Category: Travel
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Easy (small quantity) Berry Jam and the Wine Trip Surprise
It’s summer in Australia and that means lots of fresh berries. At Victoria Markets there were punnets of strawberries, blackberries, raspberries and blueberries, cheap and in abundance. I’d walked to the market and, unfortunately, my backpack was now straining at the seams. There was no room or no way I could safely carry the delicate […]
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Cruising solo (pt5)…Espiritu Santo and Farewell.
Yesterday really had been one of far too much food. Why I was bothering to go to breakfast was beyond me, but I was awake and it was something to occupy my morning.
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Cruising Solo (pt4)…Vanuatu and Port Vila.
Port Vila, Vanuatu and the ship had docked at a container port a few kilometres out of town. There was no need to scrabble into little boats to get to shore, we were already there, free to step off and explore at our leisure.
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Cruising Solo (pt3)…New Caledonia and Tropical Islands
Last night the captain announced that tomorrow we’d be sailing into New Caledonia. The first of the islands would be visible at around 5.15 am. After 4 nights and 3 days at sea I was pretty keen to get a glimpse of land. I woke at dawn, threw some clothes on and headed to the […]
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Cruising Solo (pt 2)…Four Nights, Three Days at Sea
I have booked a table at the Japanese restaurant Izumi. After wandering aimlessly a helpful crew member points me in the right direction and eventually I make my way to the back of the boat, find the correct lift and arrive at level 12. I’m greeted and led to my table for one. The restaurant […]
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Cruising solo… trains, planes, automobiles and boats!
I’d made the very big mistake of packing early. Each day I added another bit of clothing, an extra pair of shoes, 3 sarongs, that book I was given at Christmas, magazines… all absolutely necessary for my 11 night cruise to the tropical South Pacific. The boat was leaving from Sydney Harbour and I would […]
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Ghost Houses of Kep
After Christina leaves Phnom Penh and the gorgeous hotel she travels to the seaside town of Kep. Kep was a playground for the wealthy in the 1960s and 70s. After Pol Pot it never recovered, holiday mansions remain empty. Here are some of the vacant sixties houses I discovered when I traveled there.
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The Pavilion Hotel Phnom Penh
I stayed at this gorgeous hotel, The Pavilion, in 2012. It was the inspiration for the place where Christina began her first venture in Cambodia. This is the foyer of the restored Colonial era mansion. It was unbelievably good value and think it cost around $55. per night. Little did I know it would be […]
Anna Buckley 