Well this is the last entry now that we are back home in UK and adapting to the weather. But first we have to relate our visit to Bangkok on our way home. We arrived in Bangkok at 19.30 and took a taxi to our hotel (they have a coupon system which works really well and is not expensive we took a luxury one at 1500Baht - £25) We ran into traffic and the driver told us it was because of the Bank Hoilday, they have a 4 day holiday starting from the Sunday for the ...

Budget is the biggest restrainer in these trips, the next is the group of airlines you choose in which to make the trip. This last option is usually decided by where you wish to visit and becomes a compromise of cost, essential visiting places and non essential places. We had had a taste of South America by going to Peru so we wished to see more, this meant that we had to either travel up and down the Americas or to get across the Pacific by another route. We did...