OopsyDaisy
-
Day 507 – Jetlagging
Thankfully, Dave had set an alarm for around 1:30 pm as we would have slept through most of the day! We force ourselves up and head to Diner 66 Christchurch to share some lunch To walk off this small feast, we mosey around the city centre finding remnants of the Chinese new year celebrations, in…
-
Day 506 – Planes and sleep
Our flight to Auckland is about 10 hours and long but we make it through We have two meals, watch a couple films and attempt to have a nap The flight gets in a little late so we have a bit of a panic getting off the flight Us and another person in a similar…
-
Day 505 – Hiding out in Haikou
We’re up at 7:45 am today to finalise packing, check out and sort transport It seems the traffic is pretty horrendous as it takes our driver about 40 minutes to reach us before we’ve even got in the car! We get to BKK airport to quickly check in and drop our bags followed by a…
-
Day 504 – Gary’s birthday!
A slow start and we realise it’s a special day today – it’s Gary Garrison’s birthday (see the featured image)! We got him last year, 3rd February, in Tasmania Feeling a bit lazy and with it too close to missing the specific time frame, we order a McDonald’s breakfast from Grab to have on our…
-
Day 503 – Treading new and old paths
We wake up gently and have a hotel coffee before getting ready for today As well as this, we pack up most of our clothes and take them with us It is a while before we rangle ourselves a Grab taxi but we eventually get a ride to a little more central to go for…
-
Day 502 – A pool and plane day
A leisurely wake up and get up to pop by Enso Cafe for some brunch After this, it’s back to the hotel for a brief pack and then we check out with a free late check out As we have several hours before we need to be on our way anywhere, the hotel allows us…
-
Day 501 – A food-orientated day
We’re up to grab breakfast before getting ready and going in a tuk tuk to The Café Station (see the featured image) for a proper coffee before our journey Our bus leaves from Ekareach Express and we’re only a little delayed in leaving There’s a brief stop along the way and then we arrive almost…
-
Day 500 – The seasonings of Kampot
It’s a quick get-up-and-go morning where we have a brief stop at breakfast before being at our reception to be picked up for 8:30 am We’re whisked around the town picking up a variety of other tourists and then dropped off at a salt field east of the city A large number of people booked…
-
Day 499 – F-f-f-fire
Up to have breakfast and then ready ourselves and head to the ferry port We are here near the departure time but predictably have to wait for the boat While we wait, we see a bowl of sea snails and one trying to make a runner – he sadly gets taken away ???? About 30…
-
Day 498 – Otterly adorable
We have breakfast on the roof of our hotel Dave is feeling a little poorly so we try and take it easy… We wander down the Kaoh Touch beach grabbing a pretty terrible coffee along the way and then go to Real for another attempt at coffee At then end of this is a stall…