Since moving to Oz 16 years (gosh has it really been that long?) my visit back home is usually spent traipsing between Wales and England, catching up with my wonderful friends and family. This year, however, my dad is having a knee operation, so I wanted to spend my annual leave with my parents. In between all the visiting, I decided to squeeze a week in Cornwall with my family. … Continue reading
Sunrise at Angkor Wat Angkor Wat was somewhere I had been dying to visit forever, so earlier this year to tick it off my bucket list was a dream come true. When you longed to visit a place for so long, it never quite lives up to your expectation, but I am pleased to report it was more spectacular than I ever imagined and the sheer size of the site blew my … Continue reading
I guess I have 2 homes – my current Aussie home and my Welsh home where I grew up. Being 4 years since my last visit, a trip to my home in South Wales was well overdue, so I decided to brave the British Winter and go home for Christmas. I invited Ian to come with me, so he could experience a “real” Christmas. Being hot in Sydney, this time … Continue reading
Robert Ripley sounds like he would have been a very interesting man of his time. He travelled the world seeking out all the strange and wonderful oddities that it contained. Can you imagine what the world would have looked like in the 1920s? Ripley would have seen things that would have blown your mind. I just love his quote: “I have travelled in 201 countries including Hell (Norway), and the … Continue reading
It was another very bumpity bumpity bump journey to reach the last point of the Golden Triangle, Jaipur. Our driver redeemed himself slightly– the main road to our hotel was one-way and the opposite way to how our car was moving, but after dodging all the oncoming cars/auto-rickshaws and taking a few side roads we safely reached our accommodation. However, due to the lack of English, knowledge and smiles (i.e. bloody … Continue reading
