Trek to Manang (90km)
2017年8月17日, ネパール ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
Today's trek was a tough one. It wasn't so much to do with the landscape but more the weight on my back and blisters on my feet. Meanwhile, Phoebe had no problems. This evening Phoebe enjoyed someもっと詳しく
Rest day = No walking today !
2017年8月18日, ネパール ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
We rested our bodies today. Here's a few photos from Manang.
Trek to Letdar (100km)
2017年8月19日, ネパール ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
A nice gentle trek above the tree line today. It's still cloudy so we are using our imagination to visualize the peaks.
A couple of eagles flew past us which was pretty impressive.
Trek to Thorung high camp (107.5km)
2017年8月20日, ネパール ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Today was a short but steep walk to the high camp. We are now at 4850m above sea level, our last night before we cross the high pass.
No eagles today but I did see some signs that the Yeti roamsもっと詳しく
Trek to Muktinath (122km)
2017年8月21日, ネパール ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
The alarm went off at 4:50am. It took us 2.5 hours of slow walking and heavy breathing to reach the pass. We stopped for a few minutes to take some photos but there were not many mountains to see.
Back to Pokhara
2017年8月24日, ネパール ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
After the trek we got the bus back to Pokhara. Nepalese bus drivers have now overtaken Sri Lankan and Indians as the craziest drivers. There were a few moments where I could picture the headlineもっと詳しく
Last Day In Nepal
2017年8月25日, ネパール ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
A 9 hour bus journey to Kathmandu saw us reach our final destination in Nepal.
Now we are in our way to country number four.
Bangkok
2017年8月27日, タイ ⋅ ⛅ 31 °C
Enjoying the conveniences of the city before or next trip.
Bridge over the river Kwai
2017年8月28日, タイ ⋅ 🌙 14 °C
We visited one of the war cemeteries and the death railway museum. It was quite a sobering experience knowing up to 100,000 people died during WW2 building the railway from Thailand to Myanmar.
Hellfire pass
2017年8月29日, タイ ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
We decided to skip the waterfalls and visit Hellfire pass instead. The memorial and audio guide told the story of how the death railway was built through the jungle and hills to provide supplies toもっと詳しく
Yangon
2017年8月31日, ミャンマー ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
It's a small world! Phoebe bumped into her friend Ciaran from university days. We went out in the evening to have some food and as it was Ciaran's birthday we thought a celebratory drink was in order.もっと詳しく
Old Bagan
2017年9月2日, ミャンマー ⋅ ☀️ 43 °C
We hired an electric bike and visited a number of temples today. Sunset is peak viewing time at a number of temples but we managed to find one where we could actually sit down.
The bike battery diedもっと詳しく
Mandalay
2017年9月4日, ミャンマー ⋅ ⛅ 36 °C
We were all pagoda 'ed out today so kept it simple and walked up a hill to view the city. Looking forward to getting back to the countryside tomorrow.
Fact of the day
Did you know that the cars hereもっと詳しく
Kalaw
2017年9月5日, ミャンマー ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
A long bus journey today into the mountains. I watched "12 years a slave", it was quite depressing! Then Phoebe decided we should watch "Loving", which was just as sad.
It was also a full moon,もっと詳しく
Somewhere in the Myanmar hills
2017年9月6日, ミャンマー ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
We started a new trek towards Inle Lake. With the help of Khin Khin (a local university student), the guide, our group set of through the fields. We were joined by Thibot and Justine (France) andもっと詳しく
Still trekking
2017年9月7日, ミャンマー ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
The fields today were full of chilli plants, aubergines, mountain rice, pumpkins, garlic as well as many other foods found only in this region.
There is very little machinery used, the most advancedもっと詳しく
Inle Lake
2017年9月8日, ミャンマー ⋅ ☀️ 12 °C
We saw our first Myanmar rocket launcher today. There's no need for the US to be scared of this country's missile ambitions but have a search on YouTube for these homemade rockets.
We finished ourもっと詳しく
Chiang Rai
2017年9月10日, タイ ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C
Back in Thailand where the country is still officially in 12 months of mourning for their late king. All public buildings have black and white ribbons and a picture of the old king.
On a differentもっと詳しく
Chiang Mai
2017年9月12日, タイ ⋅ ⛅ 31 °C
Kuala Lumpur
2017年9月13日, マレーシア ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
Having a break while we wait for the next flight.
Mabul island
2017年9月14日, マレーシア ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Our accommodation is less than luxurious but what a place to spend a day or two staring out to sea. We went snorkelling along the local reef and watched the sunset from the balcony.
P.s No sign ofもっと詳しく
Dive time
2017年9月15日, マレーシア ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Two scuba dives along the reef and a scuba intro for Phoebe. Plenty of fish life and a few big turtles. Don't worry, I'll show you the extended highlights of the dives soon 😉
Sepilok Orangutan rehabilitation centre
2017年9月17日, マレーシア ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
Palm oil is the cash crop of Borneo, the palm trees are everywhere! Rainforest is being cut down to make way for new crops. This is having a big impact on the orangutans natural habitat. This centreもっと詳しく
Kinabatagan river safari
2017年9月18日, マレーシア ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
A trip to Kinabatagan wildlife reserve. Our group consisted of 3 other couples from the UK (Bristol and Brighton x2). We spotted wild orangutans and probiscus monkeys. Crocodiles and monitor lizardsもっと詳しく
Tip of Borneo
2017年9月22日, マレーシア ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
Two months in.... 50km round cycle trip to the Tip of Borneo. Thankfully a cloudy day so not too sweaty 😉






























































































































