From the West to the Wine Country

We were sad to leave Wanaka, and the farmers market on the warm winter evening, however we wanted to try cover some of the 400km distance to Franz Josef glacier on that day. Like us, Frank and Rachel were spending nights in Dept. Of Conservation campsites, plus the odd night at a paid site. We […]

Holi Festival 2012

We left South East Asia bound for the Indian subcontinent. First step, New Delhi. Arriving on the 23h flight from Kuala Lumpur, we pass through passport control without incident, having arranged our visas three months ago. Time to spend our first rupees, we take a taxi to our guesthouse ideally located next to Central Station. […]

Four nights in Bangkok !

We arrived in Bangkok on Sunday the 22nd. We had left Bali early that morning, at about 7am. We were told that the journey to the airport would last two hours. In fact, we arrived after 35min. Of course the price had been fixed in advance but Thomas refused to pay the whole amount, arguing […]