Day 1 A decent breakfast in the Sky Bar on the 8th floor overlooking Saigon river got the day off to a flying start. From here, we were picked up to join the Mekong Eyes tour – two days and one night on this lovely boat cruising the Mekong Delta . It was a 2.5 hour drive from …
Galapagos – the start of a trip I’ve wanted to do forever – and even more since I saw David Attenborough’s Planet Earth and Life. One of the last places where mankind hasn’t left a harmful footprint. A place ruled by blue-footed birds and giant tortoises, where, it is said, the animals regard human visitors …
You need to wake early to get the best out of the Taj. I woke at 5:45am, and made my way to the East Gate. It was already fairly busy with tourists (4 million a year come here including these two intrepid explorers) and all the people who make a living off them by various means. …
I woke first on the boat, hoping to see sunrise. My head dripped as I lifted it from the sodden pillow. I was soaked – the boat’s roof was leaking – yet I had somehow managed some sleep. I crawled out of bed and out to the front of the boat. The dark clouds from …
Day 1 I wasn’t quite sure why we were stocking up on so much beer and abuelo rum, vodka, coke, soda, crisps, biscuits and loads and loads of ice at 6 in the morning. When we got to our desert island paradise in San Blas (“Panama’s secret – don’t tell anyone!” as M’s cheerful brother A kept …
