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Neuer Eintrag siehe weiter unten - Neuer Eintag ist unter Titel Tamil Nadu Andamanen Auroville .... upgeloadet. Viel Spass

Western Australia 26 to 30 March 2011 - We have at last arrived in Western Australia WA and although the flight was 3 hours with the time difference we actually arrived 15 minutes after we had taken off The rain thank goodness had not followed us from Victoria as the skies in Perth were pure blue and the temperatures were well into the 30s hope we do not live to regret these high temperatures. We caught a shuttle bus to o

Diving The FeBrinaPNG - Blog Two...Diving The FeBrinaFantabulous Where to begin above or below water We've done 26 dives and as the days progressed we asked ourselves...how can this get any better And it kept surpassing the previous day's wonderment. First of all The FeBrina is the only boat out in the PNG waters here. The serenity and solitude contributes to this magical experience. Rimmed in the distanc

Huskisson mini drama - Huskisson one wedding ring lost in the sandWe ventured out of the round house on the Shoalhaven River for a bit of an explore. Suzy Nick Erin James and Sunny piled into the car and drove south to Huskisson a cute little town on the edge of Jervis Bay NSW. The weather looked a bit dodgy the rain started on the way there so we headed straight to the Husky pub for some lunch. There's alw

Charlottesville and Washington DC - What a great experience to work in Virginia in Midlothian exactly.I got to know my colleagues much better my office was just great. I had never had an office just for myself and a complete view on the woods with thousands of birds with all colors. My favorite one is the Cardinal what a wonderful red it's stunning Each week end Jon and I travelled through the country side and this part of the U

Less than a week - It's less than a week until we head abroad and the nerves haven't kicked in with such a large to do list hanging over our heads. We did have a score on this Sunday morning before we jet set off with being able to get our ipad2. I'm finding it difficult to spell correctly using the on screen keyboard but practice does make perfect. Our first leg takes us to kuala lumpur departing at 6.50am Saturday

Visiting Day - This afternoon we were invited to pop in and see Amy Mike Rylee and Georgie. They had done lots of work on their garden new garage new fences new greenhouse etc etc and we had a cup of tea and lots of cuddles

Last update from Darling Harbour - Greetings one and all Hope you are having a great Easter Sunday or it will be once you all wake upIt's now 3.43pm here and I've had such a busy day. Had a lovely chat with mumsie and pal this morning had to check out of my hotel here so I stored my luggage and made my way to catch the Monorail. Plan of action for the day was to get to the Sydney Tower early doors and get on a Skywalk over the

Week 6 - The weeks appear to be going by quicker and quicker now... too quick for my liking. Half way through already.With regards to the children's home our role was to set goals for each of the individual children and work alongside them to achieve thier goals by our final week of placement. With us being half way through I reviewed the goals I set and feel on target for the children to reach their goa

Joshua Tree National Park - Going it alone Joshua TreeAfter such a long drive to Twentynine Palms on Good Friday I took it easy on the Saturday. I was very relaxed and happy even though I again had to share the breakfast room with families. Spring break seems to go on for ever in the USA. Some schools had their Spring Break about a month ago but all the Christain faith schools are apparently having theirs at Easter

Loving Laos - After spending some time in the north... making my way down south through beautiful Laos. Currently in Vang Vieng... maybe a 4 or 5 day bicycle journey through central Laos the next week or so. Lovelovelove.

Make like a bird - Ok when we left off we were enjoying our last night in Yellowstone before heading south to warmer climates fingers crossed. We left Yellowstone early the next day and drove over mountain pass to head south. The road was somewhat icy but now being seasoned snow drivers we managed without problem just travelled 30 miles in 2 hours. We headed down to a park which adjoins the southern boundary of Ye

Cartagena jolie Cartagena - A l'auberge de jeunesse o je me trouve Quito je fais la connaissance d'une Sudoise qui tout comme moi compte traverser dans les prochains jours la frontire entre l'quateur et la Colombie. Je saute donc sur l'occasion et l'invite faire le trajet en ma compagnie. A deux c'est toujours mieux Ce ft l un long trajet.. Prs de 30 heures au total de bus taxi frontire autre bus

Day 12 Montreal to Toronto - Today it will be back on to the bus as we travel along the St Lawrence River Valley and see the Thousand Islands. Once we get to Toronto we will see the CN Tower the clectic shops on Yonge Street and the University of Toronto.

