The alarm shattered the silence this morning at 6.30am, and we lay in the darkness for a few minutes reflecting on the fact that we should have been well on the way to Lima by now. We got out of bed and I didn’t have to get dressed as I was already still dressed from…
Not a lot to write about today. I hate it when you wake up in your hotel room or ship cabin and realise that you are going home today. 🙁 We got up at 8.00am and got ready to go down for breakfast. The coach was not coming to collect us to take us to…
Got up at half-past seven this morning, so we had plenty of time to have some breakfast before our excursion at 9.00am. Looking out of our window, we were dismayed to see that it was raining. When we arrived at the dining room and went to the juice counter, we saw that there was a…
Got up at 7.30am after an excellent night’s sleep. We got washed and dressed and made our way to the hotel’s dining room for breakfast. There was quite an unusual array of foods for breakfast; as well as the usual bacon, eggs, sausage, beans, cereal and toast, there was also green salads, charcuterie, vegetables and…
When the alarm roused us from sleep this morning at 5.15am, we were momentarily confused that we were not in our own bed. Then it only took seconds to realise we were in the Russ Hill Hotel near Gatwick Airport, having travelled down from Durham last night. The reason we were here was because we…
…Absolutely nothing! So sang Edwin Starr in his hit single of 1970, and never a truer word was spoken, as we were to learn today (and indeed learned in Phnom Penh and Kanchanaburi). We had a bit of a “lie-in” until 7.30am this morning, and we went down to breakfast in the large restaurant for…
The day dawned bright and early this morning as we arose at 6.15am once again. Looking out of the window, we could see that there had been rain overnight, and we ensured we had our cagoules packed in the rucksack in case of any heavy showers. I tend not to try for the perfect tan…
Another interesting and full day today. We left the hotel just before 7.45am and set off for our first visit of the day, to the floating markets at Cai Rang, just around six kilometres from Can Tho city. We didn’t have far to go; our tour boat was just at the riverside along from the…
Got up at 7.00am after an excellent night’s sleep, and briefly stepped out onto our little balcony overlooking the street below. The weather was already sultry and warm. The coach was not due to depart until half-past eight, but we had our packing to do as we would be on the move once again. It…
We had to be on the road at 7.30am once again, as we had so much to pack into this day. But while we saw and experienced a variety of things, from prisons, palaces and pagodas to rivers and ferryboats and even a change of country, there was one thing that stood out, and something…
