Rayong, Thailand
After flying back to BKK I jumped in to a taxi and headed for the province of Rayong which is south of Pattaya, and very lovely and chilled indeed. The flight was two thirds empty and only took 70 minutes.…
Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon)
We were all excited to be finally heading to Ho Chi Minh City. I say all but Fiona is Scottish so it was a stretch for her but she did the best she could. So eager to get there we'd…
Southern Vietnam
On Tuesday we left early as we had to be at the Vietnamese border by 12pm. The traffic leaving PP was atrocious. We had a four hour journey and many of us were trying to sleep but every now and…
Phnom Penh
Like many inhabitants of Southeast Asia, Cambodians don't buy a family car: they buy a family motorbike that can accommodate up to six people. Remaining "slim" is therefore a requirement for outings on the family transportation device. One way to…
Cambodia – the land of inexpensive laundry
Three days in Cambodia have left us all with a sense of awe for this relatively small nation in Southeast Asia which is still recovering from the brutality of the Pol Pot regime. There are now 15m people living here…
Bangkok and Beyond
Our cycling group met on Sunday afternoon in the hotel lobby. There are 14 of us: 6 men, 8 women ranging from 21 to 63 years old and already I sense some blog worthy moments ahead. Our tour guide is…
Two Nights in Bangkok
At the boarding gate at Heathrow I was struck by the number of single middle-aged men who didn't look like they were going on a business trip. And I was one of them. I tried my best NOT to look…
Sicily and Naples, Italy
We sailed into Messina on the northeastern tip of Sicily on Tuesday morning looking forward to our day on the largest island in the Mediterranean. The top five are Sicily, Sardinia, Cyprus, Corsica, Crete. Sicily is separated from the mainland…
Rhodes, Santorini and Crete, Greece
Rhodes After a sea day we stopped at Rhodes which is the largest island in the Dodecanese Islands which are a group of 15 larger islands and 150 smaller ones. Other than Rhodes, Kos and Patmos are the most well…