Second, memorable for being the most emotional during my very recent Japan holiday. I must admit to being rather unsympathetic prior to visiting Hiroshima but the film of the effect of the bomb on young children had me in tears.

Perhaps my favourite memory is bobbing about on a river in Borneo, in a small, patched, fibreglass boat, drinking tea out of china cups!, watching wild Orang Utans, in particular a mother and baby, high up in the forest canopy. Or...................

this was the first memory that came to mind for me too and also seeing the pygmy elephants cross the river in the rain was memorable too!  It was a fanastic trip.

Aida being sung at the Arena in Verona.

First Gondola ride with coffee and cake in St Mark's Square, Venice

Cathedral in Volterra- magnificent painting

Singapore- Marina Bay Hotel, Gardens on the Bay

New Zealand- Hobbiton, flight around Mount Cook and 3 glaciers landing at Lake Tekapo with a visit to Church of the Good Shepherd. Plain window at the Altar with a view over the Mountain range- spectacular. Milford Sound- penguins, Dolphins and seals.

Memphis and New Orleans for the music

For sadness, then it has to be Christchurch and the original picture of their Cathedral next to the ruins since the big earthquake in 2011. My daughter was there in 2005 and has some beautiful pictures of it.

For the thrill- The Tilt at the Hancock Tower, Chicago and the 2.66 earthquake that I felt in Wellington.

Jan

Beautiful sunset in Kruger; close encounter with elephants in Knysna and cheetahs in Zambia; 30 minute Microlight flight in Zambia; dinner on Livingstone Express in Zambia; Stay on a houseboat in Kerala; going up Pacaya Volcano on a mule in Guatemala or was it Belize? - can't remember!; wild orangutans and pygmy elephants in Borneo; waking up to a room full of flying ants/moths in a lodge in Borneo; losing my footing and going flying at Pachira lodge in Costa Rica whilst trying to take a photo of a Mexican porcupine up a tree; zip wire in Costa Rica; seeing a pride of lions in Masai Mara (my dream come true); very early morning Balloon flight in Masai Mara and the amazing views from it; climbing Sydney Harbour Bridge; cuddling a Koala in Kuranda and first one to spot a wild koala whilst returning from Barossa Valley in Adelaide - too many beautiful memories to recall.

Regards

Jaya

The wonderful memories of that evening are as vivid now as they were back in 2007 when I did this trip, one of my first JY holidays.

Di

       My moment has to be on the Cambodia trip in the paddy field when ploughing Rudolph was caught

sort and its our turn to plough well when it came to Pauls turn the bull had other ideas and pulled hence Paul was not ready he went face and came up smelling of roses we all fell about

                                great trip we all had a good laugh

                                                                               Rob

Swimming in the Blue Lagoon Iceland on New Years Day in the Snow. 

One lady mentioned in passing that she had forgotten her adapter. -  the pile of adapters on the dinner table that evening had to be seen to be believed. 

The rope bridge in Canada

The swimming in Furnas natural pool in the Azores.

Rapallo Christmas Market etc. 

Lovely, lovely friendships.  Loads of fun and laughter.  Togetherness. 

Could go on and on 

Thank you JY for enriching my holidays to an amazing extent

too many to mention but here goes

arriving in Perth from Singapore in swaying winds

Hugging my first Koala bear in Kuranda and seeing my first wild kangaroo in the outback

the amazing jungle sounds in the Amazon, Peru and the haunting sound of them Howler monkeys

cyclo ride round Hanoi, Vietnam

Orangs in the wild, Borneo, mother & baby with father across the river then tea, coffee , ice cream on the river

Zip wire in Costa Rica what an experience

incredible winds in Patagonia, Chile and penguins on Magdelana island

these are just off the top of my head and I could go on and on if I went through all my amazing reviews

all the best

Dave