Panglao Island 16/7/2010
We got out of Camaguin by ferry to Bohol, another part of Mindinao province. Put to shore in some
Snorkelling is Like Sex 23/8/2010
“Snorkelling is like sex, the first time you try it you are nervous…… but it’s still the
Solo , Java 28/9/2010
It was due[…] READ MORE
Mount Bromo 27/9/2010
Mount Bromo 27/9/2010
We were well settled into the not so splendid, Hotel Splendid which Lisa absolutlely loved. I think[…] READ MORE
Welcome to Java 26/9/2010
Welcome to Java 26/9/2010
It took us 40 minutes to fly from Bali to Surbaya and 6 hours of hell to get from Surabaya to[…] READ MORE
Gili Islands 23/9/2010
Gili Islands 23/9/2010
I breathed a sigh of relief as we left Bangsal in the distance and headed out towards Gili[…] READ MORE
Lombok 16/9/2010
Lombok 16/9/2010
We took the long slow cheap way to get to the Gili Islands and ‘boy oh boy’ was it big on long,[…] READ MORE
Ubud 12/9/2010
Ubud 12/9/2010
The accommodation in Ubud had been haphazard at the best of times. The town was very busy. We ended[…] READ MORE
Everybody Was Kung Fu Fighting.
Everybody Was Kung Fu Fighting.
Actually it was more like Thai kick boxing, but bloody, exciting, and primitively primevil all the[…] READ MORE
Sumatra 5/9/2010
Sumatra 5/9/2010
Our planned trip to sumatra positioned in the “ ring of fire “ looks like it may have to be[…] READ MORE
Singapore hair salon .
Singapore hair salon .
Well as you can imagine a place like Singapore is a shoppers paradise and therefor somewhere to get[…] READ MORE
Lunch with Dee 3/9/2010
Lunch with Dee 3/9/2010
Sunday the provebial day of rest was a great day . We arranged to catch up with friends from Dublin[…] READ MORE
Singapore Zoo 01/9/2010
Singapore Zoo 01/9/2010
We heard the Singapore Zoo was one of the best zoos in the world and we decided to go and have a[…] READ MORE
To Singapore by bus 31/08/2010
To Singapore by bus 31/08/2010
Singapore is more compact, less highrise and greener that I thought it would be. We arrived by bus[…] READ MORE
Tioman Island 28/8/2010
Tioman Island 28/8/2010
The legend of Tioman is that some magical dragon princess on her way from China to Singapore to[…] READ MORE
Kluang to Tioman 26/8/2010
Kluang to Tioman 26/8/2010
We hopped off the jungle line at Kluang so that we could make our way to Tioman . There was no info[…] READ MORE
Jackie and Sam , The Perenthians
Jackie and Sam , The Perenthians
On the beach on our first day Axel and Elka were playing aroumd in the sand not too far from a[…] READ MORE
The Jungle Line – I’d like to keep moving forever 24/8/2010
The Jungle Line – I’d like to keep moving forever 24/8/2010
There can be few better feeling’s in this world than sitting in the open doorway of a moving[…] READ MORE
Snorkelling is Like Sex 23/8/2010
Snorkelling is Like Sex 23/8/2010
“Snorkelling is like sex, the first time you try it you are nervous…… but it’s still the[…] READ MORE
Jungle Dance 22/8/2010
Jungle Dance 22/8/2010
Perched high in the jungle above the beach on a terrace of wooden bungalows I sit and listen to the[…] READ MORE
Perenthian Islands , Malaysia 21/8/2010
Perenthian Islands , Malaysia 21/8/2010
After our epic journey from Koh Lippe in Thailand to Kota Bharu in Malaysia we required some much[…] READ MORE
Shooting at the train – Journey from Thailand to Malaysia 20/8/2010
Shooting at the train – Journey from Thailand to Malaysia 20/8/2010
We packed up in the Mountain View Resort on Koh Lipee and got a lift in a tractor and trailer to[…] READ MORE
Koh Lipee 19/8/2010
Koh Lipee 19/8/2010
We decided that so far all the Thai places we had been to before were now shit and wanted to go[…] READ MORE
The Trip to Lip 16/8/2010
The Trip to Lip 16/8/2010
Longtail boat, Ferryboat, Truck, Bus/Sub, Tuk Tuk, Speedboat, Motorbike, Tractor. The only thing[…] READ MORE
Panglao Island 16/7/2010
Panglao Island 16/7/2010
We got out of Camaguin by ferry to Bohol, another part of Mindinao province. Put to shore in some[…] READ MORE
Highway Submarine – Koh Phi Phi to Pakbara 15/8/2010
Highway Submarine – Koh Phi Phi to Pakbara 15/8/2010
