Overland with Kids

Monkey with lollipop,  The Botanical Gardens, Penang.

On visiting the Taman Negara (full of wildlife like boars, elephants, 8-eyed spiders, monkeys, birdlife………)
AJ “When I am King and Sherriff, I am going to bring my whole army here and they are going to search all of this rainforest - every track! - to check on all the wildlife!”
While high up on a 30m [...]

Jessica “Before we started on our travels, I thought every country would be the same, just full of people living in them. I never thought each place would be so different and interesting”.
AJ says “When I am King and have my own army, I am going to call the country I am going [...]

Jessica “I can’t believe I’m in double figures at last. Now I can’t wait to be eleven!”
Dad “So Jessica!….out of a score of 10 - how many points would you give for being on Pangkor Island for your birthday?”
Jessica “Hmmmmm - let me see…………well……….I celebrated my 10th birthday on a white sandy beach, on one [...]

On studying the life of shells in Georgetown
Jessica “I didn’t know shells had a life!”
Georgetown, Penang
Driving from Nakhon Si Thammarat in Thailand, it was night-time before we crossed the impressive Penang Bridge (the longest in Asia at 13.5km) toward Georgetown.  On arrival, we liked the feel of the place immediately - a mix of old [...]

Photos mostly of Thai Shadow Puppet Making, Sakhon & Ch-am to complete the last two updates.

On camping on a deserted beach at Sawi………..
Dad “Listen!
Jessica & AJ “What!”
Dad “No cars, no people, no nothing!”
Jessica “I can hear the music on your iPod”
On visiting Diamond/Princess Cave at Rai Lei……..
Jessica “the rock looks like solid gold”
AJ “I can hear bats!”
When the children get older………..
AJ “When I’m older, I’m not going to have a [...]

On celebrating New Year in Ch-am, Thailand…………
Mum “Did you enjoy yourselves?”
Jessica “It was awesome! I loved the way that Thai families spent time and celebrated together on the beach. I loved the huge lanterns they lit up and sent off high into the sky”
Mum “Did you make any New Years resolutions?”
Jessica “Mine is to stop [...]

Thank you to each and everyone who has been following our adventure, to those who have been supporting us and for  the number of lovely comments we have received over the past 9 months. We are not often able to respond to comments but always read each and every one and are very grateful for [...]

At the start of our journey, about to travel along the coastlines and beaches of Thailand………….
Mum “There’ll be beaches, beaches, beaches, all the way……………..!”
Dad “This must be one of the coolest drives, especially for the children”
Mum “We’ve been mountained out, templed out and buddha’d out. Now we’re going to be beached out!”
Jessica “No! I could [...]