Skiing

It was Abbey's first year on skis this year. On the first day we skied up and down Bourke Street with both kids and that was literally back breaking work. 

On the second day we managed to persuade Abbey to go to ski school on the promise that there would be hot chocolate. Unfortunately, of all the days the ski school could run out of hot chocolate, it would have to be that one !!!

Vietnam- Phu Quoc Island

Phu Quoc Island is an island in the south of Vietnam.  It is relatively undeveloped and does not seem to be on the tourist radar yet.  It is also very hot there and seems hotter than the rest of the country (if that is indeed possible).   We stayed at La Veranda which seemed to be the best hotel on the island. 

We spent most of the time on the beach or at the pool and ordering fresh fruits from the beach chop chop girls.



With our new friend, Marina from France

Some beachside schoolwork

We did take a day trip around the island and visited a replica of a prisoner of war camp. 

Staying right on the beach we enjoyed some magnificent sunsets and loved the beachside dining.

Vietnam - Hoi An

We fell in love with Hoi An ten years ago and we were keen to show the kids Hoi An before it changed too much.  Ten years later and it is now more crowded as the world seems to have made Vietnam a travel destination.   Gone are the internet cafes and instead every restaurant now seems to run a cooking school.  Hoi An has  become somewhat of a foodie destination with lots of great restaurants to choose from.

We stayed at Anantarra Resort which was literally a stone throw away from the hotel we had stayed in ten years ago. We started our stay in Hoi An with a ride on the complimentary bikes from the hotel. 

 

 

 

Another day was spent at Hoi An beach.  With kids in tow this time, we could not bike ride to the beach but instead got a taxi there.  Lunch was at one of the beachside  seafood cafes. Must be low season as there were not that many on the beach.

There were still plenty of the traditional scenes that we love about Hoi An. Despite all the tourists, the locals still seemingly go about their day to day lives as if nothing has changed.  

 

 

 

 

 

Hoi An night life. We could not resist these lanterns and the girls bought some for their bedrooms.

The kids though seemed to enjoy the pool better than anything else !

Next stop is Phu Quoc Island