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From our base at the Zululand Lodge we had a day out consisting of a boat trip and some time at the beach. Boat trips can be rather tedious after the initial excitement passes. A bit like jet-spraying. We were…

Things got a little fractious on Thursday morning over seat rotation. Hans, who has ignored the group directive so far was turfed out of his seat. In truth he’s been doing his own thing since the start and we’ve accommodated…

After binge watching Game of Thrones on my second Airbus 380 in a row I arrived in Johannesburg champing. I sat opposite a German chap from Bavaria on the flight and after initially trying to strike up a conversation about…

Qatar occupies a small peninsula in the Persian Gulf with a single land border with Saudi Arabia. It gained independence from the United Kingdom in 1971 after 55 years as a British Protectorate. It came under British rule on November…

Friday  Back at the sports bar I had an evening of visual wonderment watching Jay on the pole. She's 35 and used to be a massage girl but now she's the star attraction in Oscar's Sports Bar. She gets paid…

So after five nights staying in the rather reserved Kata Beach area I've moved up the island to Patong where the majority of the nightlife and denauchery is to be found. The hotel is right on the beach and aside…

Phuket is just an hour by plane from Bangkok and is one of the biggest resorts in Thailand. Phuket is one of the 76 provinces and is actually an island (the largest in Thailand) lying in the Andaman Sea although…

Bangkok has become one of my favourite cities and after three days here I feel my senses have been fully assaulted. I still wouldn't say I know the city even after three visits but I'm getting better at not getting…

I had one last morning in Perth before heading for the airport and a flight to Bangkok. Something I didn't have time to do last time was Kings Park which is one of the main attractions of the city. I…

Astrid and I debarked and joined the world's longest taxi line. I was remarkably calm about it. Katy would have been proud of me. In fact I was so calm she probably would have taken me straight to a medical…