Last Days in Penang II
Finally catching up on posts. That means having to sit in reception of the hotel to ensure a stable wi-fi but I’ll endure. This posting is our final one for…
Last days in Penang for now.
My apologies for the slow speed in posting this but we have been really busy enjoying ourselves. However now that we’re established in a hotel in Sanur, Bali for 4…
Gurney Orchids and more
We love Orchids. We have a few (OK, a dozen or two, maybe more) at home. After returning from our Langkawi trip I happened to notice an item in the…
Fins (& other things)!
Langkawi’s Underwater World is an interesting place. You’d expect aquariums and fish (fins). You could even stretch the imagination to seals and penguins. But as well as that they have…
Unusual and Exotic Cars
This is the first post in the new thread called Flowers, Fins, Feathers, Fur and a Few more things. I just hope I have this right. This first post is…
A tale of two temples. Wat Chaiya Mangalaram and Dharmikarama Burmese Temple
There are two temples here. One on each side of the road with the entrance to both directly opposite each other. Wat Chaiya Mangalaram or the Reclining Buddha Thai Temple…
A sailor on a booze cruise with free beer? What were they thinking?
A sailor on a booze cruise with free beer? What were they thinking? Shane and I got back to the hotel from Underwater World with little time to prepare for…
Shakey Shane at Langkawi’s Cable Car & Sky Bridge, “OMG”.
Excitement built as we got closer to Langkawi’s famous Cable Car experience. From the taxi we could see the rugged peaks almost 20 kilometers away and there on top was…
Langkawi – fantastic fun but so tired.
Well, another week and another trip away. Last Tuesday Shane and I set off for a few days in Langkawi. To be honest we weren’t sure if it would be…
Our Final Day in Taipei with Chiang Kai-Shek
When I thought about culling our photos down to a reasonable number for this post I thought it would be easy. After all it was our last day, we’d packed…
A Chinese Holy Procession and Xmas Lights In Taipei
This posting covers two days in Taipei as both were fairly quiet days. We needed to tone down the pace a notch or two as we were getting flogged with…
Markets, Markets Everywhere – Even Wok Fried Snake!
Expo Market Gallery – Today is Saturday 19th of November and we had arranged to meet our dear friends Holly, Bastian, the kids (Paul & Anna) and Holly’s Mum to…
The Heat Is On At Beitou Thermal Springs
Day 3 and boy are we tired but our stay here is limited and so we’re determined to squeeze in as much as possible (we can rest back in Penang).…
Day two in Taipei and we get lost and done like a dinner.
Thursday morning, day 2, and up again at our usual time. After cooking a healthy breakfast (salmon omelette) We set off for Jiufen a decommissioned gold mining town built by…
Taipei, Taiwan, Too Good (and we’re Tired).
We landed at Taipei’s International Airport and cleared C&I about 2300 (11pm) Tuesday night. Our driver was waiting for us as arranged and on the long journey from the airport…