MY TRAVEL DIARY
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The Jungle Rafts – My night in the middle of nowhere
Driving down the winding rural track, my anticipation was building. I was about to spend the night stranded on a river with no electricity – No lights, no plug sockets, no nothing. Even the walls and roofs weren’t solid, meaning we truly would get to be at one with nature. It’s so peaceful out here Read more
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Wat Arun and the Kao San Road Scavenger Hunt
Yesterday I had my first real introduction to Bangkok, taking a relaxing klong (canal) tour and visiting Wat Arun, also known as the Temple of Dawn. This place is incredible, the intricacies impressively grand and yet rough and messy at the same time. The stone is a chalky white, sculpted into a large tower with Read more
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Journey to Bangkok
I haven’t slept yet, and while not much has happened, so much has happened. I did it; I made it to Thailand, despite having an injured foot and a broken suitcase. The first thing that really struck me when leaving the airport was the politeness and hospitality of the Thai people. I saw the man Read more
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Tranquility
26/07/2018 When my alarm sounded this morning, I cursed myself. Why had I thought this was a good idea? When my travel companion Rachel had suggested it I was all ears, but that didn’t make getting up in the middle of the night for the second day in a row any easier. And then, after Read more
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Making the most of things
25/07/2018 The idea of a holiday is usually a rather thrilling one, but when you arrive and it’s nothing like you expected, you can start to wonder what you were thinking, or how you’ve been misled. Taking a break from my usual hectic travel style, I booked a few nights to chill out in Alcudia, Read more
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What happens in Amsterdam…
29/04/2018 Plans to hang out by the canals were derailed yesterday thanks to unfortunate bad weather. Almost as soon as we’d taken the above photo, the heavens opened, forcing us to surrender to it. I am naturally used to rain and cloud, but it wasn’t what I really wanted to see on the continent. Still, Read more
Victoria's Voyage 