Jen has covered the visit to Angkor Wat judged the most popular tourist destination in Asia for 2026. Later in the day, a walk from the hotel down into the local village. We’re looking for a barber for me to get a haircut. It did take long in the chair,…
There has been little time for rest. An early flight from Da Nang airport to Saigon with Vietnam Air then an hour’s drive to the hotel, drop our bags then off to a restaurant for lunch. After lunch a nearly three hour tour of the city in trishaws. Three wheeled…
On leaving our Hanoi hotel at 8.45am after another difficult sleeping night, we boarded a bus for Ha Long Bay. A four hour drive and the opportunity to see the countryside and villages along the way. Jen mentioned that we have had a new tour leader and gained four new companions. Let’s…
Is that a face of boredom, or reflection, from our Mekong long boat? Luang Prabang. Our destination on the Mekong, Luang Prabang, was most enjoyable. Once the madness of water fights were over we were able to explore the small city more freely, staying three nights. Enjoying exotic meals in…
Arriving in Bangkok at 10pm after 13 hours in the air, Air NZ flight to Melbourne, then a Thai Airways flight to Bangkok, we were pretty jaded. The tour started with a meeting in the lobby the following evening. Two nights in a mid range Bangkok hotel in Chinatown. Some…
With only a few days till Christmas I thought it a good time to detail some of our activities and report on where other Overlanders that we have been following, are in the world and what is keeping us active. Overlanders. Sarah, Tim, Charley and Jaxon have headed west out…
September 2025 The last few days in the UK saw much needed rain. It’s been supposedly, the driest summer ever. An early morning pick up from home in the UK on September 4th, for an 11 hour flight to San Francisco, . The flight at 10.30am from London Heathrow in…
We have been following a young Canadian couple who set up an old Toyota 4×4 for overland travel several years ago. They have been exploring many remote locations of the world, recording their experiences on YouTube, under ‘Toyota World Runners’. We were particularly interested in their South American experiences. Heartfelt…
Sunday 20th to Thursday 24th July. Ok, so we are back home in Wineham now, and it’s a very tolerable 19 degrees. It was a SENSATIONAL journey, to Rome. Am I overdoing it?…:) I hope the following does it justice. Where to begin? For my 80th birthday, Jen said she…
Some enjoyable interludes in the last month or so. Arriving back in the UK on the 23rd of June, to prepare for brother Ash flying in from New Zealand on 27th, we were at Gatwick’s #2 terminal in perfect time to see him emerge amongst hundreds of others. Taking Poki,…