Monthly Archives: October 2015

Here we are in Singapore … sitting with feet up at Tommy and Ma’s, it feels like home again … … so we’re not going to be tourists here, but, whilst we’re in a tropical mood, here’s some Hawaiian flora to … Continue reading →

The atmosphere was heavy with smoke and we felt we had seen enough Asian shops and temples. So … we hired a taxi and went to Le Meridien Resort. Along the way it was obvious that Phuket is a step … Continue reading →

Hard to top this, anywhere on the adventure. … and on Grand Final weekend, of course … “the most important archeological site in SE Asia”. From the little Bagan airport we rushed to this temple for a “sunset” view. Along … Continue reading →

After 3 days at sea we sailed up the massive Irrawaddy (Irramuddy?) River past paddy fields by the thousand to Yangon’s river port. We set off on our 2 day excursion to Yangon and Bagan. The “main road” from the … Continue reading →

The short posts we uploaded a few days ago have now been replaced with “proper” posts. Jan had a fabulous day … one of the best of the whole adventure … so go back and take a look … Enjoy!

Our expectations of Sri Lanka were, without good reason, set by India. But we were wrong. What a pleasant place! Within minutes of getting on our bus tour, we were seeing a different world. Much more orderly; nice and green; … Continue reading →

As we sailed towards Cochin, and many miles out to sea, there were acres of water hyacinth all around the ship. We were accompanied in by the “Almighty God” … Nearing the berth, things looked a little properous even. We … Continue reading →

Research didn’t suggest much to do in Mangalore. But we did interrupt what was otherwise a rest day to catch a free shuttle to the Mall for a couple of hours. The city looks middle class (for India). Apparently a … Continue reading →

The Portuguese influence here is very obvious. I had not registered that it was not until 1961 that Nehru sent the Indian Army in to Goa to chase out the Portuguese. The ship docked a fair way from the main … Continue reading →

We parked at Mumbai’s answer to Marina Bay Sands and Circular Quay … We took a ship organised tour. We lunged into the colour, noise and chaos … … visited Crawford Market …    … where our guide had to … Continue reading →