We had an early start on Long Beach, Koh Phi Phi to catch the ferry from Koh Phi Phi town to Krabi.[…] READ MORE
Traveling With Kids 15/8/2010
Traveling With Kids 15/8/2010
Travelling with kids, do you do it, do you not do it. Or do you wait till they have flown the coop,[…] READ MORE
Phi Phi Island 11/8/2010
Phi Phi Island 11/8/2010
On arrival in Koh Phi Phi we went to the tourist info stands to see what deals they had for off[…] READ MORE
Krabi , Paradise Lost 5/8/2010
Krabi , Paradise Lost 5/8/2010
I would say that 10 years ago on our last visit to Railay beach, Krabi was like paradise. We spent[…] READ MORE
Uncle Peter 3/8/2010
Uncle Peter 3/8/2010
We headed to Pattaya to see my uncle Peter and his partner Oy and stayed there for a few days to[…] READ MORE
Bangkok 1/8/2010
Bangkok 1/8/2010
Arriving into Bangkok was the nearest thing to arriving home we have experienced in six months. It[…] READ MORE
Japanese Jax 9/7/2010
Japanese Jax 9/7/2010
We have had great amusement in these tiny spaces . The baths are just about big enough to fit the[…] READ MORE
Manila
Manila
I am sitting here on my balcony on the Thai island resort of Koh Phi Phi thinking about writing[…] READ MORE
Cagayan de Oro 12/7/2010
Cagayan de Oro 12/7/2010
Caguin de Oro is a pretty rough Philippine town in Mindinao in the south, ‘scene of religious[…] READ MORE
Educating Axel 12/7/2010
Educating Axel 12/7/2010
I don’t know who it’s harder on, him or me. This has to be the most difficult thing about[…] READ MORE
Camaguin Island 13/7/2010
Camaguin Island 13/7/2010
We escaped from El Paso (Cagayan de Oro) on the morning ferry to Camaguin Island. The ferry that[…] READ MORE
Shanghai 9/6/2010
Shanghai 9/6/2010
We arrived in to Shanghai with no money, no hotel booked late at night into the biggest most[…] READ MORE
Hiroshima 9/7/2010
Hiroshima 9/7/2010
We arrived in to Hiroshima station on the shinkansen (bullet train) from Kyoto and set about[…] READ MORE
Bowing Japan 5/7/2010
Bowing Japan 5/7/2010
They even have me at it, bowing, they do it al the time, for everything. Bow when you order a beer,[…] READ MORE
Chasing Geisha 5/7/2010
Chasing Geisha 5/7/2010
It wasn’t just me chasing the geisha around town, not like the old day’s, this time around I[…] READ MORE
Arriving in Japan 02/07/2010
Arriving in Japan 02/07/2010
Those of you that know me also know that I am seldom stuck for words, but landing in Tokyo the[…] READ MORE
Beijing Party 27/6/2010
Beijing Party 27/6/2010
This is short but I want Axel to look back on this when he is older and remember the fun he had .[…] READ MORE
The Great Wall – The easy way 24/6/2010
The Great Wall – The easy way 24/6/2010
We were running out of time before we had to leave Beijing and we still hadn’t got a sniff of the[…] READ MORE
Beijing – Meeting Mao 23/6/2010
Beijing – Meeting Mao 23/6/2010
Lisa had arranged for us to stay in one of the houtong area of Beijing which was a really good[…] READ MORE
Pingyao Timewarp 19/6/2010
Pingyao Timewarp 19/6/2010
We had never heard of Pingyao but while having a coffee in Starbucks in Shenzhen we came across an[…] READ MORE
Xian 16/6/2010
Xian 16/6/2010
We arrived into Xi’an on a flight from Nanjing and are immediately struck by the fact we can see[…] READ MORE
Meeting the locals 15/6/2010
Meeting the locals 15/6/2010
I am just back from the reception of our hotel in Nanjing having tried to organise two glasses from[…] READ MORE
Nanjing 11/6/2010
Nanjing 11/6/2010
Managed to board a train from Shanghai to Nanjing with few problems. A bit different to India,[…] READ MORE
Shanghai – Axel and Elka Mania 10/6/2010
Shanghai – Axel and Elka Mania 10/6/2010
We go for a walk along the Bund (Old German concession) starting at Nanjing road east. When we get[…] READ MORE
The Pirates of Shenzen 6/6/2010
The Pirates of Shenzen 6/6/2010
Knock off city, capital of the cheap clones, a short hop on a bus from HK. Shenzen was our first[…] READ MORE
Hong Kong Birthday 3/6/1965
Hong Kong Birthday 3/6/1965
It was my birthday yesterday and what a great birthday it was. I got tons of best wishes on my[…] READ MORE
Flying, fuck!
