Author Archives: Menno & Janneke
Nai Yang Beach resort
Found this lovely resort less than 2 km’s from the airport. At a budget price of ZAR 442 for the two of us. A few hundred meters from Nai Yang beach. Quite a luxury for a backpacking trip though, but I think we’ll need this 1st night to be in comfort after the long flight … Continue reading
Some cash for the road
Some Thai Bahts to take along together with the Mastercard. Today the exchange stood at R2.66/Baht. ABSA gave me R2.38/Baht. Last year this time the Rand was at 3.55 Baht. At this rate, soon the Rand will be worth less than the Baht (Seriously). Will see if I can set up an account in Thailand … Continue reading
Midlife Backpackers Facebook page
Check it out. Our new Facebook Blog page is ready for action. https://www.facebook.com/midlifebackpackers?ref=hl Once I get to understand WordPress a little better, hopefully this page will start looking a little better. In the meantime, go and check out the Facebook page OK 🙂
Airline tickets booked & paid for!!
So this is it. Menno & Janneke are finally taking a break from their “responsible” and hard working lives & making a break of it. Mind you, this won’t be a typical holiday with everything pre-booked in resorts. Not the kind of holiday most adults in their late 40’s have. But then again, we’ve never … Continue reading
The start of this new blog, the start of a new adventure.
As soon as we commit to our goals by “putting pen to paper”, or as is the case with blogs, by getting the fingers tapping at the keys, we are bound to turn these goals & dreams into reality. So here goes….. See our Facebook Midlifebackpackers Page at: https://www.facebook.com/midlifebackpackers?ref=hl