Aussie land

While our stay in Australia we visited 3 main cities Sydney, Cairns & Melbourne. Although Australia may seem small based on the maps we have seen growing up but in reality it is much bigger . Check out the below map to see how well a lot of Europe is fitted into this island.

Sydney & Melbourne are mainly big cities with a couple of the historic spots around the town. But thanx to our host, my cousin Guddi we had a great time around Sydney. Vinay took some surfing lessons at Bondi beach & we saw the Blue mountains here. They seemed a bit over rated national park or maybe, its just that we had seen much better scenic reserves in SA before. Also here's where we met the cute & cuddly koala & kangaroo !!!

Cairns is a completely different town, very laid back & sunny. We did our first scuba dive here & visited a couple of waterfalls & rain forest with really funny tour guide. He goes by Barefoot tours & is one of the best ones we had in our trip so far .

Melbourne, of the 3 cities we saw seemed more fun. It has various modern art structures randomly placed around the city. It made the walk around the city a little more interesting.

With Guddi & Hanish in Sydney

 

12 Apostles along the Great Ocean Road

Koala Klub !!

Roo Rules !!

Australia & Europe comparision chart

Spectacular & Spiritual !!! : Thailand

Our visit to Thailand was split in two parts. The first one, which was the most fun one too, was the one to the lovely islands of Phuket & Phi Phi. After almost two months of just the 2 of us travelling; here we were joined by my nephew Ridaan & his family ;) It was fantastic !!

The islands here were the first & the only place in our trip where we got warm ocean water. It was crystal clear blue water where we did snorkeling, kayaking & swimming. Lovely beaches & land forms comprise of the landscape. Random rock structures standing in the middle of the waters make the sight so scenic.While at Phuket we also got to participate in an annual local festival known as Loi Krathong. We also got to see the famous James Bond Island & took day trips to couple of nearby islands. Locals here are very friendly & helpful.

Our second part of the trip was around the city of Bangkok. The city has over 200 temples of which we visit the 3 popular ones. One has a 5 ton pure gold Buddha idol, other one had a 46 meter long reclining Budhha & another one had 108 Budhha lined around the main temple.Each idol was simply serene & the temple, lovely. We also got to see the Royal Palace, which comprise of vibrant colored roofs which I absolutely love, ancient guards, tall shrines & pagodas.

Last but not the least, one of the most fun aspect of Bangkok was shopping !!! I'm sure every gurl who has visited the city would agree with me ;)

Ariel view of the Islands

Famous James Bond Island

Loi Kratong Festival

Colorful layered roof of the temples