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…
Koh Phangan – Day 1229-1337 (Mar 7-May 4, 2017): Yoga and Psychotherapy
We left Koh Phangan for a couple of days to re-activate our multi-entry tourist visa. Since we didn’t have to go to the Thai embassy in KL, it was a cruisy break. The multi-entry tourist visa is a new invention…
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…
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…
Arambol Beach – Day 791-804 (Nov 28-Dec 13, 2015)
Arambol Beach is a world of its own. A mecca for yogis, hippies, and European sun-seekers, it has developed a unique culture. Here, unlike elsewhere in India, women can walk the main street in just a string bikini top and…
Ton Kloi, Thailand: Chilling In The Village (Oct 27-Nov 10, 2014)
It is wonderful to feel so much at home in Ton Kloi. We have officially been adopted as “noong” by Habsoh’s first cousin, Pradit, as 68-year-old retiree who worked in the Farmers Bank in Bangkok for twenty-seven years, and has…
Travelling Light: The First Year
The anniversary of our departure from Australia has just ticked over! This is the selfie we took when we started travelling within Australia on September 11, 2013 – we were on our way from Sydney to Coffs Harbour. Yes, we…
Ton Kloi, Ranong, Thailand: Together Again – Finally! (Oct 11-15, 2014)
The phone Tom was carrying decided not to send or receive any messages or calls after 9.15 am on the day he was travelling from Chaiya to Ton Kloi. This caused frustration and worry at both ends, because he didn’t arrive…
Brasov, Transylvania, Romania: Heritage Zone Deluxe!
Brasov is a beautiful city. Somehow, they have managed to preserve acres and acres of mediaeval buildings, and across quite a large area the streets are paved and closed to vehicles (except delivery vehicles at certain times of the day).…
Day Trip To Dubrovnik, Croatia, from Kotor, Montenegro, August 2014
We had originallly planned to spend one night in Kotor and then move on to Dubrovnik – until we started trying to find accommodation in Dubrovnik. Nothing under $60 per night, even a few kilometres away from the old city.…