Flying, fuck!
I fucking hate flying. Not the little bit in the middle when you are actualy in the air actually[…] READ MORE
I like Sri Lanka 24/5/2010
I like Sri Lanka 24/5/2010
For a place that gave me a boil on me arse ( a really big boil ) , mosquito bites, two to the top[…] READ MORE
The Dreaded Trots , India 8/5/2010
The Dreaded Trots , India 8/5/2010
Everyone knows that India has a reputation for being dirty . This is not exclusively a fact for[…] READ MORE
Tea Country , Sri Lanka 19/5/2010
Tea Country , Sri Lanka 19/5/2010
Heading up the hills away from Yala park we drove through some stunning scenery . Waterfalls and[…] READ MORE
Yala National Park 15/5/2010
Yala National Park 15/5/2010
We leave Wajiya beach for Yala National Park ( which is apparently the closest we can ever expect[…] READ MORE
Palolem , Goa 22/4/2010
Palolem , Goa 22/4/2010
We are sitting on on the deck of our beach hut, which if you know your beach huts is basically a[…] READ MORE
Mumbai Sweat Box 19/4/2010
Mumbai Sweat Box 19/4/2010
Like going from an oven into a steamer is the only way to describe the change in weather we[…] READ MORE
Udaipur 15/4/2010
Udaipur 15/4/2010
The rickshaw chase in one of the Roger Moore Bond movies was filmed in Udaipur and you can[…] READ MORE
Sri Lanka 11/5/2010
Sri Lanka 11/5/2010
Somebody somewhere is looking after us . Our flight from Bangalore to Colombo took only and hour[…] READ MORE
Super Salim 10/4/2010
Super Salim 10/4/2010
If you are ever happen to have a few days in Jaipur and you want to cut through all the crap of[…] READ MORE
Willies magic pockets
Willies magic pockets
Axel wants to thank Willie for making him rich on his tour . Willie your pockets of loose foreign[…] READ MORE
Jaipur Kidnap Express 9/4/2010
Jaipur Kidnap Express 9/4/2010
We travelled 3rd Class AC Sleeper on the train from Delhi to Jaipur. It was our second experience[…] READ MORE
Pushkar 14/4/2010
Pushkar 14/4/2010
Apparently Lord Brahma, the creator dropped a Lotus flower and one of the petals landed here and[…] READ MORE
Trek to Mysore 4/5/2010
Trek to Mysore 4/5/2010
Getting from Gokarna to Mysore was some trek . It is about an eighteen hour journey , the first[…] READ MORE
Gokarna, India 1/5/2010
Gokarna, India 1/5/2010
Apparently Shiva, the Hindu god after a period of penance was re-born from the underworld through[…] READ MORE
Yoga 29/4/2010
Yoga 29/4/2010
Just back from my first yoga class in India . Can you see the headland in the image attached[…] READ MORE
The Taj
The Taj
Everyone knows from the guidebooks that the best-advised time to go to the Taj Mahal is at 6 am[…] READ MORE
Getting to Agra 7/2/2010
Getting to Agra 7/2/2010
We started our journey to Agra with some amount of trepidation. Everyone we spoke to who had[…] READ MORE
Aquaba 26/3/10
Aquaba 26/3/10
Today is horrible . It’s really cold and torrential rain is hitting the ground hard . The sky is[…] READ MORE
In the Indian Rail Machine 5/4/2010
In the Indian Rail Machine 5/4/2010
After a couple of days we had to get out of Delhi and start our Indian odyssy proper so I decided[…] READ MORE
Smelly Delhi 3/4/2010
Smelly Delhi 3/4/2010
The doors of the plane opened on arrival at 4.30 am and the heat just smacked us in the face .[…] READ MORE
Delhi Highlights – 4/4/2010
Delhi Highlights – 4/4/2010
Rather than try to do the sites in Delhi ourselves we decided to go for the easy option and book an[…] READ MORE
Waking in the Desert 31/3/2010
Waking in the Desert 31/3/2010
