Category Archives: Travelling

Based on Dan and Pilar’s recommendation and the postacards on the wall of their loo, off we went to Khao Yai. They were right! It was beautiful. We got the bus from Bangkok to Pak Chong (luckily someone spotted us looking … Continue reading →

We really didn’t think we would like Bangkok too much, so it was great to discover that we do! There is so much going on, colour everywhere, whether it be fruit on the market stalls, rails of baggy trousers or … Continue reading →

As you will have read in an earlier post, I nearly threw the computer out the window when my blog entry magically disappeared from my screen (having spent an hour writing it. Having got over the devastation, I thought it … Continue reading →

The last update was the Lakes – so much has happened since then! After a few days of resting and going out with Dan and Pilar’s friends  – Oh and New Year which passed very quietly as we had to … Continue reading →

I have just spent an hour writing a great post -then it disappeared! Grrrrrrr. So this is a test.

…this is how it felt to arrive in Dubai airport, and Bangkok airport after Nairobi! It was like being thrust into the future – a shiny, future with mind-numbing advertising everywhere! At 2am I walked aimlessly around the shopping centre … Continue reading →

The day after turtle bay, it was time for us to leave Kenya behind. More to the point, time to say goodbye to Dan Pilar and Alex:( This was a teary affair to say the least – for me and … Continue reading →

Just a quick update about our three day trip to these three lakes about 3-5 hours north of Nairobi. Lake Nakuru is amazing, a soda lake with lots of flamingoes as well as a large national park where we saw … Continue reading →

Have just noticed that we forgot to mention the tea plantation visit – I think this was in Limuru  – outside Niarobi. We went with Dan, Pilar, Alex, Tanya and Kim (Hello all!). Where better to visit for big tea … Continue reading →