Happy new year from us both. Currently 1:23am and still about 30’C here! Just been to see the fireworks and party at Petronas towers. Sadly the DJ was dire, and the band awful, but the fireworks were ok with a good finale. Not much booze here for obvious reasons…. Leaving…
See trip index here and Southern Thailand index here. Additional pictures here Our first day in Patong beach was spent getting our bearings and exploring the beach. Our hotel /guesthouse is superb and is just behind the spectacular Jungceylon shopping centre which could be plucked from any top flight city. …
After the popularity of my 2009, 2010 and 2011 databases – I have now created a new 2012 version with the latest available data. As always, I wish to reiterate I did not create any of the raw data. I have simply obtained the data from multiple sources, maniplated into…
See trip index here and Southern Thailand index here. Additional pictures here After a bit of a rest and fresh air, followed by a lovely meal at our lodgings we felt a lot better – so we hoped our illness was just a blip… Our accommodation at Khao Lak was…
See trip index here and Southern Thailand index here. Additional pictures here Our first ever backpacking trip started well – we made it from Suffolk, through London and to our Travel Lodge near heathrow. Always a good start! And we were spoilt with a friend taking us out for our…
Despite being absent from UK news, the flooding in Thailand has been getting worse, and the more we look, the bigger problem it is getting. It is certainly going to hange our plans. Interestingly, they seem to be trying to look after tourists, and indeed have their priorities right –…
(See our tips page HERE) Something many motorhomers do not consider, is that all campervans require maintenance. If you consider the shaking, twisting and bending that they get – its like your house is undergoing an earthquake every day! Not only that, many leisure items are really designed for a…
Just a quick update: This site has been focused on our European trips, and since we’ve come back from our last trip (Trip 9) we’ve been UK based looking for areas to buy a house. So van is in heavy use still, but just not written it up. However, from…
Solar? Just thought I’d put a post on here about my Dads new home solar system he has just had fitted (late September 2011). PV Solar (electricy generating) isn’t cheap nor efficient, and really it isn’t worth it. Until that is, the government backed scheme for energy companies to pay…
UPDATE: This post is now OUT OF DATE – see HERE for the latest data I know – I’m hanging my head in shame, but we are members of the Caravan club. Eek. Anyway, they do provide GPS data on their website, but they only do it in particular formats,…