Mike and Jac take on the world
In and around World
We have sold up our belongings, loaded the backpacks and are off to see the world. Our first stop is Southeast Asia where we will visit Thailand, Laos and Vietnam. We have a brief stop in London for 10 days then on to Italy for 3 weeks and finally the French Alps to run a Ski Chalet over winter into early 2008.
From there we have no definite plans but hope to take in an as much of Europe as possible!
Have fun reading about our travels.
Route taken and entries by Real Traveler Mike & Jac
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Last day in Melbourne / First day of our trip
We are almost packed and cleared out of the Turville Place palais. Farewell drinks, dinners and Moet have been enjoyed over the weekend and we are now... Continue reading » -
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Humid and crazy Bangkok
We arrived safely in Bangkok and yes the heat and humidity at 5am in the morning literally hit us. Must say the new airport opened here is ver... Continue reading »
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Where you go now?
A lot more settled yesterday on day two - Breakfast = Asian at 8am and it is great food(see photos).
We took the river taxi to near the Gran... Continue reading »
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Out with a bang
Our last three days in Bangkok have been as adventurous and full of new experiences as any...
Took it pretty easy on Wednesday - food at the... Continue reading »
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Chiang Mai - unique experiences
Well we made it to Chiang Mai early on Sunday morning - first a recap of the train trip. We had a private cabin and our bunks were actually quite c... Continue reading »
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Chiang Mai: By motorbike, truck, foot, bamboo...
Still loving Chiang Mai - to catch up on the last few days may require quite a few paragraphs...
Day 8 (Tues 25 Sept) started by Mike decidi... Continue reading »
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Slow paced Luang Prabang
Have been in Luang Prabang for 5 days now - it is very relaxed, quiet, and the tourism market is very obvious... Our last couple of days in Chian... Continue reading »
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Slow travel in Laos and an odd place called Vang Vieng
Vang Vieng is an interesting place, slightly unusual and if the weather is bad there is not too much to do. Here is how we got there and the couple... Continue reading »
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One night in Vientiane
We took the bus from Vang Vieng to Vientiane on Sunday morning and this trip was a lot more pleasant - only left 30mins late and was an actual... Continue reading »
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Hanoi
Mon 08/10/07
We were picked up at our guesthouse at 5.15am by the tuk tuk we arranged the previous night, to take us to the airport for... Continue reading »
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Cruising Halong Bay
10/08/07
We were up early as we had to be at the Kangaroo Cafe by 8am when the bus would depart to start our Halong Bay experience. The Kanga... Continue reading »
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Hue: pancakes, bottle openers and rain
Hue (pronounced "whey") was a slower paced few days with some great local cuisine, a lot of rain and a little downtime as Mike and I were a little... Continue reading »
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Hue to Hoi An on a motorbike in torrential rain
An adventurous motorbike trip to Hoi An, followed by a few days in this small charming place - beware the rain, floods and neve... Continue reading »
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Cool change in Dalat
Thurs 18/10
We took the easy way to get to our next destination after Hoi An - flew to Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) and then another flight to Dal... Continue reading »
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Ho Chi Minh City
We really enjoyed HCMC and although it has a few more million people than Hanoi it was not any more obviously crazy on the roads or otherwise. The... Continue reading »
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Cruising the mighty Mekong
Wed 24/10
Early start with the bus departing for our overnight trip in the Mekong Delta region on time at 7.30am. We had a very good and talk... Continue reading »
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KL stopover
Departure from HCMC Fri 26 October - note that there is no requirement for 3 hour international check in at Vietnam airports! At HCMC airport (inte... Continue reading »
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All things London
The flight from Kuala Lumpur (26/10) left at midnight - great service again on Malaysian Airlines and on demand tv and movies. I met Nikk... Continue reading »
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Beautiful Roma!
6/11/07
Early start to get to Marleybone Station and catch the Easy bus (easybus.co.uk) which was very easy indeed and a smooth 90 minute rid... Continue reading »
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Florence's fine food, art and views
Florence 16/11/07
We left Rome on Friday afternoon , our first time travelling on a European train, and it took 1 ½ half hours to travel t... Continue reading »
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Touring Tuscany
Mon 19/11
We started yet another kind of adventure – driving the Italian streets. After a relatively lazy start and another croissant bre... Continue reading »
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Bar snacks and window shopping in Bologna
Our first impressions when we arrived in Bologna was of a modern Italian city with a big city vibe. We arrived by train from Florence and walked a... Continue reading »
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Venice: truly unique city
Departing Bologna it was time to head to our final stop on our Italian itinerary – Venice. We took a regional train which was older style (co... Continue reading »
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