I’ve just been talking to my beloved, who was sympathising with me about the weather. It’s weird. I’ve always thought of Cornwall as positively mediterranean compared with…… Read more “Porthcurno Cove”
Bosigran revisited
Holiday number 2 of this year… I’m in Cornwall with my daughter and her family, revisiting her childhood holidays. Today we went to St Ives and, since…… Read more “Bosigran revisited”
Final, final last day
So, I left Cambodia on Monday, and am writing this from the mundane and unexciting comfort of my own sofa in my own living room in comparatively… Read more "Final, final last day"
Angkor Wat
There are loads of things that I’ve wanted to do *forever*. Some are foolish and improbable (hello, climbing El Cap), and some have been impossible for all…… Read more “Angkor Wat”
Siem Reap – day 1
Well, there’s a fair old bit to catch you up with, so I’ll try to take it a day at a time! I caught the night bus…… Read more “Siem Reap – day 1”
Into Cambodia
There really isn’t terribly much to say about today; five hours of it was spent on a hot and airless boat, travelling into Cambodia. I was still…… Read more “Into Cambodia”
As last days go…
It’s been a blinder! Although I say this despite, rather than because of, the bicycle-induced pain in my posterior… We were up early, and in the hotel…… Read more “As last days go…”
Mekong day 1
I'm perched on a granite bar stool so high I could use it as a kitchen side. I had to use long-dormant actual climbing skills - three… Read more "Mekong day 1"
The best laid plans
I’d planned a full day in HCMC, yesterday. I was going to get up early and take myself on a walking tour, looking at various sites, picking…… Read more “The best laid plans”
Take 2
Well. Here I am, back in HCMC. In a different hotel – I chose this one deliberately because it looked a bit swanky, and it advertised a…… Read more “Take 2”
Hanoi to Angkor Wat (and afterwards) 