• The Land of Smiles: from Phuket to Ko Samui

    We are becoming *so* spoiled… because after a very luxurious week at the Paresa Resort, we found the Renaissance Phuket Resort & Spa, an hour further north, just a bit meh. Because: no private infinity pool with so much privacy that you can go skinny dipping, and only a buffet instead of a breakfast menu [...]

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  • In the sandbox

    We wrote our last blog post almost two years ago in Cairns, Far North Queensland, Australia. That was when the Corona pandemic really kicked in and just before we quickly fled home because the world was going into lock-down. We were actually supposed to continue on to Japan, but unfortunately it didn’t become more than […]

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  • Crocs, Cairns and the Corona Crisis (continued)

    Uber drivers are generally more talkative than taxi drivers. Often the conversation is limited to “Where are you from?”, “Are you here for the first time?”, “How long are you staying here?” and “What will you do next?”. As soon as we have the driver completely up to speed (pun intended), a common response often […]

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  • Kangaroos and Corona

    After spending 16 days in a comfortable house in a residential area of ​​Adelaide, it was time to leave. Our final verdict about Adelaide, cast from Melbourne, where we are now: not a bad city, especially because the area around it is fantastic and produces very tasty food and good wines. But Adelaide itself is […]

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