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40,214 miles 64,343 kilometres! 25 flights, 11 airlines.. all on time 13 countries 11 different currencies 11 Languages, some...

We arrived in Dubai at 7am (2am Japan time.) Excellent flight.. especially the incredible Japanese breakfast. Chris stuck to croissants!...

To reduce the driving the next day, we drove for an hour at night to a michi-no-eki that seemed to be in the middle of nowhere …what will...

Kyoto is a huge city…definitely not ideal for a camper, so we came in by train… the bullet train. A journey that takes 65 minutes using...

We collected our little Nissan campervan from Japan campers, named it Benji, and set off on our adventures. The first part involved...

Japan. Population 129,000,000. Made up of 6,582 islands, but 4 main ones. The largest is Honshu where most major cities are located,...

We arrived at Incheon airport near Seoul, early on a rainy morning. Then off to the car hire desk to collect our car. Fingers crossed the...

Next morning, Chris is very excited. The next leg of our journey is by train! The coastal line between Hue and Danang is considered to be...

Hue was the old capital of Vietnam from 1802 – 1945 . It is a delightful city. Our guide met us at the airport, and whisked us off to...

Another adventure. The vietnam blog is in 3 parts covering 10 days in this amazing country. Our rescheduled flight was 10 minutes late...

When I was 7 years old, my father bought me a huge book about countries and peoples of the world. It fascinated me, and I am sure fuelled...

Not sure what happened here.. this should have been attached to post 16! Our last day on Cocos was spent doing the wonderful Canoe...

1800 miles from Perth, these islands are just over halfway between Sri Lanka and Perth. They are 2 coral atolls formed on top of long...

Our trip out to the remote islands was slightly traumatic! Firstly a 3.30am alarm; secondly the announcement that we had an extra stop in...

Our stay in Sydney was reduced to just one day due to a flight change. Arrived in the evening to our Air BnB in Glebe. Tom, our host,...

Pretty early start to beat the heat and catch the wildlife at Narawntapu National Park. Travel tip.. A multi pass for all the parks in...

After a short flight from Melbourne across the notoriously choppy Bass Straight, hire car is collected and we’re off! Tasmania is 226...

We made it to Australia… yippee! Anne’s second favourite place in the world… after Tresco! (At the airport in Singapore there were...

Chris and I love islands. This trip was originally designed to visit as many islands as possible. When we realised that the Maldives are...

We landed at 10pm, were met by a representative and our new driver. As we drove to our hotel in Cochin they explained that Kerala is very...

Next day a 4 hour drive to Agra, punctuated by a stop at Fatehpur Sikri, a vast sandstone city and palace, built in 1571 by the Mughal...

Jaipur is another ancient city. It is where the Best Exotic Marigold Hotel is set, and the first BBC spin off series. Local people were...

Our last few days in Sri Lanka were spent in 2 contrasting places. We treated ourselves to one night of relaxation at the Turtle Bay...

A 5.30 start took us to Kandy to catch the train south through the mountains to Haputhale. This is considered one of the great train...

Home from work Sri Lankan style! We arrived in Sri Lanka at 08.45 am after 2 hours sleep (Just a 4 hour flight from Dubai. They spent the...

Jan 8th. Farewell to House sitters. Train to Peter and Tracy’s house. Taxi to airport. Catch first plane. What could be simpler? Anything...

No matter how organised you think you have been, the last 48 hours before any trip are chaotic. There are just so many jobs that can only...