Bangkok - We've worked our way back to Bangkok. Tori and i that is. As she's flying from there to Auckland New Zealand soon. The twist is i've decided to change my travel plans. I was going to go to Auckland anyway just not right now. But wanted Travel the country in a camper van. I was just not shaw i could afford it. So the to of us are going to do it together. So right now we're dong a bit research into

Manila's Chinatown Jeepney Rides Comfort Food and Shopping Bargains - It is your little China right here in Manila. THE OLDEST CHINATOWN IN THE WORLD. Outside of China of course. A place where the prehispanic ChineseFilipinos were evacuated to when the Spaniards came and ruled this land since the 16th century for nearly 400 years. From the walled city of Intramuros where the ruling Spaniards ruled our Chinoys ChineseFilipinos aka Tsinoys were forced

It Floats - The bridge over the Aguan river to Trujillo has been out for 8 months but nobody bothered to tell us. Hazel and I faithfully followed our map and signs showing us the way to a bridge that is no more. Here we were confronted with a backwards queue of a dozen vehicles waiting to cross the river on a makeshift ferry. I was dumbstruck. The scene before me was bizarre to the point of being incompre

Turning Back South - First let me say HAPPY BIRTHDAY JENNA We love you.Weve spent the last five days in Jacksonville two at Ortega Yacht Club Marina and 3 at the municipal docks next to the Jaguars stadium which is called EverBank Field Gator Bowl. The municipal docks are free except during events we just pay for electricity. Its pretty nice but a long way from any stores and there is a heck o

Easter Sunday - Today while the golfing team went to Sherwood Park Mum and I went to Ruakaka Beach for a walk along the sand It was bracing and surprisingly the water was quite warm and a few people were swimmingBack home for lunch and home made fudge the second batch was better than the first

Rio Cangrejal - Marco picked out a place to stay that was just outside of La Ceiba on a bumpy dirt road along the Rio Cangrejal. It was a good base for a kayaking trip that Marco was keen to try. It was also a fun place to stay. The food was good and the drunken expats at the bar were both entertaining and informative. I got to camp on one of their wooden platforms for only 5 since I had my own tent. Marco

Finger Lakes October 2010 - Here are pictures from our trip to the finger lakes over the fall. We first went up to Shawn's grand father's place in Erin and then drove up to Ithaca and the surrounding finger lakes. My parents were visiting and we stopped at several wineries. We found hot wine at one of the vineyards we had not had it since we were in France. We then stumbled upon Tunkhanncock falls. It was unbelievable with

Vaata ja imesta - Uskuge vi mitte aga lpuks olen siis ennast arvuti ette vedanud et paar sna kirjutada. Paar kuud vttis kahjuks kll aega. Pris keeruline on jllegi eesti keelset teksti kirjutada. Kui hommikul emaga rkisin siis sain ikka kik laused korralikult vist vormistada aga nd on aega melda igasuguste vljendite peale ja see paneb ikka kahtlema et kuidas see nd igesti oligi.

Nha Trang and Hoi An - Hello helloWelcome to another early morning update while Heather is sleeping I am managing to get up at 7 now not 6.... hurraySo we had just arrived in Nha Trang at the last update the second day there we had booked onto a snorkeling trip which started early by heather's standards when we got picked up we found out there were only us and 3 others on the whole boat which was sweet We got

Copan - I got up early in the morning to walk the kilometer to the ruins. I did not think that these ruins were as impressive as Tikal but the ornate detail is much better preserved here than at the other Mayan ruin sites I have seen. I found Marco in the ruins and confirmed a tentative plan to drive my car to a place called Aguas Calientes with a guide that we had met in town while we were in the proce

Baltimore October 2010 - These are pictures from the fall when parents came to town. We went to Baltimore for the day and toured the inner harbor. I think it is a very underrated area. We had lunch at Phillips Seafood. I had not had Maryland style crabs since I was a kid. Not sure if I am really a fan. We then walked along the harbor and took a boat tour. We could see the Domino Sugar sign. Very neat. We then went to a s

Flowers of Napa Sonoma County - I have an affinity for flowers. Any and all kinds of blossoming blooming budding beauties

