Category Archives: Travel

Ducks are A-Dabbling II

Posted on 16 September 2014 by sheg4184

A Thames Valley Journal: Part 2 “Here today, up and off to somewhere else tomorrow…”  ~ Kenneth Graham Day 4: Pangbourne via Bus and Sonning to Shiplake Day four of our walking adventure found us wandering through peaceful water meadows, talking … Continue reading →

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Ducks are a-Dabbling I

Posted on 11 September 2014 by sheg4184

A Thames Valley Journal: Part 1 `DUCKS’ DITTY’  All along the backwater,  Through the rushes tall,  Ducks are a-dabbling,  Up tails all! Ducks’ tails, drakes’ tails,  Yellow feet a-quiver,  Yellow bills all out of sight  Busy in the river!        ~ … Continue reading →

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“I’ve Been to Bali Too!”

Posted on 12 April 2014 by sheg4184

In the Redgum song of my youth, Bali was a land of monkeys and mercurochrome, Bali belly and mozzie coils. Kuta Beach was full of surfers and Ubud was a hippy haven in the hills. My first trip to Bali, … Continue reading →

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Vignettes of Puerto Galera

Posted on 5 February 2014 by sheg4184

A chattering, boisterous crowd gathering on a quay with bags and boxes, cases and Eskies, already sipping beers, keen, eager, ready to party, clambering aboard a large, pelican-like banca bobbing in matronly fashion on a subdued sea… A significant birthday, … Continue reading →

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Coming of Age

Posted on 25 January 2014 by sheg4184

“Life is a game… play it with a light heart.”  I often think that perfect holidays are perfectly awful to write about. When everything goes smoothly, there is no drama, no humour, no adventure to give the tale an edge. … Continue reading →

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Of Monitor Lizards, Macaques and Flying Mammals

Posted on 20 October 2013 by sheg4184

To visit the Underground River was the underpinning of our trip to Palawan. We had even booked a hotel nearby. And then we nearly didn’t make it! Strong currents on the Sunday – backlash from the typhoons further north – … Continue reading →

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Nicky & Ally’s Awfully Big Adventure

Posted on 15 October 2013 by sheg4184

An old school friend flew into Manila last week, and two days later the typhoons chased us off Luzon and down to Palawan. We were booked into Daluyon Resort, two hours drive up and down winding, half made roads from … Continue reading →

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Cabbages and Condoms

Posted on 2 October 2013 by sheg4184

Almost twenty years since we left Bangkok, I was not expecting to find my favourite restaurant alive and thriving after so long. Our concierge assured me  that it was still in business… …So I gathered up my friends and caught … Continue reading →

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City of Angels

Posted on 26 August 2013 by sheg4184

The Royal Palace is one of the sights to see in Bangkok. Home to the Kings of Siam for almost two hundred and fifty years, this  sixty acre compound – one square mile – contains the Royal residence, throne rooms … Continue reading →

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Snippets from Siam

Posted on 14 August 2013 by sheg4184

Bangkok – or Krung Thep, its Thai name – began as a small trading post on the west bank of the Chao Phraya River in the fifteenth century. Today, the capital city of Siam – now Thailand – has grown … Continue reading →

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