Changi Airport
2月18日, シンガポール ⋅ 🌧 28 °C
Changi airport is a destination in itself- serene, clean, beautiful and such a contrast to Heathrow!
Georgetown Penang
2月19日, マレーシア ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
In 1786 Francis light of the British East India Company declared this a free port exempting traders from taxes. Within 6 years the population grew from 100 to 10000 and the incoming cultures ofもっと詳しく
Kek Lok Si Temple
2月19日, マレーシア ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C
Built in 1891 it is one of the largest Buddhist/Chinese temples in Southeast Asia. If you go there during Chinese New Year, as we did, it is lit by over 10000 lights. Could be mistaken for a fun fair!
Penang History gallery & cat cafe
2月20日, マレーシア ⋅ ☀️ 33 °C
Chinese New Year ensures lots of colorful displays, fireworks and incense around town. We wandered into the history gallery and it was excellent. They told the story of Penang with lots of 3Dもっと詳しく
Beautiful Borobudur bike ride
2月22日, インドネシア ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C
Borobudur is, as yet, unspoilt. We had a wonderful bike ride visiting local places and the people we met still spend time sitting on their front step and chatting to neighbors. I felt wistful for aもっと詳しく
Borobudur Temple
2月23日, インドネシア ⋅ 🌧 26 °C
Built in 8th century, covered in volcanic ash by 15th century and rediscovered and pillaged by Sir Thomas Stanford Raffles in 1814. It has an extremely clever interlocking stone structure andもっと詳しく
All aboard!
2月25日, インドネシア ⋅ ☁️ 30 °C
Boarded the Wisesa in Sorong this morning with our friends Katie and Andrew and Claire and Mike. Immediately departed for Manta point. Unfortunately the mantas had got the dates wrong and didn’tもっと詳しく
The Wisesa
2月26日, インドネシア ⋅ 🌧 27 °C
A look at the boat we were on for our Sorong to Kaimana expedition.
Amazing underwater day
2月27日, インドネシア ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C
We did 3 snorkels a day on the Wisesa. One was usually about 7a.m. before breakfast. This video was taken on one day. There is a wobegone camouflaged in the large beige coral. It was incredible to seeもっと詳しく
Love Lake
2月28日, インドネシア ⋅ 🌬 29 °C
This place had to be seen to be believed. No AI. It is actually heart shaped. Steps up to the top were precarious but it added to the adventure.
Deserted beach day, Panjang
3月3日, インドネシア ⋅ ☁️ 31 °C
We snorkelled in the morning before breakfast but today was about top of the water activities like lazing on a deserted beach with a cold beer!
Karas Village and Kiti Kiti waterfall
3月4日, インドネシア ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C
Loved this village . The adults and children all came out to greet us and the school children danced with me. It was a bit scarily tough crossing to kitikiti waterfall later especially and wasn’tもっと詳しく
Demise of a go-pro
3月5日, シンガポール ⋅ ☁️ 32 °C
Sadly my new go-pro did not live up to the hype and did not remain waterproof. The photos here were kindly shared with me by Shirin who was also a passenger on board. I hope I will never forget theもっと詳しく
Underwater footage
3月6日, インドネシア ⋅ ☁️ 31 °C
Here is some footage which I managed to recover before my go-pro died.
Whale sharks
3月7日, インドネシア ⋅ ☁️ 32 °C
This was at first pretty scary but once we realised these huge 30ft long fish are gentle, curious and extremely able to move away from you we relaxed. I took this video with my phone in a waterproofもっと詳しく
The liveaboard itinerary
3月8日, インドネシア ⋅ 🌧 28 °C
At the end of the trip these photos give a summary of what we did on those wonderful 12 days
Papuans
3月9日, インドネシア ⋅ 🌧 30 °C
The last thing we saw before leaving Sorong🤔
Hoi An, Vietnam
3月10日, ベトナム ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Teh Dar is an acrobatic show with lots of energy and is a cross between Cirque de Soleil and ancient tribal culture. Couldn’t take photos inside but it was really enjoyable.
The rest of Hoi An isもっと詳しく
Lounging Lizards
3月11日, ベトナム ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
Hung out in our lovely hotel the Hyatt Regency resort and spa in Danang today. Might have had something to do with being hungover from Hoi An.
Hue Day
3月12日, ベトナム ⋅ 🌧 23 °C
We took a private tour with Hoi An Day trip company to the ancient capital of Vietnam Hue. The weather was poor but the day was so much fun!
Ba Na Hills
3月13日, ベトナム ⋅ 🌧 19 °C
A facsimile of a French town with Disney like attractions. Weird but wonderful- except for the enveloping fog! The bridge held up by hands is spectacular in the sun apparently.
Light Show at Gardens by the Bay
3月15日, シンガポール ⋅ ☁️ 28 °C
This was fun. We lay on the warm stone and were immersed in the wonderful sound and light show which was completely free.
Colonial city spots and Bumboat tour
3月16日, シンガポール ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
The Peranakan museum which celebrates mixed race heritage was really interesting. The bumboat tour was a great way to enjoy the sights without being too hot and sticky.
Southern Ridges Walk
3月17日, シンガポール ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
Walking from Kent Ridge Canopy to Mt. Faber and down to Harbour front through a green corridor of parks and raised walkways. Saw the ‘black and white’ houses built in 30s for army officers. Nowもっと詳しく
Night Safari
3月18日, シンガポール ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
We did this years ago with our children and it was more fun with them in the excitement of the dark. It was still interesting but I really wish all the animals still had the wild places to live in.