Bangkok, Thailand Tuesday 9th May It was a slightly different start to the day today. I had brought a pair of sand-shoes with me that I thought were well enough broken-in but, clearly, that hasn’t been the case. So, I have this nice sore spot on the top of my foot 🙁 My day, therefore,… More
Bangkok, Thailand Monday 8th May Today started as per yesterday with a morning visit to the gym and pool before breakfast. We then went exploring around the local area and are now well versed in the locale for best wholesale and export of silver jewelry! We had planned to visit the Siam Paragon Centre for… More
Bangkok, Thailand Sunday 7th May We woke early and so headed to the Gym and Mark also did a few laps in the pool. After breakfast we headed to the weekend Chatuchak markets, affectionately known as JJ Markets, as they were supposed to be well worth the effort. Mark and I would agree on that… More
Bangkok, Thailand Saturday 6th May We arrived into Bangkok at about 7.30pm after a long flight from Sydney. We were on a new Qantas plane but the seats are so close together it’s impossible for the person seated by the window to get out to the aisle! Who thought up this floor plan? The drive… More
Seminyak, Indonesia Dec 31st: NYE Mark and I did our usual morning routine of gym and pool before meeting up with Matt and Annabelle for brekky. It was an overcast morning and so well suited to our morning activity of browsing the shops along Jalan Petinget. We made a few purchases along the route before… More
Seminyak, Indonesia Dec 29th: Andre day The phrase ‘just another day in paradise’ came to mind when I was thinking of what to write today. We haven’t been doing too much at all other than relaxing by the pool and enjoying the peace. Annabelle and I did Aqua Aerobics again but it was the last… More
Seminyak, Indonesia Dec 27th: A hot afternoon in Seminyak The four of us started the morning at the gym before brekky and then heading back to the Villa for some pool time. Annabelle and I opted for the 11 am Aqua Aerobics which was only 20 minutes but lots of fun. The four of us… More
Seminyak, Indonesia Monday 26th December: Boxing Day We all woke rather early and headed down to the beach for our traditional Bali morning walk but where rather shocked and dismayed to see the whole beach absolutely littered with rubbish. It seems that a recent tropical weather cell pattern had swept rubbish from Java on to… More
Seminyak, Indonesia Dec 25th: Christmas Day: Bondi to Bali We were swapping one beach for another today. Our Christmas morning started on Bondi Beach but the day ended with us in Bali. Tom, Annabelle, Matt, Mark and myself enjoyed a morning walk along the beach before heading home for brunch. We were hoping the four… More
Zürich, Switzerland Sunday 30th & Monday 31st: An overnight in Zurich on the way home. My flight from Porto didn’t arrive until after 10.30pm and so I didn’t get in to my Zurich Hotel, Hotel Marta, until 11.30 pm. It was a small and humble boutique hotel but was well located in the Old Town… More