28 March 2021 I didn’t know it was something Claire had wanted for so long, nor did I know she had in fact been looking for one, so when she spoke to me about a property down South, in one of tiniest villages in WA, I wasn’t very keen on the project. I thought, Read More
6 July 2018 March 31st, seven o’clock. The sun is already up, and so is Brieuc. He’s his jolly usual self. Late mornings are not for him, or for us for that matter. We haven’t had a sleep-in for months, and I guess we’re not going to have one today either. Claire is up,, Read More
10 October 2017 August 18/19, 2017. Day 0. Perth to Rockhampton. We leave home under torrential rain, it’s cold, wet, windy, miserable, and it’s 10PM. We’re tired, and all three of us are sick. This is not going to be a pleasant flight. At least we got to sleep a bit, the plane is, Read More
13 July 2013 How hard can it be ? The lads from Top Gear usually say that when they’re going to botch something up, in my case, I guess it applies as well. So on May 20th 2013, I was back in Perth while Troopy was still in Bangkok, having a bath. The mob, Read More
17 May 2013 May 11th – 18th It took well over three months to plan this. Between the contradictive information about whether or not Troopy was allowed to remain on foreign soil for so long, between getting the right price for the right job, I finally booked the tickets to get her home. I, Read More
27 January 2013 It’s a bit overdue, I know, well it’s only been a year but here’s a list of the mods since I bought the car. September 2008 I bought this : Toyota Landcruiser HZJ75 “Troop carrier”. 1998 model, straight 6cyl, 4.2L. 299.338km. I bought it from CFA (Country Fire Authority, the fire, Read More
12 December 2012 November 30 The contrast between Laos and Thailand is pretty obvious, aside the fact they drive on the left side of the road, and I can finally overtake without taking any risks. The most obvious is the state of the roads, we’ll be able to reach Chiang Rai in no time., Read More
29 November 2012 There are many crossing points into Thailand for foreigners, the easiest being from Vientiane across the Friendship Bridge but I chose to go 150km south of Luang Nam Ta, at the border town of Huay Xai (into Chiang Khong).
29 November 2012 November 9th – 24th As the road crept its way North towards Vientiane, it did not improve one bit. Pothole after pothole, Troopy crawled to a slow 50kmh for miles and miles. You’d think it would get better as you get closer to the capital, but no, it was bad all, Read More
12 November 2012 October 28th – November 8th After crossing the Lao border and cursing the Custom Officers for their bribing, we made our way to the “400 islands”. They may not be exactly 400 islands, or at least not all of them are populated, but they’re all on the Mekong River. Ferries take, Read More