Ayutthaya was the capital of Siam (now Thailand) from 1350 until 1767, when the city was brutally sacked by the Burmese. Only ruins remain from this period of thriving trade and art but seeing some of the crumbling temples, it’s easy to imagine Ayutthaya’s past grandeur. But as everywhere, there are so many places toContinue reading “Ayutthaya – impressive ruins in the heat”
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Random things that I never got round to post….
The Southern Ocean seems very clean. On none of the beaches did we find plastic rubbish – very different to what we have experienced in the Northern Hemisphere – no more beach pictures here as I already shared a lot … Only 11% of the world population lives in the Southern Hemisphere. Apart from theContinue reading “Random things that I never got round to post….”
More wildlife or natural beauty?
Enjoying the last few days of our Aussie travels in Fremantle/Perth. With ‘time running out’, we had to make a tough decision: driving further North to see ‘The Pinnacle desert’ (round trip 14 hours) or spending a leisurely day in yet another Marine Park. 🤔 🤔 🤔 Not (totally) surprising, animals won! Decided to visitContinue reading “More wildlife or natural beauty?”
Lazy day in Fremantle (aka Freo)
Fremantle was the first area settled by the Swan River colonists in 1829. The city is named after Captain Charles Fremantle, the English naval officer who established a camp at the site. We spent the day wandering around town … marvelling at the architecture .. diving into history … Sampling the local produce … andContinue reading “Lazy day in Fremantle (aka Freo)”
The day has come …
Watching the sun rise over freezing Southsea and looking forward to the temperatures we are going to wake up to tomorrow
Getting ready
Still need to work out what to pack and fit everything into our luggage Trying to beat the jetlag using Timeshifter app. Let’s see how successful we are
The Travels of Birgit 