THE CLARE'S TRAVELS AROUND THE WORLD
THE CLARE'S TRAVELS AROUND THE WORLD
We had only been asleep for an hour when Karen & I were startled from our deep sleep by a…

Aritiatia Rapids, Lake Tapuo and Napier
Another early start as today we had a ‘date’ with a Dam at 10am! We were packed up, checked out

All around Rotarura
Another early alarm as Karen wanted to take advantage of the free laundry facilities and managed to get 2 loads

Hobbiton + Rotorua + Dinner
We survived the night without air con, by having the window wide open, the fan on full, no covers on

Driving Day
Up early, checked out and on the road by 9am. Just as well. Our first mistake (and subsequent heated discussion)

Bay of the Islands
Another early and frantic start. Feeling as though we need a holiday from this holiday. Off this morning to be

Sky Auckland – A Day of Ups and Downs
Today I was awake from 3.30 am worrying about our cases. Crossing another 6 timezones also didn’t help my body
Welcome to Zew Nealand…..
Well the flight to Sydney itself wasn’t too bad, once we got underway 25 minutes late. We had aisle and

Baiyoke Sky Tower before next leg.
As our flight wasn’t until 7.30pm I arranged a late check out of 4pm. This enabled us to almost have

Chatuchak Weekend Market
After the exhausting time yesterday today it was a rush to get into breakfast before they closed at 10am. We

River Kwai
Overnight in the battle between Man vs Mosquitoes, the Mosquitoes had definitely won. We were both up in the night

Grand Palace and more
Up bright and early this morning. Well actually I was awake from about 4am and then got up and wrote

Day 1 or is Day 2?
Well we have arrived in Bangkok, after a relatively untroubled journey. Well I say untroubled……. Firstly there was the argument
All checked in…
Well the bags are packed and we’re ready to go……. Had to pay £20 to get a different type of

Before Trip Nerves
Blimey 5 days to go… Nowhere near ready. Too much going on, too much to do. Including a real fun