Another great day. I walked to the MXAT by myself in the morning and this city still just amazes me. Constant bombardment of sounds and sights which enlivens the senses. We had a hard time finding the location of our first class Russian Film History because apparently our helpers didn't feel it was necessary to give us any sort of tour of the MXAT where all of our classes are held so that we

Therersquos only so much ldquoIrsquoll use you for all I canrdquo attitude a hardworking honest chap like myself can take and upon hearing the three day lsquoLabour Dayrsquo national holiday was possibly being overlooked by my immediate superior I decided it was finally time to fight back. A fight back that was surprisingly over before it started my secret weapon my contract la

7 Apr 2003bus to ZhaoTong at 1900pm yeah...do you believe that the driver said it will take off at 1930...ok...at least there was a time figure at last we left the station at quarter past 8 better than I expected not for very long...it stop to pick up some goods and not long after we stop for dinner ok...we go again and as usual...fill up gasoline...and than stop again for water...

Well hello my lovely friends. It has been a very busy year for me and I have been away a lot. Forgive me for not updating my photos sooner but I will be endeavouring to rectify this over the next few weeks. My first photo update is from a trip to Fiji last year with Dr Krauel. I had a wonderful time boating and sunning myself on the beach. It was so difficult to return.

We were at the ferry by 10 waiting in long lines. We were lined up by who knows what plan but some of us were going only to Haines the first stop an hour away. We would load last. It was interesting to watch the big rigs load and watch those in charge pick and choose who went on next. I told Kerry it was kind of like a tetris game they had to fit by size and weight. While we waited we wa

21 Apr 2003almost got myself killed today it was so hot last night especially in that hotel room to top it up...mosquitoes hadn't been bitten for a long time. can't sleep...don't know how but all I know when the house keeper woke me up at 6am and told me the bus will leave soon. strange in this town bus leave on time but...they like to circle around town looking for more people. it start a

Living in a Chinese apartment building means a ton of paper gets shoved under my door on a daily basis. Here is a sampling.

In a kind of Back To The Future part 1 type scenario at the current time of finishing the Singapore blog and to be fair the majority of the latter blogs of SouthEast Asia we have been in Australia we have now been here for nearly three months and are currently living by Bondi Beach and working in Sydney. We have been working at our current job for just over two months and it has taken me th

Labor Day May 1st was Labor Day here in China. We all had the Saturday off and celebrated by taking a walk through Lian Hua Shan Park along with a few thousand other people. Nothing funny happened so Irsquove no quirky story from the day.It was really hot and humid that day. We met at Bruce and Rosemaryrsquos apartment then walked over the park and started the ascent. Lian Hua Shan has qui

Well here we are in South America. We spent most of today hanging out in the airport reading our books and waiting for our flight. Flight was great. It was only about 4 hours I think so a little shorter than we thought.Since we didnt check any baggage we were really quick through customs and were out in the lobby. We spent about 5 minutes looking around for the driver with a sign with our nam

Theres a time for laughter and theres a time for joy Last night the girls had both The girls Im sharing the room with are so sweet caring and fun. With some I get along very well with the others its harder to connect. Last night we watched a video about fainting goats. Did you ever see them When you scare them they just faint like there dying right away. And for some reason the girls ke

Yesterday we stared early to catch a plane that would take us to the Abu Simbel Temple. According to the pilot was 122 degress. I say anything over 117 its all the same. The flight was about 25 minutes. I think it was the pilots first time but not sure we made it safe so that is all that counts. The Temples are amazing. Carved out of the mountain in one solid piece. You go inside and there are ro

Sunset. Slow...ing... down. Sleeping.Cruising can be a pretty hectic if you let it. Even if you don't... it can still be frenetic. So... now we're getting the idea to schedule quality time with nature our natures and the bigger one outside our hull.In terms of our progress we've been on a strict schedule one day of motoring and 1 2 or 3 days of hanging out in easy anchorages. Time to rest h

We had three wonderful days in Praia da Rosa. Only a couple of hours by bus from Florianapolis but a million miles from anywhere. Praia da Rosa is a jewel. It is seemingly undeveloped and unspoiled but in truth there are tonnes of pousadas hotels and hostels but they are just tastefully and sympathetically done. We stayed in Bouganvillea Pousada. In truth it was well out of our budget but

Hey everyone.Well it's official.. I am packed and going to Europe for a month.. I found out there are 37 people on our trip and that the airport I'm arriving in Heathrow London is the busiest airport in the world. yea At this point I can't believe I actually fit everything into my suitcase and actually have some more room. although not too much more room I will be leaving Chicag

Hello EveryoneThe last two days have been very busy. Left New Orleans on Monday morning and here it is Thursday and I am sitting in a hotel room in Albuquergue New MexicoWe drove through Texas in 3 days stopping in San Antonio and Abilene. Visited the Alamo I was fascinated by places such as The Crockett Hotel and Crockett St. given that this was my mom's name. The actual site of the Alam

Day 19 Thursday Up at 900 AM Breakfast at the hole in the wall. I find a different place to try to call Janice. No answer. I wander over to Sweet caf have a cup of incredibly strong coffee. They are starting to recognize me and what I am going to order. It good to be recognized I surf the internet. Ping Janice a couple of different ways I finish my coffee and walk back over the telephone pla

Thursday 3rd June Kuala Lumpur.The ship docked in the Port of Kelang where we became a part of farcicle operation of trying to organise 1500 ageing Australian pensioners into tour groups for the trip into Kuala Lumpur. And what a farce it was. I have seen better organized wars and it was funny but not funny seeing everyone walking round in circles not knowing where to go and trying to follo

Day 18 WednesdayUp and out by 900 AM. I have breakfast at the hole in the wall and on to the Sweet Caf to have the terrible coffee use the wireless access. Take care of some business and email Janice. My mouse shoots craps. I hate the mouse pad. I manage to buy a 9.80 mouse for 10.81 with relative ease. They seem to charge 10 percent extra if you put it on a credit card and they really hate

We left Rockford under a bright clear blue cool sky and after a 6 hour ride we rolled into O'Fallon Il on a hot muggy partly cloudy afternoon. Got a little rain south of Springfield though not enough to warrant a rain suit. That would have made it a lot more uncomfortable with that on. Didn't take any pictures on the way down since most people see flat ground in Illinois. Not remarkable.