Yes, I’m back. It’s been three weeks! Just where did that time go?
Two glorious weeks of honeymoon away in East Asia and a week to recover from the jet lag. A week where I have not even been able to pick up a crochet hook in the evening, I’ve been so tired and fast asleep in bed by 9pm each night.
Was it worth it?
Just take a look!
We squeezed in 3 nights on Singapore, 3 nights in Bangkok and 6 nights in Phuket.
We travelled by plane, long tail boat, Tuk Tuk, bus, speed boat, canoe and were pulled across a lake on a barge.
Ao Phang Nga National Park, Thailand
Canoe safari Ao Phang Nga National Park, Thailand
Tuk Tuk travel in Phuket
The old buses of Phuket
Longtail boat up the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok
Barge across to the Black Ginger Restaurant on our last night
We stayed in some amazing hotels, so far removed from our usual choice of hostelry.
The Raffles Hotel, Singapore
Banyan Tree Hotel, Bangkok
Indigo Pearl Hotel, Phuket
We swam
One of the pools at the Indigo Pearl Hotel, Phuket
The roof top pool of the Banyan Tree, Bangkok
Nai Yang Beach, outside our hotel in Phuket
One of the beautiful beaches of the Ao Phang Nga National Park
We walked and walked and walked
Botanical Gardens, Singapore
Botanical Gardens, Singapore
Singapore, Gardens by the Bay
Within one of the temperate domes of the Gardens by the Bay, Singapore
Helix Bridge, Singapore
China Town, Singapore
The pretty painted houses of Old Phuket Town, formerly houses of disrepute!
Old Phuket Town
The notorious strip in Patong – google for more information!
Nai Yang Beach, outside our hotel in Phuket
The patterns of the Sand bubbler crab on the beach
We immersed ourselves in the old
Wat Pho, Bangkok
The reclining Buddha of Wat Pho, Bangkok
The reclining Buddha of Wat Pho, Bangkok
The Grand Palace, Bangkok
The Grand Palace, Bangkok
The Grand Palace, Bangkok
The Grand Palace, Bangkok
The Grand Palace, Bangkok
The amazing gold against the hot blue skies at The Grand Palace, Bangkok
And marvelled at the new
The giant skyscrapers of Singapore
The giant skyscrapers of Singapore
The highest pool in the world at the top of the Marina Bay Sands Hotel, Singapore
The Marina Bay Sands Hotel, Singapore
Singapore at night
Singapore skyline
Recognise this island?
Ao Phang Nga National Park, Thailand
You might recognise it from the James Bonds film, The Man with the Golden Gun. It was part of our canoe safari around the Ao Phang Nga National Park off Phuket. A day of jaw dropping scenery.
Colurful boats at Koh Panyee
Koh Panyee, the ‘floating village’
We ate breakfast like lords
Private breakfast at the Raffles
We ate breakfast 57 floors up
Breakfast overlooking Bangkok
We drank cocktails at what must be one of the coolest bars in the world!
Moon Bar at the top of the Banyan Tree Hotel
In all quite a honeymoon to remember.
It has quite opened our eyes and we now want to see so much more.
Perhaps, though, not on such a grand scale.
oooh this looks lovely. I am glad to hear you had a wonderful time 😀 x
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Thanks. It was quite wonderful 😉
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Wow, what a collection of amazing photographs! You obviously had a fantastic time staying in the swankiest of shacks. Now back to reality….:)
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Yes, a rather grey reality. At least Christmas is on the horizon!
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Just WOW! Fantastic holiday!
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It was. I feel very lucky indeed.
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WOW WOW WOW!!!!
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Yes, yes, yes!
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Very lovely!
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It was……
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Wow, stunning photos! I am so happy for you two you!
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Thank you very much. It was a great place to spend two weeks together, without work getting in the way.
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Looks like you’ve laid down some amazing memories there. Now back to reality – started your Christmas shopping yet??
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Very funny!
I took full advantage of Black Friday.
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Fantastic pictures. Glad you had such a wonderful time 🙂
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P.S. Welcome back 😀
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Thank you very much!
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Amazing pictures! Looks like you had a lot of fun!
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It was great! Seems so long ago now!
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Oh wow!! Looks amazing! Fabulous photos! 💝
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I have soooooo many photos, you wouldn’t believe how many!
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Ha! I can imagine! Looks amazing!
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Great photos. Thanks for sharing!
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A pleasure. We had such a great trip.
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Helooooo, wondered where you were. Looks like a great holiday. Jo x
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It was so great. At least we have Christmas to look forward to.
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It looks as if you’ve just had a very special holiday indeed, lovely!
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My usual holidays are not usually this special but it was our honeymoon;)
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How wonderful! I’m glad you had a great time and especially glad you let us have a peek at what you experienced. Welcome home!
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Thank you. We’ve promised to take my daughter next time but three would have been a crowd on our honeymoon!
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Wow. It sounds like you had an amazing time. A holiday of a lifetime.
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It will be a while before we have another one like that!
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Wow your honeymoon looks amazing! Much sunnier than mine 😉 hope you had an amazing time xx
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