We’ve been traveling quite a bit recently, mostly weekend getaway trips to various Florida beaches, and we’re beginning to wonder whether hotels are the best option for us. This past weekend we booked two nights on Cocoa Beach in a … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: October 2011
Spray Day
Seal pup up close (Ciaran Hatsell) Our first ‘second coater’ of the year (David Steel) Seal team in action (David Steel) Beach pickings (David Steel) Great Northern Diver in the kettle off Inner Farne (Ciaran Hatsell) Thursday 27th October comments: … Continue reading
Storm force
Staple Island not open for business (Ciaran Hatsell) The storm from Brownsman (Ciaran Hatsell) Great Grey Shrike dinner – a Brambling speared ready to eat (Ciaran Hatsell) Oblivious to the storm, a pup suckles (Ciaran Hatsell) Tuesday 25th October comments: … Continue reading
Empire Shrikes Back!
Great Grey Shrike on Brownsman (Ciaran Hatsell) Brambling’s beware (Ciaran Hatsell) Its a stunner; Black Redstart caught in visitor centre (Graeme Duncan) Pause for thought: Fieldfare on Inner Farne (Graeme Duncan) Hammer time – Yes, that really is our jetty … Continue reading
It’s coming…
Ring Ouzel – surprisingly our first this year! (Ciaran Hatsell) It may not look much, but it’s stormy! (Ciaran Hatsell) Sunday 23rd October comments: It’s been another blustery day on the islands as the winds have increased and gradually switched … Continue reading
Lucerne the Gorgeous Pilatus Mountain
Today was AMAZING My pics and description of the day just will not be able to do it justiceWe started off the day catching the train to Lucerne Luzern and the weather was not good Really heavy thick grey cloud … Continue reading
Last Day in Scotland The Loch Ness Monster
Oh it was a creepy day to go to this monsters home It was rainy and the fog was so thick you could only see about 3 feet in front of you when you were on the lake. This didn39t … Continue reading
Half way home…
30 October 2011 MongomoWell here we are again. Another Sunday afternoon in EG and I am about to head into town to have another dose of culture Mongomo style. One of the other contractors has a serious need for a … Continue reading
Where Psychiatry and Prostitution Collide
Among international regions Asia probably has one of the most active and thriving sex trade industries the world over. It saddens me to hear of the girls taken from their homes and sold into slavery or to walk down the … Continue reading
Hanging out in Berne
I woke up feeling much more refreshed today Michael had school early so I slept in and got up when he camehome for an early lunch haha Was great We had some swiss rosti for lunch yum yum And then … Continue reading
The Beach Halloween and Margarita Island
HolaThought it was about time for another wee installment…not that I39ve got much to report here actuallyLife is good here pretty much settled now and into routines and suchlike. School is still totally mental but we39ve just been on half … Continue reading
Very Early Start Flying into Zurich
So Another 2.40am start to the weekend and missioning it to Gatwick airport The most nightmarish airport to get to and from but made it with screeeeds of time as I had already checked in online and didnt realise that … Continue reading
rihla 7
The tribe I decided to study was called Moche this tribe originated in northern Peru from the years 100AD800. The government for the tribe Moche was not lead by one leader this tribe was lead by a whole group. The … Continue reading
No news no job no home no problem
When we left Phuket we really didnt know what to expect. We had heard a town called Kanchanaburi was fun inexpensive and most importantly not underwater. We left as a group of eight lost two and as of today Saturday … Continue reading
You know you’re in Ethiopia when…
Take yourself back to 29 October 2004… Where were you What were you doing I was at the Sheraton drinking screw drivers teaching Mary my host sister how to swim and getting caught up in an Ethiopian wedding. Oh that39s … Continue reading
Laos en Noord Thailand de laatste
Beste Mensen De vorige blog ben ik beindigd in Vietnam dezelfde avond hebben we de bus naar Loas genomen dit is het laatste land dat we gaan bezoeken.S39avonds hebben we om 7 uur de bus genomen vanuit Hanoi deze bus … Continue reading
Looking back…
As we get nearer the UK were starting to reflect on the trip and what weve seen and done. All has all mostly gone to plan and exceeded our expectations.Its been an amazing experience. In the 6 months we have … Continue reading
Can one spend too much time in caravan parks
For three people we produce a mountain of washing. I know my little twin tub only does small loads 2 kg but I39ve done 8 loads in the last two days and I39m still not finished I39m going to have … Continue reading
Electronic Evolution
Today the inventions developed in the electronics industry evolve and adapt like living species. Information is shared across cultures languages and nationalities in order for businesses to thrive in a connected web of concept development. However for some reason we … Continue reading
A few scary nights in Bangkok and our introduction to Loas Vientiane
Bangkok is exactly how Eddie and I remembered it very dirty smells like something died constantly and you still have to squat over a scary looking hole to pee and although we knew this nothing quite prepared us for the … Continue reading