Day 6 (30/01/2014) – Our last full day in Chiang Mai. I told my sister Angelita, before our trip to Thailand, that I would love any opportunity to spend time with elephants and if possible, I would love to ride an elephant (it would be a big tick on my bucket list). We had not pre-booked anywhere to see elephants, […]
As we waited for our sleeper train to Chiang Mai, at Bangkok Station, we felt for the first time like we were real backpackers! We heard that train travel in Thailand is easy, comfortable, inexpensive, and is the best way to see some of the Thai countryside. We booked a first class ticket. There are various combinations that can […]
My husband Brian and I travelled to Thailand on the 24/02/2014 for a 2 weeks backpacking holiday, that would start in Bangkok and on to Chiang Mai, Phuket and Ko Phi Phi and then back again to Bangkok for a day before our flight home. This was our first ever backpacking holiday and also our first time in Asia (my […]
“Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending” – Carl Bard The last weekend of August/2013, I travelled to London to visit my friend Charlotte, who has recently started a “new life” in the English capital. She has recently ended a relationship of 18 years. She moved out of […]
In October 2013 we spent a week with our friends Mark and Marion at their apartment in Side, on the Mediterranean coast of Turkey. Mark and Marion have a lovely, comfortable, 4 bedrooms apartment with sea views. We enjoyed some beautiful sunsets from the balcony and the mountains behind the sea were the perfect frame to this gorgeous view. The […]
We visited Tobago in March/2013, following a very hard winter in the UK, with some of the lowest temperatures on record. We left our son James in charge of the house and strict instructions to use his time wisely and revise for his impending A Level exams. As our plane landed in Tobago, following a […]
When I mentioned to my friends I was going to Florence in February, many looked at me in horror and one friend also said “what? Tuscany in the winter? It does not sound right”. Think of Tuscany and you will immediately imagine sunshine, wine, good food and people walking around in shorts and t-shirts. I can confirm we had it […]
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Exploring Europe by motorhome
Travels around Europe & Beyond in a motorhome.
A year of travel and adventure
When life takes your right boob and drops the Cancer Bomb on family life...
Encouraging Women Over 50 to be fit, fabulous, healthier and happier by embracing an Ageless Attitude
Navigating through my post-work world
traveling for a month in as many places as we can
(formerly Elizabeth Krall Photos)
travel + photos
Exploring Europe by motorhome
Travels around Europe & Beyond in a motorhome.
A year of travel and adventure
When life takes your right boob and drops the Cancer Bomb on family life...
Encouraging Women Over 50 to be fit, fabulous, healthier and happier by embracing an Ageless Attitude
Navigating through my post-work world
traveling for a month in as many places as we can
(formerly Elizabeth Krall Photos)
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