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
Beyond the Blue Horizon2017 - Our Year OutTravel, Holidays and Hotels by Mrs C - March 5, 2017March 6, 2017 So we've been here at the beach for a few days now and it's such a contrast to Bangkok. Where Bangkok was noisy, here is tranquil. Where Bangkok was full of traffic fumes and the usual unpleasant, if expected, smells, here the air you breathe feels clean and fresh, aided and abetted by the gentle sea breeze. Two days in Bangkok was an assault on the
Busy Bangkok2017 - Our Year OutTravel, Holidays and Hotels by Mr C - March 3, 2017March 6, 2017 After a couple of weeks back at home soaking up a bit of cold and wet British winter we're on the move again. This time we're heading to sunny Thailand to brighten the spirit and simply unwind a bit. The outbound flight was with British Airways and full marks for punctuality and service meaning we were away on time for the 11 hour trek to
Prague2017 - Our Year OutTravel, Holidays and Hotels by Mr C - February 9, 2017February 18, 2017 Time moves on and so do we! Today we're in a beautiful, but very cold Prague. We travelled down from Berlin by train, passing through the snow covered fields of southern Germany and then into the rocky river banks that the railway follows once it leaves Dresden and enters the Czech Republic.The first thing that hit me about Prague was how incredibly ornate and well
Berlin2017 - Our Year OutTravel, Holidays and Hotels by Mr C - February 9, 2017February 12, 2017 Our three days in Berlin just flew past. It really was an eye opener for me though.I'm a bit embarrassed by my sketchy knowledge of European history. Although, if anywhere is going to spark an interest in the events of the last century then Berlin is it. We visited the Checkpoint Charlie museum and wandered around some of the areas around Potsdamerplatz, strolled through the
A Hotel in Pictures – Pulitzer Amsterdam2017 - Our Year OutTravel, Holidays and Hotels by Mrs C - February 4, 2017February 13, 2017 So many pictures, so much art! Every single wall of the fabulous Pulitzer Amsterdam is home to a painting or print worthy of a place in an art gallery.We didn't ask but as far as we could work out, many of them were originals. And whether traditional in style or really 'out there', the artwork was all very striking. The hotel is a veritable maze,
Amsterdam2017 - Our Year OutTravel, Holidays and Hotels by Mr C - February 3, 2017February 27, 2018 As any frequent flyer will tell you, Amsterdam is no more than a quick up-and-down hop. What they won't tell you is that if your plane happens to land on the southbound runway at Schipol airport it takes almost as long to get to the gate as it did getting to the Netherlands. However, with typical Dutch efficiency we were through the airport and on