The Chronicles of a Sojourner in this Wondrously Wacky World
Day 17 – Jitra to Taiping don't trust the number you see on that counting machine! Ornate Indian temple steeple in Jitra Today was one of the shortest legs of our trip, a 195km journey from Jitra to Taiping. We usually cover more ground, but we wanted to spend a couple more days relaxing in Taiping... Continue Reading →
Day 16 – Phuket to Jitra Progress is in progress! This leg is always the most conflicted leg of the journey for me. The sad thing is that our long drive is fast headed towards its conclusion. The happy thing is that driving through Phang Nga is always so enjoyable with its wonderful scenery... gorgeous cliff... Continue Reading →
Day 14 – Mai Khao Beach, Phuket Is this rock-climbing or flying? One of the new additions to the kids club is the rock-climbing wall, which comes complete with safety harness, even though the wall in itself isn't all that high. The kids loved it! There weren't any other kids there at that time, which meant... Continue Reading →
Day 13 – Mai Khao Beach, Phuket Their proud smiles as they displayed their completed creations were priceless... Door handle making in progress! After a couple of days on the road, it was good to spend a few days relaxing and resting at the Marriott's Mai Khao Beach Club. The last time we were here was... Continue Reading →
Day 12 – Hua Hin to Phuket My windscreen in the heavy rain... Visibility NIL Heavy Rain... Visibility NIL... This day was the longest leg of the entire trip, an 8 hour drive covering 616km. We woke up late... on the wrong side of the bed. If it wasn't already the most difficult leg, it certainly... Continue Reading →
Day 11 – Rayong to Hua Hin Thank you Uncle Ben! One for the photo collection of beautiful memories! With that, folks, it was now time to head home. In this case, heading home meant that we start the long 2000km drive back to Singapore. This would be the start of our 2nd half of our... Continue Reading →
Day 10 – Rayong Finally we get a photo with all of us in the frame! Sometimes, the most memorably fun moments in life are those simple ones which don't even cost a penny! It is a completely different experience when you go sightseeing as a tourist, compared to when you go sightseeing under the... Continue Reading →
Day 9 – Bangkok to Rayong Follow the signs I would normally advise those unfamiliar with Thai roads to avoid driving in Thailand at night, because this can be a rather daunting and potentially dangerous experience, especially on the small country roads. On this day, I went against my own advice, because we could not set... Continue Reading →
Day 9 - Bangkok All aboard! A day in the life of a Firefighter! for us as parents, it made us wish we were kids again The highlight of our Bangkok leg was on the last day, when we visited Kidzania Bangkok. What a wonderful theme park this is! The whole setting is very atmospheric, with... Continue Reading →
