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Salt pans at Delimara Point

Delimara Point: Undiscovered Malta

I come to Malta every year around February and thanks to the perseverance of some lovely friends whose mission it seems is to take me

Christmas travel tree

Christmas Travel Tree

The 8th of December had come and gone so it was safe to put up my Christmas tree. Never up before the 8th and always

Crossing the Hungary-Croatia border

A mate of mine, on a short-term contract in Zagreb, visited us in the village last weekend.  I’d checked the trains and the direct one

Doha camel

Daunted by Doha

After our epic four-week trip through Thailand, we stopped off in Doha on the way home. We’d been invited to a birthday bash and never

Travel tips for Thailand

Travel Tips for Thailand

After four weeks of travelling in Thailand, I’m in a much better position to comment than I was when I wrote of my Thai expectations. 

Kicking back on Koh Yao Noi

I asked for quiet. For peace. For empty beaches and fresh nice food. I asked for local cooking, small bars, and good coffee. I asked

Travelling by train in Thailand

Travelling by Train in Thailand

I’ve learned a lot about travelling by train in Thailand. After leaving it so late to book train tickets to Surat Thani and facing an

Bumper Cars

Kanchanaburi Night Market

Our second night in Kanchanaburi. I’d busted my foot jumping from a height to catch sight of the train looming down the death railway, so

Death Railway Kanchanaburi

Kevelling in Kanchanaburi

Although nearly three weeks in Thailand, I’m still shackled by Western expectations. The first thing we did when we arrived in Kanchanaburi on Wednesday was

Chiang Rai White Temple Hands

Chilling in Chiang Rai

Our bus trip from Chiang Mai to Chiang Rai passed without incident …. until I spotted my mate through the window at the terminus, jumped