Geo: 10.7592, 106.662Woke up to celebrate our wedding anniversary! How lucky are we.Breakfast AGAIN but definitely toned down to the bare essentials of cereal and fruit. It seems like a marathon of gluttony and it is not so much "at the table" that hurts it's the aftermath of continually feeling bloated.We tried to walk it off with our APT tour guide Twee. But really didn't get into stride. It was a bus tour with stopovers and inspections of some of the architectural highlights of District 1 followed by a walk of a couple of blocks back to the hotel. Took in the Notre Dame Cathedral (people were refused entry because of bare shoulders), the Post Office and the Independence Palace.And this is for @Fiona and @Andrea,: the tiles on the floor of the Post Office were ... read more

Geo: 10.7592, 106.662Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz. That was so much better. 8 hours straight. Slept so deeply in a room perfectly chilled, didn't even miss the water bed. And without putting the jinx on ourselves, the stomachs were rock solid!Breakfast recounts are going to get boring! The options are amazing. Suffice to say that the Ying and Yang selections are obvious. Mac and Richard think they are dining Brazilian and Loraine and I opt for the more cholesterol friendly fruit and grains choice.Today was walking and gawking. Just two days into the trip and we are tackling the every which way pattern of the traffic like a local. The secret is to move forward with confidence. The first attempt was a failure - we baulked at the crossing despite the encouragement of a very bony, wizened local who volunteered ... read more

Geo: 10.7592, 106.662YES, YES, YES, YES (for the movie buffs....l bet you want what she's having.) Today is THE day. After counting down for 150 days, our seed of an idea is real.  It really is only a hop skip and a jump to Vietnam and after careful co-ordination all roads from Sydney and Brisbane converged on Singapore for the final leg of the journey. The alarm stirred us to action at 4 am - this after a midnight finish just tidying up the last details of the trip and the last vestiges of work commitments. Michael arrived early and sorted out the Tetris blocks of luggage and battled the bumper to bumper freeway traffic. Despite hobbling with a broken toe he did look after us very well and delivered us in plenty of time.It was ... read more

Geo: -34.9258, 138.6Saturday and it's RACEDAY. Macca's office is closed but it doesn't mean that we can't still enjoy a bit of giddy-up at the track.Lucky we made it though because these wearied travellers did not stir until after 9 am! What a sleep in. Think Mac will revert to his old habits as soon as we get home! And the late start is not the only difference, Breakfast was minimalist. I managed to find an apple on the run and Mac called in to Hudsons Coffee for a flat white and a muffin.But we were out and about and looking for the tram around midday. Stopped off at Haigh's chocolate shop and indulged in a carefully selected purchase of 6 little squares that set us back $13.20! Must be top shelf!Secured an all day tram ... read more

Geo: -25.2505, 131.008The day was bookended by sun shots from the bus. We were on the coach for a magnificent pink that heralded dawn and we were still on the bus at 6.15 pm as the golds and yellows perfectly silhouetted the mountains.The day started with a very UNwelcomed alarm at 3.30 am. A shower, last minute massaging of the packing and we were ready for Caroline to collect us in the buggy. It was almost a double blessing that we were cocooned in darkness and still in a sleepy stupor because saying farewell to all that is Longitude 131 is a little hard. But move on we must!Our last drive down the private road and a hug of goodbye and we were back to the real world of AATKings and 54 other passengers. Caroline and ... read more