Chang Mai. Un po' deludente. Questa mattina di buon ora 630 a.m. mi sveglio per godermi al meglio il giro degli wat templi e un po' di fresco. Carini i templi non c'e' che dire anche se i monaci non sono cosi' mattinieri come pensavo. In un tempio mentre camminavo cullato dalle preghiere dei monaci calato quasi in un'estasi sensoriale che mi faceva immaginare nello Shangri La non vado

Its been a while since we wrote 26 days in fact. Since we last wrote we have seen many of animals black bear moose elk mule eared deer white tailed deer mountain goats big horned sheep and osprey found work at KOA Kampgrounds of America biked thats not that surprising I know broken and fixed Chad the Van and meet some awesome people who bought the first van we looked at in Vancouve

Buenos Aires Home to the tango Boca Juniors European style architecture and some of the worldrsquos most beautiful mujeres women. As for the hombres they all look like Maradona Buenos Aires BA has none of the Bad Attitude that Mr T displayed in A Team. Itrsquos a beautiful and safe city with so many areas to get lost in during our week here we got to explore some of its charms. We

Just a quick one as I've got a couple of mins before my internet time runs out.We've been in Sydney for a couple of days won the pub quiz last night which netted us 2 pints each for free plus the eternal glory that victory brings. Today we went to the aquarium and saw platypuses platypi and dugongs a type of manatee as well as a large selection of sharks and other underthesea type stuffO

Hi everyoneWell I'm sitting in Heathrow airport with a ticket for JFK and the flight is delayed afew hours because of a cloud of ash. I have had a great time back in the UK seeing the kids and celebrating the engagement of Fay and Stuart. Things have gone very well and I'm returning to George Town in the southern Exumas Bahamas to carry on where I left off.Jeremy and Carla have been looking af

Still on our high from the fantastic safari we looked forward to our stay in Cape Town which is sheltered beneath the very recognizable shape of Table Mountain that we saw at last nightsrsquo sundowner. Few cities in the world offer this beauty and style. Cape Town has three centuries of being the sea link between Europe and the East. The city has elegant Cape Dutch buildings characterized by

By MelisseWindsurfing is Alirsquos passion. Well that and goatshelliphellip.and dogs and tegus and painting and wedding cakes and so forth and so onhellip.. Anyway Bodega Bay is close by so when the wind and tide converge to create the right conditions we pack up wetsuits boards sails food and dogs and head for the water. It is inspiring to watch Ali step on her board and take off

Just a note....the last two blogs are out of order. We tried to post pictures the other day and lost wifi....so put them on today and they had held their old date.....so anyway....we're finishing off in Peru tonight in Cusco and will be flying off and on for 24 hours with a couple of stops to get to Easter Island.best Mijke

A perpetual holiday is a good working definition of hell. George Bernard ShawNever let your sense of morals get in the way of doing what's right. Isaac AsimovWhat a blessing it would be if we could open and shut our ears as easily as we open and shut our eyes Georg Christoph LichtenbergPollution Wu1Ran3Polluted Polluting Pollution the plural is the singular'Po each factory must be

By MelisseThose who have known me since I was a kid may recall my father Wilburrsquos admiration for elephants and that he collected artful elephant models. Whether hand made or storebought this gave us all an easy target gift for him throughout the years. I grew up hearing about how he loved elephants for their loyalty and peacefulness. I wish he were around now to ask him more about why h

Went to Komodo to go diving we were hoping to do day trips but it worked out to our advantage that the Mona Lisa livaboard of Komodo Cruises was the that we could find. The Komodo national park is one of the best diving areas in Asia and the world. There are many many dive sites including the famous Crystal and Castle Rock dive sites. These sites are awsome for the spectacle of what I like to

I needed to improve my flexibility especially with a my 20kgs of ldquoluggagerdquo to carry around. So I decided to a Yoga course in Urubamba located in the Sacred Valley. It was tough for me as I canrsquot even touch me toes let alone wrap my hands around my feet as our instructor asked us to. Once again the scenery was amazing. We did a trek to the Salt Mines at Maras. I also d

Hi EveryoneWhitny's Mom here Talked to Brian and Whitny today they could not get any cell phone reception in any of the New York towns they have been in and by accident Whitny left the cell phone on last night and heard a text come in out on the lake and so they realized that they get reception in the middle of nowhere BUT not in any towns This finding was great for us because we were wonder

I finally reached Mexico... only for a few days this time.. then back to San Diego to finish working on my web site. The journey into Mexico was very straight forward. I have heard that it is easy walking in that direction across the border but that is an understatement.. it felt just like walking out of a football stadium through the turnstiles and into the busy streets. The only people who look

We hired a cab the see the geoglyphs in the Azapa valley it was a trade route and pictures of Llamas are engraved on the face of the surrounding slopes as a kind of map for travelers in the area. We stopped at a small church and as soon as we were out of the car we herd and dog yelp then a bang and then the most horrendous wails we ran around the corner and found a young man laying on the side o

In August I went down to Colca Canyon near the city of Arequipa. We drove in the Canyon which had a strange dry ldquolunar landscaperdquo. The famous Condor birds put on a great display. With a wingspan of up to 10 feet they are the largest birds in the world After that I went to Puno and a very busy border town of Desaguadero. After we called to Puno where a festival was going on. I