4 February 2013 Well Laura Ingalls was probably not as lucky as we are, but it’s still a prairie. I should call this post Big House In The Paddock though. We moved in three weeks ago, and we’ve been pretty busy ever since. Jenny had given us a four pages “to-do” list, and though, Read More
4 February 2013 It’s all in Italian, but there are subtitles on the big screens. Though the family sitting in the row in front of us probably won’t need the subtitles, as they speak the language rather well, judging by the way they chat passing the salads and the bottles of wine back and, 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
20 January 2016 Three weeks ago, we went camping. I remember using my camera, shooting at a family of wallabies near our tent. I also remember using the pair of binoculars I got for my birthday from the folks back in Belgium (remember Laos ?), I think Claire even has a picture of me, Read More
14 January 2013 So we’re living in this Perth suburbia, renting a room in a house. The owners, George and Rebekha, aren’t what we’d call our friends. Not that we’re fighting or anything, it’s just we have absolutely nothing in common. They’re paranoiac, insisting on locking all doors at all times, whether we are, 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
30 October 2012 Well this time, there is no choice. The border between Cambodia and Laos has only recently opened to foreigners/overlanders, and there is just one border town : Stung Treng, right on the Mekhong. They are currently building brand spanking new facilities, but for the moment the paperwork gets done in little, Read More