What do you do when your husband is away in Antarctica for 10 weeks? How do you make the time go more quickly, take your mind off things? Go travelling perhaps? The Northern Lights were on my bucket list. How…
“Time for Relax”, Railay Beach, Thailand
It’s the 30th October, 2011. So, we’ve travelled from Khao Sok National Park (read about that here: https://footeloosefancyfree.com/no-nos-in-2011-k…-park-thailand-2/) and we’ve arrived at Krabi. We aren’t surprised to find ourselves being herded to a table, where stickers saying ‘Railay Beach’ are…
A Ball at Crystal Palace, Antarctica…not a fairy story
Introduction: We had the privilege of going to Antarctica at the end of 2011 through to March 2012. This is one of the highlights of our stay at the South African base, SANAE IV. You can read the entire story…
No-nos in 2011 Khao Sok National Park, Thailand
Water, water everywhere…. After surviving the scary experience of inching our way along the flooded train tracks going out of Bangkok in the black of night, we slept fitfully, worrying that we might get stranded and have to wade to…
Stuffed Puffins – or Puffed Stuffins? Farne Islands, Northumberland
Who in the world would not be charmed by puffins?! They are also known as ‘sea parrots’ or ‘clowns of the sea’ because of their brightly coloured beaks (which fade to grey after the breeding season). You can see them…