Monthly Archives: November 2013

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 →

Tuesday we visited China Town in Brisbane to buy ingredients for our evening meal, which was going to be two recipes from our Thai Cookery Course. We cooked Panang Pork Curry and Chicken with cashew nut stir fry. Both successful. … Continue reading →

Borrowed Dennis’s car and drove south down the coast to Byron Bay which took a couple of hours along the Pacific Highway. Chris and Martin, friends from Sydney/Nice, are staying there for a week so went down to see them. … Continue reading →

Great to unpack, catch up with the laundry etc. Irene in her element catching up with sister and all the family news. Chilling out after all the travelling. Thai restaurant meal Saturday night, BYO, very tasty. All the Relies over … Continue reading →

Last day in HK. Flight at 7.15 pm so had an extended check out at 2.0 pm. Walked along the water promenade near hotel and through a very nice well maintained park. Sat around the pool for an hour before … Continue reading →

Went to the specialised markets area of Mong Kok which is a short MTR ride from hotel. Plants, flowers, birds, goldfish, fish and meat and of course the tacky street markets. Spent a couple of hours walking around and then … Continue reading →