Author Archives: Thea Stainsby

Dominican Republic

Posted on 26 February 2015 by Thea Stainsby

Our introduction to the Carribbean was in the Dominican Republic. After a long day including a 12 hour stopover in Frankfurt, we arrived here at 03:00 hour – 3am in the morning. By the time we exchanged money and found … Continue reading →

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Faster than…

Posted on 14 February 2015 by Thea Stainsby

One of the frustrations on our recent travels has been the slow response of my website, not only for you the readers, but also for me the writer. I couldn’t create a new page or upload photos in Firefox. Internet … Continue reading →

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That was very nice

Posted on 28 January 2015 by Thea Stainsby

For Christmas Hayden & Andrea treated us to an Arabian massage and bath in Barcelona. Today we used our treat. Down under the beautiful colonnaded buildings on Passeig de Picasso was a luxurious suite of hot, warm and cool ponds … Continue reading →

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What happened to postcards?

Posted on 16 January 2015 by Thea Stainsby

I have always loved receiving postcards and even relish the opportunity to sit and rest weary feet and write postcards. You just don’t see postcards for sale in great numbers any more. Rather than have them “in your face”, I … Continue reading →

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The Statistics of Travel

Posted on 13 January 2015 by Thea Stainsby

I know that some people like to know how many, how far, how much, etc. And as a mother of a PhD graduate of mathematics, it really is my duty to publish such information, so here goes. We left home … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Photography, Travel | Tagged Iceland, Silk Road, Stainsby, statistics, travel | 4 Comments

Iceland – ticking all the boxes

Posted on 6 January 2015 by Thea Stainsby

Following the success of Hayden’s PhD defence, we decided to have a family Christmas “somewhere exotic”. Think warm weather, tropical beaches and swaying palms. No, that is not exotic enough for this bunch. After much communication and research, the family … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Travel | Tagged Andrea, Bruce, Christmas, Evan, glacier, Hayden, Iceland, lagoon, snow, Stainsby, Steph | 2 Comments

Congratulations Dr. Hayden StainsbyB.Dig.Sys., M.Eng.(1), M.Eng.(2), Ph.D.

Posted on 12 December 2014 by Thea Stainsby

Ten or more years ago Hayden announced he wanted to undertake a PhD. It has been 3 years preparation with two masters achieved, and 4 further years of research and study. Last night he achieved his dream. The Mathematics Department … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Travel | Tagged Andrea, Barcelona, Hayden, PhD, Stainsby | 5 Comments

Silk Route – East to West

Posted on 4 December 2014 by Thea Stainsby

We arrived in Istanbul to celebrate a symbolic end to our Silk Road adventure. It has been an amazing journey where we have seen other cultures and experienced their food. We have met delightful people and been spoilt rotten by … Continue reading →

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Rules in Iran

Posted on 26 November 2014 by Thea Stainsby

Our guide Rasoul told us that there are two rules to obey in Iran: Be afraid of Allah Be afraid of drivers of blue trucks Blue trucks are everywhere. They are about the size of a pickup truck with a … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged Allah, blue, Iran, Nomads, trucks | 4 Comments

Good bye Iran!

Posted on 16 November 2014 by Thea Stainsby

Yes touring is hard work and for the past ten weeks we have been under the watchful eye of one guide or another. In fact, since we left home twenty-three guides have looked after us with varying degrees of commitment … Continue reading →