J53 en Colombie - Voila c'est le dernier jour dans le choco . Aujourd'hui nous allons aller dans le petit local ou la jagua est dpulpe. L'objectif de cette visite pour Ecoflora est de voir si l'eau de pluie qu'il utilise pour laver le fruit peut tre utilis aprs qu'elle soit traiter pour la rendre potable. Marisela qui est la responsable qualit est donc en chatge de vrifier cela. Quand moi je pr

Amtrak Southwest Chief Kansas City - The train left Albuquerque on time and spent nearly eighteen hours winding its way through mountain passes and along the side of valleys of New Mexico before heading straight along the flat landscape of Colorado right through the middle of the USA. I bet photography of the train on its journey would look amazing. It stopped at tiny towns like Raton NM and Trinidad CO. New Mexico was sunny and d

pictures....rain....and a British break - The rain in Spin falls mainly......So much for our great weather.....I kind of pushed through the first week so we could get to Seville for Holy Thursday. All through Holy Week from Palm Sunday until the night before Easter all over Spain there are processions through the towns as groups from various churches carry giant platforms covered in candles and flowers with statues of Mary and Jesus. I

Queenstown - It's been a fantastic time in Queenstown. Everything i hoped it might be I stayed a couple of nights in my camper van. I thought i might book in for a few nights at a backpackers. So i'm at X Base at the moment. You get discount that way on other things. And there's plenty to do in this town. For the most part i have been going on hikes around the local area. It's such an amazing place.I just got

Taiwan Trip Day 3 - The high speed rail in Taiwan is just amazing. A few years back OK more than a few.... when we went to Kenting for graduation trip it took literally a whole day to get there. We were back in Taipei after a 1.5 hour train rideI would say the biggest thing about traveling to Taiwan is eat. There are probably plenty of sights to see that are interesting but really nobody should waste their time

J52 en Colombie - Aprs une nuit agite combattre les moustiques mme avec une moustiquaire nous nous rveillons vers 7h00 pour aller petitdejeuner avec Sergio et Rodolpho avant daller voir la rcolte de la jagua. Le temps est trs pluvieux les bottes et les impermables sont donc de sortie. A 8h00 nous embarquons sur una Lancha cette foisci pour 3h de bateau. Jai limpression que je vai

Backyard travel - Out of the armchair and into the world I go. Albeit locally but out of the house nonetheless. I am so lucky to live in this diverse region. I love it here in Northern California. What's there not to like Living side by side with natural beauty clean air kind and kindred people culturally stimulating choices and a myriad of amazing food and wine. Did I say wine Yes wine It's an Oenophile's

Upstate New York Winter 2011 - We went up to Erin New York where Shawn's grandfather lives. It was the last weekend in February and still the dead of winter. We drove up from Erin to Ithaca. Along the lakes there is a waterfall called Tunkhannock Falls. We saw this waterfall last fall when all the leaves were changing around it. It is just as beautiful frozen in winter. I love this area. We go to Ithaca at least a few times a

Red Rocks climbing and fabulous Las Vegas - In Las Vegas angekommen brauchten wir erst einmal einen Kletterfuehrer fuer die Red Rocks einige Meilen westlich von Las Vegas. Dummerweise bekamen wir nur einen Kletterfuehrer namens Fun climbs Red Rocks Topropes and Moderates. Aber wir waren ja nicht zum Spass hier. Ernsthafte Kletterei war angesagt . Als wir den Campingplatz ausserhalb von Las Vegas gefunden hatten stellte er sich natuer

New York City at Christmas - Though these are not the greatest pictures here is a little taste of New York. We had both been there before so we skipped some of the major tourist destinations and focused on seeing New York at Christmas. New York at Christmas time is insane Rockefeller Center is sooo crowded. We literally could not move on the sidewalk. We had planned on going ice skating but it was ridiculous. We did however

Old friends - I was just about to leave Auckland. So i thought i'd check my emails. Only to find Alex a friend from home had messaged me. Lucky i did because he was about to leave from Auckland to Oz. So i postponed my trip to hang out with him. I've been staying with him in Ponsonby in Auckland cbd. He's sharing a house with 3 others. They have a little spare room. I said i didn't mind staying in my camper v

