Yunnan Province KUNMING (capital city of 4 million people) Yes we’ve arrived safely in China, and so far going very well. We left Hanoi last Friday morning, walked about 1km to the Vietnam Airlines bus in the city – we were novelty viewing for most of the locals, to observe two “old” westerners with white Read More »
The next stop was in a suburb of Wellington called Plimmerton. Plimmerton was originally set up as a resort town meant to be a getaway for the wealthy in Wellington. Now being only 20 minutes away from downtown Wellington, it is just an upscale suburb near the beach. Our stay at the Moana Lodge was Read More »
This final day under the wing of Dr. Ko was spent learning more about traditional Sundanese culture. Almost 30km to the North of Bandung, the third biggest city in Java, stands Tangkuban Prahu, a still active volcanic crater and a part of local Sundanese lore. It’s a curious Oedipius style tale of a separated son Read More »
Woke up early (well early for us lazy bums) to be ready to meet up with Mark and Paul at 10 for a busy day ahead. Mark used to be a guide, for a few years in Indonesia and then last year in Rajastan so was good at asking people what we sould be doing, Read More »
