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 [...]
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 [...]
For Veronika's birthday this year, she decided that she wanted to go and do some wine tasting. When most people think of Australia, wine generally doesn't come to mind, however the country has many excellent wine regions such as the Barossa Valley in South Australia, the Hunter Valley in New South Wales and Margaret River in [...]
After island hopping around Southern Thailand, we had finally found our perfect tropical island paradise on Koh Phangan. For our first two days on the island we had been complete beach bums, just lazing in the sun, swimming in the warm tropical water and swinging in our hammock, so we thought it was finally time [...]
Right in the heart of Chiang Rai in Northern Thailand is a beautiful golden clock tower, built in the typical Thai style. For two days as I explored this interesting city, I passed by this clock tower several times, and in the evenings as I walked to the night market, I could always see it [...]
One week in Tuscany, Italy just wasn't enough. In fact, even though we had seen so much of this beautiful province and explored so many of its interesting towns, we still had only just scratched the surface. We hadn't even made it to one of Tuscany's most popular cities - Pisa. Luckily, due to the [...]
If you have been to Thailand, there is a very good chance that you have sampled the delight that is sticky rice with mango. I find the texture of sticky rice to be very inviting and I ate it with a lot of street food that I came across in the country. The combination of [...]
Wat Chedi Luang is one of the more interesting ruins in the old Lanna city of Chiang Saen, Thailand. The temple was originally built in 1291, not long after the construction of the city walls by King Saen Phu. These days, Wat Chedi Luang is still a working temple, and there are some modern structures [...]
Girraween National Park is located just south of Stanthorpe in South East Queensland, Australia, about three hours drive from Brisbane. The park is characterized by it's huge granite outcrops, boulders and spring time wild flowers, and it makes a great day trip from Brisbane or the Gold Coast. There are also two camp sites located within the park [...]
Piazza del Popolo is located at the end of Via del Corso, the straight road that runs through the center of Rome from Piazza Venezia at the base of Capitoline Hill, and stands at the northern gate of the Aurelian Walls (the walls that surrounded ancient Rome). Entering Piazza del Popolo from Via del [...]
