A dream cruise back to back to Dubai. The reason to leave and return to Dubai, is they are the closest airport to my UK base of Stansted airport. And a flight time of about seven hours is probably the most I can do in my current state of ill health. I know for sure I can not do more,…
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MY TRAVEL – AMAZING EXPERIENCES TO DATE
Travelling has brought me some amazing experiences. My first one that comes to mind is when I was 17 years old, I decided to visit my friend in Cork. This was my first independent travel and I am thankful that my parents did not mind that I was going to do this. I was even lucky that while I was…
OUR AROUND THE WORLD TRIP
The around the world trip, something I dream about doing ! I found out that I was getting made redundant in the summer of 2017 and my job would be gone by autumn of 2018. So with my redundancy payment, we had originally decided to take a year out and travel the world. We have never done anything like this…
STOPOVER; THAILAND, THE ROSE GARDEN
When I booked my trip to Bangkok, my travel agent suggested that a visit to the Rose Garden would be a fun thing to do. I had no idea so just agreed. I had no idea what to expect to see and do. And thought after a month in Australia, and this was a night visit - we could just…
STOPOVER; THAILAND, BANGKOK, GRAND PALACE
The Grand Palace is one of the most beautiful samples of an ancient Siamese court and It used to be the residence of the Kings of Thailand. Here you will see palaces which were used for different occasions: the Funeral Palace, the Reception Palace, the Throne Hall, the Coronation Hall, the Royal Guest House, and the beautiful Emerald Buddha Temple.…
THAILAND, PHUKET, TIGER KINGDOM
Tiger Kingdom was a revelation. We saw these leaflets after we landed in Phuket and me loving all cats was going to see them. When would you ever see them in the flesh ? The idea is you pick what size of tigers to visit and then go in their enclosure and play and touch them, without chains. Each size of tigers…