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W District – Out door food court / beer garden. Many quality food choices en-circle the perimeter.
October 2023 to February 2024
Back to Thailand for the Winter
October 2022 to February 2023
The Time Has Finally Come
Life after Covid
Back to Thailand
The Moss Lady pictured, is in the 200 acre park directly in front of our place… Beacon Hill Park
February 2016 to October 2022
Waiting for a safe world.
Well not quite… up until April 2020 we were taking care of Joann’s dad, Joe. It’s been a wild ride giving him a fabulous last 5 years. He passed on April 2nd, 2020 at 98 years. Went quickly and never really suffered the full effect of the Covid lockdown.
We’ve been in a holding pattern waiting for the Vaccine. Now we are both double Vaxed and double Boostered so we finally have plans to head back to SE Asia the end of October 2022. Not to say living in good ol’ Victoria has in any way, been a hardship, oh contraire.
May to June – 2015
Morocco for a month
October 2014 – Febrary 2015
Thailand… Chiang Mai and Siboya
November 2013 – March 2014
Thailand – Cambodia – Bali – Sulawesi – Borneo
November 2011 – March 2012
Thailand – Laos – Myanmar
November 2010 – April 2011
Thailand – Cambodia – Laos
November 2009 – April 2010
Thailand – Laos – Bali
November to December 2008
Cambodia – Vietnam – Siboya
November 2007 – January 2008
Winter at Siboya Bungalows
September to October 2007
South Africa Tour and Safari
November-2006 to March 2007
Cambodia – Thailand – Bali – Borneo
September – 2006
Bought an Element on eBay
Road Trip – Georgia to Victoria
January to February – 2005
R&R at Siboya Bungalows
April to June 2004
Bali – Borneo
December 1999 to April 2000
Siboya Bungalows… Southern India… Back to Siboya
* Y2K New Years party of the century.
* A 5 week tour of Southern India.
* Back to Siboya Bungalows to decompress.
* A 5 week tour of Southern India.
* Back to Siboya Bungalows to decompress.
January to March 1999
Bangkok and Koh Siboya
* Bangkok to collect Noel.
* Relaxing at Siboya Bungalows.
* The the SHIT hits the fan in Phuket.
* Relaxing at Siboya Bungalows.
* The the SHIT hits the fan in Phuket.
January to March 1998
Koh Siboya
* Joe and Mabel come to Asia.
* Started in Penang.
* Relaxing at Siboya Bungalows.
* Started in Penang.
* Relaxing at Siboya Bungalows.
January to March 1997
Siboya and Bali
* Enjoying our Siboya Cottage.
* Haven’t been back to Bali for years.
* Haven’t been back to Bali for years.
January to March 1996
Siboya and Bunaken, Sulawesi
* Finishing the Siboya Cottage.
* New adventure snorkeling in Sulawesi.
* New adventure snorkeling in Sulawesi.
January to March 1995
Leasing a Beach Plot in Thailand
We now have a 60 year lease, (that should be long enough for us don’t you think?) on approximately 1/5 acre of tropical sandy beach waterfront. That’s right..! Cool eh?
It has six, 40 foot coconut palms, a mango tree, a Kaffir lime tree and a Tamarind tree.
It has six, 40 foot coconut palms, a mango tree, a Kaffir lime tree and a Tamarind tree.
February to April 1994
Vietnam… Hanoi to Saigon
* Bangkok to Krabi for 10 days.
* Bangkok to Kanchanaburi for a weekend.
* Then Vietnam for a month.
* Bangkok to Kanchanaburi for a weekend.
* Then Vietnam for a month.
February to March 1993
Back to Pine Bungakows, Krabi.
Bangkok for a few days of business then down the Krabi for two months… lovin’ this rut.
January to April 1992
Back to Krabi and Penang
Strange coincidence… we flew out of Seattle on January 15th… the first day of Desert Storm and flew home the day it ended. Two months at Pine Bungalows, Krabi and Thaipusam in Penang.
January to March 1990
Two Months in Thailand
Two months in Thailand is good for the soul. It’s back to paradise… Pine Bungalows, Railay Beach!
January to April 1988
Thailand Revisited
I don’t mean to sound blase… but no we’re not yet excited about heading off on a six-month leave of absence. Although we do seem to be smiling a lot more often and for no apparent reason at all. Our ETA in Hong Kong is estimated to be 10:00PM tomorrow… should be fun finding a place to stay at that time of the night.
September 1984 to January 1985
Yelapa, Mexico
In late 1983 BCTel-CT&S was in down-size mode… so we were returned to headquarters (from Victoria to Vancouver). Part of the down-sizing included the mass approval of leaves of absence. It had been 3 years since we had been back from our Pacific Rim Walkabout… wanderlust was again setting in. So I successfully obtained a 6 months leave of absence and we headed for Mexico for the winter.
December 1979 to June 1981
Pacific Rim Tour
Joann was infected with wanderlust long before I knew her. (Blame it on her dad, Joe) And, ever since we’ve been together I’ve heard… “Bob, we just have to go traveling. If we don’t, we’ll regret it.”
So here goes… we sold our house, quit our jobs and bought one-way tickets to Bangkok…
So here goes… we sold our house, quit our jobs and bought one-way tickets to Bangkok…