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The view from our caravan. Well, the view we had yesterday, anyway. Today it’s raining. And blowing a gale. Which makes it a writing day… Kalbarri … Continue reading
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Pattaya by night is a different place. And definitely not a place for kids, and yet…there were youngsters here. All these photos were taken in Walking Street. I don’t know whether to admire Thailand for being honest and open about … Continue reading
I am home now, but here’s some more from Pattaya Beach, Thailand. The first thing you have to understand about this town is that daytime Pattaya and nightime Pattaya are two different places. And this is Pattaya in the daytime … Continue reading
A street scene. Wiring, temple and a black cat with a death wish. Couldn’t see the cat? Here’s a closer look. Look among those wires… I have an idea that Pattaya wiremen are a breed apart… … Continue reading
At the Dusit Thani Hotel, Pattaya, where my husband was attending a regional meeting. Sunset as dinner is served Me…grinning Dinner overlooking the bay, dotted later with the bright spotlights of the squid boats Inside the hotel, complete with waterfall … Continue reading
And I am quite surprised to find myself with this view from my window this morning. Looking towards the hotel where I am staying, Pattaya Beach, Thailand … Continue reading
As an environmentalist, I always get a bit of a kick when nature wins out over man. Nowadays it doesn’t happen too often. At temples like Ta Prohm in Siem Reap, a thousand years or so has wrought a few … Continue reading
We arrived in Siem Reap in the afternoon, but still managed to see several temples by nightfall, because my daughter had pre-booked guide, driver and van for the seven of us – surely the ultimate way to see the area. … Continue reading
The park near daughter’s apartment Note the ceiling…and the bas-relief walls done with birds and flowers and monkeys and leaves… Edge of fireplace One of the stainglass windows Part of the confessional … Continue reading
BEFORE CHRISTMAS DINNER That wooden box-like thing in the corner? It’s a priest confessional. And that second box-like thing projecting into the room? Another priest confessional I had been in the room half an hour before I realised it contained … Continue reading