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A 3,000 km Road trip around New Zealand's Incredible South Island

NEW ZEALAND | Sunday, 1 Jan 2012 | Views [11247] | Comments [1]

People have been telling us for years that we should go to New Zealand – we finally got fed up of listening to them waxing lyrical about how wonderful it is, booked some flights and set off to find out for ourselves.   Obviously I’m writing this ... Read more >


Photos: Smoke House, Fraser's Hill

MALAYSIA | Tuesday, 13 Dec 2011 | Photo Gallery


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Photos: Koh Lipe, Thailand

THAILAND | Tuesday, 8 Nov 2011 | Photo Gallery


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Sabah – Land beneath the Wind

MALAYSIA | Sunday, 30 Oct 2011 | Views [909]

For those of you who avidly follow our travel tales you’ll know that Steve and I have visited Borneo on many occasions, but we felt that Sabah hadn’t been explored as much as Sarawak.   Not only was it time to redress the balance but ... Read more >


Photos: Searching for Orangs and Elelphants in Sabah

MALAYSIA | Sunday, 30 Oct 2011 | Photo Gallery


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Photos: Dave's Trip to Malaysia and Singapore

SINGAPORE | Friday, 30 Sep 2011 | Photo Gallery


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Photos: Going Back in Time to Magnificant Myanmar

MYANMAR | Monday, 29 Aug 2011 | Photo Gallery


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Myanmar or Burma – take your pick

MYANMAR | Sunday, 28 Aug 2011 | Views [1000]

Since the Chinese authorities would only grant us a month long visa that left us with about 10 days to explore somewhere else. Burma seemed to be moving forward in a positive direction so we decided to carry on with our ‘axes of evil’ travels. So on ... Read more >


Photos: Our China Adventure Comes to an End in Guangxi Province

CHINA | Tuesday, 16 Aug 2011 | Photo Gallery


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Our China Adventure Comes to an End in Guangxi Province

CHINA | Tuesday, 16 Aug 2011 | Views [590]

The train journey from Kunming wasn’t as bad as it could have been.   Our ploy of a couple of beers with dinner meant that we soon crashed out and actually managed to get some kip.   Sitting up all night wasn’t ideal but it was bearable and we knew ... Read more >


In Search of the Real Shangri-la

CHINA | Friday, 5 Aug 2011 | Views [637]

Part 2 of our China adventure sees us seeking out Tibetan life in Yunnan Province. Lijiang Following a good night’s sleep we set off to work out what the fuss was all about as regards the old town and find a decent guesthouse.   We eventually ... Read more >


Photos: In search of the Real Shangri-la

CHINA | Friday, 5 Aug 2011 | Photo Gallery


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Photos: Giant Pandas, Big Buddhas and Holy Hills in Sichuan

CHINA | Saturday, 30 Jul 2011 | Photo Gallery


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Giant Pandas, Big Buddhas and Holy Hills in Sichuan

CHINA | Saturday, 30 Jul 2011 | Views [868]

China is .......... ..........ENORMOUS!   Where else in the world can you travel all day and still only cover a couple of millimetres on the map?   To then reach a city of over 5 million people that no one’s ever heard of, let alone it ... Read more >


Photos: Birthday Treat at The Dusun, Seremban

MALAYSIA | Monday, 20 Jun 2011 | Photo Gallery


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Photos: Meandering along the Mekong in Southern Laos

LAOS | Tuesday, 14 Jun 2011 | Photo Gallery


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Meandering along the Mekong in Southern Laos

LAOS | Monday, 13 Jun 2011 | Views [658]

Up until recently we kept classing our trips and travels to Indochina as taking place 5 years ago; then it dawned on us that it was actually a decade ago!   Hmm, time to head back to Laos and see what the southern area had to offer.... Read more >


Photos: A Short Sojourn to Siam

THAILAND | Monday, 2 May 2011 | Photo Gallery


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A Short Sojourn to Siam

THAILAND | Monday, 2 May 2011 | Views [643]

Well okay then.....a long weekend in southern Thailand!   It had been at least days since we’d flown back from our Easter break in England but who are we to spend a 3-day weekend at home? We took the night train up to Padang Besar, on the border, ... Read more >


A Devil of a Good Time in Tasmania and Going Barmy with the Army in Melbourne

AUSTRALIA | Saturday, 1 Jan 2011 | Views [738]

You realise just how enormous Australia is when an internal flight from the West to the East coast takes as long as the flight from KL to Perth.   Even though it sounded like a short hop we landed exhausted since we’d been up all day and flying all ... Read more >


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