I am writing this blog after only 2 hours sleep so apologies in advance for any errors. Today was all about travel. We would be departing Sydney for Thailand with a connecting flight to Saigon, Vietnam. We were due to leave Sydney at 5.45pm arriving in Thailand at 3am (Oz time). Our connecting flight which if on time will be at 12 noon (Oz time) arriving in Vietnam at 1.45pm... 9.15am local time... confused yet?! Simply put, our total transit time door to door wi...

Today was blowy and considerably cooler, so not a day for lying on the beach. Our friends Vladimir and family had a great suggestion though of walking the coastal path from Bondi Beach to Coogee Beach, passing several small bays on the way. We had the entertainment of Julia and Boris (4 and 2yrs) Vladimir and Tatiania's beautiful children. We got a lot of enjoyment out of seeing them run across the sand on Bondi and scream and jump as the surf crashed around our ...

Ground hog day. Which city, camp site, holiday resort are we in now? Oh yeah, we're in Sydney. That's right I remember, we have a TV - great let's watch news 24. Breakfast as usual followed by more morning TV. I felt sluggish today. I didn't feel like walking around looking at all things city related. After watching 2 hours of TV waiting for Ju to email and write her blog I was ready to go walk-about. We walked the botanical gardens - we couldn't get enough of th...

MERRY XMAS everyone! What a strange xmas day - on our part at least having spent the afternoon on the beach and swimming in the sea! Our xmas morning was xmas eve back home, so after breakfast we got on the computer on skype and managed to get hold of Nicky, Scott's sister, and following that most of the Gregg family. Scott and myself had a lovely chat catching up with everyone. It was good to see family and this made us feel more Christmassy, especially since wh...

I woke at 2am really hot, clammy and slightly confused. I took out my ear plugs and orientated myself. I felt a little claustrophobic in our tiny van so I decided to get up for a wee and to get some fresh air. I opened the door to the camper gently so as to not wake Ju. I stepped out into the inky dark night carefully watching where I placed my feet. The night was warm as I stood listening to cricket and frog noises which filled the air. Overhead the sky was awas...