JAPAN

JAPAN

November 2017 It was a crazy year of hard work and hurricanes so it was very much time for another getaway for Graham and me. This time however, it was just that little bit more exciting because we finally got pregnant!!!  Since this was on my agenda for almost a...
Cambodia

Cambodia

Siem Reap Siem Reap was another party hot spot and probably not the best representation of Cambodia as a whole. Tourists flocked here again for the nightlife, cheap massage parlors, the huge night markets, hotels for every budget and affordable street food including...
Laos

Laos

Luang Prabung Already half way through our trip after an unforgettable time in Vietnam, we flew to Laos, the country bordering Vietnam inland. Laos was decades behind Vietnam, a peaceful break from the busy two weeks we just had. Traffic was less horrific, less...
Vietnam

Vietnam

Saigon or Ho Chi Minh City, South Vietnam What are you going to Vietnam for? This was the most common question I got the past year in the USA. Having grown up in Australia, Vietnam is a neighboring place I have always wanted to visit and not unusual for Australians to...
Annapurna Circuit and Annapurna Base Camp, NEPAL

Annapurna Circuit and Annapurna Base Camp, NEPAL

Arrival Nepal is in South Asia, wedged between China and India and is located in the Himalayas. It is home to eight out of the ten highest mountains in the world including Mount Everest. Just to be clear, we did not climb Mount Everest. Our climbing resume calls for a...
Dubai- Abu Dhabi, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

Dubai- Abu Dhabi, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

  January 2014 Our next stop was United Arab Emirates (UAE). This was a slight change in gear, as to start with, we first had to make sure we were following all the rules. As a woman you had to have arms and legs covered, hair in some cases also. There was no...