27 October 2018 It always takes a few days to settle into the tropics; to physically get used to the heat and humidity, and to mentally get used to various discomforts. Insects are everywhere. You dine with tiny ants, sleep with confused moths, take strolls with attendant sweat bees or mosquitoes. Buildings are impermanent and » » »
Archive for October, 2018
30 October 2018
All over the place
24-26 October 2018 So when we left Heathrow it was 16:45 in the UK on a nice sunny afternoon. A bit late leaving, apparently due to the nature of middle aged Middle Eastern women. They tend to come well dressed, extremely sedate and deliberately oblivious to other people. So each specimen would take her own » » »
30 October 2018
Six weeks in SE Asia
Laos, Thailand, The Philippines, Vietnam
24 October 2018 We’re off on a six week trip to SE Asia. The plan is to visit the Philippines, north Thailand, Laos and Vietnam. The Philippines is a nation of scattered islands, so it looks like lots of internal flights are on the cards. We’re aiming to visit Bohol, a rural backwater island where » » »