Anne B 10milesfrom
Post 28 Last Thoughts!
40,214 miles 64,343 kilometres! 25 flights, 11 airlines.. all on time 13 countries 11 different currencies 11 Languages, some...
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Exploring the world around me, wherever I happen to be!
Anne B 10milesfrom
- Apr 6, 2018
Post 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 10milesfrom
- Apr 3, 2018
Post 26 Last days in Japan
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...
Anne B 10milesfrom
- Apr 1, 2018
Post 25 Captivating Kyoto
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...
Anne B 10milesfrom
- Mar 31, 2018
Post 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 10milesfrom
- Mar 23, 2018
Post 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 10milesfrom
- Mar 20, 2018
Post 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 10milesfrom
- Mar 9, 2018
Post 21 Vietnam – Hoi An
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...
Anne B 10milesfrom
- Mar 9, 2018
Post 20 Vietnam Hue
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...
Anne B 10milesfrom
- Mar 8, 2018
Post 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 10milesfrom
- Mar 2, 2018
Post 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 10milesfrom
- Feb 27, 2018
Post 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 10milesfrom
- Feb 23, 2018
Post 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 10milesfrom
- Feb 20, 2018
Post 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 10milesfrom
- Feb 16, 2018
Post 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 10milesfrom
- Feb 13, 2018
Post 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 10milesfrom
- Feb 12, 2018
Post 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 10milesfrom
- Feb 6, 2018
Post 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 10milesfrom
- Feb 2, 2018
Post 10 The Maldives
Chris 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 10milesfrom
- Jan 27, 2018
Post 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 10milesfrom
- Jan 24, 2018
Post 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 10milesfrom
- Jan 22, 2018
Post 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 10milesfrom
- Jan 21, 2018
Anne B 10milesfrom
- Jan 19, 2018
Post 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 10milesfrom
- Jan 16, 2018
Post 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 10milesfrom
- Jan 13, 2018
Post 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 10milesfrom
- Jan 11, 2018
Post 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 10milesfrom
- Jan 6, 2018
Post 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...
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