Category: seaside & lakefronts
Ko Tao and Ko Nang Yuan, Gulf of Thailand
On the third leg of our Thailand trip, we went south to the third largest island of Thailand, Ko Samui (or Koh Samui). Ko or Koh means island in Thai. Ko Samui is located on the “east” coast in the Gulf of Thailand. The better known island in Thailand, Phuket is on the “west” coast in
From Sao Vicente to Porto Moniz, Madeira
To follow where we went and where these pictures were taken, use this map of Madeira. Recap: the main city is Funchal where we were staying on the south side of the island (see post on our hotel). In an earlier post, we had pictures of Pico de Ariero, one of the peaks in the
From Santana to Sao Vicente, Madeira
Continuing with the day trip around Madeira … after Pico de Arieiro, the bus took us north to reach the other side of the island (relative to the main city of Funchal) and started to climb again as it headed west. See the cliff on the right ? Remember that there were houses on top.
Hegistbury Head, Dorset
While we were staying at Bournemouth, V took us to see Hegistbury Head which is located at the Eastern end of an arc that spans a stretch of the Dorset coastline, with Bournemouth roughly in the midpoint and Sandbanks at the Western end. See our earlier post about Sandbanks. On our way to Hegistbury Head,