Rickets Glenn Spring 2011 - We spent Good Friday hiking in Rickets Glenn again. This time the snow had thawed and we did 3 12 miles of a 7 mile trail. We had intended to do the full 7 but took a wrong turn and ended up back at the car early. We did get to see a ton of waterfalls. The trail is in a canyon that you hike into. It is narrow and steep as you hike along the falls. It looks like a scene out Middle Earth in Lord o

bogota - pictures downtown bogota la candelaria

J50 en Colombie - C'ets le dpart pour la rgion du Choco. Le temps est nuageux mais normalement nous allons pouvoir dcoller. Comme prvu nous retrouvons Juanjos l'aroport de Rionegro. On est tous trs impatient de faire ce voyage. Vers 10h nous arrivons Medellin et enregistrons nos bagages. Suite cela une pause petitdjeun est ncessaire avant nos 30 minutes d'avions Dans la salle d'e

Vermont Spring 2011 - We made an impromptu trip to Vermont over a weekend. Left right after work on Friday. There was still a little snow on the ground. We stayed at the Middlebury Inn which is an old hotel that is on the national historic registry. Breakfast was included in our stay and we had pancakes with real Vermont maple syrup. The town of Middlebury is like something out of book. It is beautiful quaint and h

The Never ending city of Cairo - Wellsleep on an airplane is hard when you have a big person next to you and you cant really move. Tuesday morning I got up at six oclock sharp and over the next two days did not get much sleep now I sleep a lot more. I was able to meet up and have a coffee with my friend Sahia once I arrived in Calgary it was brief but good. Of course for my nine hour flight from Calgary to Frankfurt I

Market day - The anticipation for our first market day experience was high. It is only once a week here on a Friday and we've been waiting all week. We did a smallish shop for the basics at the local supermarket but left most of the fresh stuff for Friday. We even set our alarm to get up quite a few hours earlier than the recent 11am wakenings. We were a bit anxious it might not be on given it was Good Frida

trip to armenia - this are the pigtures of the trip to armenia we stopt in a town espinal to have breakfast tamal its chicken pork patoatos maked in a palm leave reaaalllyy goood

J49 en Colombie - Ce matin petitdjeun colombien avec Maria et alejandro.Aujourd'hui je vais aller avec Marisela faire quelques courses pour notre voyage. Quelques fruits de l'eau des cracottes et des salades toutes prtes composent notre cadie. C'est des courses de premires necessits si nous rencontrons des problmes sur la route . Nous rentrons dposer toutes nos affaires et que Marisela me prte

J48 en Colombie - Dernier jour de travail avant le dpart. Je suis de plus en plus prsse. Nous avons imprimer les billets. Dimanche nous partirons 9h en direction de l'aroport de Medellin.C'est Juan Carlos l'poux de Marisela qui va nous emmener jusqu' l'aroport de Rionegro et de l nous prendrons un taxi commune avec Juan jos pour arriver celui de Medellin. L'avion est 11h donc a nous

J47 en Colombie - Aujourd'hui je commence prparer ce que je vais devoir emmener dans le Choco. je rassemble toutes mes affaires. Je suis prsse de dcouvrir cette nouvelle rgion situe sur la cote pacifique de la colombie. Pour notre part nous allons rester dans les terres. Ce soir salle de sport avec Sandra et je mange avec ma famille. Maria connait cette rgion et me raconte quelques anectodes qu'el

Day 7 Berlin - Ok today was my second day in Berlin. Had a nice wonder around a street Market car boot sale in the morning. During the early afternoon I decided to try and book my bus ticket to Prague. I failed in almost every respect. Couldn't get an answer on the phone offices were shut. I gave up after a couple of hours. The only positive aspect of that venture was to learn the route to the bus station for m

Rickets Glenn Winter 2011 - We hiked back into Rickets Glenn State Park. The park is closed in the winter but they allow ice hikers to hike back into it. It was a little scary never having hiked in the snow but when we got back to the frozen waterfalls it was completely worth it. It looked like a frozen wonderland. Believe me these pictures do not do it justice. It is one of the best things we have ever done. We wanted to

End of Chapter 1 - We had planned to write a blog about life on the road but it seems like so long ago we will just let you know whats been happening and what we are up to now.It's been a big two and a half weeks not much sightseeing but plenty of partying. We continued on from Outsdhoorn and stopped into Plettenberg Bay Jeffrey's Bay Addo and Cintsa. We went skydiving Canopy touring and partying with Nick's ma

