Yes we are still travelling and we are determined to keep going as long as we can. Every time we get chatting to another traveller the list of places to visit gets longer! We are so lucky to have this life style. It’s been 2 years now and we are constantly exploring new places, experiencing different cultures, meeting new people and generally having a great time. To be fair, it wasn’t all luck. We have both worked hard and taken a few risks with our careers and investments over the last 10 years or so.

Our children have grown up (!) so now is the time to focus on spending their inheritance. Our travels will take us to Hong Kong, China, Vietnam, Sri Lanka and back to China, returning to the UK late April 2011.

• Green and Pleasant Land October 5, 2010 - This entry tells the story of our summer in the UK, and continues on from last year’s blog ‘It can be done!”. It’s a bit of a cliché but it’s true – absence does make the heart grow fonder, and … Continue reading →
• Four Funerals and Di’s Ashes October 7, 2010 - Firstly, this is a very long story so if you’re reading this and it’s morning put the kettle on or if it’s evening then open the wine now. The year started with the death of Neil’s mum in January which, … Continue reading →
• Our journey begins October 15, 2010 - The flight with Air Asia was fine. All our reservations about flying long haulwith a low cost airline were unfounded. Yes, there was no entertainment unlessyou paid, and yes, if you paid the entertainment was limited, but all in all … Continue reading →
• Hong Kong Highlights and a Confession October 18, 2010 - Our blog is as much a diary of our travels as it is news for people back home sowe do like to record news items for our future memories. Today, we are so excited for the people of Chile after … Continue reading →
• China at last! October 22, 2010 - China was the top of Cheryl’s “must do” list so, after places like Vietnam and Hong Kong, it was good to cross something off her list, in fact, long overdue. Her ultimate “must do” is to walk The Great Wall … Continue reading →
• Adventure to The Dragon’s Backbone Rice Terraces October 27, 2010 - We were looking for an off the beaten track adventure and decided to leave most of our baggage behind at the guesthouse to head off for a few days to walk the Dragon’s Backbone Rice Terraces. We left the guesthouse … Continue reading →
• Hello Bamboo?? November 7, 2010 - We’re now a step further south in a town called Yangshuo. It’s the premier destination for Chinese tourists who come for the Li River cruises to see some of the most spectacular scenery in the world. The number of large … Continue reading →
• Not Much Meat on a Chicken Head November 12, 2010 - Our stay in Nanning has been mostly about catching up with news, photos and chilling out at The Nanning City Hostel with the other travellers. It’s run by Weston, a Texan, and it’s a very large apartment over 3 floors … Continue reading →
• The Big Brother Hotel November 16, 2010 - So far in our travels we haven’t really felt overly challenged by being in China, despite not speaking any of the language apart from “hello” and “thanks”. Maybe it’s because we are familiar with life in Asia. We have travelled … Continue reading →
• The Sting November 18, 2010 - We spent a couple of days in Halong City trying to work out how to get to Cat Ba Island without giving the scummy tour operators shed loads of money for doing “jack”. We finally sussed out that we could … Continue reading →
• Trading Places November 19, 2010 - When we originally planned this trip, a highlight was going to be visiting The Philippines in January 2011 to swim with the whale sharks. The plan has now changed. We have been seduced by the possibility of swimming with turtles, … Continue reading →
• Chapter 4 – This Travelling is Hobbit Forming! November 20, 2010 - If it isn’t enough that we’re having a great time we’re pleased to announce that next year’s trip is already in the planning stage. Air Asia has done us proud yet again. We got here for about £100 last October … Continue reading →
• Purring on Cat Ba Island December 11, 2010 - We came to Cat Ba Island we intending to stay maybe 4 to 5 days. After our less than warm reception we immediately changed that plan to leave first thing next morning. Then we discovered what lovely people we had … Continue reading →
• Heading South for Christmas December 17, 2010 - We’ve been away now for almost 2 months and it finally rained during our journey south. Warm rain Paul!! We travelled from Cat Ba to Ninh Binh where we planned to stay a day or so. The journey was pretty … Continue reading →
• Season’s Greetings to all our Readers – Here’s our Yuletide E-card! December 19, 2010 - We would like to wish all our readers a fabulous Christmas, a spanking 2011 and for those in Europe and the USA, a snowy white Christmas. For those in the southern hemisphere, a great beach barbie! A special mention goes … Continue reading →
• White Sand Christmas December 30, 2010 - Our stay in Nha Trang for Christmas was pretty much as expected, albeit, much quieter than we thought it might be. The hordes of western tourists we anticipated did not materialise, in fact, it was downright quiet. Being downright quiet … Continue reading →
• Goodnight Vietnam January 5, 2011 - New Year’s Eve was an extremely strange time. Expecting Mui Ne to have at least one or two things going on we were stunned by the silence around us. Restaurants were relatively empty and the usual flood of people to … Continue reading →