At the most Southern tip of Sri Lanka, the waves of the aquamarine Indian Ocean crash onto the soft ochre-colored sand. From the moment we arrive at The Frangipani Tree hotel near Unawatuna beach, we feel transported from the busy streets full…
Luang Prabang, Laos and its magnificent architecture.
It takes but a short one hour flight to go from Chiang Mai in Northern Thailand, to Luang Prabang, Laos. A tiny airport has been built to accommodate rising tourism in Luang Prabang, which flies one small plane (20 seater)…
Paradise Cave in Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park ~ Voyage to a distant beautiful Galaxy
Hue’s appeal lies also in its magnificent surroundings. A short 4 hour train ride transports one from the center of Hue to Phong Nha. We drop off our “long distance” scooters in Hue and hop on the train for a…
Big News: We have our first “home” base in Viet Nam ~ Hoi An
Well, it wasn’t love at first sight. But Hoi An sure grew on us rapidly. We arrived in Hoi An (in the center of the country) and our first impression was of some disappointment. The result of being named a…
Extreme contrast ~ From Cuba to Panama!
. The book ends of our Cuba trip was Panama. This part of the trip was bamboo-centric as we wanted to gain a sense of what is the current state of bamboo in Panama. Thanks to Gib, Co2…
Waking up in Trinidad, Cuba ~ a UNESCO world heritage site
Trinidad, a UNESCO world heritage site, is much as it was nearly 350 years ago, very much the quintessential Cuban time warp, a living monument to the island’s golden age. . . . . The city has been beautifully preserved…