Day 31 Las Vegas - As it was a free day I had a lay in waking around 9ish before joining Zoe Kylie and Scott for breakfast at the resort dining room. And guess what It was another allyoucaneat buffet making our last 3 meals all buffets. Now is that eating or whatWe then headed out to walk up to the Strip and walk the breakfast off. It was about a 15 minute walk up to the Strip and in the weather a

Starting back - Last entry from Vietnam. We'll be hopping into a cab for the airport in about 20 minutes to start the long return journey home. Its about 330 pm there right now so we should be back after about 27 hours of car plane and layover. See you all bright and early on Monday morning

PatagoniaTHE TRIP - Hey everyoneSo the topic of this blog is the Rotary Youth Exchange South Trip During this trip nearly every exchange student in our Rotary district took a trip south to Chilean Patagonia. I know its really really late since this trip took place in the end of November.Anyhoo the trip was supposed to be six days long from Sunday November 21st to Friday November 26th with a fulldistrict

Rifle Canyonlands Bryce Zion - Nachdem Piet und ich noch auf den zweiten ueber Boulder aufragenden Flatiron gestiegen sind habe ich Chris ein Kalifornier der inzwischen in Muenchen lebt Kletterpartner abends mit dem Bus vom Flughafen in Denver abgeholt und ein neues Kapitel dieser Reise sollte beginnen. Am naechsten Tag endete eine TradMehrseillaengenAufwaermtour im Eldorado Canyon gleich mal im mittelmaessigen Desast

busy all the time - Wow already two weeks over There's so much to do in Buenos Aires day and night. Because of the semana santa we had classes only on Monday to Wednesday but I worked quite hard on the imperfecto de subjuntivo After classes I had tango lessons my teacher Carlos told me that I could almost be an Argentinian visited the MALBA Museo de Arte Latinoamericana de Buenos Aires great fotos by G

Last day in Zion on to Bryce - Visited a different section of Zion yesterday few photos attached. have to run love

Greek Odyssey - Friday 15th April 2011Up and off to Ancona to catch the ferry 2 days late to Igoumenitsa Northern Greece.Arrived in plenty of time and collected tickets however there were no cabins available and it looks at this stage as though we are going to spend an uncomfortable night in airline style seats.Our departure is delayed due to passengers being diverted from Venice where their sailing has been

Uruguay en Iguazu - Hallo allemaalVolgens mij loop ik een beetje achter met het bloggen... Vanuit Buenos Aires ben ik samen met Paul en Victoria op weg gegaan voor een welverdiende strandvakantie in Ciudad del Este. Het hot en happening resort van Uruguay. Althans in het seizoen. We waren er ietsie later wat eigelijk wel lekker rustig was. Na een lange reis vanuit Buenos Aires zijn we bij ons hostel met zwembad aan

Onwards to Marseille - This morning I made my way out of Lyon and arrived in Marseille. I will be spending the next five days here. This is not only to allow me to visit the actual city of Marseille but I do plan on visiting some of the neighbouring towns as well. The weather in leaving Lyon was grey and slightly windy and it was not any better as I arrived in Marseille. It was quite chilly and the rain was coming d

Gallotia Galloti Western Canaries Lizard - Since Sunday the weather here has not been as good as you would expect for this time of year. Looks like the UK weather is better at the moment.This morning we woke to a clear blue sky all around.Went by local Titsa bus to Torviscas market this morning and managed to get the bath towels that we have been looking for and saved ourselves 7 Euros off the normal tourist price. Its completely norma

Olympia Birthplace of the Olympics - The southern portion of the Greek mainland is called The Peloponnese and contains many great historical sights. I picked two to visit Olympia home of the Ancient Olympics and Mycenae capital of the Mycenaean culture.OlympiaOlympia is the undisputed birthplace of the Olympics. Starting in 776 BCE the Olympics were held there every four years for over 1100 years. The location was a combinati

Videoblog 5 - Vidblog 5 I fell asleep last night when uploading it sorry I've been a little under the weather. Enjoy it though

Giving With Gratitude review - Last year an author named Katie Krueger came to the metro area and she was putting her book out there. Giving With gratitude is about Katie's adventure in senagual and other parts of Africa. She went on an ambassadorial scholarship where she lived with families and went to the university near there.It's a short read but it's incredible and very inspiring If you're looking for a great book abou

