Arrived in Dubai!
September 29, 2017 in the United Arab Emirates ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
We've arrived, bright and early for our first day in Dubai 😁. The airport is massive - a good 10 minute journey from the plane to the terminal. When getting into the airport it's very fancy,Read more
Hotel is lovely!
September 29, 2017 in the United Arab Emirates ⋅ ☀️ 36 °C
Arrived at the hotel, staff are lovely and we was able to check in straight away.. Yey!
Time for a quick freshen up before we go off and explore!
This hotel room has the most tempting mini bar in theRead more
Dubai Mall and Fountains
September 29, 2017 in the United Arab Emirates ⋅ 🌙 30 °C
Caught the metro 🚇 into the Dubai Mall... Big Trafford centre really!
Watched a fountain ⛲ show too. Walked miles and it's HOT 39°!
Chilled evening and Japanese food
September 29, 2017 in the United Arab Emirates ⋅ 🌙 30 °C
Had a walk out from the hotel tonight. Found a lovely little Japanese restaurant... Had a salmon rice burger, was really nice 😀.
Had a gander at a local supermarket... Tesco ain't got nothing onRead more
More sights and a boat trip!
September 30, 2017 in the United Arab Emirates ⋅ ☀️ 36 °C
Feeling fresh after a good sleep! After breakfast we headed out to see the sights... At 39° we decided a speed boat trip would be far more fun!
We've been catching the metro 🚇 around again todayRead more
Oh Hello Bali!
October 2, 2017 in Indonesia ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
Waking up in Dubai... Going to sleep in Bali 👌! Only down side was the 13 hour commute lol
It's half 12 at night and just arrived at our hotel. Had a bit of a nightmare with taxis getting here andRead more
Chilled
October 4, 2017 in Indonesia ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
We've spend the last few days in Bali chilling, enjoying evening meals out and relaxing by the pool!
Lovely view from the roof terrace.. Don't think the pics do it justice!
Coffee plant & Buddhist & Hindu Temple
October 5, 2017 in Indonesia ⋅ 🌬 27 °C
Been on a trip today to Ubud, got ourselves a private driver who would take us round the sights (we're not snobs this is the done thing!)
Went to a coffee place and had tea and coffee... Was goodRead more
Monkey forest & Rice terrace!
October 5, 2017 in Indonesia ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
Whilst on our private tour we stopped by a monkey forest and rice terrace...
Monkey's are well cheeky, not even split the banana bunch up and one were pulling my top down and pinching one out my hand!Read more
Hello Australia !
October 8, 2017 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
So the last few days in Bali we just chilled and did a bit of souvenir shopping!
It was an early start yesterday morning with a short flight across to Perth. Upon arrival at the airport Gail and IonaRead more
Pinnacles
October 9, 2017 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
Best nights sleep of the trip!
Today we drove north to the Pinnacles... It took us approximately 1 and a half hours down some long straight roads. They're in Cervantes, a small town which also has aRead more
Seeing the sights of Perth
October 11, 2017 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Over the last few days we have been seeing the sights of Perth!
Tuesday we drove through the city centre and realised there isn't much there so we headed down to King's park... Beautiful views of theRead more
Caversham Wildlife Park
October 11, 2017 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Lovely day at the wildlife park! Seen lots of different animals and birds, a parrot that spoke to us was really cool 😎
Not so keen on all the animals being caged in such small spaces as I thinkRead more
Rottnest Island
October 12, 2017 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Home of the Quokka - The happiest animal on earth 😍
We make an early start and caught the ferry across to Rottnest Island in the hope to see some Quokkas. The Island only has a small population soRead more
Last day in Perth! ☹️
October 14, 2017 in Australia ⋅ 🌙 17 °C
To round off our trip to Perth we got up and had breakfast on Burns Beach, that's the local beach to where Gail lives... Food was amazing along with the views!
After breakfast we headed to theRead more
Oh Hello Sydney!
October 15, 2017 in Australia ⋅ 🌙 16 °C
So I made the mistake of not checking my emails and realising our flight had been moved forward 2 hours, luckily we left Gail's just short of 3 hours early of what we believed to be the flight time.Read more
Ferry to Manly
October 16, 2017 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Today we walked down to Darling harbour to catch the ferry across to Manly. The views whilst on the ferry were amazing!
We walked the length of Manly beach and back, stunning beach but reallyRead more
Checking out the city!
October 17, 2017 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
There's a free walking tour on in Sydney most days so we thought we could pop along. It was a 2.5 hour walk around the city telling us the history of every statue...
We spent time walking around theRead more
Bondi - Coogee Beach
October 18, 2017 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Last night I received an email that my mum's kindle had been found and is at the airport (she had unfortunately left it on the flight to Sydney). First thing we took the train to the airport andRead more
Blue Mountains & Watson Bay!
October 19, 2017 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Today we hired a car for a road trip...
We headed up into the Blue Mountains, first going to a water fall which we had to walk down 500 steps to find that it's dried up! Lol we went to a fewRead more
Journey home
October 21, 2017 in the United Arab Emirates ⋅ 🌙 23 °C
Had a 12 o clock check out this morning so we was able to have a lie in. Weather was pretty naff in Sydney.. Like England was welcoming us home!
We spent the afternoon wandering around Sydney gettingRead more
