Stopover in Melbourne
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
Overnight in Bangkok
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
Hua Hin
March 6 in Thailand ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
The car trip to Hau Hin took about 3.5 hours. It's a little closer than it sounds as there was lots of traffic in the urban sprawl.
Through her connections, Sue got us booked into the 'club' sectionRead more
It's not all beer and skittles
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
Finishing up at Hua Hin
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
Boat on the River Kwai
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
Hellfire pass
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
Angkor temple
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
Now in 'nam
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
Quy Nhon
March 16 in Vietnam ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C
A day lolling about at the resort, taking in the beach and the scenery. A reasonably early start to the day yesterday as we took the train from Danang to Quy Nhon about 6 hours away. It was 7:35 am atRead more
Cham temple
March 16 in Vietnam ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
I'm having trouble writing this as Sue broke my fingers after I posted the photo of her in the bathtub.
Today we took a bus ride out to a Cham temple. The Cham rocked up in the 1st century probablyRead more
We're not in cuppucino country any more
Mar 18–21 in Vietnam ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C
Do know when you buy a mixed dozen wine and a couple are good, but one is pretty rough? I think we are now at the budget-saving accommodation.
It was a long day travel in the bus yesterday south-westRead more
Coffee country
March 20 in Vietnam ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
We travelled southward and further upward to Da Lat yesterday. It wasn't the best road -- windy and potholed. But it was pretty country with coffee and durian plantations everywhere. A major challengeRead more
On the way home
Mar 21–23 in Vietnam ⋅ ☁️ 34 °C
We left this morning for Dalat airport for the 1 hr flight to Ho Chi Min City. A couple of hours layover before the flight to Melbourne.
A good proportion of that time was spent in queues for customsRead more







































































































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]