Following our time in Srinagar we flew down to Amritsar in the Punjab, where we experienced our first 5 hours of monsoon rain – and we are so pleased our hiking boots are waterproof. After the rain we stepped out into the humid and hot environment to visit the sights. As always Alan decided to …
The roads of Amritsar are pathed with gold and dirt Read More »
So we landed at New Delhi airport at 9.00 pm and went through the Immigration process without any issue (receiving our 12 month visa). We then took the 18 minute ride on the Metro to New Delhi Station, costing 60 Indian Rupees (NZ$1.78) each; followed by an 800 metre walk to our Hostel. This walk …
PLEASE EXCUSE THE NUMBER OF PHOTOS – too many to choose from In our final day in Kaohsiung we visited a Buddha University at Fo Guang Shan (set 32 km outside the city), where unfortunately Alan found out he could not enrol into becoming a Buddha!!! – not only was he too old, but he …
….. a Kiwi’s flown back to New Zealand – after visiting Kaohsiung, Hualien and Taipei Read More »
….. and so on 1 July Helena and Alan arrived at Taipei airport, and to our surprise we came across a wandering kiwi. Yes, Bex’s flight arrived, so after more than 5 months the Quinn family were reunited. We have been very busy over the past 5 days, including visiting Elephant Mountain, which meant climbing …
Well, started off our journey this week with a 100 km train ride to Bangkok. We decided to take a local train, which meant we had to travel 3rd class. However, we were amazed how comfortable the 1.5 hours ride was, with a bonus that it only cost 15 Baht each (NZ$ 0.75 – yes …
Well after leaving Laos we progressively travelled through Ubon Ratchathana and Khon Kaen before jumping on our first train to complete the 6 hour journey to reach Ayutthaya. This is our penultimate blog update from Thailand, with the last ‘wrapping’ up our time in Bangkok. At Ubon Ratchathani we were 2 of only 3 tourists …
Well, we left Vientaine (the capital) on a VIP night bus for the 12 hour (667 km) overnight trip that actually took 14 hours to reach Pakse – the term VIP should be taken with a very large ‘pinch of salt’ if you travel in Laos. Following the bus journey we transferred to a minivan …
Well the 5 hour minivan journey to Vang Vieng turned into a 7 hour drive. This was primarily due to the broken roads, which include extreme pot holes – causing a really bumpy ride (km after km. After a day recovering from the journey we did our normal approach of visiting the temples and orientating …
Exploring Vang Vieng and Vientaine as we travel south in Laos Read More »
We have just left Luang Prabang, where we stayed at another great accommodation Villa Ban Lakkam which was positioned between Nam Khan (green coloured) and the Mekong (brown coloured) rivers. The stop in the town was part of the journey south towards the Laos capital of Vientiane, where most people cross back to Thailand – …
We left the Busket Hostel, Chiang Rai and took the local bus, costing 110 Baht each (NZ$5.50) to the Thai/Laos land border crossing. The process at the Border of exiting Thailand was straightforward, and we just needed to get our passports stamped. The next stage was to get our Laos ‘Visa on arrival’, so we …
Zip-lining through the treetops – Gibbon Experience and a Slow Boat Read More »