AvustralyaTullamarine Airport37°40’15” S 144°51’0” E 3 Mart, Avustralya ⋅ 🌙 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 toOkumaya devam et
TaylandSuvarnabhumi Airport13°41’47” N 100°45’6” E 5 Mart, Tayland ⋅ ☀️ 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 (35Okumaya devam et
TaylandHua Hin12°32’13” N 99°58’6” E
6 Mart, Tayland ⋅ ☀️ 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' sectionOkumaya devam et
TaylandHua Hin12°32’12” N 99°58’5” E
7 Mart, Tayland ⋅ ☁️ 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 flyingOkumaya devam et
Excellent work counteracting the free icecream! And you need to sit under an umbrella Dean..... [Mary]
TaylandHua Hin12°32’12” N 99°58’5” E
8 Mart, Tayland ⋅ ☁️ 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.Okumaya devam et
TaylandBan Pong Nok13°55’30” N 99°28’53” E 10 Mart, Tayland ⋅ ☀️ 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 museumOkumaya devam et
TaylandHuai Lam Phao13°56’32” N 99°19’12” E 11 Mart, Tayland ⋅ ☁️ 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 bothOkumaya devam et
TaylandBan Khao Laem14°0’16” N 99°31’53” E 12 Mart, Tayland ⋅ ☁️ 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 centredOkumaya devam et
VietnamVịnh Bãi Bắc16°7’24” N 108°18’27” E 14 Mart, 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 VietnamOkumaya devam et
VietnamHòn Roi13°40’52” N 109°13’59” E 16 Mart, 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 atOkumaya devam et
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]