Our five nights in Hong Kong started with three on the 'Ridgy Didge'. A short bus ride took us from Hong Kong Airport to Discovery Bay on Lantau Island. D Bay as it is called is as secluded as Hong Kong gets and a welcomed sanctuary from the hustle and bustle of Hong Kong Island, which is a short ferry ride across the harbour. Our bus dropped us off at the local International school, the work place of Grant and Viv, family friends who we would be staying the nex...

Word of the day: lưu lượng truy cập; Traffic Highlight: T - Shirts; the many many T-Shirts we bartered down to almost nothing. Lowlight: Being hustled Weather: 15°C - 30°C Even before we had a chance to get into the country it was clear parts of Vietnam were going to be niggly. And if I'm going to be truly honest, after two months and almost ten countries, it's fair to say we were both suffering from a bit of travel fatigue and homesickness. I guess i...

It was sad leaving the sandy beaches of Thailand as our break within a break came to an end. We both knew that there would be no relaxation during the fast-paced final leg of our journey; Cambodia, Viet Nam and then finally Honk Kong. Neither of us knew what to expect in Cambodia. Arriving at another generous abode in Siem Reap late in the evening, there was no time to rest as we were invited to join the Manager of the hotel for dinner and a show. The food was i...

Word of the Day: Relaxation: ผ่อนคลาย Highlight: Surviving scooter crash Lowlight: Scooter crash Thailand was our wee break from our massive adventure, and after the drama in the Himalayas, by golly did we need it. It was a tropical island with nothing to do but eat drink and relax and it was beautiful. It was your cliché picture postcard experience. Bright turquoise blue waters sparkling invitingly, our footprints left in the soft white...

Himalayas Our Himalayan walking group was a typical bunch, the sort you would expect to find on these organised trips all around the world. Four Aussies, three Brits, two from greater Europe and of course, the only two sane ones amongst them, two Kiwis. Our guide Dawa, woke us early on the morning of our departure. At 5.00am we were sitting at Kathmandu airport, hoping a gap in the weather would allow us to fly to the remote Himalayan airport of Lukla. Ori...