More wonderful scenery on our journey from Erzurum to Kayseri and we were very lucky to have a cabin to ourselves the whole way. On the downside we arrived in Kayseri at 4:15am. After sitting in the station waiting room for the sun to rise we set off for the otogar. Arriving at the spot [...]
Our first full day in Tehran was a Friday, the Iranian weekend. As a number of the sights we’d planned to see were closed we decided to join the Tehranis on a walk in the foothills of the Alborz mountains above Darband. We enjoyed the fresh air and mountain scenery but yet again it was [...]
For our second Nepali trekking expedition we decided to undertake a trek in the Helambu region, just north of Kathmandu. We took a taxi to Sundarijal where we were to begin our trip. After walking for an hour or so we entered the Shivapuri National Park, getting our prepaid permits checked. The first day was [...]
After much deliberation we decided on a trek from Nayapul to Ghorepani then across to Ghandruk and back to Phendi and Pokhara via Landruk and Dhampus. Our start was delayed by a bout of sickness suffered by Mam but we were soon on our way to Nayapul one hour away from Pokhara by taxi. From [...]
We boarded the Golden Travel coach for the long journey to Pokhara. After a predictably slow start we made good progress until an accident brought the traffic to a complete standstill for over an hour. We finally reached the relaxed town of Pokhara soon after 16:00. The touts were nowhere near as aggressive as we [...]
We broke our journey from Tamil Nadu to the Keralan coast at the mountain town of Kumily. We planned to enjoy the cool mountain air for a few days and take the opportunity to do some wildlife spotting at the Periyar Tiger Reserve. The air was certainly cool. Once the sun had gone down we [...]
Geraint was keen for a taste of the Malaysian jungle so we decided to head for the former British hill station of Tanah Rata in the Cameron Highlands. As our visit to Tanah Rata was during a Malaysian national holiday rooms were hard to come by. After numerous unfruitful telephone calls we were eventually successful [...]
Our journey from Ko Mook to Ko Lipe was something to remember. Although we were completely soaked by the time we disembarked the thrilling journey made up for it. After an unpleasant night at a guesthouse on Hat Pattaya we packed up and moved to the friendly Pooh’s. We had managed to escape the grey [...]
Over 600 kilometres and 4000 curves pave the journey from Chiang Mai along highway 108 to Mae Hong Son then back to Chiang Mai along highway 1095. With a sense of bravado which I do not often associate myself with we decided to undertake this ambitious journey. Our chosen vehicle – a 125cc Honda Dream. [...]
We arrived at Luang Namtha after a long and uncomfortable bus journey through some wonderful mountainous scenery. We were feeling tired, grubby and unrested after several nights at our ‘characterful’ Luang Probang guest house. We were therefore very pleasantly surprised to receive our belated wedding present from Hannah and Pete – three nights of living [...]
