Our first venture in Harbin was to Sun Island to see the snow sculptures. This is definitely a day time thing with balmy maximum temperatures of -17C. (We thought we’d start by easing ourselves in with the cold… not sure how well that worked.) But luckily there were lots of tiny shops waiting to take… Read More Sun Island Snow Sculptures
In our brief Bangkok stay we were in the Japanese area of the city. Which wasn’t something I even knew existed but here we were! One of the best (or worst) shops was Don Don Donki – a Japanese discount store where you can buy just about anything from lollies, to homewares and beauty items.… Read More Japan in Bangkok
We had two nights in Bangkok (not just one like the song says) between India & China. It was a welcome relief in many ways – no longer being stared at for being white, plus you know all the food is amazing and the beer is cold. We were lucky enough to have a friend… Read More Two nights in Bangkok
The city palace is one of the main tourist attractions in Udaipur so we got a tour of some of it. (Just the King’s palace – we skipped the Queen’s palace as the kids were getting bored) It’s a massive place and took over 400 years to build, starting in 1553. Now it’s mostly a… Read More Udaipur City Palace
While Chennai isn’t a popular tourist destination, it does have a lot of foreign foods, with some French influence and even some decent sour dough!! Directly across from our accommodation was a French florist and cafe which made its own ice cream. M had taken I there one night to try their ice cream and… Read More Chennai ice cream 🍨 (oh the shame!)
We found out that our flight was cancelled to Delhi this morning because of its foggy weather going down to zero vision, so were a bit surprised. Luckily we were able to book another one just a few hours later! (with much frustration on M’s part!) We ate good buffet-style breakfast with cornflakes and 🌈🍰… Read More Wedding Day 2 (by Z)
After a conveniently quick drive to the hotel where the wedding was happening, we handed our bags to the staff, and after about 30 minutes (quite long 😴) they directed us to our room with… one double bed. We asked for an extra bed for Z and I took the window seat and used it as… Read More Wedding day 1 (by I)
We ate well in Udaipur: it definitely caters to more tourist taste but we also got some great Indian food, including a butter chicken the kids liked at a dingy, smoky cafe/bar a couple of minutes walk from our accommodation. Mike and I also liked that place because the staff told us you could get… Read More Udaipur food
So M is the packer of the family and he always likes to do the tetris and get things packed in with minimal wastage of space, which is great… until you go and buy stuff (bling crocs that don’t pack down, kids’ wedding outfits, long pants etc) so we decided to invest in a fourth… Read More Welcome Samantha!
Up to Rajasthan to stay in the old town of Udaipur for a few days before the wedding. This is a magical place with narrow laneways, twisting and turning with adventures down every alley way. Still loud (all those horns plus the dogs yapping!) but so much more character than Chennai. Plus, the cosy place… Read More Udaipur – old town
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