AustraliaTullamarine Airport37°40’15” S 144°51’0” E March 3 in Australia ⋅ 🌙 17 °C
OK. Nothing much happening yet. But needed to anchor the start of the trip. To avoid a 4am start in Canberra tomorrow, came to Melbourne tonight to luxuriate at the Parkroyal Melbourne Airport and toRead more
ThailandSuvarnabhumi Airport13°41’47” N 100°45’6” E March 5 in Thailand ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
Ahhh...All is well. This morning's coffee was good. We stayed at the airport hotel which required a route march from the terminal. At least it was underground and that shielded us from the heat (35Read more
ThailandHua Hin12°32’13” N 99°58’6” E
ThailandHua Hin12°32’12” N 99°58’5” E
March 7 in Thailand ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C
Yesterday I recorded 14,555 steps. So it's not all sitting around. One has to be vigilant. SBS (sweaty bum syndrome) can be a wrench on the non-breathing cushions. And this morning a bird flyingRead more
Excellent work counteracting the free icecream! And you need to sit under an umbrella Dean..... [Mary]
ThailandHua Hin12°32’12” N 99°58’5” E
March 8 in Thailand ⋅ ☁️ 28 °C
The indulgence is drawing to a close. Going back to Bangkok a bit later to start the tour. It's been pretty good here. It's a great hotel -- the leafy grounds, apart from anything else, set it apart.Read more
ThailandBan Pong Nok13°55’30” N 99°28’53” E March 10 in Thailand ⋅ ☀️ 34 °C
The thing about the countryside in Thailand is that there is no countryside. At least where we went -- north-west from Bangkok. Just urban sprawl.
We left the v. nice hotel and bussed to a museumRead more
ThailandHuai Lam Phao13°56’32” N 99°19’12” E March 11 in Thailand ⋅ ☁️ 32 °C
There was more countryside in the countryside today -- plantations of rice, mango, tapioca and banana and a mountain range shielding us from Myanmar. We were on our way to Hellfire Pass. It was bothRead more
ThailandBan Khao Laem14°0’16” N 99°31’53” E March 12 in Thailand ⋅ ☁️ 32 °C
Another bus trip from the boat, this time to Prasat Mueang Singh, an Angkor temple built by the Khmer, probably in the 12th century. It was the most westerly outpost of the Khmer Empire, which centredRead more
VietnamVịnh Bãi Bắc16°7’24” N 108°18’27” E March 14 in Vietnam ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
Travel day yesterday. The boat returned to its home embarkation point. We took a 3.5 hour bus trip to Bangkok airport and waited a few hours before taking a Thai Vietjet flight to Da Nang in VietnamRead more
VietnamHòn Roi13°40’52” N 109°13’59” E
Bon Voyage and have a great time. Looking forward to your chats. Always interesting! PvR [PetervR]
Have fun, will travel! As always, look forward to your reports and pix ✈ [Jeffrey]