Kata Beach, Phuket
Phuket is just an hour by plane from Bangkok and is one of the biggest resorts in Thailand. Phuket is one of the 76 provinces and is actually an island (the largest in Thailand) lying in the Andaman Sea although…
Perth part 2
I had one last morning in Perth before heading for the airport and a flight to Bangkok. Something I didn't have time to do last time was Kings Park which is one of the main attractions of the city. I…
The Indian Pacific
Astrid and I debarked and joined the world's longest taxi line. I was remarkably calm about it. Katy would have been proud of me. In fact I was so calm she probably would have taken me straight to a medical…
Port Arthur, Tasmania
Our final port call on this trip was Port Arthur and what a lovely place it was. Just a little further round the coast from Hobart is one of Australia's eleven World Heritage Sites. Not for the first time, the…
Hobart, Tasmania
We were due to stop at Burnie in Tasmania as out first stop however the wave height and wind speed meant aborting that plan and heading straight for Hobart. An unscheduled sea day was actually most welcome giving me time…
Melbourne, Victoria
Melbourne has become one of my favourites cities and I was determined to be well enough for a mooch round. Astrid had gone on a tour and Ben had left early to go to the casino. Regrettably Ben asked me…
Kangaroo Island
Perhaps I exaggerated the effectiveness of German nursing as the MF took a turn for the worse. I decided that a day on the ship would be best although watching Tess of the D'urbervilles may not have been the wisest…
Adelaide, South Australia
As they say "never judge a city by its container port" except in the case of Adelaide. In Perth they could sell condos and charge a premium for "container port views" but alas in Adelaide they could not. This is…
Albany, Western Australia
Albany, Right in the southwest corner of Australia is a small former whaling town called Albany with a modest population of 37,000. Albany has a different climate to the rest of Western Australia with much more cloud and rain. I…