A visit to Upwey and Puffing Billy Unless you’re an Australian or train enthusiast you have probably not heard of Upwey in Australia. Upwey is a suburb around 32 kilometres east of central Melbourne. It is easy to get to…
What was your worse flight?
My worse flight was with KLM from Karachi to Amsterdam. I had a bad case of food poisoning before I got on the plane. It was a horrific flight where the staff with the exception of one stewardess were horrible.…
A Pelloponnese adventure ending with a mugging
A Pelloponnese adventure ending with a mugging In 2010 we decided to return to Greece and explore the Peloponnese peninsula. We married in Greece a few years earlier and love exploring this beautiful country. After leaving Athens airport with our…
Yippee my passport has arrived
Today the postman bought my new Dutch passport that is valid for 10 years. I can now make some plans on getting visas. I was lucky I did not have to go to London to get my passport renewed as…
Koala cuddling in Brisbane?
One thing that Debbie was keen to tick off her bucket list in Australia was a photo with a koala. What is on your bucket list to accomplish on a visit to Australia? On our next trip in 2015 we…
Where to stay and what to see in Malaysia?
I am curious and welcome any suggestions from people for places to see, stay and foods to try in Malaysia. We are staying on the mainland of Malaysia. The current plan is to arrive in Singapore in March 2015 and…
Athens, Crete and my mad mate Rabbit
Athens, Crete and my mad mate Rabbit When I was working for the Holland House Youth Hostel in London in 1989 a few of us decided to go to Greece. The hostel is now privately owned and called Safestay Holland…
Food poisoning while travelling and how to avoid it
Have you ever been travelling and a few hours after eating you get that nauseous feeling. Depending on the virulence of the poisoning it can develop over a few hours or up to 3 days later after eating contaminated food…
In search of Hobbits Part 2: A journey around the North Island
In search of Hobbits Part 2: A journey around the North Island Factoid: New Zealand is geographically around the same side as the United Kingdom without the 65 million people. We left the South Island and its 1.5 million people…
Our big fat Greek Wedding
Our big fat Greek Wedding Debbie and I were married in May 2006 on the island of Zante in Greece. It was nearly a very short marriage and this is the story about our big fat greek wedding and how…