Highly ornate, opulent relics and monuments, dripping in gold and absolutely rammed full of people, the Grand Palace is a highlight of Bangkok for most people Obviously if your are Buddhist the Palace will have great religious significance for you, and it was indeed the only place in Bangkok with a strict dress code, legs…
Bangkok it’s hot!
We had overnight In Bangkok, two days so I’m doing two posts and as you can see from my face, it was hot! I escorted tours into the city both days, it’s a long bus ride into Bangkok but you do stop for a comfort break along the way – chocolate burger anyone? I didn’t…
Manila A day out
I’d been to Manila before, it’s a city of great contrasts and extreme poverty in places sprinkled with beautiful parks and squares and some stunning Churches. It’s pretty chaotic, the traffic is mad and some of the best tours seemed to head out of the city. My travel buddy Jane’s son is married to a…
Puerto Princesa Tricycles and Butterflies
Our first stop in The Philippines was the beautiful Puerto Princesa I was supposed to be on the jungle hike, but had to cancel due to the troublesome knee, but in the end there were no escorts anyway due to the use of small minibuses instead of coaches So for the pricely sum of $20…
Brilliant Bitung
Been looking back through the blog and need to catch up big style as we head for the Suez Canal and hopefully better wifi! I can honestly say this has been an experience of a lifetime but I don’t think anything prepared us for Bitong and the wonderful people of Indonesia. We arrived the night…
Cairns, Kuranda Railway and Skyrail
Swooping high above the rainforest with cockatiels, kookaburra and parrots flying below you the cable car up to the quaint village of Kuranda is so long you have to do it in three sections. As we boarded, the first thing we glided over was a field of kangaroo before heading high above the tree tops,…
Crocodile Safari
A new Australian port for me, Arlie Beach (pronounced early beach) and my tour was the amazing Arlie Beach Crocodile Safari. This would involve a short bus ride before swamp boat and tractor tour through the swamps and bush. I was escort and unfortunately there were only enough seats on the boat for guests, but…
Brisbane Baby
A sea day later we found ourselves in Brisbane and my tour would take me an hour and a half north to The Australia Zoo. Bought by the legendary crocodile hunter Steve Irwin, it’s now run by his family and we visited on what would have been his 61st birthday with his son Robert in…
A day at the Opera
I’d been to Sydney 3 times, four if you count two trips in one holiday and had never been to the Sydney Opera House which is why we put that right on day one with our night at The Mirrot. So it was a bit of a surprise on day 2 when my tour was…
Sydney Blue Mountains & More
I’ve missed a few ports. A combination of posts not loading, rubbish wifi & being busy with classes, I will back track. But moving onto Sydney which was my favourite port to date! We only discovered we were working on the Blue Mountains Tour that early that morning so it was an absolute treat! Unfortunately…
All at Sea Again
Another stretch of sea days as we sail between Hawaii and Samoa. Though just 5 days in a row this time. This time we had the added excitement of crossing both the equator and the International Date Line, meaning we completely lost Sunday 5th February as we put our clocks 23 hours forward on Saturday…
Aloha Hawaii
A long 8 days at sea led to our arrival in Honolulu, Hawaii. On the way we painted some Hula Girls and some Vintage Travel Posters so had a little mini exhibition to welcome everyone in. I got up early for our arrival in the hope that I’d see a few whales, but sadly I…
Suzanne’s Arty Travel 