Bart Kakoschke

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Mapping Hotels In Google Earth

One task that has always frustrated and even annoyed me at times is trying to work out the best hotels to stay in when you’re planning to visit somewhere new. The inline maps the hotel booking websites display leave a lot to be desired. I usually end up copying and pasting the hotel’s address into …

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A Week in Thailand

Just back from having spent a week in Thailand with my dear daughter Hayley. Both of us were in need of some “chill-out” time, and that’s exactly what we did :-) We met up in Bangkok at one of my long time favourite hotels, the Montien. Comfortable rooms, friendly and efficient staff, beautiful lobby bar …

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Thanks John

Many thanks to John Kakoschke for sending these photos: Much appreciated. If any readers happen to have more old photos, please contact me.

European Safari

Well I decided to give myself a bit of a treat for my birthday again this year, so in late October Malaika and I set off on a 3 week European Safari. We flew KLM to Vienna, arriving at 9 in the morning to find sunny skies but a temperature of 0! Caught the airport …

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Laos

Had an unexpected bonus week off of work recently, so Amani and I set off on an adventure to Laos for a few days. Managed to bag return tickets from Muscat to Bangkok with Emirates on one of their A380s for only about A$430. Bargain! A nice ride on this big beast and relatively spacious …

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Flight of the Gibbon

I may be 50+ now, but there’s still a bit of adventure in me. Yeehaa!