Archive for June, 2008

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Taste the salt III

Finally, after almost exactly 2 years of ownership, Silver Dream ventured out into the sea.  Susan and I had been out once before on a friend’s boat, Silver Dream herself well we have no hard evidence she has ever been to sea before, despite being designed for it.
Circumstantial evidence suggests she was originally bought for […]

Kuala Lumpur

After a wonderful time in Thailand we finally had to move on to our final holiday destination, the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur, home of the iconic Petronas Towers. Once again the character of our surroundings changed completely. It was lighter, breezier and more spread out than Hong Kong or Bangkok, as well […]

Hua Hin and the Thai Coast

After several days in Bangkok, plus one in Kanchanaburi, we headed down the coast to Hua Hin.  One of the benefits of having chosen Hua Hin from the plethora of Thai coastal resorts was its relative proximity to Bangkok, compared to say Phuket.  So instead of by plane, our journey was by taxi.  This under-rated […]