Category: Adventure
#32 Vivacious and Vibrant Vietnam
Hanoi Sitting in a cab in the early hours of the morning driving through the dark deserted streets of Bangkok on the way to the airport, I felt immensely relieved and grateful that we had emerge... Read More
#31 Thailand: Back on Track
It was so good to get Rico back with us and out of hospital. A big dose of antibiotics for the ensuing 4 weeks were prescribed, and we’d have to return to Bangkok for further blood tests to make sur... Read More
#29 Gaarawé: Eco Utopia?
A straw poll between the whopping 4 us revealed that we were happier amongst people and doing something purposeful. The last 2 volunteering gigs had been a hit with the kids, despite the animal sanctu... Read More
#28 Thailand
Someone was smiling down on us. We had tried everything to get to Bali and Lombok, but our plans were futile and it didn’t work out. On arriving in Thailand we heard the terrible news of the ear... Read More
#27 Crossroads: Malaysia to where?
We left the Cat sanctuary with heavy hearts – due to the emotion invested in our four legged friends, but once we were on the bus to Kuantan, a town only 70kms away, a wave of relief came over u... Read More
#26 Pekan: The animal shelter
After 3 hours on the bus from KL, we arrived in Pekan. Having only had communication via Facebook we were a tad nervous that we wouldn’t get picked up from the bus stop on arrival. I managed t... Read More
#25 “Football’s coming home..?”
After a magnificent two weeks on Tioman island it was time to get back to reality…whatever that is, or maybe we were going from reality into some other place?? We said our goodbyes to our new family... Read More
#24 Tioman Island: JTP Part 2
Island life really suited us. We awoke each day buzzing with what the day had in store. Breakfast and lunch were provided by JTP and all the volunteers ate together, so there was always lots of chat a... Read More
#23 Tioman Island: Juara Turtle Project Part 1
An integral part of this journey was always going to be getting involved in volunteering project work, preferably with animals, and even before leaving Cape Town, we had earmarked a turtle conservatio... Read More
#21 Palawan to Kuala Lumpur
It was just the four of us again (plus the infinite amount of mosquitos) and the rain: buckets of it; so we were penned in and alternated between the bedroom, veranda and the communal dinning room. Th... Read More