A Motorhome Adventure
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Like all things in life, travel is subjective. Following the advice of other travellers, we found ourselves in Cat Ba. I was disappointed. We came to Cat Ba because it is widely advised that this place is quieter than Ha Long. The cruises are in a much more peaceful area of the beautiful limestone islands….
We arrived in Hue. Tired from the overnight train. The train was fine, mostly empty. We chose to take sleeper seats rather than a sleeping berth. This was because berths in Vietnam were in groups of six. Our last long sleeper in India with Four Berths taught us that if you share your berths with…
After boarding our overnight train from Mumbai, we awoke in Southern India. A rattling night on the rails made sleeping not much more than a doze. It was however, an improvement on the Amritsar to Agra train we took some weeks ago. We pulled into Tivim 40 minutes late. We were beginning to think that…
Originally from Southern England, Wales has been home to us since 2005. We made our home in Carmarthenshire, in the shadow of the Black Mountain. A small holding with some chickens, ducks, and over an acre of garden, a mowing nightmare. We always thought how lucky we were to be living in such a beautiful…
It was mid-September, and we were in Agra. Sitting atop of our rooftop palace, locally known as the ‘Vacation villa’. We had been discussing the bed, the most comfortable hotel bed I had ever slept in. We were packing away the Kurta, respectful clothes purchased for our wonderful early morning visit to the Taj Mahal….
I am infrequently delighted with my room choices. On this trip, only Ahmedabad was an exception. I spend hours pouring over accommodation options, checking out the reviews and where possible cross-checking with other sources. We are driven to keep to the ‘budget’. But I always hope that we will stay in the room we booked. …