CHIANG MAI 30Jan 2018 Today, 30Jan, we are in Chaing Mai Thailand, in the northern part of the country. We’re up near mountains and it’s much cooler in the morning. It was 61deg when we got up, so we have windows open for the first time in a few weeks. It will still get hot […]
KRABI-KLONG MUANG BEACH 21Jan 2018 We arrived yesterday and took a taxi to Krabi in the heavy rain. Slow going. Fortunately it stopped as we got close so we didn’t get drenched while going into our new flat for the week. Oliver came to greet us in the lobby of the condo complex. There’s a
BANGKOK 17-21 Jan 2018 Jan 17-18 – the flight to Bangkok OK – now finally getting back in the swing of things. The flight Tuesday, two legs, to get to Bangkok, was tiring. And of course landing at Bangkok BKK for the first time was an experience. We thought we were in good shape when
TOFINHO We realized after several days that it was time to see other parts of Mozambique. Maputo is fairly depressing!!! We found reasonable air tickets to the northern beach area of the country, the town of Inhambane. The town of Tofo Beach is a well known surfing beach area. About a mile south of Tofu
Maputo After Durban we took a bus to Maputo Moz, and spent 4 days there. The bus was supposed to be 8-9 hours, departing at 7am, but it took as 13. Our several “10” minute stops lasted over an hour. That’s how it goes in Africa!!! We then flew to Ihmambane and taxied to Tofo/Tofinho
DURBAN, SA We decided to go back to South Africa to visit Durban after our niece Charlotte told us not to miss it. We found a nice Airbnb flat that was a bit of a hike from the downtown area. We were able to walk to the grocery store for provisions but relied on our
DUNE 7 I’d read about Dune 7 in another travel blog that is fun to follow, https://www.neverendingvoyage.com/. Our only mistake was we visited in the midafternoon instead of the early morning. With the hot sun on the sand all day, it was too hot to climb in sandals. If I’d thought about it I would
Swakopmund, Namibia 27 Dec 2017 After a quiet Christmas and a few days to recover from montezuma’s revenge, we rented a car to drive north to Swakopmund. We learned a lesson this week – do not drink what is likely very decent water without flushing the water pipes if there’s a chance the flat has
Walvis Bay, Namibia22-29 Dec 2017 Departed from South Africa to Namibia for a slowdown moment. 7 days in one place!! It was an easy trip from Joburg to Walvis Bay where we called a taxi to drive us to our flat on the bay. What a pretty place. It’s very quiet and lots of
VICTORIA FALLS The Ennen family trip with Candy and Shea Ennen, son Henry, daughter Charlotte, Peace Corps Volunteer, and Kathleen and Thom Ennen in December 2017. Today we start the journey back to Johannesburg, SA where we’ll spend the night. Tomorrow Candy, Shea, and Henry return to Boston. Charlotte will be heading back to her