A Switzerland Surprise2017 - Our Year OutTravel, Holidays and Hotels by Mr C - May 11, 2017May 11, 2017 Feeling a bit rejuvenated by our recent travels, we sat by our kitchen table having breakfast and reading the Saturday papers when I looked at Mrs C and asked ‘what do you fancy doing this week?’. After not an enormous amount of head scratching we decided that a trip of some sort was on the cards, so we bit the bullet and booked 2 return
Kerala in Pictures2017 - Our Year OutTravel, Holidays and Hotels by Mrs C - April 27, 2017April 27, 2017 Our trip around Kerala began with a few days in the state capital, Kochi. It's a city with a long heritage dating right back to before the time of the great explorers and when the great silk and spice routes were being established. Fort Kochi is the part of the city nearest the sea, where the famous Chinese Fishing Nets can be seen at the
An Ayurvedic Massage in Kerala2017 - Our Year OutTravel, Holidays and Hotels by Mrs C - April 7, 2017 I've been to a fair few spas over the past few years and have had a variety of treatments but I've never experienced anything quite like the Ayurvedic* Massage I had in Poovar in Kerala recently.I'll give you the background shall I? Ok, well by now you know that Mr. C and I sold one of our websites at Christmas and decided that with the proceeds of
India – The first few days2017 - Our Year OutTravel, Holidays and Hotels by Mr C - March 27, 2017April 18, 2017 It's been a while since I was last in India. I wasn't surprised by some things, but as has always been the case, India never fails to throw new things at you. Kochi (formerly Cochin) though, with all its history and entrepreneurial prowess is still as fascinating as I remember it being way back when I first visited.Our journey out was very much better than
A Trip to Kerala in India2017 - Our Year Out by Mrs C - March 23, 2017March 23, 2017 So, we're off to Kerala in India tomorrow! I never thought I'd be writing that sentence. It's definitely one off 'The Bucket List' for us and I'm really looking forward to it.When I saw the break advertised I reckon I was the most decisive I've ever been in my life. No going to and from Trip Advisor, no checking the climate, none of the 'should we, should;t
The Journey Home – Part Two – The Long Haul2017 - Our Year OutRants and RavesTravel, Holidays and Hotels by Mr C - March 15, 2017May 20, 2022 Oh well, looks like Mrs C’s put me on the spot here. Her reporting on all the brilliant bits of the Koh Phangan to Bangkok journey already make me very reminiscent and brimming with an urge to go somewhere really nice again - soon!Long-haul air travel isn’t - and never has been - one of my favourite pastimes, having spent many years working in places
The Journey Home – Part One2017 - Our Year OutTravel, Holidays and Hotels by Mrs C - March 14, 2017March 15, 2017 Whenever we go on holidays or short breaks we like to make 'the journey' part of the whole adventure.Some people hate the whole travelling to and from a place thing and the subsequent stress ends up ruining the beginning and end of their holidays. I always make sure I've got a choice of good things to read, research what films will be available on the
Shoes Off In Thailand2017 - Our Year OutTravel, Holidays and Hotels by Mr C - March 11, 2017March 14, 2017 In Thailand your feet are considered dirty and aren’t welcome as party guests. That's why you'll often see rows of footwear sitting outside public places. So, how can you be polite while your feet remain firmly attached to your legs? There are 2 simple ‘don’ts’: 1. Don’t stick your feet out as you relax at a café table (or even worse – don’t put them on
More Koh Phangan2017 - Our Year OutTravel, Holidays and Hotels by Mrs C - March 11, 2017March 27, 2018 Well we've had an absolute blast here in Thailand, in particular in Koh Phangan. I don't think I've ever been so hot in my life though! Mr. C would tell you that I say that whenever I go anywhere warmer than a British summer but that's not exactly true. I don't tolerate high humidity particularly well so Florida in August has been one of those
Koh Phangan2017 - Our Year OutTravel, Holidays and Hotels by Mrs C - March 8, 2017March 11, 2017 We're having the time of our lives here in Thailand! What a place, Koh Phangan is and no, we don't mean the bit where the Full Moon Parties take place either. We've been to lots of very beautiful, all relatively peaceful beaches but they all seem to pale into comparison next to ours.The Secret Beach is not so very secret after all, it turns out. It