Brentwood, England, United Kingdom May 03, 2011 March 15th – April 30th Well, for all those who I haven’t caught up with yet, I finally made it back home – not quite in 80 days but I think I had more fun than Phileas Fogg and Michael Palin put together! With Mark away on tour, …
Perth, Western Australia, Australia March 14, 2011 February 11th – March 14th Some of you may now be wondering by now if Mark turned out to be a psycho killer and if I’m now in pieces buried under his Barbie (or even on his Barbie!). Well, I’m pleased to report that I’m very much alive and kicking …
Mamallapuram, Tamil Nadu, IndiaFebruary 11, 2011 Chennai and MamallapuramJanuary 30th – February 11thThe journey to the airport at 4am through Cochin was a delight – no traffic, no mad drivers, no horns….and we made it in just under an hour. My short flight across to Chennai (capital of Tamil Nadu and formerly known as Madras) …
Kochi, Kerala, India January 30, 2011 Kerala (Pt 2: Kumily and Cochin) 24th – 30th January Relieved to have arrived in Kumily (or Thekkady or Periyar depending on which sign you believed), I managed to find a lovely homestay and although a little over my budget, I decided to treat myself. The huge Periyar Wildlife …
Alleppey, Kerala, IndiaJanuary 24, 2011 Kerala, India (Pt 1 Kovalam and the Backwaters)18th – 24th JanuaryAfter my last flight with Tiger Airways, I had expected the worst on my onward flight from Singapore (from Perth) to Trivandrum in the Southernmost Indian state of Kerala. I was pleasantly surprised – no long queues for check in, …
Perth, Western Australia, Australia January 18, 2011 Sydney and Perth Revisited Dec 27th – Jan 18th Dodging the flooded roads I finally made it to Sydney around 1am, and settled into my very noisy city centre hostel for the night. After watching the news unfold of the disaster in Queensland over the following days, I …
Ballina, New South Wales, Australia December 28, 2010 Melbourne, Brisbane and Byron Bay December 16th – 28th After a relatively short flight back down to Perth (I found it hard to believe that it took less than 3 hours to cover the 4,500km/10 days we spent on the road) – I think I know which …
Broome, Western Australia, Australia December 15, 2010 Perth to Broome Road Trip3rd – 15th DecemberUp bright and early to join the rest of the group on my Western Exposure 10 day trip from Perth up the west coast to Broome. Having never travelled to Western Australia before, and having heard good things about Monkey Mia, …
Perth, Western Australia, Australia December 03, 2010 Back Up North: Punakaiki, Abel Tasman National Park, Nelson and Picton26th – 30th NovemberAfter travelling back up to Christchurch, I’d decided to hire a car for my final few days in New Zealand. I’d come to the conclusion that this seemed like the best way to gain access …
Dunedin, South Island, New Zealand November 25, 2010 Christchurch, Franz Joseph, Queenstown, Milford Sound, Invercargill and Dunedin 16th – 25th November We arrived into Christchurch to discover that someone had turned the heating “on”. It was sweltering as we wandered around the capital of the South Island admiring the cathedral, expensive souvenir shops and the …
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