Travel blogs and travel photos

Hi Everyone, Well here we are in Phuket, relaxing, reading, sleeping and enjoying life. We thought we'd send a final update to let you know what we've been up to. After we emailed you last time we checked out a few of the sights of Bangkok. We caught a crowded river ferry to the Grand Palace, which is amazing with its shining gold tiles, manicured gardens and ornately decorated buildings. We...

Hi Everyone, Last time we emailed you we were in Hoi An, just about to catch the morning train south to Na Trang. We don't think we mentioned just how slow Vietnamese trains are, we travelled on average at 45kms an hour and arrived in Na Trang at about 10pm. We were entertained with Vietnamese elevator music though, including a local version of ABBA's Winner Takes it All. The scenery travell...

Hi Everyone, We're now in Hoi An, near the famous or infamous China Beach. Its pretty hot here, it was probably mid 30s yesterday, but its not as humid as northern Vietnam and there's a hotel pool so all is good. Last time we emailed we were heading off to Ha Long Bay from Hanoi. This is a most beautiful area where the boats move between the rocky sheer cliffed islands and the green water is...

Hi Everyone, We had to keep pinching ourselves when we got to revisit Rome. This time we climbed the cupola at St Peters Basilica for the most magical view of the Vatican City and city of Rome. We walked through the streets and ate pasta at little cafes (still not as good as yours though Nick!), then went and checked out the Pantheon again (exquisite architecture and decoration). We did an a...

Hi Everyone, We're back in Istanbul after 3 weeks of travelling around Turkey. Last time we emailed we were in Fethiye on the Mediteranean coast so we thought we'd give you an update. After tourning around the islands near Fethiye, the weather turned nasty. We bussed it down to Kas and stayed a couple of nights there, didn't see anything around the area, but we did witness the most amazing l...