In my quest to see a Panda, we ventured an hour by the metro from Shanghai to the Pudong New Area. A short Didi ride took us from the station to the Animal Park. It wasn’t too busy at all so very easy to get up close to see the animals with an uninterrupted view....
Flew in to Da Nang from Siem Reap on an Air Cambodia flight that quite incredibly departed a good 20 mins early…that’s never happened to us before! And only a short 55 min trip. We only had a couple of nights booked in Da Nang as a bit of a stopover before Hoi An where...
It seems to get worse … The taxi drives us from the airport, it’s quite a long drive as the airport is situated someway from the city of Beijing. All is going well and I’m tracking the progress of our taxi using Apple Maps which actually works quite well in Beijing. travelling from south to...
In another step towards our travels around SEA I graduated this week from Deakin University in Geelong with a Master of Leadership degree. It took me 18 months to complete the course, which I completed online. It was a tough course to complete, with a few different elements; online units requiring typically three assessments to...
If you are going to get vaccinated for your next trip expect to part with a pocket full of cash. So, is the thought of spending good money on something you might not need, the potential side effects, the numerous trips to see the doctor and nurse, and of course finally enduring a needle in...
The Palace Museum was fun to get to as it was quite a way away from where we were staying. We started off by taking the subway from Taipei Main Station once we’d found the right line. (Taipei Main Station was so difficult to navigate I’ve written its own post!!) From there we exited the...