Where winding roads, rusty rails, iffy health and lean budget meet the calm
End of May
It is hard to imagine that this modern, multicultural, sophisticated, effective, and should I add futuristic and utopic city-state, began its existence in its current representation only 54 years ago. Continue reading “Singapore”
Adelaide and Darwin: what do these two cities have in common? To begin with these were the last two Australian cities we stayed in. Continue reading “Adelaide and Darwin”
Still April
Cairns was not on my initial itinerary, but after talking to Gary, our Australian neighbor, we decided to squeeze it in for a few days and try to visit Daintree National Park and the Great Barrier Reef. Continue reading “Cairns”
While working on our travel posts, here are a few simple ideas for your fall bbq parties. Continue reading “Simple recipes for fall BBQ parties”
Sat, May 4
The skies in the mountains were stunning today. Rae, our driver/tour guide picked us up from the hotel. Continue reading “The Blue Mountains and Darling Harbour”
Fri, May 3
Arriving at Sydney airport late in the afternoon, it was very easy to find our way to Hornsby, some 40 min by train from the city centre. Continue reading “Sydney”
Here’s a rescued video of our visit to Aoraki Mt. Cook. We stayed in Mt. Cook village in Mt. Cook National Park in April during our NZ tour. Continue reading “Mt. Cook”
Chiang Mai has been hyped by many and for years. I had read a lot about it, and Alex had watched several videos of people extolling its virtues. Continue reading “Chiang Mai”
A white temple, a black house, a tea plantation and factory, three borders and entertainment at a night street food market packed in a day was a bit much, but Chiang Rai took the nod for our time in Thailand. Continue reading “Rai’s City”
While street art these days is in every city, it plays huge role in this part of the world. Continue reading “Penang: street art, street food and clan jetties”
George Town is definitely the most cosmopolitan city in Malaysia from what we have seen. Continue reading “George Town from high and low”
Oh Melaka, Malacca, a name we’d only heard of not long before in connection with piracy on the Malacca Straits. Continue reading “Melaka Malacca”
Whata whata? I don’t think that small city of almost 55,000 almost exactly half way between Sydney and Melbourne is on many foreign tourists “must visit” list. Continue reading “Wagga Wagga”
This is our last post on New Zealand with our notes from Christchurch and Dunedin. Continue reading “Christchurch and Dunedin, NZ”
Melbourne is an interesting city. It for sure is the most bohemian city we’ve been to. Continue reading “Melbourne”
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