Author Archives: Butty

Spent a long tiring day walking the Unesco world Heritage area of Melaka City, a very popular destination for Malaysion tourists. Because of its past history there is a large range of cultures. Portugese, Dutch, British, Indian, Chinese and Malay. … Continue reading →

Flight to KL not until 1.30 so had nice leisurely breakfast. Left for airport at 11.00. Flight half hour late. The bus schedule and travelling time to Melaka from the airport is not great so we pr-booked a car rental, … Continue reading →

Our last day in Thailand. Glad we had a few days in this lovely hotel

A pictorial Blog is all that is needed to sum up and record the last few days here at Surin Beach, Phuket. Last day in Phuket tomorrow, might go to the beach !

Lazy day on the beach and around the pool. A bit cloudy but very hot.

Left hotel about 8 am to transfer to Don Mueng Airport which took over an hour because of traffic, still checked-in with plenty time to spare. Arrived Phuket Airport early and got to hotel about 1.30. Took a walk to … Continue reading →

Great thing about our Sydney Airport hotel is the proximity to the Inernational Departure Terminal and the great view over the Airport from bedroom. It took two minutes to walk from the hotel to the Qantas check-in desk. Nice and … Continue reading →

Said goodbye to Pitwater this morning and Chris took us to our Sydney Airport hotel to check in ( Have to overnight in Sydney because we could not make our Tuesday morning flight to Bangkok in time from Pitwater) Went … Continue reading →

Had a drive to West Head lookout spot for more stunning views over Pitwater. Tour of the mainland area visiting Akuna Bay and Cottage Point where we shared a fish curry. Great weather today to see this beautiful area.

Caught the ferry across to the “mainland” and Chris gave us a tour of some of the Northern Beaches, Whale Beach, Palm Beach etc. Weather still a bit iffy but improving. Took a walk up to a lighthouse at Barren … Continue reading →

As predicted woke up to lousy weather but it did improve for some time during the day which allowed us to take a walk.Lots of birds and wallabies around and great view over Pitwater from lookout point.

Left Brisbane for Sydney arriving at 14.00. Chris picked us up at airport and had a little wander around the city before heading off to Pitwater about an hour away. Caught the 6.15 ferry across the water. Weather starting to … Continue reading →

Last couple of days in Brisbane, weather still good unlike what we may expect in Sydney apparently. Made the best of it going on a couple of walks. Took the car to Redcliffe, parked up and walked along the coast … Continue reading →

Out and about to various places including, Petrie Heritage Village market, open air cinema beside the river in Brisbane ( with Emma, Andrew, Libby and Lachlan) long walk to Woody Point over the 2 mile Bridge and to Bribie Island. … Continue reading →