For the last week we have been doing it pretty tough in small town called Itacare. After a bus ferry and bus total of maybe 8 hours we arrived in Itacare last Monday with the intention of staying only a couple of nights but that length of stay was very quickly revisited and we ended up staying for the week. It's a beautiful little town surrounded by pristine beaches and lush green jungle. We sp

Sail awayMy cave is great First time in an inside cabin and I lucked out with a very large one. I have a wrap around sofa and coffee table. The bed is set up as a queen and there is at least 4 feet of room on each side. This is more room than the average ocean view cabins Ive been in. There is plenty of closet space a frig safe and ample size desk. Its aft so I get some motion and

I think it is a good thing minimal blog messages throughout the week but so many stories to tell. I would not call what I am falling into here as a grove but I would call it a way of life one that just accepts the unexpected and expects nothing. In a normal life a life like back home in North America you would not expect to follow some Erasmus students after your Turkish lesson around a fe

Sunday 27.2 KosraeWhy are you not allowed to swim on a Sunday when there is so much water around the island Johanne asked. On Sundays it is not considered polite to swim wear short trousers work fish just relax. Kosrae is Christian like most of the Pacific. At one point in history there were only 300 Kosraean left history tell that is was because of diseases introduced but the

Our penultimate day with the campervan started on a rather dismal note when we woke up and realised that someone had gotten into the campervan during the night and taken about 20 from our wallet. Luckily I suppose the cards were all left as was the camera satnav and Ipod all sitting in the glove compartment. Having checked almost daily since then it appears that none of the cards have been use

Saturday 26.2 KosraeJapanese tunnels from WWII and island views and jungle hike. Today I was picked up by Hamilton the owner of Ohma peak. His windshield was broken he was cursing the government for not making landowner trim their coconut trees one had fallen lately direct on his car. We went to Malem a village on the east coast and started out from his house. The trek was regular ju

HeyUn weekend vient de se terminer Oui existe aussi les weekends pour ceux qui sont en vacances Trs tranquille en plus due quelques soucis d'ordres physiques de part et d'autre... Samedi matin petites courses... Samedi aprsmidi plage la baie des Citrons dcouvertes de nouvelles patates de corail ainsi que de nouveaux poissons aux formes et aux couleur toujours plus incroya

On Saturday we went out for breakfast and then dropped Sophie off at the supermarket. Whilst Sophie was doing the shopping Dad Chris and I went to a garage and got the car battery replaced. We picked Sophie up and came back to the appartment to put the food in the fridge. After lunch we went out to a fishing shop and bought a beacon to beacon and a new fishing reel. On the way back we stopped of

Nong Khiaw Muang Ngoi Ban Na Huay Bo Nam Ouyeah we murdered those names the first couple times we said them tooWe were glad we had decided to take our chances with heading to the northern bus station in order to take the local bus to Nong Khiaw when we found out that it was leaving early enough and it was cheaper than anyone in town had quoted us surprise surprise. Nate went up to the

February 24 2011 WednesdayWeather Hot hot hotIt was a 530AM departure and a box breakfast consisting of a few pastries and a lettuce sandwich. As it was too early to check into the Somadevi Angkor Hotel we began our touring. Our tour guide Sovan began with the important history lesson of Siem Reap and the surrounding area. Born in 1972 and a father of 3 daughters under the age of

Cambodia Angkor Wat and other templesWe arrived in Siem Reap after an exciting overnight bus journey which stopped at every opportunity and Tory had her sick bag on standby but we made it at 6am to be greeted by a rugby scrum of taxi drivers. We finally made it to our very nice guest house Bun Kao run by a very nice old gent who also runs community projects. We spent the first day sleeping

Bond casually entered Moneypennys office that drab early spring morning and as was his custom tossed his hat without looking at the stand in the corner. Damn Mished again Morning James purred Moneypenny. Yesh. It isz he quipped. Any news of them yet None he syruped The lashed we heard of them was in Goa. They were heading for Nepal. They may have falle

KRETA 26 MEI tn 4 JUNI 1993. 265 Om 3.45 staan we op. Het is woensdag 26 mei 1993. We gaan met onze eigen auto naar Schiphol en arriveren daar om 5.00 uur. Ons vliegtuig boeing 737 naam is Johan Cruijff heeft een uur vertraging. Maar wij liggen gewoon te slapen. Om 11.45 plaatselijke tijd landen we op Kreta. We worden door een hostess per bus naar ons appartement gebracht. H

Festival in the Desert 6th to 9th Januray 2011. The first Festival in the Desert took place in January 2001 and was based on a traditional Tuareg gathering. The first of these festivals was a rambling openair celebration of Tuareg culture music and dance as well as a stage for other Malian and international performances.The Tuareg people are the largest ethic group in Mali and are mainly

Well apart from the wedding day this is one of the best days I have had so far. All of them have been good in a different way but today was very special. I have been thinking about this day for a while the trip to the South Island.People have been telling me how amazing the views are in the South Island and to say I was not dissappointed would be one of the biggest understatements of the wor

Hello all I know it has been ages since I wrote literally but it has been a very busy few months. Since I last wrote my Barecelona blog I have been to Seoul South Korea Hong Kong Macau home in NYC Costa Rica and Greece and I am currently in Australia... know I have a lot of backdated entries to catch up on but I thought I would start with Greece since it's so fresh in my mind so here

HE SAID...The alarm went off as usual at 6am but this was no ordinary day. We breakfasted on the deck with Oscar and Jasper our corgibeagle and kelpie respectively as the sun rose and the red dawn sky was as beautiful as it was calming. We had packed and prepared the day before so the morning went like clockwork although the time we spent playing with Oscar and Jasper set us back a little.

There are those of us who have an extensive knowledge of the whos whens and whats of history veritable encyclopaedias of this earth and then there are the historically inept muppets like myself whose brief escapade into the annals of the past via a couple of years of appropriate schooling ranged from 'how to build a motte and bailey castle' to 'World War One' with precious little inbetween. We

After getting quite drunk the night before we had a bit of a lie in on our final full day in Wellington. Then at 1.30pm we headed out on the Lord of the Rings half day tour. I actually didn't really realise how much of the Lord of the Rings trilogy was filmed in New Zealand but it seems pretty much all of it did.We went up Mount Victoria with our guide Rendall and visited spots where Frodo and

Sunday 20th Queenstown againSlow day today after so many early mornings and busy days on the Milford Track. Did a circular walk about town and then went up on the Gondala to the hill above Queenstown. Went on the Luge runs which were great fun even though Julia was less than gungho We discussed the fact that we needed to go on a diet when we return to the UK which put Peter into such a panic