11/03/2024
An afternoon at Paradise Cave near Phong Nha, Vietnam. Took a scooter out around 25km from Phong Nha’ no need for tour group and able to take your time.
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An afternoon at Paradise Cave near Phong Nha, Vietnam. Took a scooter out around 25km from Phong Nha’ no need for tour group and able to take your time.
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A few photos from our day at the atomic bomb memorial park in Hiroshima. I would like to congratulate Japan on the honesty in their part of WW2 and how they strive to learn lessons so that this NEVER happened again. No selfies out of respect. Some facts first (140,000 people died within 4 months of the bomb and 78,000 where killed instantly, together with and with and unknown 0000’s of cancer for years after.
Photo 1 and 2 - the atomic dome world heritage site - the only building that survived miraculously at the epicentre.
Photo 3 - The peace flame - will never be extinguished till the last nuclear weapon has gone from the planet.
Photo 4 - The peace arch - underneath the names of all 140,000 victims are kept.
Photo 5 - The children’s statue - dedicated to all the children killed and in recognition of Sadako - a 12 year old girl who made 10,000 paper cranes when she was dying of Leukamia caused by the fallout - today the crane is a sign of peace.
Photo 6+7 - the atomic bomb museum with a time piece set at 08-15 - the time the bomb detonated.
Photo 8 - a plaque showing the exact spot 600m above where the bomb was detonated.
I recommended anyone who is lucky enough to visit the amazing country of Japan to visit here.
NEVER AGAIN
❤️ Tokyo , something different in every corner you turn. Massive city with great culture and people.
#東京 #日本
So far absolutely love Japan, what a wonderful culture. Clean, safe and people are lovely and respectful. Only seen Tokyo so far (biggest city in the world), but we are going to explore more of this amazing country
THE HAPPIEST day for Rachel, after over 3 months travelling in South America she has plucked up the courage to goto an Argentinian hair salon and she is so pleased with it and it’s not turned green and all the grey has gone !! (only 22,000 pesos / £18) too.
Just spent 3 days in Torres del Paine national park, Chile so no access to any wifi or 4G. Now sat in the middle of nowhere having crossed the border into Argentina and found Wi-Fi.
Quick photo and update to let people now we are still alive and living in the roof top ten camper for 4 nights. Update more when we hit the next stop.
Started to track our trip on this app, it automatically updated to where you are etc. so far we have travelled over 40,000 km
12 month trip round the world
Just to let you know we are alive and well after 3 days in the salt flats and high altitude in Bolivia. We have now crossed the border into San Pedro Atacama, Chile and out going to take a few days chill out time.
We have loads and loads of amazing photos and videos from the salt flats, it truly was a spectacular place to be, felt like another world, will post when we have had time to chill.
PS never under estimate high altitude - we have been at 4500-5000m for 3 days and it takes it out of you.
Off to the largest salt flats in the world tomorrow at Uyuni, Bolovia. As featured in countless TV programmes.
Maybe offline for 2-3 days - who knows lol
So thankfully I managed to complete the “death road” in Bolivia without a problem, although one the of the group is currently in hospital with fractured wrists and shoulder.
Lots of Go Pro Footage taken but will need time to work through that. In the meantime some highlights
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Not a bad place to spend your 50th Birthday - booked for next week
Who would fancy this ?
Day 3 of Colca Canyon trek. Disappointed I couldn’t quite complete the last day, not ashamed I had to get help from a very kind mule to get my ass up the last bit of the trek. A combination of both my big toes being extremely painful and turning white (really can’t afford my toe nails to fall off ), a really bad pain at the back of my left knee which only later when showering found to be a low grade calf muscle strain and we have a long way to go on our travels including Machhu Picchu in a week. Still and awesome trek
And recommend anyone to give it a go. Met some great people in a group who where supportive - thankyou Lori,Barney and Jasmine I am so glad you got to complete it.
2nd day complete, easier than yesterday but the altitude is starting to take its toll. What I though would be a bit of an uphill at first when flat turned out to be incline followed by more descent which has wrecked my legs and my feet are a mess. At least I get to soak them in the pool here (bonus) ready for a very tough day tomorrow, you really can’t prepare for the altitude like this.