Luxor - After our relaxing 4 days of sailing down the Nile River the 6 of us headed to Luxor. Bernie and Toni only spent the one night and we parted ways with them again. Michel and Chisa were hanging out in Luxor for 4 days just like us. We pictured Luxor being very very touristy worse than Aswan however we were pleasantly surprised. Very minimal hassle just the usual calls of horse carriage

videos - Hi I picked out a few videos that start in Saigon when we arrived and go through about 12 way of our tour of Vietnam...misc stuff like traffic beaches riding the cable car across the ocean etc. Depending on upload speeds just check back every now and again for new videos...D UPDATE Well the video upload is REALLY slow using travelblog's upload process...one video after about an hour...goi

In Cusco - Landed safely Met Tim and Jeannette at the airport and after a full 20 hours of traveling I have to say SFO is the best most awesome airport. Free wifi and of course accessible charging stations and excellent food. Anyway from there to Miami then to Lima during which flight this guy who was half asleep crawled on top of us because he thought he was returning to his seat. Then to Cuzco

Travels 2 - HanoiThe roads are 100 times more mental than Bangkok. Bikes everywhere Same roads regarding crossing the roads apply. Much better than Bangkok the people are less persistent and everything is less seedy which is good. The hostel we're staying at is good backpackerry so theres a few people to talk to. Also all five of us in a dorm together is good fun. We arrived and went straight for a nap

Travels - Bangkok I'm writing this in Hanoi so we've already left but it was... alright. Nothing special. Saw the Grand Palace pretty special. But apart from that the nightlife is ok. When we first landed and got in to central Bangkok we thought it was hectic cars and tuk tuks everywhere no real laws. Crossing the road was a bit scary at first but you soon get used to it. You walk out and make them st

I'm a Mahout - After much anticipation Sarah and I spent the day learning to be Mahouts or Elephant Trainers. After an early wake up and a brief tour of an Elephant Dung paper factory yes you heard me right elephant dung paper we arrived at the Baanchang Elephant Park. An understatement would be to say that this experience was merely fun or exhilarating. This was friggin' incredible First we fed th

Night Market - We said goodbye to all the children at the Mae Kok Foundation and headed out on a 4 hour car ride to Chiang Mai. Along the way we stopped for some Vietnamese food which was like Pho but with pig liver and intestines I may have dry heaved when I found out. After getting back to Chiang Mai and checking into our hotel we headed out to some of the nearby temples. We went through three of t

Engrish - We spent the morning teaching the Mae Kok kids English. Our two hour lesson included reviewing kitchen and out doors vocabulary along with school subjects and action verbs. It was great to see how quickly the kids can catch on and learn the language they make our Thai look like a two year olds in comparison. It is common knowledge that asian cultures have certain tendencies when pronouncin

mighty machu picchu - The more I see the less I know for sure John LennonThe words amazing incredible fabulous mind blowing beautiful inspiring magical and all words similar have featured heavily in my blogs and for good reason. For this blog you will again see many of these words over used and sometimes in the same sentence. However for every new adventure I embark upon I simply cannot find the words to descr

La Dolce Vita - Sat 16....So after a night on board the ferry from Patras Greece to Ancona Italy we finally disembarked at about 11.30 12.30 Greek time.....later than we thought. Disembarkation was hectic in true Italian style....no plan at all just a freeforall After failed attempts to update our blog on board their Internet was crap we tried again at Ancona port with no luck. So instead made our wa

We Got Iced in South America. The First Icing in the Southern Hemisphere Ever. Thanks Joey - Last night was a wild time. SHOTS SHOTS SHOTS. We got iced by Joey at MALABAR. Brett fell down a couple times. He may have slept on the floor in our room for a while. I ate a pound of ravioli by myself at 6am. WE ARE NOT ROLE MODELS. Happy Easter. And.....I AM NOT GOING TO URUGUAY BITCH

So much to write so little time - This is Lesley posting our next update. Honestly I don't know where to start there's so much to share in the few days we've been here. Pastor Ely keeps us busy which we like. Thursday we visited a VBS at one of the satellite churches Brother Richard pastors. Lots of kids from the area attended. One of my favorite parts was listening to their songs. The song I can't wait to teach my kids i

Lava come down soft and hot. You betta lava me now or lava me not - It never seems to right to wake up before 10 in the morning when I am sleeping in a hotel room. But here I am. Been up since 9 for no reason what so ever. So I guess I'll record last nights exploits for posterity.We took off out of the hotel heading over towards the beach and where I thought Buffets house was. But Google earth screwed me on the address. But it wasn't a total waste of a trip since

