I hope you enjoy my travel blog (even if you aren’t diabetic!) In Nov 2017, to celebrate my retirement, we traveled for 2 months to Thailand, Myanmar, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and Qatar. It was an Odyssey, for a type I diabetic such as myself.
Then in 2019 we visited Japan (along with Queenland Australia)
In 2022 we visited Israel and Jordan (along with Egypt).
In 2023, as a part of our ’round-the-world’ trip, we visited the United Arab Emirates (Dubai and Abu Dhabi), Nepal, India, Vietnam and South Korea). In fact, we could have called our ’round-the-world’ trip a ‘pan-asia’ trip!
As a part of our 63-day odyssey in Southeast Asia, the Weikert family (Greg’s daughter and family) joined us for trips out of Chiang Mai, Thailand. It was a non-stop week of adventure brought to us by the Chiang Mai Tour Center. Music by Kevin MacLeod. Related Links Chiang Mai
A slide-show video of our road trip north from Bangkok to Ayutthaya, Phitsanulok, Sukhothai, Lampang and Lampun, accompanied by the Chiang Mai Tour Center. With music by Kevin MacLeod. Related Links Chiang Mai Tour Center Check out this article of mine too: Thailand Travel Blog – Itinerary, Impressions and Diabetic
The first stop on our 63-day Southeast Asian odyssey – the great city of Bangkok. We visited Wat Arun, the Grand Palace, Wat Phrae Kaew, the Khlongs (Canals) in a “long-boat”, Wat Pho, Wat Benchamabophit, the Jim Thompson House, Chatachuk Weekend Market, Wat Traimit, Chinatown, all with the aid of
The days are counting down to our epic sixty-three day I am Retired! trip around Southeast Asia. We will be visiting Thailand, Myanmar, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, the beaches of Thailand, and finally, a stopover on the way home in Doha, Qatar. With less than a month to go before the
The Challenge Only a few weeks before our planned departure on our 65-day Southeast Asia Odyssey I learned that I needed to keep my insulin cold while traveling, that is, REFRIGERATED, for the entire first month of the trip. I had planned to travel with my insulin in a couple
Hello, my name is Wendy Kirkwood Powers and this is my travel blog with travel tips and travel stories for diabetics and non-diabetics alike. |
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I am a type 1 diabetic, and have been for fifty-three years. From Antarctica to Svalbard, Australia to Africa, I’ve visited every continent. With my husband Greg, I have been on safari to Africa, wandered among the blue boobies in the Galapagos, slogged through jungle mud in Laos, and he has even chased an ocelot in Costa Rica (with his camera!) Our travel has taken careful planning, and constant attention to what is most important. I want to give you the inspiration and travel tips to enable you also to look beyond your own personal challenges, to not hide behind those words “I could never” and to see the world. |
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Scotland Sand and Sea - an unusual view of the Islands and Highlands of Scotland in paperback and Kindle from Amazon |
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Antarctica: Voyage Beyond the End of the World Glimpses of penguins, seals, whales and ice collide with fragments of shipboard life and cold feet. in paperback and Kindle from Amazon |
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Amazon - The River Grows on You - My top three Amazon experiences? The amazing mud cliffs and boats along the huge Amazon ... in paperback from Amazon |
