It was great to catch up with all the family over Christmas, but the time went too quick. On route back to Oz I decided to spent a few weeks in South East Asia. After an overnight transit through Bangkok, I arrive in Vietnam. Yeah – a new country for me! Before I came to Vietnam I decided I really wanted to visit the Mekong Delta, and to experience some of the … Continue reading
The 2nd day of trekking was a tough day, only one direction, up, up, up, up and up. My poor legs felt like they had done a marathon step class. Every corner I was hoping I reached the top, but instead I was faced with another steep slope. At one point I lost the feelings in my poor thighs :oS Around lunchtime we stopped for a snack since it was the … Continue reading
Thursday was definitely one of my highlights of Thailand. We spent the day visiting some of the hill tribes around Chiang Rai. They live in beautiful villages set amongst the jungle. Their traditional clothes are saved for festivals, however, to lure the tourists to their handicraft stalls some do dress up. I’m a sucker; at every village, I visited I felt guilty if I didn’t buy something so I accumulated … Continue reading
Yesterday was the last day of my home stay. The family took me to visit White Gumba, a monastery up in the mountains. It was a very early start, I woke at 5.30am and we were on the road by 6.30am. We had a 2 hour uphill walk to the monastery. It was a stinking hot day (it is starting to get very hot now in Nepal unlike when I first … Continue reading
I moved into my home stay on Sunday. It is a beautiful 5 storey house in a lovely part of Kathmandu. I don’t think many Nepali’s live in houses like this. My neighbour apparently has a pool in the garden. From the roof you can enjoy stunning views of Kathmandu and the Monkey Temple. My bedroom is a good size with en suite (the orange tiles wouldn’t look out of … Continue reading
