Author Archives: Mo

By road to Hanoi then train to Hue

Quick sluice down in the shower then back up to the dining room/bar for a huge breakfast.  I will list here all the items that were put on the table in roughly the order they came. Little cakes, toast, jam, … Continue reading

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Hanlong Bay

Comfortable night in Hongngoc Hotel – aircon, good breakfast variety then minibus for 4 hours towards Halong Bay.  Comfort stop where we saw amazing marble sculptures en route. We arrived at beautiful Halong Bay and a small private boat awaited.  … Continue reading

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Yangon to Hanoi

Watched Jane Austen’s ‘Love and Friendship’ – nice gentile classic, before settling down to sleep. Four and a half hours flying over India when we are woken with a delicious breakfast of fruit, cheese omelette and croissant with coffee.  Half … Continue reading

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Setting off…

Fantastically smooth transition from Charlbury to Gatwick via ‘Flyaway’. Good we got the earlier train as the next one was cancelled. Charlbury to Gatwick £12.50, how cheap was that!! No driving/parking worries and straight into the the airport… no queue … Continue reading

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Traveling light!

My bags are packed, am ready to go…… leeeaving on a jet plane… la-la la-la la There is a surprisingly amount of space in my bag, despite packing footwear, toiletries and art materials.  What could I have forgotten?!  Just 15k … Continue reading

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Loving Jessie’s photos and FB posts

I’m just following the posts of Leigh’s daughter in New Zealand, Jessie, who is currently touring Cambodia with her sister.  Wow, some of the images are stunning!  Here is a taste of what’s to come for us Gill!  First pic … Continue reading

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Saturday 20 August – planning

Well I never thought I’d be doing two biggies in one year but on returning from NZ, my friend Gill asked me if I would like to accompany her on a 3-week trip to Cambodia and Vietnam later in the … Continue reading

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Homeward Bound

Muesli and blueberries for breakfast with Sandra.  Thank you for having me to stay and look forward to see you again before too long. Next job to fill my trusty car with fuel before returning it to the hire company. … Continue reading

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Off to Carrick – Tuesday 2 August

Had set the alarm on my iPhone for 6.30 so as to be awake in good time to see John to say goodbye before he went to work.  I woke a few minutes earlier as is usually the case if … Continue reading

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Lazy day in Ballygally

I had a good lie in this morning as Christine and John had left early for work, leaving me a key that worked sometimes! I made myself some toast and cereal and coffee.  As the weather looked a bit grim … Continue reading

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