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An amazing few hours spent watching these amazing Orangutan’s in the wild. Emotional - stay tuned for more spam as we got to see the Alpha male later. #orangutans #sarawak #semenggohnaturereserve #wildapes #malaysia #borneo #sarawakorangutans #apes #animalconservation
A 4 island boat trip feom old town, Koh Lanta. Less than £20 with lunch, 2 snorkle stops, a beach stop and a small swim theough a dark cave to see an osilated beach. #kohlanta #4islandtour #emeraldcave #snorkling #thailandislands #longtailboat
A lovely afternoon soent wlaking// following these amazing elephants. All have neen rescued from eother logging or entertainment industry. No riding bathing allowed. #elephants #kohlanta #thailandelepephant #wildelephant #animals # wildanimals @FOLLOWING GIANTS
A very hot day spent discovering the temples of the Angkor Wat Park. Defintely recommend hiting a TukTuk driver for the day for around 20-25$ #angkorwat #angkorthom #bayontemple #unescoworldheritagesite #siemreap #khmer #bucketlisttravel #angkorwattemple #cambodiatravel #visitcambodia
The beautiful sunrise at Angkor Wat, Cambodia. Worrh the 04:30am start to see it, still around 30c at 5am in the morning however. #angkorwat #angkorwatcambodia #sunriseangkorwat #angkorwatsunrise #travelcambodia #cambodia
Investigating the Phnom Chhngok Cave ល្អាងភ្នំឈ្ងោក near Kep, Cambodia with our local guide Po. Hundreds of cute bats here too. It was 39c that day and we got a bit sweaty to say the least. Great fun getting there in the scooter too. #phnomchhngokcavetemple #phnomchhngok #kepcaves #kep #cambodiacaves #cambodia🇰🇭 #backpackcambodia
Only $10 for this 2 hour sunset cruise including cocktail. #sunsetcruise #phnompenhcruise #mekongcruise #sunsetmekongriver #phnompenhcity #cambodiacruise
Another taste test - this one however is Wheat Beer Ice Cream #beericecream #belgo #wheatbeer #hochimincraftbeer #icecream #belgiumbeer #vietnamcraftbeer #vietnamicecream
Finished the Ho Chi Minh Ale Trail but forgot to post the final one. There are some great Craft Ale places in Ho Chi Minh. Yes it’s more expensive than the local beer but you get what you paid for I guess. #hochiminhaletrail #vietnamcraftbeer #craftbeer #craftbeerhochiminh #craftale #vietnamcraftales
Great few hours discovering how the Vietcong used there extensive tunnel systems and clever thinking during the Vietnam war to overcome the US army despite having far inferior weapons. #cuchitunnelsvietnam #vietcong #hochimincity #vietnamwarhistory #confinedspace #vietnamtunnels
Ho Chi Min (Saigon) has a really good craft beer circuit. I am doing the Ho Chi Minh Ale Trail round the city. I was very surprised by the quality of these craft ales and the fact we are in Vietnam. Be sure to check out these bars - more taste test ls to follow. #vietnamcraftbeer #belgovietnam #7bridges #đêmêvietnam #eastwestbeer #pasteurstreetbrewing #roosterbeer #stearmanbeer #heartofdarknessbrewery #biacraftedinvietnam #steersmanvietnam #vietnambeer #hochiminhaletrail
Found a lovely town in Vietnam called Quy Nhon, not many tourists and some lovely beaches nearby. #quynhon #beachtime #infinitypoolview #topfloorpool
Another day another type of boat trip in Hoi An - this one a circular traditional coracle. #coracleride #hoiancoracle #rivercruisehoian #hoian #coconutboatride
Doing the tourist usual in Hoi An and getting a lantern boat down the river in the old town. #hoianancienttown #hoianlanterns #hoianriver #vietnamlanterns #hoianoldtown
A 25km cycle ride out around the villages of Hoi An - nice to get away from the crowded old town. #hoian #cyclinghoian #vietnamcycling #hoianvillage #vietnamtravels #cyclevietnam
Stated with the thought that we still realise it’s better than working and doing normal life ❤️ #midlifebackpackers #traveltheworldwithwife #dananglifestyle #weareluckypeople #stillcrazyat50
Sampling a quality craft IPA in @bistrokaz.danang. A nice taste with a really punchy floral taste, a bit like punk IPA but a lot cleaner and more of a session ale. 8.5/10. Recommend a stop here in Da Nang if you are craving a proper craft beer #craftbeer #ipabeer #craftales #vietnambeers #7bridgesbrewingco #bistrokazdanang
An afternoon at Paradise Cave near Phong Nha, Vietnam. Took a scooter out around 25km from Phong Nha’ no need for tour group and able to take your time. #dongthienduong #paradisecave #paradisecavephongnha #phongnha #kebangnationalpark #caves #vietnamcaves #paradisecaveeco #vietnam🇻🇳 #northvietnam
Easy trip out to Phong Nha Cave, no need to book a tour. Pick the boat up from the pier in Phong Nha town. Make sure to get upto 12 people on the boat to make it cheaper - seek other people at the ticket office - 550k Dong per boat with up to 12 people. #phongnhacave #vietnamcaves #northvietnam #dragonboat #caves #phangnha #kebangnationalpark
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