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A long snorkel home
Ko Pha-Ngan and Ko Tao are renowned for their diving and snorkelling so the day before we started our trek home, we decided to take a day trip to Ko Tao and go snorkelling. I assumed I’d probabl...
Ko Pha-Ngan
We’re here until the end of the week and to be very honest, there has been a lot of lying down and looking up at coconuts. I’ve been working on some patterns that have been hauting me - I ...
Elepants
We travelled 700km north to Chiang Mai, a city a little bigger than Galway, on Sunday. We took a 13 hour overnight train which was an experience in itself. Travelling second class, we had private bunk...
What?
We sit into a taxi in Bangkok. Driver: Where are you from? Us: Ireland. Driver: Beside UK, right? Us: Yes! Driver: What’s it like there? Us: Wet. Driver: Like here? What months does it rain the...
Taking it easy
Today, we caught up with the Reclining Buddha at the Grand Palace. There were all sorts of interesting buildings to wander around and look at. All of the buildings have been decorated by hand an...
Taking it easy
Today, we caught up with the Reclining Buddha at the Grand Palace. There were all sorts of interesting buildings to wander around and look at. All of the buildings have been decorated by hand an...
Behind the scenes
There has been some actual knitting going on, too, you know. I started Heidi’s wedding shawl about a week ago… this is strictly air conditioned knitting for the moment. …and with ...
Safe and sound
Hello! Alarming stories in the news prompt me to pop my head in and tell you all that we are safe and sound in Bangkok We only got in this morning after a glorious 26 hours and didn’t know any...
All clogs are off
It makes me sad that all people know Amsterdam for is the Red Light District. We took a brief walk through it but have been happily enjoying all the other beautiful and unique things the city has to o...
On the road again
I did say I was going to Thailand but we’re stopping off in a place or two along the way. Amsterdam’s our first stop and I thought it hilarious that the first thing I saw were these: &#...
“A day out of Kerry is a day wasted”
I think it is fair to say that Kerry is not just a place but a philosophy! Alb and I had the pleasure of attending the wedding of two great friends of ours in Sneem this weekend. It’s been a com...