After an epic three weeks in Vietnam and Australia, our flight from Sydney to Auckland was the final leg of our journey. Given the number of years we have worked in travel and the number of times we have each been to Sydney this leg of our holiday was the least of our worries. PerhapsContinue reading “Daylight savings saved our bacon. What not to do when flying.”
Monthly Archives: October 2024
Cruising – a fine line between awesome and awful
Cruising can be a fine line between awesome and awful and our 4-day cruise on the Carnival Splendor out of Sydney had a bit of both. For us, this cruise was a way for many people who had previously worked for the same travel company between 1995 and 2005 to reconnect, spend quality time relivingContinue reading “Cruising – a fine line between awesome and awful”
Un-pho-gettable
Reluctantly I checked out of Zest Resort & Spa after a blissful 3 nights but our next stop, Ho Chi Minh, was calling. To travel the 900-odd km south by train we first had to get a taxi transfer 30km north to Da Nang train station which took just under an hour. With our trainContinue reading “Un-pho-gettable”
Heavenly Hội An
The midday checkout was the perfect time for a relaxing morning then a short taxi ride to the Chan Cafe, an odd place to pick up an intercity bus. A bougie peach iced tea was just the way to keep chilled as we waited for our bus, originally scheduled to leave at 12.45 pm. TheContinue reading “Heavenly Hội An”
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