Ho Chi Minh’s house
June 6, 2024 in Vietnam ⋅ ☁️ 28 °C
A sabbatical for many Vietnamese, and a must visit for world leaders, Ho Chi Minh’s house is situated in lovely gardens and close to his mausoleum. Also on display 3 cars used by him in theRead more
Goodbye Vietnam
June 7, 2024 in Thailand ⋅ ☁️ 32 °C
After 10 weeks in Vietnam we say goodbye. Many great memories and experiences. Most notable. Daily beach swims and riding through paddy fields- Hoi An. Hue ancient fort. Bike riding through paddyRead more
Hello Thailand
June 8, 2024 in Thailand ⋅ ☁️ 34 °C
Just a quick 1.5 hour flight from Hanoi to Bangkok. Looking forward to catching up with an old friend Ian, and his lovely Thai wife Min. Checked in to our great hotel $46. Per night) and out later toRead more
The neighbourhood
June 9, 2024 in Thailand ⋅ ☁️ 33 °C
A look around the area. Plenty of street and restaurant food. Close to the sky rail. A couple of coffee shops. Met Ian and Min and her nephew Boom at the huge Chatuchak weekend markets. Just theRead more
A Temple
June 10, 2024 in Thailand ⋅ ☁️ 31 °C
Found out a largish temple was only a few train stops from us. Easy getting tickets. Then on to the Skytrain. An elevated line above the streets. The temple itself was nice without going over the top.Read more
Back to the shopping centre
June 11, 2024, Gulf of Thailand ⋅ ☁️ 33 °C
Today Lynne went back to the shopping centre that has the cat and dog cafes, and pets shops with exotic animals. Also visited the legal cannabis stall. Finished the day with an excellent Pad Thai.
Trang
June 12, 2024 in Thailand ⋅ ⛅ 35 °C
Flew to Trang in the south with Ian & Min, to visit Min’s family home. Very rustic amongst cows and rubber tree plantations.
Tawana Resort
June 13, 2024 in Thailand ⋅ ☁️ 35 °C
We booked in for a couple of nights at the local motel. Neat little place run by a Thai lady and her English husband. She speaks english well and lived in Melbourne for 12 years. Also found out thatRead more
Village Karaoke night
June 14, 2024 in Thailand ⋅ ☁️ 36 °C
From time to time Min’s family hires a Karaoke man. He has his speakers fixed in the back of his Ute. And away we go. Earlier in the day we enjoyed lunch sitting in a river.
Bamboo Market
June 15, 2024 in Thailand ⋅ ☁️ 32 °C
A highlight of our stay at Tawana is the breakfast. Congee, Pancakes, Fruit and sweets. We walked over to the weekend Bamboo markets but they were still setting up. Still enough interesting things toRead more
Krabi
June 16, 2024 in Thailand ⋅ ☁️ 31 °C
After a long drive we arrived in Krabi. A resort area popular with westerners. Plenty of eateries, bars and cannabis shops to choose from. 😳. Dinner at the night markets which have live entertainment.
Krabi Beach
June 17, 2024 in Thailand ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C
We are staying in a nice resort with a great pool. About a 10 minute walk to the beach with spectacular views.Lots of bars with live music, restaurants by the dozens, weed stalls and tour guides.
Last day
June 18, 2024 in Thailand ⋅ ☁️ 31 °C
Our last day in Krabi Beach. Must thank Ian & Min bringing us here. Sunset at the beach bar, lazing by the pool and spotting some monkeys the highlights.
Bangkok layover
June 19, 2024 in Thailand ⋅ ☁️ 31 °C
Today after our morning walk along the beach, we fly from Krabi to Bangkok. A nights layover then on to Chiang Mai. Only way we could get decent times for the flight. Nice little hotel near theRead more
Chiang Mai
June 20, 2024 in Thailand ⋅ ☁️ 32 °C
We arrived, after a short flight from Bangkok, in Chiang Mai. From the air and from the ground it looks like a great city. No excessive high rise and plenty of trees. After check in we strolled alongRead more
Pad Thai
June 21, 2024 in Thailand ⋅ ☁️ 34 °C
A lazy day today. Due to the heat in SE Asia, it’s just too hot to go out much after 10am. Morning stroll today found some nice street art and plenty of coffee shops. Lunch was at a Pad Thai placeRead more
Wat Chedi Luang
June 22, 2024 in Thailand ⋅ ☁️ 35 °C
We decided to see the ancient temple of Wat Chedi Luang. Not far to walk from our hotel. A magnificent precinct that includes monk quarters and a Buddhist University.
Old Town
June 23, 2024 in Thailand ⋅ ☁️ 34 °C
The Old Town which is surrounded by the moat is a conglomeration of hostels, hotels, coffee and weed shops, bars & restaurants. And at night even more shops open up. Michelin noted Roti Street cartRead more
Food
June 24, 2024 in Thailand ⋅ ☁️ 32 °C
Just some of the great meals we’ve had around our hotel.
Elephants
June 25, 2024 in Thailand ⋅ ☁️ 31 °C
Today, Lynne took a tour to an elephant sanctuary. She made sure it was ethical. No riding, chains etc. this sanctuary takes elephants primarily from farmers in the logging trade. Because they haveRead more
Temples
June 26, 2024 in Thailand ⋅ 🌧 30 °C
We are reliably told there are over 300 temples in Chiang Mai. Seems like one on every corner, much like the weed and 7 Eleven shops. Coffee across from the old wall.
New Hotel
June 27, 2024 in Thailand ⋅ ☁️ 33 °C
Today we head to our new hotel across town. The White Boutique Hotel. Still close to the moat but tucked away in a side street. Plenty of little businesses squeezed in between boutique hotels. LocalRead more
Wat Chedi Luang-Live
June 28, 2024 in Thailand ⋅ ☁️ 33 °C
Lynne did her live tour here today. Up early and we practically have the place to ourself. Impressive Buddhas everywhere.
Silver Temple
June 29, 2024 in Thailand ⋅ ☁️ 34 °C
Tonight we visit the Silver Temple. Unbelievable detail in the silver work. All really interesting but I can’t help thinking the money spent on religion could go more to the faithful.
Night Market
June 30, 2024 in Thailand ⋅ ☁️ 32 °C
Set off at 6pm for the night market. Stalls stretching as far as the eye can see. Tried a fried insect. Not bad as a snack with a beer. A pretty good Elvis kept the people entertained.