Awake! … arriving in the evening it was already dark, stone buildings, orange sodium glow. Morning’s brightness revealed the full view across Göreme valley.
Göreme is a popular tourist destination in the Nevşehir Province in central Anatolia, Turkey. Scattered amongst the houses are “Fairy Chimneys”, spires of softer rock topped with a more erosion resistant cap.
Since ancient times people have
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Macau is split into two halves, in more than one way.
Geographically the ex-Portuguese colony is about 40 miles south-west of Hong Kong, and is made up of the Macau peninsular to the north and the islands of Taipa and Coloane to the south. Early in the millennium,
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Cairns was a big change from Sydney. The seaside area is peacefully thriving with tourists and locals alike. A few tower blocks, but most of these are the larger hotels. Walk for a few minutes and you’re in to the suburbs. In most of the areas we walked though the houses are wooden and raised up above street level, as was the B&B we stayed in. I got the feeling change is coming though: some of the wooden houses look a little dishevelled, later to be bought up and converted in to concrete built apartments?
There are bats, big bats, flying
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So warm and bright after the bitter cold of humid winter; alive city but relaxed; we took our first walk from Circular Quay up to the Rocks, where we’d be staying in the YHA with a view of the Opera House. There are large bats roosting in the trees but just a few compared to later in Cairns.
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Busy Saigon… noisy, hot, and very wet in a monsoon downpour. Everyone here was welcoming and seemed happy. I’m looking forward to visiting Vietnam again!
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Our first time to visit Malaysia: A great week in Sabah (Borneo). There was lovely bright weather as we explored Kota Kinabalu City, hiking around in the mountain forest and diving at the many small islands.
The most magical time was at Weston Wetlands, floating down the river amongst the thousands of dancing fireflies after a lovely dinner.
The giant Rafflesia flower is amazing, although we got soaked by tropical rain storms on the way.
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