White Temple Chiang Rai
The magnificent White Temple designed and built by Thailand’s premier artist Chaloemchai Khositphiphat. About… [more]
Great Wall of China
Whilst in Beijing we just had to take the opportunity to visit the Great Wall of China. The Mutianyu… [more]
Bali Trip Report - Mar10
We spend 4 weeks exploring Bali and take a side trip to the beautiful Gili Islands to escape Nyepi Getting… [more]
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Vietnam Trip Report – Jan07
We spend 24 days traveling overland through Vietnam from Hanoi in the North to the mighty Mekong Delta in the South. Hanoi Our arrival booking at Hanoi went somewhat astray, but was quickly sorted after a few phone calls to our hotel. As it turned out they had lost our booking but made amends … [Read More...]
Bali Trip Report – Mar10
We spend 4 weeks exploring Bali and take a side trip to the beautiful Gili Islands to escape Nyepi Getting to Bali We secured cheap flights to Bali with Jetstar flying Brisbane to Denpasar for just AU$358 each however the downside with this flight was a lengthy 4 hour stop-over in Darwin … [Read More...]
Chiang Mai – Chiang Rai Trip Report Nov09
We visit Chiang Mai for the Loy Krathong Festival and spend 2 weeks soaking up the culture in Northern Thailand. Loy Krathong - Yi Peng Festival AirAsiaX and Kuala Lumpur ow lucky were we to score a fantastic bargain, $165 each return airfares for this trip and Laos (see separate … [Read More...]
Phuket Trip Report – Jun09
4 glorious weeks of R&R spent in the Phuket, Khao Lak and Krabi regions. Patong Once again our super cheap but trusty AirAsia flights were all on time and after a short turn around in KL we caught our connecting flight through to Phuket. We opted for the metered taxi out to Patong and … [Read More...]
Cambodia Trip Report – Jun08
15 days exploring the Temples & history of Cambodia with naturally some beach time thrown in. Getting there. Our trip to Cambodia was once again utilising very cheap airfares thanks to AirAsiaX routing through Kuala Lumpur. As our arrival time in Kuala Lumpur was mid afternoon we … [Read More...]
Phuket Trip Report – Nov07
We spend 16 glorious days exploring the islands in the Andaman sea, taking in Phuket, Phi Phi Island, Koh Lanta and Krabi. Our journey to Phuket involved catching a flight from the Gold Coast to Sydney to pick up our no frills super cheap Jetstar flight to Phuket. Flights were all on time … [Read More...]
New Zealand Trip Report – Jan05
21 days touring the North island of New Zealand, visiting family for Christmas and enjoying a NYE hungi. FOOTNOTE:Ok you guys are going to tell me that a footnote should be at the foot of the page....Wrong! This is Bob & Janette's world so if we chose to put it at the top of the page so be … [Read More...]
