It is a big, long and wide river through top Thailand into Laos on the boat trip I took from Chiang Mai. It was fairly cheap and comfortable enough for two days or so via Huay Xai the night before for an early start on to Luang Prabang. Visas required for Laos too. Staying over …
Category: Travel Blog 2015-16
Journal entries from my year out solo backpacking round the world August 2015-June 2016
Noisy Cairo
Cairo is a city on it's own! The noise is constant and loud, irritating to some people like my sister with me. The tip is you need ' you need a good horn, good brakes and good luck' to drive there! With 35,000 people in the city and most have cars, there are taxis some …
World Rivers I’ve travelled
There are some 165 plus rivers in the world. 165 includes the longest ones from 7000-1000 km from the Nile believed to be the longest in the world but balanced against the Amazon that may, in fact, be the longest. Being on a river brings me closer to water that is a natural high for …
Danube towns – architecture
One thing that surprised me but was lovely is the architecture of the various countries we visited - the stereotypes came to life! From the German castle at Regensberg and hotel on the way out of Nuremberg, to the houses of Austria ... Versus the Austrian styles ...
Venice 2022
A long-awaited visit to Venice with my sister and BIL over from Australia too. A place I wanted to visit but always to plan it. It was cold on the evening we arrived, in a long sleeve T-shirt but warm in the daytimes after that. A lovely place, unique and interesting. Boats everywhere instead of …
It’s cold in Asia!
What is Asia's obsession with air con??? Photo not in Asia but need this jacket in some dorm rooms and eating places! Yes, Westerners might struggle with the heat and humidity but at night, sleeping or on trains not moving much, it gets freezing!!! I have experienced this daily now for months!! I, like many …
People want to travel but don’t
I have clients and people I have spoken to who would 'love to travel too' but don't do it. They are often looking too deeply in the minute details, assume it will be costly, time of work and other obstacles. There will always be obstacles in life, for things we want, to do, to be. …
8 years to the day I started to live my dreams of years …
This popped up today on my personal profile. I love it each year since that my memories are triggered by these reminders on FB! This was the day, 8 years ago, that I lived my dream since my 20s and started the trip of a lifetime - to travel and solo backpack around the world …
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Off to “4000 islands”! Where?!
I've arrived at Don Det in 4000 islands and now sitting watching the sun set on the sunset side of the headland where most tourist bungalows lie, or to the sunrise side for morning sun. Bungalow sounds grander than they are, just small huts on the river edge with shared bathrooms (where?) or like mine, …
Traveling Laos
1st September 2015 Well here I am on the no-air-con bus and its warm. Sat in the bus station, wandered the shops of crisps, drinks and clothes or bags but at last found some candy I like and can eat along the 5-7 hour trip. Tuk tuk ride saw young lads looking at me …
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