Having the lights on all night does not make for the most restful sleep, but we only woke up at 10am so it couldn’t have been that bad. We set out to do some sightseeing around Bangkok. If there is one thing that annoys me more than anything else, it is being taken for a … [Read more…]
(…or so we thought) After the ease of Malaysia and the convenience of having our own driver in India, it proved quite a mission to find our hotel in Bangkok. The hotel was, rather annoyingly, on the “wrong” side of the river, a location that was carefully selected as it was close to the train … [Read more…]
Borneo has already treated us to some of the most incredible wildlife, but we had one final treat before leaving this beautiful part of the world – Orangutans! Orangutans are endemic to the island of Borneo and are also on the endangered list. Fortunately there is an Orangutan Sanctuary, started in 1964, for orphaned, injured … [Read more…]
The second part of our short time in Borneo would be spent on a very small island called Seligan Island, just off the coast of Sabah. Known as Turtle Island, as the name suggests, it is one of three islands in the region where Hawksbill Turtles and Green Sea Turtles come to nest. Our guide, … [Read more…]
Of the various flights and journeys we have planned during our travels through Asia, there is really only one or two that are likely to be quite tiring. One is the flight from Vietnam to Japan in April; the other was ahead of us – the flight, or rather flights, from India to Borneo. Our first … [Read more…]
We made our way to Sariska Nature Reserve after spending a couple of hours at Amber Fort. This was our one last hope to see tigers in the wild in India. Unfortunately, in 2007 it was reported by undercover journalists that there were no tigers left in this park. They had all been poached. Since then the … [Read more…]
After breakfast we were on our way to Jaipur – a colourful city with chaotic streets and a fabulous mix of old and new. Not even five minutes on the old city’s roads and we were dodging camels and elephants, with the ever-present dogs, cows and goats wanting in on the action. According to Raj, … [Read more…]
One of the main reasons we wanted to come to India was to see tigers in the wild, as it is one of the few places left in the world where one can do this. However, booking tickets for the tiger safari was about as hard as trying to spot them, as they sell out within … [Read more…]
The drive from Delhi to Agra takes about four hours, so we decided to leave fairly early to allow us enough time to see a few of the sights in the afternoon. It took us a while to get through the Delhi’s traffic, but the rest of the route to Agra was actually pretty quiet … [Read more…]
India is a vast country that deserves more than one visit, but as part of this trip we wanted to travel the Golden Triangle that includes a few of the major must-see sights. We booked a car and driver for the duration of our trip as there was no chance of us trying to attempt … [Read more…]