Victoria Peak or locally known as ‘The Peak’ is a mountain on Hong Kong Island it provides an amazing perspective of the iconic Hong Kong skyline! A must do trip when in Hong Kong. with an elevation of 552 metres its the highest mountain within Hong Kong Island. Witness the breathtaking views of Hong Kong …
HONG KONG – How to experience The Peak / Victoria Peak – 7 Top Tips! Read More »
After discovering there was no toaster and hungry after our liquid dinner we breakfasted on fruit scones and tea. Decided that today we would leave Stewart island, yes! Already! But not too far to another island called Ulva, approximately 7 minutes away. On the way we popped into the Stewart island museum to have a …
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Today we had a planned trip to Lantau island. We decided against the 1 hour ferry route as the water (as seen from our hotel room) looked a tad choppy and we did not wish to unsettle breakfast, so we took the MTR instead. Highlight of this journey was Phil trying to high five a …
Today we were heading for Penang Hill, a viewpoint standing at 800m above the city, accessed by train (or a 2hour 5k uphill walk, guess which option we thought sounded preferable).Before going there we had work to do though, book our bus ticket from Georgetown to Cameron Highlands, a journey we were taking the next …
MALAYSIA – Penang Hill, Visit for Amazing Views of Georgetown. Read More »
Once again an early start courtesy of our wake up call, 5.45am, typical the most comfortable bed of the trip is the one we spend least amount of time in. Met VJ outside as planned at 6.30, he was on top form despite the early hour (think conversation immediately taking a turn to the Karma …
We were rudely awoken by the Swiss , they had set off the fire alarm while making toast. Bet they got in trouble for that!After a hasty breakfast (concentrating intently on not spreading crumbs everywhere) we headed out for the day – at a surprisingly early hour for us…amazing how much more of the day …
We left ‘U Residence’ – Krabi after breakfast (“you like fried egg or milk egg”??) And were bundled into hostage type truck, blacked out windows bags in open boot with the company of surprised Germans who thought they had a private taxi. Arrived at ferry port and were somehow convinced to part with money for …
For reasons unknown we were both wide awake at 4am. Maybe just over excited about our upcoming Kerala Backwater Tours.. albeit with no guide!! Breakfast was not until 8am, spent 4hrs listening to squawking, meowing, call to prayer and then did some packing before breakfasting. Todays fare was subtly different to yesterdays, no tomatoes in …
INDIA – How to have a Kerala Backwaters Boat Tour without a guide ! Read More »
The day began early (2am) due to excitement levels of the upcoming adventure and caffine levels the previous evening. Bed was not uncomfortable but outside noises were a little un nerving at times. Crocodile trip was not until 1.45pm so before this we had muesli breakfast before heading off to the Daintree discovery centre. We …
AUSTRALIA – Crocodiles, Cassowary in the Daintree Rainforst with Solar Whisper Tours Read More »
First day waking up in Singapore. Our matchbox sized hotel didn’t have a restaurant so we cleverly bought soy milk and cereal the night before to have for breakfast. We decided to have a museum day to learn about the history of Singapore. Our first stop was Singapore National Museum. Obviously lots of the best …
Singapore – frog porridge – fort canning – merlion – chinatown – satay by the bay Read More »
