I did a tour around Koh Samui this morning - there were 3 of us- me and a couple from Istanbul, and I am not sure how good their comprehension of the Thai tour guide's English was! The guide was impressed with the waterfall he took us to, until I showed him a photo of Niagara Falls! It was a lovely morning - then back to relax by the pool for the afternoon. Lots of nice restaurants near the hotel so lots of choices. I am quickly coming to terms with the fact I wi...

Bangkok is hot and humid and a little bit rainy! The hotel is very nice and the staff are so attentive it is overwhelming! Yesterday I did a bit of shopping, had a nice lunch and spent the afternoon by the pool. Today I decided to ditch the overpriced, ending up in a gem store prior to transport back to the hotel tour! Public transport involved train and boat - both successful. I went to see the Grand Palace and a complex of temples where an emerald Buddha is sit...

Today was the end of the Provence and French Riviera tour. It really was a fantastic tour - I really enjoyed it. Today is a travel day. The bus dropped a few of is at Marseille train station, where we caught the train back to Nice. Taxi to the airport and I am sitting in the Lounge waiting for my flight to Zurich ( Swiss Air) and then onto Bangkok, which leaves at 11pm, so I think I will be having a hard time staying awake! I arrive around 3pm on Sunday. It will ...

Between Avignon bridge,castles, lavender fields,fountains and mountains that inspired Cezanne, we have had a busy day! We had 2 days in Aix en Provence and have been to Cannes. Cap d'Antibes and Vence- all beautiful places. We had a free day yesterday in Aix which was lovely, as we all just wandered around. Although we are seeing lots of places, the tour is really laid back. We get to spend enough time in most places to enable us to see it all properly. We have ...

This is me with the dancing fountains in the background! My Provence tour started this morning- there are 13 in the group and the mini bus holds 16, so we have plenty of room. 2 Canadians, 5 NZ and the rest are Aussies. They seem a friendly group- we have our first dinner tomorrow. We had lunch in Monaco, gelato in Monte Carlo and afternoon tea touring an amazing villa and garden at Villefranche. Spending the night in Nice again ( just watched the Australians in...