tourist activities to do in Ho Chi Minh City but we … More
Goodbye Laos, you beauty
In the south of Laos, we climbed a World Heritage Site called Wat Phu and relaxed on river islands in … More
On our way down south in Laos
A beery game of boules, realising the growing pains of middle-aged backpacking and a flight to the deep south of … More
In the laid-back city of Vientiane
We arrived in what must be the world’s most laid-back capital city; temples; national monuments; a moving rehabilitation centre, and … More
Luang Prabang in Laos: the jewel on the Mekong River
We arrived at a picturesque town of French colonial architecture, swam in clear blue waterfalls, ate local food in night … More
Replanning our route, re-routing our plan
A Street cafe breakfast of omelettes and rice | Chiang Mai | Northern Thailand This post is part of the … More
Chiang Mai, pretty little temple town
After 20 hours of travelling from the Himalayas we got to the laid-back town in north Thailand, Chiang Mai; we … More
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