Category Archives: Travel

Thailand 2007-2008

Posted on December 28, 2025 by virginiascott

Thursday 27th December 2007 Sydney to Melbourne (fly 1.5hr) to Bangkok (9hrs) Friday 27th December 2007 Bangkok Saturday 28th December 2007 Bangkok Sunday 29th December 2007 Bangkok Monday 30th December 2007 … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged adventure, asia, backpacking, bangkok, ko phanang, ko samuii, south east asia, thailand, Travel, travel blogs, travel diaries, travelogues | Leave a comment

Peru, Bolivia and Chile 2016

Posted on March 8, 2025 by virginiascott

Our Itinerary 20/05/2016 Sydney 12.30pm to Santiago 11.10pm 21/05/2016 Santiago 7am to Lima 8.50am (10.5 hours layover) 7.20pm to Arequipa 8.50pm 22/05/2016 Arequipa overnight bus to Cusco 23/05/2016 Cusco 24/05/2016 Cusco to Agues Calientes 25/05/2016 Machu Picchu 26/05/2016 Agues Calientes … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged amazon, amazon basin, arequippa, backpacking, bolivia, chile, cusco, eros, la paz, lake titicaca, lima, machu picchu, peru, pono, santiago, south america, Travel, travel blogs, travel diaries, travelogues | 2 Comments

Northern India 2017

Posted on January 12, 2025 by virginiascott

Our Itinerary 12th Oct 2017 Thursday Newcastle to Sydney (train) 13th Oct 2017 Friday Syd 12pm to KL 5.35pm KL 10.35pm to Calcutta 12pm 14th Oct 2017 Saturday Calcutta fly to Delhi 15th Oct 2017 Sunday Delhi 16th Oct 2017 … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged adventure, amritsar, asia, backpacking, delhi, dharamsala, food, india, kashmir, mcleaod ganj, northern india, rishikesh, shimla, Travel, travel blogs, travel diaries, travelogues | 2 Comments

Borneo (Sarawak and Sabah) 2022

Posted on November 27, 2023 by virginiascott

Our Itinerary 2nd Nov 2022 Wed Newcastle to Sydney to 3rd Nov 2022 Thurs Kuala Lumpur to Kuching 4th Nov 2022 Fri Kuching to Semenggoh 5th Nov 2022 Sat Kuching to Santubong 6th Nov 2022 Sun … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged asia, borneo, kota kinabalu, kuching, longhouses, sabah, sarawak, south east asia, Travel, travel blogs, travel diaries, travelogues | Leave a comment

Morocco, Dubai, Kuwait 2023

Posted on October 14, 2023 by virginiascott

Our Itinerary Day1 Thursday 20/04/2023 Sydney to Hong Kong (9hrs plus 2hr layover) to Dubai (7hrs) Day2 Friday 21/04/2023 Dubai to Kuwait (2hrs) to Casablanca (7hrs) Day3 Saturday 22/04/2023 Casablanca to Tangier (train 3hrs) Day4 Sunday 23/04/2023 Tangier to … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged backpacking, casablanca, chefchaouen, dubai, el jadida, kuwait, marrakech, meknes, morocco, moulay idriss, tangier, Travel, travel blogs, travel diaries, travelogues, volubulis | 1 Comment

Vietnam, Thailand and Laos 2018

Posted on October 2, 2022 by virginiascott

Our Itinerary 02/11/2018 Fri Sydney 10.10pm to Taipei 4.30am 03/11/2018 Sat Taipei 8.25am to Hanoi 10.35am to Lao Cai (overnight train) 10pm 04/11/2018 Sun Lao Cai 6.15am to Sapa (bus) 05/11/2018 Mon Sapa 06/11/2018 Tues Sapa to Dien Bien Phu … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged asia, backpacking, south east asia, Travel, travel blogs, travel diaries, travelogues | Leave a comment

Northern Territory, Australia 2020

Posted on October 10, 2020 by virginiascott

This trip has changed so many times because of all the chaos around COVID-19. Whenever a new hotspot turns up flights are cancelled and new flights booked. So the first booking was a return trip from Sydney to Uluru with … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel, Uncategorized | Tagged australia, Darwin, jumping crocodiles, Katherine Gorge, Kathertine, Litchfield, Northern Territory, Travel, travel blogs, travel diaries, travelogues | 1 Comment

Kenya 2018

Posted on April 6, 2020 by virginiascott

Saturday 27th January, 2018 Newcastle to Sydney We catch the 2pm train from Hamilton Station to Sydney where Jillian meets us at Central Station. She walks us to the new apartment she and Michael are renting in Chippendale. We all … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged africa, dhow, kenya, kilifi, lamu, lions, malindi, masai mara, mombasa, nairobi, safari, South Africa, Travel | Leave a comment

Jordan and Israel 2019

Posted on March 5, 2020 by virginiascott

Our Itinerary 2/05/2019 Thurs Newcastle to Sydney 3/05/2019 Fri Sydney 6am to Dubai 2.10pm, Dubai 5pm to Bahrain 5.15pm, Bahrain 5.55pm to Amman 8.30pm 4/05/2019 Sat Amman to Jerash to Amman 5/05/2019 Sun Amman to Wadi Musa-Petra 6/05/2019 … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged Aqaba, Bethlehem, Dead Sea, Dome of the Rock, Israel, Jerusalem, Jordan, Little Petra, Masada, Nazareth, Old City Jerusalem, Petra, Treasury, Wadi Musa, Wadi Rum, Wailing Wall, Western Wall | Leave a comment

New Zealand – North Island 2020

Posted on March 5, 2020 by virginiascott

Our Itinerary 13/02/2020 Thurs Newcastle 7.30pm to Auckland 12.25 am Fri 14/02/2020 Fri Auckland to Waiheke Island to Auckland 15/02/2020 Sat Auckland to Rotarua 16/02/2020 Sun Rotarua to Auckland 17/02/2020 … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel, Uncategorized | Tagged Auckland, New Zealand, North Island, Rotarua, Waiheke Island | Leave a comment