Sunday, December 30, 2007

We arrived back in Blighty, in time to see in 2008!!
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

Wednesday, December 19, 2007

Leaving Vietnam today- :)
flying to Thailand

Sunday, December 16, 2007

Arrived back in Hanoi
Pics to follow
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Tuesday, December 11, 2007

Ha long Bay
Incredible scenery. We stayed on Cat Ba Island in the Bay

Saturday, December 08, 2007

Arrived in Hoi An

Wednesday, December 05, 2007

Long Son Padoga, Nah Trang



Pagoda Towers



The writing is on the wall at Nha Trang

Saturday, December 01, 2007

Siem Reap in Cambodia.
Incredible architecture and wonderful people.
Angkor Wat, early morning a magical picture by Alan

The South Gate

The Guardians of the Gate

Angkor Wat early morning, by the lake

The Smiling Face of Cambodia at Bayan Temple

Some elephants giving rides around the temples

The Path to Enlightenment

Some of the many thousands of intricate carvings

Some Pictures of Tonle Sap Lake
A smiling crocodile, inviting us to swim with him?
(no thanks!)

A Heron


Some Portraits by Alan






Sunday, November 25, 2007

The cyclone has gone off to the South China Sea, we are going to the Mekong Delta tommorrow.
Alan got to fire an AK47 today, with a member of the Communist Vietnamese Army- live bullets
I stood by with my fingers in my ears!

A few pictures of the Mekong Delta.
Phong Dien Floating Market

A couple of bloody tourists

A market trader (its not like Eastenders!)

Most of the boats appeared to be man-powered
or more specifically woman powered.

Thursday, November 22, 2007

Arrived in Saigon-
A cyclone is due to land in South Vietnam soon, we are staying in Saigon for the next three days, then will decide where to go next. (that will be wherever the cyclone isn't going)
Chris leaning off of the top of the Jade Emperor Pagoda to get a better picture.

A woman deep in prayer.


The view from our balcony early evening
Surprisingly not busy (unlike the rest of the time)

Monday, November 19, 2007

Batu Caves and Temple, Outskirts of Kuala Lumpur

These monkeys lived in the surrounding jungle

Monks on a pilgramage, inside the cave

Arrived in Malaysia - pics to follow soon.

Thursday, November 15, 2007

Alan in Chinatown, Singapore

Inside the temple of 10000 Buddahs Chinatown

A Hindu temple, highly decorative



Some of Alan's pics of Singapore Botanic Gardens
A Lily

A flower thing - I am sure someone can tell me what it is.

A Dragonfly

Monday, November 12, 2007

A Duck Billed Platypus at Yungaburra on the Atherton Tablelands

A close up of the Platypus

The Hypipamee Volcanic Crater


Some pictures by Alan
A Sunbird.



















A Tree Frog (? a white lipped tree frog)
A river scene at Daintree - see if you can spot the crocs













The view from the ferry crossing the river











Chris in photo mode.



















Some local fruitbats/flying foxes













A little croc

Friday, November 09, 2007

Port Douglas, North Queensland














Coastline north of Cairns

Saturday, November 03, 2007

Goodbye to The Freo Gang!!