Day 24 – Bangkok Grand Palace
Really hard to motivate myself this morning. Slept in till 8 easily, then headed down to the hotel restaurant (called Foodie) for a buffet breakfast. Although tasty it wasn’t anything
Day 16 – Koh Phangan to Koh Samui
Last minute change to Koh Samui While sleeping I do my best thinking and I woke up with the grim reality that it was unlikely I was going to make
Day 13 – Udon Thani to Koh Phangan
Udon Thani to Koh Samui Early morning wake ups should be banned on holidays but when u have a plane to catch you don’t get a choice. It was still
Day 29 – San Francisco
It should be illegal to get up earlier than 7am on your holidays, but for a segway ride in Sausalito it is worth it. Mum decided not to risk ruining
Day 28 – San Francisco
Today was visit Alcatraz day. Visiting Alcatraz was the highlight of my 2003 trip so I was excited to go again. We caught the cable car down to Fisherman’s Wharf
Day 21 – Victoria to Lake Quinault
Continuing our decadent food theme from the night before we decided to have breakfast in the Empress Lounge in the Fairmont Hotel. Mum decided to skip it and pack her
Day 20 – Seattle to Victoria, B.C.
Had to be up and out of the hotel room by 6.45am to catch the Victoria Clipper ferry to Victoria. The port wasn’t too far from our hotel, but way
Day 17 – Boston to Seattle
Woke up to a view of the Boston Harbour outside our hotel window. I could get used to that. Could also get used to the rainfall shower that drops water
Day 13 – New York
Up and out early at 8.30 am to see the Statue of Liberty since we had pre-bought tickets a few weeks before. Caught the Metro to South Ferry station which