Temple day - Chengde, ChinaChengde, ChinaSo far today, as there is still plenty of time to go, it has been temple day. We've done a few. One thing I have certainly learnt about temples is that they like to be close to god. This of course means plenty of steps. The first one just kept... Continue Reading →
Last Day in Phuket
Our last full day of holiday is now over and what a great final day it was. We did have one last early start but today was the speed boat trip to James Bond Island where they filmed the Man with the Golden Gun. We set off from the opposite side of Phuket Island in... Continue Reading →
ELEPHANT TREKKING — Phuket, Thailand
It was time this morning for the first of our trips, the one that I was determined to do, elephant safari. It did however mean an early start which did bring on the pain a little but it was definitely worth it. We were taken by air conditioned coach into the Phuket hills where the... Continue Reading →
Last Day in Phuket
Last Day in PhuketPhuket, Thailand Phuket, Thailand Our last full day of holiday is now over and what a great final day it was. We did have one last early start but today was the speed boat trip to James Bond Island where they filmed the Man with the Golden Gun. We set off from... Continue Reading →
ELEPHANT TREKKING
It was time this morning for the first of our trips, the one that I was determined to do, elephant safari. It did however mean an early start which did bring on the pain a little but it was definitely worth it. We were taken by air conditioned coach into the Phuket hills where the... Continue Reading →
First full day in Phuket
First full day in Phuket Phuket, Thailand Phuket, Thailand Today was the first full day in Phuket. We met with the tour rep this morning to decide what to do. The decison for today was to sit on the beach and be waited on. Someone has to make the tough calls. We started off first... Continue Reading →
First full day in Phuket — Phuket, Thailand
Today was the first full day in Phuket. We met with the tour rep this morning to decide what to do. The decison for today was to sit on the beach and be waited on. Someone has to make the tough calls. We started off first though by taking the boat around the resort. This... Continue Reading →
Phuket — Phuket, Thailand
Phuket, Thailand Yesterday we arrived in Phuket and so this morning have sorted out the internet connection for the room. On our last full day in Hong Kong we went to Stanley market which is a very tourist orientated market selling mostly exactly what we had seen in China at inflated prices. They did seem... Continue Reading →
Tuesday afternoon — Chengde, China
Chengde, China In the end Amy has woke up and guess what, in time for dinner. Very nice food and then onto Amy's highlight so far, the paper cutting art place. She had been looking forward to this all day and to be honest it didn't take long to blow me away either. The designs... Continue Reading →
Santosa Island and Raffles
Today it rained a lot more, but it's still boiling hot. The locals started going on about how nice and fresh this felt and that the humidity had gone down, what are they talking about???? Have they not seen my brow???? A little slow to drag ourselves out of bed this morning but we got... Continue Reading →
First full day in Singapore
Today was the first full day of the holiday and it's very hot, even when it rains. We started off today at the Botanic Gardens. Amy can't help herself but taken thousands of photos so I'll put a few on the bottom in a minute. The place was beautiful, including Margaret Thatcher's orchid. I did... Continue Reading →
Singapore
We've just finished our first day in Singapore. We got through the airport in about half an hour! Amazingly quick! We are both shattered. The flight was about 12 hours, and no upgrade...but the Hotel is Beautiful, and they are fabtastic, even brought us a card and a cake! We've had a bot of a... Continue Reading →