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…
Australia Road Trip – Day 1139-1151 (Dec 9-21, 2016)
Australia is big! In our short time there, we could only see a tiny part of it. We flew from Melbourne to Sydney, borrowed a car, and headed north. NSW North Coast Port Macquarie service centre is a favourite stop…
Melbourne, Australia – Day 1135-1138 (Dec 4-8, 2017)
Melbourne, Australia, city of four seasons in a day, was in high summer when we arrived. Which is why it was a top of only 19 degrees Celsius. Brr! We chose Melbourne as our first port of call because Jenny’s…
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…
Cats and Cafes, Koh Phangan – Day 1061-1128 (Aug 21-Nov 27, 2016): Change of Plans
Recovering from the Agama Tantra Instructor Training took a couple of weeks! During that time, our darling cats reached the age where they were due to be spayed. At six months of age, they were already the size of many…
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…
Srithanu, Koh Phangan – Day 888-915 (Mar 4-31, 2016): Things Change
Srithanu was full of surprises when we returned to Koh Phangan. We had called ahead to Laem Son Resort, our usual go-to place for our first night, or even a few days, and booked a fan bungalow. This is the…
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…