After four nights in Bangkok we took the short flight to Vientiane in Laos. Filling in the forms for a visa on arrival took a little time but before long we were through immigration. After changing our Thai Bhat into Laos Kip, we took a taxi to the Phonepaseuth Guesthouse. Vientiane After checking in to…
Mourning Period in Bangkok
We landed in Bangkok to a sombre mood. While we were in Indonesia the Thai King, Bhumibol Adulyadej, had sadly passed away. He was much loved and a year’s mourning period had been declared. We were arriving during the first 30-day period of this and the people were either wearing black or white in respect….
Walking With the Komodo Dragon
We hadn’t had much of a good night’s sleep after the first day of our Komodo Dragon adventure when the engines of the boat started up. Trying to ignore the noise we lay in bed for a little longer as the boat set off towards Komodo Island but we knew we would never get back…
Starting Our Komodo Adventure
The propeller plane took an hour and a half from Bali to Labuan Bajo on the west coast of Flores island. The kids were made a fuss of at the tiny domestic airport. We had booked a one night stay at the Exotic Komodo Hotel before our three-day boat trip. The hotel was quite literally…
Not Feeling Ubud
To break up the three-hour trip to Ubud from Pemuteran we stopped off at Pula Ulun Danu Beratan. Our daughter was beginning to feel sick after the car weaved its way around the mountains so it was a welcome break. The lakeside temple was quite stunning and we spend a while walking around the grounds…