I still have a bit of catching up to do. We are in Bangkok and after the events a couple of days ago things are going back to normal unlike poor Myanmar. I'm so far behind with my writing, I may have to rush through a couple of towns that we visited before Bangkok. Travelling … Continue reading Thailand – Heading North
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Thailand – Extraordinary Post Earthquake!
This post is in response to the Earthquake in Myanmar yesterday. Currently we are in Bangkok and yesterday we visited Wat Saki (Golden Mount Temple) in the City. A Buddhist monk (and friend of our host) was with us inside one of the halls when the room began to move, it felt like we were … Continue reading Thailand – Extraordinary Post Earthquake!
Thailand – Khao Sok
I'm getting quite behind with the blog as usual when a lot is going on so this is a language one. Khao Sok is a huge National Park in Southern Thailand. Cheow Lan Lake in the centre was created when a valley was flooded to make a reservoir in 1987. What is particularly beautiful is the … Continue reading Thailand – Khao Sok
Thailand – Phuket
We have arrived in Phuket, not a place we had originally planned to visit but, if the British Foreign office only wants it's citizens to cross the land border from Malaysia and Thailand in the West, the German one doesn't want it's citizens to cross via land at all. This is because of armed civil … Continue reading Thailand – Phuket
Sumatra – Gunung Leuser National Park Day 2.
In the morning Ibu persuaded the guys to let us dry our socks by the fire since everything was damp, we thought we might embarrass our guides if we asked to put our bras there too. The socks smelled of smoke when we finally got them back on. The bras may have been soggy but at least … Continue reading Sumatra – Gunung Leuser National Park Day 2.
Sumatra – Gunung Leuser National Park
Having dosed up Ibu with travel sickness tablets, telling her they were strong and would make her sleepy we set off in a taxi to Bukit Lawang, a six hour drive. To describe the drive Tajana commented that "before, erratic was just a word and now it's an experience!" It wasn't comfortable. I think the … Continue reading Sumatra – Gunung Leuser National Park
Sumatra – Last Days in Samosir
On Saturday, we headed to another market in Tomok, as usual Ibu's mum was already there and set up selling her fruit and other produce. She seems to enjoy being with her friends as much as the selling aspect of being there. There is so much fruit and vegetables it's astounding! There are clothes, accessories … Continue reading Sumatra – Last Days in Samosir
Sumatra – Samosir – All Creatures
I want to mention the animals we encountered I'll start with the domestic ones. There are dogs everywhere here. Ibu's dog Jack was by far the healthiest we saw and that's because he is given an insecticidal bath regularly. The other dog at the house is Beagle and he's really old and an alpha male. … Continue reading Sumatra – Samosir – All Creatures
Sumatra – Day Out
We had a day out to visit the other side of the island. Hery hired a driver for us and Efrida, Tatjana and I set off. We visited another Batak living history village, and tried the local coffee (thick and black) which was surprisingly mild. Views of the lake from here were wonderful. I don't … Continue reading Sumatra – Day Out
Sumatra – A Wedding, A Baby Shower and A Funeral
This is a long post. First, I aught to mention going to Church on Sunday. This is still a relevant practice here. So we went with our host family. The preparation for this event was a little challenging as between Tatjana and I we would probably make a scarecrow proud, Tatjana has one pair of … Continue reading Sumatra – A Wedding, A Baby Shower and A Funeral
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