Last day in New York - Today we did the Top of the Rockefeller Centre and the view was fantastic. The experience included the seethrough elevator ceiling projecting coloured images and viewing platforms at 3 levels. A lot of shops had sales to attract the Good Friday crowds and we ended up getting some bargains. Would have spend more if it wouldnt have been for the crowds everywhere. For our last night we decid

No More Neglecting - Oh Travel Blog...How I have neglected you.It's been unintentional but I have.Shortly I will be adding photographs and a bit of brief notes from our 8day trip to the Philippines.Hopefully this will help end the drought here and reclaim your throne.Love alwaysM.I.A.The JacksonCrabb's

Wednesday 23rd April 1879 - Fine day. Nailed up the box to go home. Went for a short stroll afterwards met Buckworth who was leaving for Tauranga in the evening. In the afternoon went for a walk with Gilbert. Afterwards had a hot bath. Came back here and found a letter from Dr Torrance asking me to his place on Friday or Sunday wrote to say that I would come on Friday. Went to the club with Brock and Drake. Had r

Tribeca - Thursday I experienced my first Tribeca Film Festival films and I was hooked Enter phase 2 of my NY experience You all know how I love movies but I was thinking that I could watch movies any time right Wrong. This is a movie experience like no other and I'm not even sure why. First of all I am seeing films that no one else has seen and may never see depending on their distribution. Sec

A Journey Back in Time Uh Kind Of . . - Today we took a journey back in time well sort of. We took a trip to Huang LongXi Ancient Town a town from the Qing Dynasty the last ruling dynasty of China from about 300 years ago. After about a one and a half hour bus trip we finally arrived. The entrance to the town was quite spectacular and I was excited to walk through and ancient village. I soon discovered that the term Ancient

Dag 1920 Tokyo - Het laatste stadium van onze reis Tokyo... Het lijkt nog maar kort geleden dat we in het vliegtuig gestapt waren.Zoals al eerder door ons vermeld is Tokyo niet de Tokyo zoals deze normaal is meer dan 50 van alle lichten zijn uit om energie te besparen. De bewoners vertellen ons dat de stad nu erg somber oogt. Wij vonden het in het begin wel meevallen Tokyo zag er voor ons uit zoals de meeste

Day 11 Montreal - Today is a free day in Montreal Time to experience some of the French Canadian culture. We may visit a museum or do some shopping at the boutiques We may even try to fit in a Geocache or two At night we might head out to party with the Canadians and our fellow tourers

chou doc update - Up early this morning to catch bus to chou doc. Woke up to a total blackout. Good job we packed last night and showered. Bus was six hours long but not too bad as watched couple of films. Had wee wonder round chou doc this afternoon and some street cafe food. Heading to cambodia early tomorrow and stars at orphanage on monday.

HAPPY EASTER - We are back in Chicagoland and semi settled into our apartment in Warrenville.We decided the best way to wish all our friends a HAPPY EASTER was to send out one more BLOG entry before we signed off for the seasonSoHAPPY EASTER.....Our address is32505 Village Green BlvdWarrenville IL 60555Dwight 6308654127Joan 6308654126We have a 2 bedroom and apartment so plenty of room ifwhen you ar

Hiking - Delayed posting because of lack of internet and time. Hope I remember everything.Alarm goes off at 0800. Woken up a few times before that but still hard getting up. At least now I only feel tired instead of exhausted.Clem and Simon are booked in for a tour at 0900 so I grab a shower dress pack checking out today and take clothes to laundry 30 baht kg. Chem buys me a ham and cheese tosti

Dia 04 Passeando nas praias - Dia 04 Passeio pelas praias...Levantmos cedo fomos direitos praia de Combuco. Tinha burros e cavalos na praia para passear na areia e jangadas para passear na gua. Tommos uma gua de cco e dmos o mergulho chuva... delicioso. gua quentinha mesmo. Viamse imensos passeios de buggies. Samos da praia de Combuco e passmos na Barra de Cauipe passmos de carro mas no parm

G'day mates - Well g'day there my ol' fruits How's it goinI must say I've been a busy bee... so where to startWell following my nap yesterday was the best nap ever i woke up to an amazing sunset. It was such a lovely day yesterday about 26 degrees and with a sunset to match. I was still feeling a little ropey following the nap so I just popped down to Darling Harbour. I had a little mooch around the

