My trip to Phrae, Thailand with Mam was amazing. Besides the serene environment and people, we had time to bond and catch up on old times. From the food, scenarios, cultural heritage to hospitality Phraehas grown in tips and bounds. Below are some of the areas we visited. Pay attention to the detail in Thai culture and heritage.
We visited the Wat Phra Non temple. It is revered due to its mythica Read on...
Time for another trip – this time to Central America, first stop Costa Rica. Its the first time weve travelled with British Airways for many years. And theres a reason for that. Its not a great start, with a last minute change from an 11.30 to a 9 am departure. So we decided to travel up to Gatwick the night before and stay at the less than celubrious White House Hotel in an executive room, whic Read on...
Let your mind wander in the pure and simple The words of Chuang Tzu rang in my ears as I walked . Autumn with Winter just around the corner . It seems a little strange to say winter when the sun is beaming down. It is 25 degrees at least and feels much warmer. The sun has been like a large red ball in the sky. The wildfires of the USA seem to have created some kind of phenomenon where the smoke h Read on...
Heute bestand das Frhstck nicht aus einem Buffet, sondern es war ein einzeln zubereiteter Teller mit Ei, Speck, Wrstchen, Brtchen, Obst, Kaffee und Orangensaft. Das hat aber auch gut geschmeckt. Danach verlie ich das Hotel und ging zur nahegelegenen Real Basilica San Isidoro. Dort konnte ich auch hineingehen. Der Panteon Real und das Museo de Leon daneben waren aber anscheinend wegen Renovierungsa Read on...
We had made the long journey to Devon (with a stop half way) yesterday. Well I say Devon and we had touted our staycation this year being to Devon, but we had spent the night in Taunton, which we discovered was actually in Somerset. Not that it mattered.
I got up early, which is my usual routine for some sunrise photography, and I headed to Glastonbury, which is not too far from Taunton, especial Read on...
Since I would have a few days in Paris after the tour of France; since most of the tour providers do not identify which hotel will be used for the and and since the hotels generally are removed from city center and less costly, I selected a pricy hotel close to the Eiffel Tower for my short stay so I could visit that and other nearby attractions before the tour and saved the other attractions Read on...
A year ago today the window repairer out to repair Gabbys windscreen. We had ordered our Tyre Pal and fitted them to Gabbys wheels . After a year one has failed but then a battery probably has failed . They dont last forever. We took Gabby for a ride. We were talking about an holiday. It was Day 130 of Covid. The last day of July. It is the last day of July today. The warm weather courtesy of the Read on...
Daycare was closed this week and we will attempt camping again! Its redemption. Redemption from December when we finally decided to get out after being in lockdown, only to find our campsite closing just days before our arrival because of the rise in COVID cases. Redemption from March when the campsites opened back up, made it through the first day, only to have crazy storm pop up from nowhere and Read on...
This morning we were woken up by through to our phones about Preston LXRP works on Cramer Street tomorrow (Tuesday). Hmmn, perhaps we should unsubscribe from the level crossing removal project notifications while we are on holidays? Not to worry, since I was awake I decided that I WOULD wash my hair this morning!! Besides which we needed to make sure we breakfasted earlier this morning with our e Read on...
We are in Paris, instead of going to Avignon where we are staying we take the train from Paris to Nice. We are hoping to find our stolen bag. We checked the hours of the lost and found at the Nice Ville station. The lost and found is open all day every day. After six hours on the train we get to Nice. The doors to the lost and found were locked and they had a sign stating closed for exceptional re Read on...