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- Vietnam 2001
- Sri Lanka 2012
- Thailand 1997
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- Thailand’s Southern Islands 2014
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Myanmar (Burma) and Thailand 2004
Tuesday 30th December, 2003 Sydney to Bangkok A gorgeous warm day to set off on this long-awaited holiday. We decide to start our adventure right from the front door so with backpacks on, we walk down to Hamilton Station. From … Continue reading
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Tagged asia, backpacking, Bagan, bangkok, Burma, Kalaw, Lake Inle, Mandalay, Myanmar, Travel, travel diaries, travelogues, Yangon
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China and Hong Kong 2006
Our Itinerary Thursday 10th August, 2006 Sydney Friday 11th August, 2006 Sydney (12 hr flight) to Shanghai Saturday 12th August, 2006 Shanghai Sunday 13th August, 2006 Shanghai Monday 14th August, 2006 Shanghai (overnight train) to Beijing Tuesday 15th … Continue reading
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Tagged asia, backpacking, Beijing, China, Forbidden City, Great Wall, Guilin, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Summer Palace, Terracotta Warriors, Travel, travel diaries, travelogues, Xian, Yangshou
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Bali and Nusa Lembongan, Indonesia 2007
Our Itinerary Sunday 13th May, 2007 Sydney to Bali (6 hrs flying Jetstar) Monday 14th May, 2007 Kuta Tuesday 15th May, 2007 Kuta Wednesday 16th May, 2007 Kuta to Nusa Lembongan (boat 1.5 hrs) Thursday 17th May, … Continue reading
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Tagged asia, backpacking, Bali, Indonesia, Kuta, Nusa Lembongan, Travel, travel diaries, travelogues, Ubud
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Vietnam 2001
Tuesday 6th February, 2001 Hanoi Our first impression of Vietnam is not great – a dull, misty, grey afternoon and only about twenty degrees. And passing through immigration is painstaking. We see David get off the plane and try to … Continue reading
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Tagged asia, backpacking, Danang, hALONG bAY, hANOI, Ho Chi Minh, Hoi An, Hue, Mekong Delta, Nha Trang, sAIGON, Travel, travel diaries, travelogues, vIETNAM
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Sri Lanka 2012
Our Itinerary Tuesday 12th June, 2012 Train to Sydney Wednesday 13th June, 2012 Sydney 10.55am to Kuala Lumpur 5.30pm Thursday 14th June, 2012 Kuala Lumpur 6.15am to Colombo 7.15am to Sigirya Friday 15th June, 2012 Sigirya to … Continue reading
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Tagged Arugum Bay, asia, backpacking, Colombo, Kandy, Negombo, Nuwara Eliya, Polonnarua, Sigirya, Sri Lanka, Travel, travel diaries, travelogues, Unawatuna
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Thailand 1997
Saturday 10th May, 1997 Sydney to Singapore to Bangkok We said our good-byes to Angie, Lauren, Benny and Layla. This was our first holiday away from our babies but I think they were looking forward to having the house … Continue reading
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Tagged asia, backpacking, bangkok, chiang mai, elephant trekking, hill tribe trek, hill tribes, hua hin, Kanchanaburi, sangkalaburi, thailand, Travel, travel diaries, travelogues
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Italy 2004
Wednesday 9th June,2004 London to Rome At 4.30pm we land at Fiumicino or Leonardo da Vinci Airport in Rome. This is more like it! The weather is hot and sunny, no-one is speaking English and Italians are everywhere! A monorail … Continue reading
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Tagged assisi, backpacking, Cinque Terre, Colosseum, Europe, Florence, Italy, La Spezia, leaning tower of pisa, Pantheon, Pisa, pompeii, Positano, Rome, Sorrento, St Peters, Travel, travel diaries, travelogues, Tuscany, Vatican, Venice, verona
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Java and Bali, Indonesia 2006
Our Itinerary Tuesday 26th December 2006 Sydney to Melbourne (fly 1.5hr) to Bali (6hrs) Wednesday 27th December 2006 Kuta, Bali Thursday 28th December … Continue reading
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Tagged asia, backpacking, Bali, Borobodur, Indonesia, Jakarta, Java, lovina, Mount Bromo, solo, Travel, travel diaries, travelogues, volcano, Yogjakarta
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Cambodia and Thailand 2002
Friday 8th March, 2002 Sydney to Bangkok Angie calls in to see us before she goes to work – hate saying good-byes but we’ll only away for a couple of weeks this time. Also kiss and cuddle our babies, Sally … Continue reading
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Tagged Angkor Wat, asia, backpacking, Battambang, cambodia, monks, Phnom Penh, se asia, Siem Reap, south east asia, Travel, travel diaries, travelogues
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Thailand’s Southern Islands 2014
Our Itinerary Friday 24th Jan 2014 Sydney (21:40) to Saturday 25th Jan 2014 Kuala Lumpur (3:15) KL (6:45) to Bangkok (7:50) Sunday 26th Jan 2014 Bangkok Monday 27th Jan 2014 Bangkok overnight train to Surat Thani Tuesday 28th Jan … Continue reading
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Tagged asia, backpacking, Ko Lipe, krabi, Langkawai, Phi Phi, Phuket, railay, thailand, Travel, travel diaries, travelogues
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