Hong Kong for Four Days

Its now 14 September and we have arrived in Hong Kong which was a pleasure. The flight was a short one and we arrived at night so got to see … Continue Reading →

Hoi An to Hanoi (our last ten days in Vietnam)

Ok we arrived in Hoi An early in the morning after our first long haul trip in a sleeper bus. The welcome at our hotel – “Long Life” was lovely … Continue Reading →

Vietnam – Travelling from the South to North

Mui Ne Have you heard of Sleeper Buses (photos to come later) – this is what we used for our first trip north – this was only to be a … Continue Reading →

Mekong Delta and Cu Chi Tunnels

Mekong Delta Travelling from Saigon out into the countryside it was evident there was so much more to Vietnam. After some four hours we came to the city of Can … Continue Reading →

Vietnam – the first few days

Saturday 22 August 2015 Our introduction to Vietnam was an interesting one.  Flying from Singapore to Ho Chi Minh City (previously Saigon) in Vietnam and just the night before we … Continue Reading →

Singapore – blew the budget big time!

No problems with leaving Bali on the 18th of August and we arrived in Singapore to a hot, humid 33 degrees. Something we were getting used to in Bali but not … Continue Reading →

Bali – Candidasa/Sanur

After having our Perth flights disrupted (due to volcanic ash) we eventually made our way to Bali (via Singapore/Surabaya) and got about 4-5hours sleep in a 48hour timeframe.  Poor ol’ … Continue Reading →

Week One – Perth/Mandurah/Margaret River

It’s been quite a first week I can tell you…a flying start to Freemantle, Prestons Beach and then to a wonderful place called Mandurah.  Here we enjoyed wandering through the … Continue Reading →

Just two years ago…

we decided to extend our planned trip to the 2015 Rugby World Cup from a short six weeks to a long one year family adventure. It was a major decision … Continue Reading →