With a Spring in my Step!

Hello Everyone!

It's been a wee while since I was here. There have been some big life updates and drumroll...

The first one was that we made it back to Australia. Having left in February 2020 saying to the dog see you soon, we finally made it home to Melbourne Australia in December 2022, after you know what!

We had the most glorious Summer Down Under and I have been enjoying writing all about our Western Australia adventures on my Little Wandering Wren Travel blog.

You can probably see why it was so lovely to finally make it back to Australia. The sunshine, the beaches, and reconnecting with family and friends after such a long time away.

Our holiday and more specifically our Western Australia Road Trip introduced us to new delights in the region. We especially loved seeing thousands of limestone pillars at the other wordly Pinnacles Desert and the Stingrays at Hamelin Bay that swim around your feet in the shallows of the glorious Hamelin Bay Beach.

If you love huge murals you might enjoy these huge painted silos and water towers across WA's Wheatbelt land that connect rural communities through art. ⁣

I love that the silo art attracts tourism to regional areas that need our tourism dollars.

Our stays in hotels, resorts, motels and local Bed and Breakfast cottages in Western Australia brought to an end a busy year of travel. You can see all our 70 plus stays across the globe in 2022 together with recommendations for stays in the UK, US, France, Bali, Thailand and Malaysia here at The Good Hotel Guide

Roseneath Cottage Northam WA

Back in Thailand I was invited to enjoy a few treatments at a new Bangkok Spa: The Sensational Sense Cera Spa They are focusing delivering Spa treatments which help guests tackle the health and wellness concerns, such as insomnia, Long Covid, pollution and jet lag. It was a real treat.

This Spa has a pretty garden feel, with incredible views of Bangkok. I'm sure it will do well, once the word is out. (Hosted by Sense Cera Spa)

We are back on the road travelling again. Little Wandering Wren keeps me busy and so far this year I have plans to travel in Asia, Europe and the US. I have a very exciting trip planned to Montana. This is my year to say Yes to everything.

I'm the year of the Water Rabbit which means I have had a big birthday in March and not all those who wander are lost as they say!

I'm looking out of the window in the UK to see that after the showers, the sun is shining and the daffodils are looking blooming lovely this Spring in the UK.

I hope Spring is well on its way for you. Do you have any exciting trips coming up? I do hope so.

If you would like to keep up with all my wanderings I'd love to see you at the following:

Happy Wanderings to you all, near or far!

PS I keep intending to delete this blog as I spend all my time at www.littlewanderingwren.com but everytime I come back to it after several months away I see all your lovely comments! So thank you!

Autumn Spice and everything nice!

Hey, what ever happened to Summer? I hope yours was lovely, mine was pretty amazing! It feels like my whole year has whizzed past in a flash, how about yours? I've had a year of saying "yes" to everything offered to me. It has been exciting to put it out to the Universe to see where I should be. We feel very fortunate to be able to do this in my husband's early years of retirement. I'm just back in Asia from the US. I never feel my year is quite right without seeing British daffodils in the Spring and a pumpkin and the leaves turning in Autumn. Yay, the world nailed it this year, thank you. Read on to find out what happened when my ultimate yes occurred on a trip to Montana to meet Ruth, an IG friend. I know Bloggers will smile and not be at all concerned, we've been meeting up around the globe for years, haven't we...?! But let's just say some of my family and friends were, you're doing what?! But first some Little Wren updates! France I had so...

Taipei Adventures, naked - moi?!

I have to tell you all about my little adventure in Taipei recently, naked at the Hot Springs! I can't believe that I have never been to Taiwan, I certainly urge you all to go if you ever get the chance. For me, I loved the combination of influences of two countries I enjoy. Street views from Downtown Taipei The Chinese left some interesting historical influences and stunning architecture, which combined with a Japanese legacy and efficiency in transportation, makes Taipei an easy place to visit, with so much to see. Nowadays, Taiwan has emerged as a thoroughly modern city, I loved my time there. It felt exotic and safe until I had to get my kit off. It was a spur of the moment decisions to join my husband on his Taiwanese business trip, prompted by the delay in the arrival of our furniture into Bangkok, and ‘no room at the inn’ where we had been staying. Given that I’m commitment and fancy-free in Thailand; there’s no job, no kids, no dog and absolutely nothing in ...

L'eau de toilette....

Our meals at The Serai were a huge part of the enjoyment of our stay. Lunch & dinners are marathon five course events...We tried not to over-order but even when we cut back to try to pace ourselves, Chef would send out little treats for us to try... If one person expressed an interest in a particular dish, we all got it.... Whenever someone ordered something we all got it.... ...although sometimes it took a quite a few attempts... 'Can you do oats, no milk?' .... 'Can you do ginger, hot water and some lemon, no milk?' We have an eclectic group of tastes from Miss ' Extra spicy ' to Miss ' Not too spicy ' through to Miss ' Vegetarian, no dairy ' , myself as ' Miss Recovering, extra careful and just wants soup. ...and even Miss India herself who every now and again just orders chips... So we can't leave without saying a huge thank you to the Chef for the best food that we have had so far.... We hear conflicting reports about whether th...

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