The Expedition Heads South! 8 Feb 2019 Today we did many stopped and only travelled a relatively short distance. The highlight was a fish farm where we were allowed to walk out onto the floating walkways were they fish were being harvested. Another great site was the...
Back with our Travel Friends 1 Feb 2019 Back to the 3Seasons hotel for a total reorganization and repack of our gear for the trip to Bangkok. Of course as it is the first official day of the flower festival we stopped for a walk through the beautiful stands. We had...
Back with Friends 18 November 2018 Today we decided to take an easy day looking around Broken Hill. So whats to see here in addition to heaps of old mines? I think may favourite place is Bells Milk Bar. It right out of the 70's! 19 November 2018 Today we headed to...
18 February 2018 After a good nights sleep in Ubon Ratchathani we headed off to Luang Pu Cha Pagoda, or as well nicknamed it, the flying saucer temple. It must have been Alison’s day for getting into trouble as she wandered into a keep out area. From here we headed...
14 February 2018 First stop today was the service station to pick up some fuel before continuing our adventure. You have to love Thailand, full service service stations. These are usually run by the women. After a quick coffee from Amazon and some goodies from 7-11 it...
East towards the Surin 11 February 2018 Today, Steve and I headed further east from Lop Buri. Our first stop was Wat Khao Tambon. We had to climb a big hill to get to the top, and along the way, we passed through a cave where we found a lone monkey. The views from the...
A Day to Explore Ayutthaya 7 February 2018 After a having breakfast in the garden at the hotel we set off to explore Ayutthaya for the day. Most of our day was spend at the Ayutthaya Historical Park. This is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. There are 4 spectacular...
The Professionals Take the Lead! 4 February 2018 After such a gastronomical delightful evening, there was still no room left in our tummies for brekky, so we headed off for a mornings walk to explorer the neighbourhood before we met up with Neil and Connie at 10:30am....
Thailand On Our Way Again! 2 February 2018 It does not feel like its been 12 months since our last visit to Thailand, but it is very exciting to be on our way once again. Our friend Mark was happy to help us to the airport for our 2pm departure. We decided to arrive a...
Celebration After arriving home from our trip to Bangkok we eagerly awaited Neil and Connie return to Brisbane with their new SLR Adventurer 4x4 truck. They ordered the truck some 6 months back and when they touched down in Australia they made their way to the Gold...
Return to Bangkok 18 February 2017 First stop today was the Thai Elephant Conservation Centre and visiting a place like this is something I have always wanted to do. What a totally awesome day getting up close to elephants. We sat through the 40-minute show twice...
Chiang Rai To Lampang 15 February 2017 First stop of today was breakfast, followed by fuel for the 4WD. Diesel was 27.50 Baht / litre or about A$1. From here it was a short drive to Ban Thaton where we found what we could only describe as the most amazing temple...