Another day in paradise
Hammered down with rain overnight, room service was the only sane option. But the sun shone…. And jet skis have arrived at ...
It’s a long way to Tipperary
Just to prove how hard done by we are our room number (329) almost exactly matches the number of steps necessary to get to breakfast ...
The Internet is Phuket
So cries of anguish across the resort as the WiFi was down - can’t download todays Guardian.. By 08:00 however the status quo was ...
So this is Phuket
Having slept through the night and the weather not being as bad as expected, off to breakfast and a walk along the beach. View ...
Another day – another 2 flights….
Transfer day - again - off to the airport to fly from Siem Reap to Bangkok and then onwards to Phuket. The two cases were checked ...
Tuesday – busy times in Cambodia
Arrived late last night, the hotel had kindly put aside some sandwiches and wine for us even though they aren’t running their ...
Monday 17th – transfer day
We are moving on but this morning we decided to walk into town - although possibly the Venice of Vietnam it was mainly occupied with ...
16th October – weather update, still raining
Not entirely unexpected, the rain returned this morning - but a least the flood levels have dropped. Breakfast view (with added ...
A hard rains gonna fall
So the roads and fields are flooded, outside the hotel its about 18 inches deep and the staff are quite strongly recommending not ...
Choo Choo – Da Nang here we come
So now for 2.5 hours on the train heading to Da Nang. We are being met at the far end by our driver & our bags for the transfer ...
If its Thursday it must be Hue…
Breakfast and then off looking at the sights. Did the mausoleum of Tu Duc and then the Citadel. Rain held off for most of the time. ...
Wednesday 12th – Hanoi and beyond
Reasonable start and then in the car for the trek to back to Hanoi. We were able to stop at a couple of viewpoints on the way back ...