Hi to those of you who have just accepted our invitr.This is a test run to re familiarise myself with how the blog works & to give the newbies an idea of what goes on This year we're off to Thailand on June 22nd & then onto UK July 25th.Will keep you posted.... read more

We got a bus from KL to Brinchang which is in the Cameron Highlands about 4 hours from KL. It was a good trip, nice air conditioned bus with a couple of vital toilet stops. Its much cooler up here but not cold & we've been lucky as it has'nt rained yet. Our hotel is called Titiwangsa & is one of the cheaper ones here but is very good value. it cost us $38AUD for one night which includes breakfast & a steamboat dinner which we'd never done before. It's a combo of chicken, fish, & assorted vegies done in a steaming pot of soup, very nice & we greatly enjoyed it. The staff showed us what to do.Our room is very good , nice comfy beds, good shower & no air conditioning as its so ... read more

Well its finally here!!! we leave Thailand in 2 days time for a week in Bali, 6 days in Kuala Lumpur & then back to Oz. we're sad to leave & have had a ball, will be back asap.These last few days have been spent in Pattaya which is a 2 hour drive south of Bangkok on the Gulf of Thailand. It has a bad name as there are a lot of old white men with young Thai girls here & a very liberal sex scene but we really like what we've seen. There are 4 times more girls than boys here so a great shortage of jobs, especially in the country areas. The shopping here is great & at least on par with Bangkok, maybe even cheaper if you're good at bargaining. There are a ... read more

Settled in at Patong Beach, went to Phi Phi island on Sunday while the weather is good, took a fast speed boat trip so I did'nt get seasick {relief!!! Lovely out there, water is crystal clear & while its not a patch on our Barrier reef the islands sticking straight out of the sea are really awesome!!Girls tried snorkelling but did'nt like the fish coming near them. Our speedboat was Sea Angel & the skipper, Leonardo ,tormented the girls by throwing bread to attract the fish while they were snorkelling, !! Lovely lunch lots of choice & very tasty. Did Phuket Fantasea last night, absolutely great & this is the 3rd time we've been, still as impressive as ever.Doing Simon Cabaret tonight, the girls can't believe they are males. Elephant Trekking tomorrow & the girls leave ... read more

This hotel has no free wi fi so blogs may be less frequent. Elegance Suites, nowhere in the class of Taipan but not bad. Our grandaughter & her friend arrive tomorrow evening & this room will sleep 4 with a sliding door for privacy so its good in that regard & its right next to Robinson department store & Saphan Taksin skytrain station which goes direct to MBK. Great for their shopping. Will post some pics soon.... read more