We never planned on visiting Wat Indraviharn when we were in Bangkok, Thailand. In fact, we had never even heard of it. But that soon changed when we found ourselves on our 20 Baht tuk tuk tour of the city. As it turns out, Wat Indraviharn is a bit of a hangout for dodgy tuk [...]
This week's travel photo is of Pha That Luang in Vientiane, Laos. This grand chedi (stupa) is the largest in Laos and stands as a monument to this fascinating country.
The leaves rustled in the trees above me as the breeze cooled the sweat on my skin. My shoulders began to ache from the full pack I was carrying as the ground under my feet began to steadily rise. It was time to take a break, and I dropped my pack down on the leafy ground and [...]
This week's travel photo is of some towers and chedis in the ruins of Wat Chaiwatthanaram in the ancient Siamese capital of Ayutthaya, Thailand. Wat Chaiwatthanaram is located outside of the main island of Ayutthaya and is one of the most well preserved ruins in the city.
Next week I will be setting off on my next adventure, and it is one that I am very excited about. I have given a few hints on this blog and the Facebook page over the last few weeks, but today I am happy to finally announce where I will be going. I'm going to [...]
Phang Nga Bay is a beautiful area north of Phuket in Southern Thailand, that is characterized by the limstone karst islands that dot the warm tropical waters, along with perfect beaches and coves that accompany them. So far on our tour of this picturesque tropical paradise we had travelled by long tail boat and explored [...]
This week's travel photo is of the harbour in Sorrento, Italy. The town of Sorrento is built up on top of the cliffs of the Sorrento Peninsula and a narrow road cut into the cliff side gives access to the harbour. Sorrento is a great location for exploring the Amalfi Coast, the Isle of Capri [...]
A couple of days ago I went hiking in Mount Barney National Park in South East Queensland, Australia. This rugged and remote area is a great place to get away from it all in the Aussie bush, and I decided to climb to the summit of the East Peak of the mountain by hiking in [...]
We had just completed a rush two hour visit to Pisa at the end of our week in Tuscany, as we had to drop our rental car off at the airport (the only depot that was open on a Sunday). From Pisa we were heading to our next destination on our tour of Italy, the famous Cinque Terre. [...]
This week's travel photo is of a long tail boat at the beach on Koh Khao Phing Kan, more commonly known as James Bond Island in Phang Nga Bay, Thailand. This tiny island is popular due to it's name sake, since the James Bond Film "The Man with the Golden Gun" was filmed here in [...]
