Canggu – Ao Nang – Chiang Mai “The best laid plans of mice and men go oft awry” – wrote Robert Burns, and it’s been up to us to adapt to the vagaries of travel and changes of circumstances. Three things have resulted in us re-addressing our planning and deciding to return [...]
Phuket to Bali It has been many years since I felt the thrill of anticipation before getting on a flight, especially when the flight requires a 3am alarm call. The person who invented the “red-eye” has a lot to answer for. The “taxi” arrives; an unmarked car of some fashionable [...]
Chiang Mai to Phuket The rain beats into my head like some high end spa facial – a warm pummelling of droplets at around 60km/h. The air speed stops my glasses from fogging, but as we slow for a set of traffic lights, I am blinded by translucent mist – wild flares [...]
Hong Kong to Chiang Mai It’s probably fair to assume that when you’re traveling you can only believe half of what you hear half of the time, particularly when dealing with embassies. Chinese friends of Juanli’s assured her that she could get a long term visa on arrival at Bangkok [...]