Woke up this morning at 7.30 with a beam of sunlight streaming through the flaps of the tent[…] READ MORE
Twinkle , Twinkle Little Star 30/3/2010
Twinkle , Twinkle Little Star 30/3/2010
Under the covers fully clothed in a tent in a desert camp called Beit Ali in Wadi Rum , Jordan I[…] READ MORE
Lunch with Kalid 26/3/2010
Lunch with Kalid 26/3/2010
The weather today is cold again . We jump up and head out for breakfast but not before phoning[…] READ MORE
Small World 25/3/10
Small World 25/3/10
This morning we woke to a really miserable day . The weather is cold and drizzling and there is no[…] READ MORE
Indiana Jones territory 24/3/2010
The last few days have been all go starting with Petra . We arrived in Petra this evening and[…] READ MORE
Holy Day 23/3/2010
Holy Day 23/3/2010
We had a very enjoyable day today in Madaba, our first real beach day of the trip. We started out[…] READ MORE
Igors from Latvia 17/03/2010
Igors from Latvia 17/03/2010
We shared a bus back from Beirut with Igors from Latvia. Igors is an executive in the airline[…] READ MORE
Get me out of here 16/3/10
Get me out of here 16/3/10
The military presence around Place Etoile is heavy and sitting out having a coffee in the open air[…] READ MORE
Byblos 15/3/2010
Byblos 15/3/2010
It’s 11.45pm in Beirut, and I am sitting on the hotel balcony having just finished a Tuborg! Just[…] READ MORE
Beirut 14/3/2010
Beirut 14/3/2010
The bus from Damascus to Beirut was scheduled to take 3 hours. Our driver was a sweaty looking,[…] READ MORE
The Land Of Dates 12/3/10
The Land Of Dates 12/3/10
We got the bus to Palmyra, a dusty 3 hour journey from Damascus through the Syrian desert. No[…] READ MORE
Arab Entertaining 8/3/2010
Arab Entertaining 8/3/2010
We had a wonderful day today, which started at 10am for breakfast in Houda & Maroufs apartment not[…] READ MORE
Syrian Breakfast 5/3/2010
Syrian Breakfast 5/3/2010
We were invited to have breakfast in Samir’s week-end retreat in Az Zabadani. This is in the[…] READ MORE
Getting Around 2/3/2010
Getting Around 2/3/2010
After been briefly woke at 4.00 am by our local muezzins call to prayer ….. he has the best voice[…] READ MORE
The Road to Damascus 1/3/2010
The Road to Damascus 1/3/2010
We didn’t give ourselves enough time yesterday arriving late at Baghdad Station in downtown[…] READ MORE
Arabian Nights 25/2/10
Arabian Nights 25/2/10
It’s about midnight and I am the only one up . Eric is snoring beside me here but apart from that[…] READ MORE
Leaving Cappadocia 24/2/10
Leaving Cappadocia 24/2/10
After three wonderful day’s in Cappadocia we decided to return to Istanbul. We wanted to move on[…] READ MORE
The Train to Cappadocia 21/2/10
The Train to Cappadocia 21/2/10
We left Istanbul on Saturday to catch a night train to Goreme in Cappadocia . Before we left we had[…] READ MORE
Pampering Day 20/2/10
Pampering Day 20/2/10
Today was a day of extremes. It was my turn to visit the Hamam, which I did with a certain amount[…] READ MORE
Hamam 19/2/10
Hamam 19/2/10
A way has been found to help with the unwinding process ! I have just left a Hamam (Turkish Bath)[…] READ MORE
Turkish Food 18/2/10
Turkish Food 18/2/10
Day three and the kids are all excited about breakfast , I don’t know why as they only eat the eggs[…] READ MORE
Shell Shocked 17/2/10
Shell Shocked 17/2/10
We arrived in Istanbul on Monday 15th February, very tired, emotionally drained and not quite sure[…] READ MORE
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