Sounds silly? What about in my swimsuit, by Cairns 'sea front' by a swimming lagoon? Between the showers, coming with the imminent wet season I hit in each new place, I sunbathed in hot sun but it was often too much for a fair skinned English girl! Lounging in the deeper water, sitting by the …
Category: Travel Blog 2015-16
Journal entries from my year out solo backpacking round the world August 2015-June 2016
Air Con Asia
What is Asia's obsession with air con??? 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 ,any others in dorms, struggled with icy cold air con, either one setting or changed …
Reality of Australia…
Sitting on the train on 10 Nov, from Sydney to Melbourne, not long after we set off, I was looking out of the window about 8 am and was surprised - confused - about the countryside I saw. It looks a 'little deserty' I thought! Then I remembered it was desert-like and dry .. because …
Volunteering…Touch a Life
Patrick introduced me to Monica from France, who was here volunteering in a children's charity, Touch A Life, and she took both him on the Saturday to also help out, feeding the children and families in the water-borne villages at the edge of the city, and then me the Monday for a day in the …
Cambodia Siem Reap Angkor Wat complex
Here at Siem Reap for a week, hotel with pool and air con (although it stopped working last night), here to visit Angkor Wat and other temple ruins from 11th-15th century. Meeting Patrick at the hotel, we chatted as travellers do for a couple if hours, and he advised me not to go straight to …
Humanity at it’s worst?
Tuel Sleng and Cheoung Ek, Cambodia As a teen I remember - on the edges of my memories and awareness - The Pol Pot regime and death, but never until today realised the context or scope of that four tear reign of terror. Evil, cruel, horrific are words to be used about the man who …
Chill Out Zone
As part of being 'a traveller' I am learning to take down time. That is slowing down, sitting and watching, sitting and thinking, wandering the streets with a vague direction but no definite plans, and even just staying 'home' - wherever that might be at the time - just pottering, playing, writing or resting. Although …
Unexpectedly Interesting Days…
What an interesting day today!! I didn't like where I stayed last night in Da Nang after choosing against the great looking hostel online via hostel world or booking.com, so decide to try the beach having sen My An which was lovely. However, Looking for places I realised there was one a little higher up …
Scenic Railways
Riding through green rice field lowlands from Hanoi to Hue, edged on the horizon or nearer at time by mountain karstes. At Hue Apparently there are historical sights to see, Lots of tourists got off at Nimh Binh, less touristy than Ha Long Bay below. Unable to really capture the amazing scenes of Ha Long …
Quintessential Asia
So what makes Asia? At least for me its these things... Temples in red, green and gold; water buffalo in gardens or working in tice fields, rice at all stsges of growth and harvesting; cows woth long ears and hump backs; brown rivers flowing steadily to rhe sea; small boats with motors, hoods or oars …
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