vickygoestravelling

my journey to health and well being via exotic destinations


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Lest We Forget – Commemorating 70 years since the end of the 2nd World War in SE Asia

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On 12 September 1945, Admiral Lord Louis Mountbatten, Supreme Allied Commander of the SE Asia Command, accepted the unconditional surrender of all occupying Japanese forces in SE Asia from Gen. Itagaki, on behalf of the Supreme Commander Field Marshall Terauchi, who had suffered a stroke. Although the war had officially ended on 2 September, when the Japanese surrendered to Gen MacArthur on board the battleship Missouri, for those still interned in the noxious POW camps in Singapore the end only came on September 12th. Continue reading →


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Yay! 21 months #cancer free

No point in writing this post twice!

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I must say I wasn’t at all apprehensive for the x-ray results as I had recently had a complete cancer blood screening which covered every single eventuality, but it’s always great relief to get the all clear. And it’s my mother’s birthday – she would have been 95. So altogether an auspicious day.

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Tickling tarantulas and twitching in Bukit Fraser, Malaysia

Tarantula - Theraphosida Hoggsii

Tarantula – Coremiocnemis hoggi

It is a dark Malaysian night, punctuated by a full moon and bright head torches. A small group of us sets out, swathed in shawls against the night chill. We are looking for tarantulas.

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Diving the big blue in Bunaken, Sulawesi

11052469_10153332320078113_3503869781076647766_oHave been suffering the proverbial ‘writers’ block’ recently; can’t marshall my creativity into a firm direction. A bit depressing really. The SG50 celebrations did nothing to raise my spirits as it was mainly a wash out – the highlight of the weekend being England winning the Ashes in spectacular fashion. Continue reading →


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#Acupuncture #microsurgery – ouch!

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This is what microsurgery looks like! The one on the far right is plugged in to the sciatic nerve!

I should have been alerted by the big black needle. ‘I am doing microsurgery today,’ announces Dr Ang. ‘In America they have at least one nurse to help,’ he giggles. ‘But no need in Chinese Medicine if you have a good doctor.’ Continue reading →


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High noon in Tokyo

Classic view of the bridge to the Imperial Palace

Classic view of the bridge to the Imperial Palace

How wise is it, I wonder, to come to Japan with temperatures soaring at 33 C and humidity at saturation point? Especially as I have two days to kill before the weekend when Ross and I plan an excursion. Continue reading →


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Stop-press: clear chest and MRI scans – 18 months #cancerfree

Shoes fit for Lame Lady

Shoes fit for Lame Lady

An update on my health for my loyal followers.

On the morning of the book launch, I went and had my quarterly chest x-ray and annual MRI on the remains of the leg. Then I promptly forgot about it – I feel so well – until yesterday. Continue reading →


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One journey ends: my book Love and War in the WRNS is published!

The busy author!

The busy author!

This journey began well before I started writing my blog, before Louise and my father died and before Ross and I got cancer…it is the book I have been working on as a tribute to my mother and her war experiences, which left her ‘bursting with pride’.

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