After months of research McKay and I finally decided on the PINTA GOLD cruise for our Halong Bay trip... it is a hard area to research/make a decision on and we decided after one too many horror stories that we would go with a company that had rave reviews on Trip Advisor... only to be disappointed by the whole experience... We woke up bright and early for our trip and as I lay in bed waking up I could hear McKay in the bathroom... (in an American accent which made it even funnier)... Oh my god... OH my god... OH MY GOD! I started to get worried and yelled out "whats going on" ... she says "there is a spiiiiiider in here" ... I picked up the phone and the conversation goes: "Hello" "Ummmm we have ... read more

Goodbye Australia Soooo I left Narelle in Brisbane and set off for the Gold Coast to stay with Dan and Shannon before flying out the next morning.. Shannon picked me up from the train station and we just chilled at home until Dan came home and cooked us dinner! Mmmmm thanks Dan!! I tried to make a 5th night drinking but was struggling so let Dan polish off all the wine instead! An early night was had, as I had to be up by 5.30am to get to the airport for my early flight.. I was pretty nervous about flying long haul with Air Asia after my last flight, but was completely impressed by the whole experience... Air Asia Rocks I seriously cannot recommend Air Asia for long haul flights between Australia and South East ... read more

“Traveling is a brutality. It forces you to trust strangers and to lose sight of all that familiar comfort of home and friends. You are constantly off balance. Nothing is yours except the essential things - air, sleep, dreams, the sea, the sky - all things tending towards the eternal or what we imagine of it.” - Cesare Pavese Here I go again.... time to set off on another Reety journey... sitting here trying to write the initial itinerary blog finding it hard to decide what to write, I lose myself in thought thinking about why I travel... I travel to learn and grow... to challenge myself... stretch my limits... and simply to foster an appreciation of both the world at large and the home I have waiting back here in Adelaide... 'I see my path, ... read more

Or is that you turn "LOBSTER" in one hour.... Bahahahahaha! No wonder another lady comes around to the beach chairs selling fresh Aloe Vera.. they must be working together! ;-) ... and so another day dawns in the Land of Smiles... Wednesday morning I had plans to meet up with Shannon for the day and hang out while Dan went and got a tattoo done. He was getting a huge tribal design over his shoulder and was going to be about 4 hours... We met about 10am and decided a day lazing on the beach was in order! In all the time I have been to Phuket/Patong I have never set foot on Patong beach... Sunburn in the Rain Speaking with people the previous day on our cruise they mentioned that is good fun to hire ... read more

Hello everyone Sorry its been so long between blogs.. been keeping myself super busy in Phuket and trying to find the time to write! Sooo I last left you arriving in Phuket exhausted and sick! Friday night was a quiet one and I didn't set an alarm Saturday morning. It was time for a sleep-in. Rejuvenate the soul! After rising I headed out to get some breakfast. About a 1 minute walk from the Mercure I discovered a great little cafe called Oasis. They had really really great Fruit shakes and Western Food as well as a Thai menu. I had a yummy Omlette and toast and my favourite shake - Pineapple n Lime. Afterwards I went for a wander around the OTop Markets. I called in and saw my favourite DVD man Johnny as well ... read more