Vietnam Trip Report – Jan07

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Halong Bay Vietnam

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...]

Bali Trip Report – Mar10

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Ulun Danu Beratan Temple

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...]

Chiang Mai – Chiang Rai Trip Report Nov09

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Tiger Kingdom Chiang Mai

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...]

Phuket Trip Report – Jun09

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Rayaburi Hotel Phuket

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...]

Cambodia Trip Report – Jun08

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Elephant Bar Raffles Hotel Phnom Penh

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...]

Phuket Trip Report – Nov07

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Phi Phi Island

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...]

New Zealand Trip Report – Jan05

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Whangarei fishing

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 it. Sadly Janette's … [Read more...]

Brisbane to Airlie Beach Trip Report

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Day sailing Airlie Beach

A 10 day ride from Brisbane to Airlie Beach and return on an XV1100 Virago. Jan and I find ourselves childless for our first Christmas together. One thing we know about each other is that we both like the sun, the sea and the wind in our faces so with no plans we pack a few clothes and hop on the bike and head north … [Read more...]