The Trans-Siberian/Mongolian/Manchurian Express has been a train journey talked about in my family since early childhood. It’s a real pinch-me hard moment when early Tuesday (Melbourne Cup) morning, we board…
Fifteen plus years ago we saw a documentary on Australian television showing incredible footage of a vast army of ceramic statues unearthed in 1974 by a farmer somewhere in China.…
It’s a 530am wake-up today in order to travel the 70km out to the Mutianyu section of the Great Wall of China. Whilst a little further out of the city…
Arriving in Beijing last Tuesday, the journey into the city centre gives us our first surprising taste of Beijing and China. Like the airport, the city itself is vast, spacious…
Amazing night lights
It was with some anticipation that we were awaiting our sojourn in Hong Kong. Home to the most skyscrapers in the world (over 2000) , ranked as the…
Another week and here we are sitting in our beautifully cool Hong Kong hotel after just experiencing the most surreal few days getting here. Our last week in England was spent…
When I was eleven, my father put my sister and me on a plane in London and sent us as unaccompanied minors back to Australia. It must have been a…
Its Tuesday 28th March and we are sitting in a little cafe in Phuket Thailand. We were last here in 1994 when we eloped to Thailand and spent 4 crazy…
Well this is definitely one of those weeks that will go down in the memory banks and no doubt be regurgitated as an interesting anecdote at some future time -…
This is my third visit and Darryl's second to Penang -the last being 20 plus years ago. Once heralded as "The Pearl of the Orient" - an island state with…
Well after four days in Singapore it was time to tackle customs and the Malaysian train system and make our way to Penang. A quick recap on our final night…
Where to start with Singapore. What a truly amazing, futuristic, spotless, dynamic city. A city where East really does meet West. A city showcasing an awe inspiring juxtaposition of buildings,…
Anyone who has ever travelled overseas soon realises how ridiculously confusing (and expensive) it is ensuring you stay connected once you leave Australian waters. Staying on our current plans (Telstra…