We arrived safely by plane…the car trip though! Hanoi, Vietnam Hanoi, Vietnam Saturday 4th July We arrived into Hanoi at about 7pm on Saturday 4th July. We were told by our Tonkin Travel guide to look for a driver holding a card that stated our name. Sure enough, a Tonkin guide holding a card with… More
Early 4am start to the holiday Sydney, Australia Sydney, Australia Hi guys, I’m writing this from the Lounge at Sydney Airport. On arrival we were advised that our flight was delayed by an hour. Pity. We could have woken at 5am instead of 4am! Anyway, we are most grateful to have the comfort of the… More
New Year’s Day: our last full day Waikiki, HI Waikiki, HI January 1st 2009 Happy New Year to everyone! Mark, Tom and I slept through all the New Year noise. Not so Ali and Annabelle. The first noise I heard from the New Year was a deep, rumbling thunderstorm moving across this part of the… More
New Year’s Eve Waikiki, HI Waikiki, HI Wednesday 31st Mark and I woke early and snuck out for a walk south-east along the coast to the Sans Souci beach area; a popular walking/jogging route for the like minded early risers. We were taking a tour of the island today and met our guide, Lani, at… More
Annabelle’s Birthday Waikiki, HI Waikiki, HI Tuesday 30th: Annabelle’ Birthday! Just a quick one for today. We had a 10am pick up for the Waikele shopping outlet where Mark and Tom both led the charge. We arrived back to the hotel at about 4.30 and Mark and Tom went down to the beach. Annabelle and… More
Chill out day in Waikiki Waikiki, HI Waikiki, HI Monday 29th I am up early again. It is the best time of day here; looking out over a most tranquil scene of gentle waves breaking onto the beach with only a few early morning walkers and swimmers about whilst the glow from building lights is… More
Hawaii: First day Waikiki, HI Waikiki, HI Sunday Dec 28th Good morning all. It is 6.30am on Sunday morning in beautiful Hawaii. I am writing this whilst I sit out on the balcony of our hotel room overlooking Waikiki beach and the familiar Oceania Pacifica. The sun has not quite risen yet, the waves are… More
Boxing Day New York, NY New York, NY Boxing Day Friday Dec 26th We made a decision to get as most out of our last day as possible. Thus, we set the alarm, rose early and were out the door by 9am to head downtown to Times Square to pick up a tour. We thought… More
Christmas Day in New York New York, NY New York, NY Thursday December 25th: Christmas Day Our day started with a visit to Ali. We dressed for the day and walked to Lenox Hill Hospital. Good news! Ali was able to be discharged after lunch. This news gave us all a huge ‘lift’. We left… More
Christmas Eve New York, NY New York, NY Wednesday December 24th We were up early, hoping to get out and about in the am and to pick up Ali from the hospital later in the afternoon. Our morning call to her put an end to those plans. She was still in for today but, hopefully,… More