Surat Thani is the capital of the province of Surat Thani, which includes the islands of Koh Samui, Koh Phangan, and Koh Tao. We usually fly out of Surat Thani airport when we leave Thailand. Because of flight times and…
Koh Phangan – Day 1338-1395 (May 5-Jul 2, 2017): Moving House, and Agama ATI
Once again, it was time to make a border run to renew our multi-entry visa before Jenny started her intensive six weeks of assisting on the Agama Tantra Initiation retreat. Leaving our beloved Koh Phangan yet again for the big…
Kuala Lumpur – Day 1173-1176 (Jan 12-15, 2017): Touristing in Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur is our go-to place for Thai tourist visas, and the hub for our favourite airline – AirAsia. Therefore, we spend a few days there quite regularly. And therefore, we have tended to take Kuala Lumpur for granted a…
The Blue Mountains and Back – Day 1165-1172 (Jan 4-11, 2017)
Having lodged our visa applications, we were free to head west to the Blue Mountains. We had arranged to stay with our friend, Joe, for a couple of nights. Joe lives in Warrimoo. It is one of the first Blue…
Sydney – Day 1152-1165 (Dec 22-Jan 4): Christmas and New Year
Back in Sydney, our first task was to familiarise ourselves with our new housemate – Alex the Trauma Cat. We would be house-sitting (and Alex-sitting) for two weeks, while her humans had a much-needed break in Japan. Alex’s favourite place…
Kuala Lumpur – Day 1129-1135 (Nov 28-Dec 4, 2017)
It is always both joyous and sad to hit the road again. We were looking forward to seeing our friends and family in Australia, but we would miss the friends and cats of Koh Phangan as well. As usual, we…
Agama Koh Phangan – Day 979-1060 (Jun 1-Aug 20, 2016): ATI, Visa Run, Dengue, ATIT
Jenny’s main focus for the month of June was the Agama Tantra Initiation. (In this post, we experiment with the subheadings that the built-in style checker in a WordPress plug-in keeps insisting we should use. Even now, it still bleats…
Koh Phangan – Day 916-978 (Apr 1-May 31, 2016): Kittens!
We were not catless for long. Kittens were in the air … Even before we moved, a friend had asked us if we wanted a kitten. A semi-stray cat had chosen his kitchen as the place to give birth on…
Kuala Lumpur – Day 884-887 (Feb 29-Mar 3, 2016): Twin Towers and City Centre Park
Because of the competing claims on Ravi’s actual birthday, we indulged in an extended birthday week. The culmination of this week was a fabulous day in Kuala Lumpur, including a visit to the famous Twin Towers. We began with a…
Delhi and Mumbai – Day 878-883 (Feb 24-28, 2016)
Mumbai was calling, so we caught the train to Delhi, and spent a night in Nizamuddin West before taking another train to Mumbai. Hazrat Nizamuddin is one of five major railway stations in Delhi, and Nizamuddin West is a well-preserved…