Well, hello to any of our dearest friends, family and readers that happen to stumble across this old blog. "Just where have we been?" I hear you ask. My only response to this is "Where has the time gone?". Truth be told, we haven't really stopped since we returned in mid-February from our first big post-retirement travel trip. I will no doubt tell you more of what we have been up to in the future, but for now, all you need to know is that this Wix blog site is coming to a

I think it might be of interest to some people who might be interested or considering making a similar trip as to how much our trip to...

Fiat 500 parked at Talat Noi Well, our extended trip in South-east Asia is over - sad indeed.  But to help offset the post-holiday blues...

Chiang Mai & Bangkok, Days 82-84 It's an early morning start for us as our Grab taxi to the airport is booked for 7.30 am, although he...

Chiang Mai, Day 81 Well, I'd like to say that this was all planned as part of my meticulous research, but like most of our 'discoveries',...

Yet again, I am finding myself way behind on my updates, so I will need to try and cram in a few days with this update.... Chiang Mai,...

Chiang Mai, Day 77 Yesterday (4th Feb) was not very exciting, I'm afraid. We ordered a Grab taxi to take us to the other large shopping...

Chiang Mai, Day 76 Last night we watched some YouTube travel videos for Chiang Mai to see if there was anything else that we really...

It had been a beautiful day. A red-hued sun slowly takes its time as it traverses the sky to sink behind the pale blue-grey shadowed...

Chiang Mai, Day 74 I'm feeling a lot better this morning, but my throat is feeling a bit sore and tender (possibly to do with all the...

Chiang Mai, Day 75 Caught doing my morning blog post! Yesterday we did quite a bit of walking and of course, it's not just our 'normal'...

Chiang Mai, Day 73 So today we are on the move again. However, there is no need for a taxi this time as our next stay is a 12-minute...

Post edit by Liz: And hence why I married you, my darling... and I will be proofreading any of your future posts too!

It’s a beautiful morning. Blue skies, 23 degrees with a slight breeze, as I am sitting relaxed on the shaded 11th-floor balcony of our...

Chiang Mai, Days 71 So we didn't do an awful lot today (Wednesday - 29th) as we were taking it pretty easy and had plans to go out later...

Chiang Mai, Day 70 You may have noticed that I have skipped a day in my postings; that's because we didn't do very much of interest...

Chiang Mai, Day 68 Our plan for today is to visit the Three Kings monument and perhaps the museums around this location. We have also...

Chiang Mai, Day 67 This morning we do a little research about where we fancy going today and we decide to do a bit of a loop north and...

Chiang Mai, Day 66 Well, I feel much more like my 'normal self' today. I'm not sure if that's because I've been rested and caught up on...

Hanoi's Bitexco Tower - Not the Stark Tower from Marvel's Avengers, but close enough to nerd over Since my first Thailand Top Tips, I...