enough stuff
August 7, 2018
Choosing the perfect accommodation can be one of the most challenging aspects of travel, especially so when we’ve not previously been to the place and
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Rabbits in the headlights
June 27, 2018
Have you ever had to front a video camera and come up with something mildly intelligent or amusing? Well, it is not as easy as
Not another cooking class
April 2, 2018
We decided we wouldn’t do a cooking class in Penang because we were running out of time and to be honest, we’ve done lots of
Musings @ 100
February 25, 2018
This has been one of my most challenging relationships. Ever close-by looming, enticing, demanding, flattering, criticising. How many times have I considered ending it all
Giving in to Bali
January 29, 2018
When #1 son Adam asked us to join him and his wife Jacque, together with Jacque’s family from the U.S. to spend Christmas/New Year with
Bless this house
December 16, 2017
After our incredible elephant experiences in Surin our little troupe of Bamboo travelers made our way by bus across the Cambodian border to Siem Reap.
Elephants at large
December 8, 2017
Elephants at large Leaving Surin Town, with 17 intrepid travelers crammed into the back of an open truck, we headed out towards our home for
The heArt of Penang
November 11, 2017
A few months ago, sitting in a brilliant little Asian-fusion café in Maroochydore on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast, I found myself wondering about the origins of
Heaven is a Malaysia hawker
November 5, 2017
An important aspect of traveling to a foreign country is figuring out the food and how we’ll eat, and while it’s also one of the
Transit day: Singapore to Melaka.
October 26, 2017
Over the years we’ve learned from many transit days, and in particular border crossings, that anything can happen. On the day we transited by bus
One way ticket to . . . . .
October 20, 2017
When we had to cut short our South America trip in early 2017 we thought that as soon as Dave’s brain aneurysm was fixed we
Back from the Outback
October 16, 2017
Dave’s been saying to me for years: you have to experience driving in the Outback to really get it. If I thought the drive on