Saigon attractions - To start off the day we head to the Reunification Palace the presidential palace that was the scene of the victory of the North over the South as tanks ploughed through the gates and thus ending the Vietnam War. Replicas of the two tanks that first broke through the gates back in 1975 now adorn the lawns of the palace. The place was built in the 60s which remains evident in the distinctive arc

Around Thailand like a PingPong Ball - Arriving in Thailand from Vientiane was a little bit like being Michael J Fox in Back to the Future it was like we boarded the time machine on the tiny propelled plane and we were catapulted back into the 21st Century. I imagine that we will get a similar feeling when we finally arrive back in the UK in September. Bangkok airport is the land of the advanced and I was so happy to see Boots. As som

Don Det 4000 Islands Laos - We could have stayed in Vang Vieng for another week but our time in Laos was running out we wanted to go South to the 4000 Islands that is near the border to Cambodia were the river shallows and has created many islands both big and small. There are only a few islands that you can stay on and we picked a place called 'Don Det' which is one of the bigger islands. It really is back to 'basics' here

Wandern - Zoals het echte duitsere betaamt ben ik met Pasen wezen wandelen. Op Goede Vrijdag gister zijn wij met een groep heel vroeg opgestaan 8 uur 's ochtends trein om in de Schsische Schweiz te gaan wandelen. We waren met Ins Pierre en Daniel Jrg een vriend van Ins en nog drie andere vrienden van Jrg die we in Dresden hebben ontmoet waar we moesten overstappen.Na een reis van 2.5 uur k

Fine art boring pots and Agent Orange - We shall gloss over 15 hours on a plane sitting in front of an obese man who's snoring made me want to punch him repeatedly in the face. Mind you I'd have had to have joined the queue. His every blissful snooze sounded like a really overacted death rattle you could practically hear the sucking vaccuum in his sinuses. His wife sat heaxt to him with a peculiarly fixed expression on her face.

Mountains and Beaches Again - There is always a danger of coming back to someplace you really like in case the old rose tinted glasses have been taking effect. This is pretty much the case with the whole of Vietnam for us but especially the delightful mountain city of Delat. Again after the humid heat of Saigon the cool mountain air was most welcomed and as we came into the city the first thing that struck us was the amount

Friday weekend woo - Got up and ready for work today I wore jeans a tee and a sweater JUST in case we had mroe construction to do. Turns out we did not so it was more of a casual Friday. That brings me to an earlyon CULTURE NOTE Fashion. China is becoming increasingly involved in fashion not just making sweatshop quality Tshirts. Shanghai is a MAJOR fashion centre and Beijing has it's own fashion and design d

Rimini and San Marino - Thursday 7th April 2011Back on the road today with a drive south down the coast across the Po delta to the oldest surviving sovereign state and constitutional republic in the world San Marino.Officially known as the Republic of San Marino it has a population of 30000 living in an area of 24 square miles. Its constitution was enacted in 1600 and is the worlds oldest still in effect. It is

Vang Vieng Laos - So we left Vientiane to go up North to a place called Vang Vieng. We had a 4 hour mini bus journey through the winding roads of Laos driving through the villages seeing children playing in the school play ground wild cows just walking into the road cars having to swerve out the way to miss them. Then up through the mountains the views are amazing the higher we get.These bus rides are not the mo

22.04. Venezia vierter Tag - Karfreitag seltsamerweise kein Feiertag in Italien war unser letzter voller Tag in Venedig.Wir haben ihn nochmal richtig genossen die Zeit vergeht so schnell. Erstmal sind wir nach unserem blichen reichhaltigen Frhstck nach San Marco gelaufen und haben uns in die Millionen von Touristen geworfen. Ich habe gelesen dass 80 der Besucher weniger als einen Tag in Venedig bleiben und dabei du

Thankyou - Thanks to everybody at home who has helped so far.

Quorn - Saturday 23 April 2011 Easter SaturdayJohn worked three days last week. He did a few hours of ringing around with painters names from the phone book last Monday and had work for the next day. Jimmy Martin is a 79 year old Irishman who is still working he says if he stops working he might die. His offsider had fallen off his motor bike and broke his arm and leg so will be out of action for a