Derwent water We’ve just spent a week in the Lake District. This time we abandoned our usual haunt in Rydal and ventured on to pastures new, with the dogs. We stayed in a cottage in St John’s in the Vale, around six miles outside Keswick. It was utterly isolated given there were only a few …
Ever since I visited the New Forest a year or so ago, I’ve longed to go back. The pulling power of those wild donkeys, deer and ponies has been irresistible. This time around, we were told that the deer where everywhere, and were becoming a serious problem, as the commons are now over-grazed, yet we saw …
There has been an awful lot of playing out of late. Meals with my besties, family and friends, along with Mother’s day celebrations, my thirtieth and daughter’s first. Soho A jolly was enjoyed in London, using the room we carried over from Christmas that was cancelled due to Sam’s surgery. We ate at Mildred’s, a …
A red phone box, just sitting there, a pertinent landmark to assist weary travelers find their way to the cottage after a long journey, through the final narrow and bendy roads. The New Forest is certainly Tolkien and C.S Lewis country, here, some animals appear to have free will. Brambly this, Merrydown that and Fiddley …
After a seven hour train journey, we found ourselves back in Melaka, a wonderful place that we have visited before. The train arrived later than expected and we ended up in the only taxi available, a rather clapped-out vehicle that didn’t look terribly road worthy. Given the heat, and the fact this car had no …
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We arrived at this wonderful train station, built by the Brits in 1914. The locals wanted a hospital but instead got a Courthouse, Town hall and this Station, all built in the same style. White coffee made with condensed milk is a delicacy here, hubs gave it a whirl, I stuck with the lime juice. …
Apparently, we have traveled in some wonderful vintage cars on this trip and hubs fell in love with them all, but not being a car buff, these alleged, lovely models went right over my head, I wouldn’t have had a clue! Quite a few hotels have them and use them as shuttles. We flew from …
Temples in Siem Reap attract millions of visitors each year, especially those set within the Angkor Archaeological Park. In 1992 it was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site, and there are approximately 50 Buddhist and Hindu temples dating back to the 12th century within its grounds. While most of the structures have collapsed and …
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Cambodian writing, so cursive, artistic and difficult to write and learn, I imagine! This lady has about four dogs and was hand feeding puppies. The mother dog was close to her pups on the ground so maybe she was helping the bitch out. I saw so many pregnant dogs in VN and Cambodia. Neutering isn’t …
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Given we were staying in a hotel on the Mekong Delta, a speedboat bound for Phnom Penh picked us up right outside. It was a wonderful opportunity to experience a little more of the Mekong Delta. Floating fishing village. The sheer size of the Mekong Delta is astonishing. It is thought to impact the lives …
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