Em and Frankie

Flight with Thai air was not the best start - despite booking tickets together and rocking up in Heathrow 3 hours prior departure, we were told that we were not able to sit next to each other :). Never happened before and quite a basic thing but at least we arrived on time in Bangkok. Bangkok is interesting (meant in the English way) and there is a really strong smell, which hits you every time you leave the building. We did the tourist thing, visited a couple of wats and Koa san road and bought souvenirs. The highlight was meeting N (Em's friend from Austria) and trying all the different type of transports - boat, taxi, tuktuk, metro and sky train. Bad experience with the tuktuk that drove us into an alley and rubbish tip... Now, ... read more

On Thursday we arrived in Luxor and we are stayed at a great hotel - this really has the standard of a 5 star and a lovely pool and we were very happy. Luxor is a nice town with 2 big temples in the centre and a lot of tourists. It is amazing to see all these people visiting the sights and all of them including us hot and sweaty but it is worth it. The afternoon we spent in the swimming pool and in the evening we went into town and had a nice dinner. At night, the egyptians are actuallly nice and there are more women and children around and even the guys are not as annoying as usual. The hassle can be really annoying from time to time and the majority do not ... read more

We finally managed to take a trip that did not involve good old Italy or Austria. As much as we love going home, it was exciting to go to a new place for a change. We decided to visit friends in Galway and explore the Irish coast over Easter. Galway airport is tiny and there are no queues and everybody is easygoing. As we arrived late, we just stayed at home and had a great time with our friends. On Saturday, we went for a horse back ride but frankly speaking it was more a walk - no trotting or cantering and Frankie was not allowed to ride without somebody guiding his horse. What a difference to our last ride in Mexico, where we just got a horse allocated and off we went at high speed. ... read more

Nearly 12 months gone and not a single trip for Em and Frankie, who are spending all their time working and staying in London again. Really missing seeing new places and was really pleased that I was sent to Poland on a short business trip. It's a bit sad getting exciting about a business trip, but I have never been to Poland and here we go. Em on her own arrived without local currency and only one cash card at the airport and then couldn’t get any cash. The taxi was pre-booked but not pre-paid and after a bit of haggling, the driver agreed to take me for 10 EUR. My fears that the office and hotel would be on the outskirts of Warsaw did not come true and I stayed in the centre in a ... read more

We have been over a week in Mexico already and the end of our trip is near! We first spent a few days in Palenque as Em couldn´t cross through Belize without a Visa. Not always good to have an Austrian passport! Anyway, we visited the ruins in Palenque but we decided not to bore you with more pics of Maya ruins. However, we saw this fantastic green snake when we were going from ruin to ruin. FRom Palenque we went straight to Tulum on the sea and we have been here since. It is very nice and laid back - we stay in a small hut on the beach and there is little infrastructure. This means that we do a lot of BBQ´s and shopping in the town. As it is low season the ... read more