Anne B 10milesfromApr 7, 2018Post 28 Last Thoughts!40,214 miles 64,343 kilometres! 25 flights, 11 airlines.. all on time 13 countries 11 different currencies 11 Languages, some...
Anne B 10milesfromApr 6, 2018Post 27 Deja Vu Dubai!We arrived in Dubai at 7am (2am Japan time.) Excellent flight.. especially the incredible Japanese breakfast. Chris stuck to croissants!...
Anne B 10milesfromApr 3, 2018Post 26 Last days in JapanTo 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...
Anne B 10milesfromApr 1, 2018Post 25 Captivating KyotoKyoto 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...
Anne B 10milesfromMar 31, 2018Post 24 Bimbling with Benji!We collected our little Nissan campervan from Japan campers, named it Benji, and set off on our adventures. The first part involved...
Anne B 10milesfromMar 23, 2018Post 23 Tokyo, Japan and lots of food!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,...
Anne B 10milesfromMar 20, 2018Post 22 South Korea and the Winter Paralympics.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...
Anne B 10milesfromMar 9, 2018Post 21 Vietnam – Hoi AnNext 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...
Anne B 10milesfromMar 9, 2018Post 20 Vietnam HueHue 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...
Anne B 10milesfromMar 8, 2018Post 19 Vietnam. Hanoi here we come…almost!Another adventure. The vietnam blog is in 3 parts covering 10 days in this amazing country. Our rescheduled flight was 10 minutes late...
Anne B 10milesfromMar 2, 2018Post 18 Beautiful, bountiful Borneo!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...
Anne B 10milesfromFeb 27, 2018Post 17 Cocos and travel day (also known as ‘Anne’s swimsuit finally gets worn!’)Not sure what happened here.. this should have been attached to post 16! Our last day on Cocos was spent doing the wonderful Canoe...
Anne B 10milesfromFeb 23, 2018Post 16 A tiny dot in the Indian Ocean. The Cocos and Keeling Islands!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...
Anne B 10milesfromFeb 20, 2018Post 15 A tale of drama, angels, and a nature lover’s paradise – Christmas Island.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...
Anne B 10milesfromFeb 16, 2018Post 14 Just one day in Sydney and two days in Perth!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,...
Anne B 10milesfromFeb 13, 2018Post 13.. Tasmania part 2!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...
Anne B 10milesfromFeb 12, 2018Post 12 Tasmania – a land of contrasts!After a short flight from Melbourne across the notoriously choppy Bass Straight, hire car is collected and we’re off! Tasmania is 226...
Anne B 10milesfromFeb 6, 2018Post 11 The land Down Under… Melbourne area.We made it to Australia… yippee! Anne’s second favourite place in the world… after Tresco! (At the airport in Singapore there were...
Anne B 10milesfromFeb 2, 2018Post 10 The MaldivesChris and I love islands. This trip was originally designed to visit as many islands as possible. When we realised that the Maldives are...
Anne B 10milesfromJan 27, 2018Post 9 Kerala – ‘God’s Own Country’ in South India!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...
Anne B 10milesfromJan 24, 2018Post 8 The pinnacle of our trip to the Golden Triangle.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...
Anne B 10milesfromJan 22, 2018Post 7 Just when we thought it couldn’t get better….. Jaipur!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...
Anne B 10milesfromJan 19, 2018Post 5 Last days in Sri Lanka…chilling!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...
Anne B 10milesfromJan 16, 2018Post 4 Trains, Tea and Triumph!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...
Anne B 10milesfromJan 13, 2018Post 3 The Teardrop Island. First steps in Sri Lanka.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...
Anne B 10milesfromJan 11, 2018Post 2 Off we go! First stop Dubai.Jan 8th. Farewell to House sitters. Train to Peter and Tracy’s house. Taxi to airport. Catch first plane. What could be simpler? Anything...
Anne B 10milesfromJan 6, 2018Post 1 48 Hours to go! Aaaagh!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...