What we did this year

Across 10 months and 9 countries, we had an incredible number of adventures, experiences and activities.

This is a list, mainly for our own benefit to protect against fading memories.

Thailand

Bangkok

• Royal Palace
• The Children's Discovery Museum

Khao Sok

• Day boat trip in the National Park
• Trek through the National Park jungle

Kanchanaburi

• Train from Bangkok to Kanchanburi
• Hellfire Pass
• Erawan Falls
• Bridge over the River Kwai
• POW Cemetery
• War Museum
• West Water Park

Chiang Mai

• Overnight train from Bangkok to Chiang Mai
• 3D Museum
• Thai Boxing
• Wat Ban Den Temple Complex
• White 'Sticky' Waterfall
• PooPoo Elephant Paper Recycling Park
• Visited Doi Inthanon - highest mountain in Thailand
• Mork Fa Waterfall 

Pai

• Conserve Natural Forests - ecological reserve with free roaming elephant
• White Buddha
• Bamboo Bridge
• Thai Massage
• The Land Split
• Pai Canyon
• Sai Ngam Hot Spring

Philippines

Baguio

• Botanic Gardens

Sagada

• Climbed Mt Ampacao
• Hanging Coffins
• Sumilag Cave

Bannaue

• Rice Terraces
• Waiting for the pigs to arrive!

Batad

• UNESCO Rice Terraces
• Festival with locals and Greek Anthropologist 

Port Barton

• White Beach
• Pamuayan Beach

El Nido

• Tour A Boat Trip
• Leo Beach
• Las Cabanas Beach
• Corong Corong Beach

Sibaltan

• Kayaking to island 

Moal Boal

• Swam with sardines
• Canyoning
• Kawasan Falls

Dumaguete

• Casaroro Falls

Apo Island

• Snorkel with giant turtles
• Diving with giant turtles

Siquior

• Island tuk-tuk tour
• The Great Old Tree
• Fish Spa
• Cambugahay Falls

Cambodia

Siem Reap

• Angkor Wat, sunset and sunrise 
• Thai Foot Massage

Battambang

• AKD School visit
• Battambang Killing Fields
• Bat sunset Flight

Phnom Penh

• S21 Prison
• The Killing Fields
• National Museum
• Street hair cut for Guy! 

Kampot

• Le Plantation Pepper Farm
• Swimming in the river 
• Bike hire and cycling around town 

Vietnam

Can Tho 

• Maekong Delta day tour with Ngoc 

HCMC 

• Cu Chi Tunnels 
• Presidential Palace 
• Tet Flower Market 
• Drinks up tallest building 
• Chinatown
• War Museum
• Watched Asian Cup football, Vietnam winning first ever knock-out match 

Dalat 

• Easy Rider tour 
• Maze Bar 
• Crazy House 
• Boating on Lake 

Hoi An 

• Old City 
• Beach
• Rice fields
• Bike riding to beach and daily riding in rice fields
• Karaoke
• Marble Mountain 
• Hon Cooking Class 
• Dresses tailored for Shoshi 
• Pottery Village 
• Tet Celebration
• Full Moon Lantern Festival
• Japanese Bridge
• Water Puppet Show 

Cat Bà 

• Halong Bay Boat tour 

Tam Coc 

• Cycling through rice fields 
• Boat trip 
• Hike to top of mountain 

Hanoi

• Tribal Cultural Museum 
• Trump Korea summit 
• Open top bus tour
• Ho Chi Min Memorial 

Sapa

• Cable Car 
• Fansipan, the highest mountain in Indo-China 
• Cat Cat Village 

Hong Kong 

• Space Museum 
• Evening Harbour Light Show 
• Hike up Victoria Peak
• Science Museum
• Bank of Hong Kong Museum 
• Big Wheel 
• Escalator Walkway
• Other High building, forgotten name

New Zealand 

South Island

• Rakaia Gorge
• Mount Cargill
• Hooker Valley
• Tasman Glacier
• Benmore Peninsula 
• Devils Punchbowl 
• Otira Valley
• Temple Basin 
• Franz Joseph Glacier
• Lake Mathieson
• Blue Pools
• Roy's Peak 
• Rob Roy Glacier
• Diamond Lake 
• The Remarkables 
• Queenstown Hill
• Lake Marian 
• Kepler Track 
• Braeburn Walk Lake Rotoroa
• Abel Tasman Track 
• Mt Stokes
• Onahau Peak
• Havelock Linkway

North Island

• Te Whiti Riser Wellington
• Tongariro Alpine Crossing 
• Mt Tauhara
• Huka Falls Track
• Lake Tikitapu (Blue Lake)
• Redwood Forest and Geyser, Rotorua
• Mount Maunganui 
• Mt Paku
• Cathedral Cove
• Kauri Block Walk Coromandel
• Collins Drive/ Broken Hills
• Mt Manaia 
• Mangawhai Coastal Track
• Hot Water Beach
• Hot and Cold 
• Mud Pools
• Milford Sound
• Puzzling World, Wanaka
• Speedboat on Wanaka Lake
• Picton to Wellington Ferry Crossing
• Wellington Mount Victoria Viewpoint

Nepal

• Annapurna Circuit - 10 days
• Australian Camp trek -3 days
• Boating on Pokhara Lake 
• Volunteering at Kevin Rohan Memorial Eco Foundation
• Dead Body Burning in Kathmandu

India

Dharamkot

• Saw the Dalai Lama up close
• Triund and SnowLine Trek - 2 days
• Guitar lessons for Eyal
• Cooking class for Shoshi and Mili
• Naddi Waterfalls
• Dharamkot Waterfalls
• Kangra Valley Train

Amritsar

• Golden Temple
• Wagah Border Crossing

Mandi

• Local food market

Rewalsar

• Rewalsar Lake

Jibhi

• Jibhi Waterfalls
• Hike in hills overlooking the village
• Swim in the river

Vashisht

• Waterfalls
• Visit Manali
• Solong-to-Beas Kund Trek - 3 day

Leh

• Manali to Leh 2 day drive
• Monasteries day tour - Hemis, 
• Hemis Festival
• Ladakh Polo Festival
• Sham Valley Trek - 3 days (wandering into the Indian Army base when we got lost)
• Gandala Pass Trek - 3 days 

Delhi

• Main Bazaar
• Connaught Place
• Markets

Haridwar

• Ganges River - Kanwar Mela Festival

Rishikesh

• The Beatles Ashram
• Puja
• The Beatles Cafe
• Swimming in the Ganges

Agra

• Baby Taj
• Taj Mahal

Jaipur

• Monkey Temple
• Amer Fort
• Hawa Mahal (Wind Palace)
• Jantar Mantar
• Snake Charmers in the street
• Raj Mandir Cinema

Udaipur

• Animal Aid
• Cable Car to Viewpoint
• Walking in White City
• Drinks on roof of Jagat Niwas Hotel
• Street cricket with local kids

Pushkar

• Puja
• Pushkar Lake
• Brahma Temple

Maldives 

Rasdhoo 

• Snorkelling 
• Sandbar tour 
• Seeing dolphins from boat 

Maafushi 

• Snorkelling 
• Diving with sharks and Manta 
• Night fishing and fish BBQ
• Sting Rays on beach
• Eid festival concert
• Football match with local kids

Thinadhoo

• Shark watching on beach
• Sting Rays on beach
• Snorkelling on house reef
• Most amazing beach on our travels 

Fulidhoo

• Swimming with sharks
• Snorkelling
• Sand Bank
• Dolphin watching from boat
• Opening Coconuts on the beach