Seeing the world one step at a time
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 by finding us an … [Read more...]
Whilst in Beijing we just had to take the opportunity to visit the Great Wall of China. The Mutianyu Section is one of 4 places that the Great Wall of China is accessible to tourists. Mutianyu is the furthermost section from Beijing and therefore less crowded. We chose to visit the Mutianyu Section of the Great Wall as … [Read more...]
The magnificent White Temple designed and built by Thailand’s premier artist Chaloemchai Khositphiphat. About 15 minutes drive south of Chiang Rai, off Highway 1, is one of the most amazing and stunning temples we have ever seen in Thailand. Officially called the Chapel of Wat Rong Khun it is also referred to as … [Read more...]
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 each way. The return … [Read more...]
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 blog). Once again our … [Read more...]
Whilst in Northern Thailand had the pleasure of spending a day touring Chiang Rai and the Golden Triangle with Jermsak and his wonderful driver. A few sample Jermsak designed tours Please note that these tours are only samples of what Jermsak has to offer. He can design a tour to suit your specific … [Read more...]
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 at 405 baht for the … [Read more...]
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 caught the AA Skybus (RM9 … [Read more...]
Selamat Datang ... we enjoy 19 days sampling the culinary delights of Penang and Malaysia in general. Penang Our 8 hour AirAsiaX flight saw us flying into Kuala Lumpur on time, and shortly after we hopped on to our flight to Penang. We grabbed a few rotis for breakfast at the airport and then headed off to … [Read more...]
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 and as comfortable as you … [Read more...]
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Bob and Janette have been traveling around the world since 2004. Learn more on our about us page.