Kapolei, HI Sat Dec 19th This was our first morning waking in Hawaii and Ali headed out at 6.40 am for a run and then on to the hotel’s 7.30 am Yoga class. Mark and I didn’t head out for our walk until after 8 am though which was a rather late start for us… More
Waikiki, HI Fri 19th Dec It was a long day with sunrise in Bondi and sunset, many hours later, in Waikiki. Our flight left Sydney at 9 pm on Fri Dec 18th and we arrived in at Hawaii at around 11 am on the same day. Our transport to the hotel was a bit delayed… More
Adelaide, Australia Friday Nov 27th Mark and I caught a midday flight to start our four-night trip to Adelaide for some wine tasting and cricket. Our friends, Gordon and Jude, joined us on this trip but caught a later flight. We stayed at the Crowne Plaza in Room 1325. NB: Make sure to ask for… More
Jimbaran, Indonesia Intercontinental Jimbaran Bay: Sun 21st June – Thursday 24th June Room: 6406 We’re home now but this trip stood out for one small reason….and this can probably be traced back to when we were packing. I’d suggested Tom throw in some shorts for running and, for this, he chose his school shorts. Read… More
Jimbaran, Indonesia Friday 5th Dec Hotel: Intercontinental Hotel Jimbaran Bay: Room 6115. We arrived at the hotel at about 3pm and started out with High Tea. We spent the rest of the afternoon by the pool before heading to the sunset beach bar where we stayed for the evening. We enjoyed some cocktails and bar… More
Nha Trang, Vietnam Sunday, June 29, 2014 Given our early night last night we woke quite early and were at the Gym by 6.15am. The routine was as for yesterday with a visit to the pool, then breakfast and then the beach. It was much hotter today and required wearing thongs from the lounge bed… More
Nha Trang, Vietnam Saturday, June 28, 2014 Mark and I tried out the gym before the three of us went to have a morning swim in the hotel pool. The pool area was lovely and offered great views out across the beach. Mark noticed some loose pool tiles though and this, along with the other… More
Nha Trang, Vietnam Friday, June 27, 2014 Our flight to Nha Trang didn’t leave until 11.45am and so we had a leisurely morning and visit to the gym before talking a taxi to the airport. The flight was delayed 30 minutes but being less than an hour duration we were at the hotel by about… More
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Thursday, June 26, 2014 Today was Mekong Delta day. We used the same Saigon Tourist tour company to take this full day tour as we had used for our last two trips. Fortune was with us today as the weather was sunny and with just a few clouds on the… More
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Wednesday, June 25, 2014 Mark and I woke with the same thought: we needed a diversion from this hotel location. So we spent the next hour or so tracking down details on other destinations to visit. We decided on the beach resort of Nha Trang and made flight and hotel… More