The Reunification Express…

You won't see any volcanoes on the left of the plane... As usual I’ve managed to lose track of time while travelling and forgot to write. Actually that’s a lie straight off – I remembered, just haven’t found time to sit down and I’m finding more and more that nothing affords me such an opportunity as flights so here we are again, we’ve just passed Jakarta on the left and apparently, according to the captain, there’s... Read More

‘I don’t want books, new flip flops, postcards or even the marijuana…’

Ah, Hanoi. The flight to get here involved 3 schedule changes, a lot of bumping around for the best part of 2 hours and having to allow my shoulder become ‘part-time pillow’ for the two sleeping Asians on either side of me who actually fell asleep on me, woke up and realised, and yet continued to stay in the same position. I did however get my own back upon disembarkation by towering over them and forcing myself out into the aisle first... Read More

Thailand – Welcome Back to Asia!

Andy Mac insists; "I'M the King of this Castle"... Having evacuated from China just over 2 short weeks ago, it was with borderline trepidation that I boarded a flight back from the relative safety of Frankfurt bound for Bangkok, via Bahrain. The ‘via’ in that sentence is of crucial importance as it would play an important role in how the journey would go. My Mother has suggested in recent times perhaps considering the Middle... Read More