For Days 3 & 4 in Bangkok, we continued our excellent adventure with Mr CHOB Tours and our new friend, Mr George. Day 3: Mr George and Kiti picked us up at 7 a.m. to head out of the city … Continue reading
Asia 2026 – Stop #2 – Bangkok continued
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Asia 2026 – Stop #1 – Tokyo
Hello readers! We enjoyed our 2025 Asia trip so much that we are back again! We hope you enjoy following along as we revisit some places and also, have lots of new adventures! Once again, we took advantage of WestJet’s … Continue reading
Galway, Aran Islands & Cliffs of Moher
We travelled from Donegal again by Bus Ėireann-Irish Expressway and as before, the bus was 30 minutes late departing. However, I must say that this bus was a definite improvement – new and very clean. The four hour journey passed … Continue reading
Dublin – The Bustling Irish Capital
Leaving Belfast, we took the Dublin Express bus. This was a comfortable ~2.5 hour ride that took us directly to Dublin centre. From there, the DART train whisked us to within 1/2 block of our hotel. For 5 nights, we … Continue reading
Lisbon – Part 1: The Neighbourhoods
In November, we finished our Portugal trip with ten great days in Lisbon. We travelled by train from Coimbra – and although the departure was 3 hours late, the rest of the journey to the Oriente train station went smoothly. … Continue reading
Liverpool – Old, New & Music
It is said that Liverpool offers an opportunity to sample the “real” England – and we would agree. There is traditional ‘old’ architecture mingled with shiny new buildings. The people are friendly and seem to be ‘working class’ folk. The … Continue reading
North Wales – Mountains & Castles
We have never been to Wales so we were quite excited for this leg of our trip. On our way from Stow-on-the-Wold, we made a stop at Ironbridge Gorge, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. As the name implies, the main … Continue reading
Stow-on-the-Wold: A Delightful Village
We stayed at an Airbnb in Stow-on-the-Wold. The name means ‘meeting place on the uplands’. Stow is a charming village – we had read that it was a bit crowded with tourists, but we found that only on Saturday afternoon … Continue reading
Cotswold Villages
The Cotswolds are known as the Heart of England – where time has stood still for 300 years. Located in central-southwest England and only roughly 40 kilometres across and 140 kilometres long, the area is dotted with villages that are … Continue reading
Bath Day Trip #2
For our second day trip from Bath, we ventured up the road a short ways to the villages of Lacock and Castle Combe located in the southern Cotswolds. Lacock dates from the 13th century and the four streets of the … Continue reading
A Long and Winding Journey 