Category: travel

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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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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Thailand 2010

The family and I spent 2 excellent weeks in Thailand earlier this month. Seven of us were able to make it in the end – Myself, Zawadi, Amani and Malaika, my daughters Skye and Hayley and Hayley’s fiance James. [simage=2255,144,n,left,] Zawadi, the little ones and I flew with Oman Air and enjoyed a couple of nights …

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Koh Ngai Thailand

Just back from a short but most enjoyable holiday to one of my favourite places in the world – Krabi Province in southern Thailand. My daughter Jenny flew in from Aus and we spent the days chilling out whilst simultaneously “recharging our batteries”. It was our first visit to Koh Ngai, but I think I …

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July 2008 Travels

Have been enjoying travelling again during July. Too many hours sitting in aeroplanes though! Muscat to Bangkok, down to Krabi, back to Bangkok, west to Nairobi (9.5 hours…) then on to Dar es Salaam via Zanzibar. Cessna flights to Selous National Park and back to Dar. Then Dar to Nairobi via Kilimanjaro, east to Bangkok …

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