I was woken suddenly at 6am by one of the bus conductors to find that the bus was completely empty besides me. We had clearly arrived at Cochabamba some time ago. As I peered out of the window I noticed that my bag had already been unloaded and was laid on the floor next to the bus. After being hurried off the bus by the conductor I went to pick up my bag at the same time as the bus began to re

Our firsts full day on the MUWCI Mahindra United World College of India campus was a great one Today is a day when we saw the importance of careful planning. We opened the day with Nandita Deostahle of MUWCI giving is an overview of the entire UWC system and some of the history of MUWCI itself. The UWC system is now up to 13 campuses worldwide with a new campus about to open in the Netherl

hola mis amigoswell what a crazy week it certainly has been. ironically we are right back where we were exactly a week ago in alejuela right outside san jose and are somehow already heading to peru tomorrow. I cannot express in words what these past 2 weeks here have taught me and I feel very enlightened as a worldy individual. but enough of these thoughts haha.. let me fill you in on this pa

Adam's BlogHi folks back on line again after a week on the high seas to Alaska....the internet rates were pretty exorbitant 1.50 a minute.....so waited till we got back to LA....Anyway time to update our travels....going back to week 11 with some lovely photos to scan throughWhen we checked out of Jasper we took quite an adventurous journey to Bridge Lake which was 4 hours away firstly spott

We spent a lazy morning enjoying fresh trout for breakfast. Then we drove into Missoula to fill prescriptions at Wlagreen's and to eat lunch at oh boy the Cracker Barrel. Rich found another scenic drive through the Blackfoot Valley following the Lewis and Clark trail again. we stopped in a tiny town at a fly shop and Rich bought three of the popular flies of the day. We reached a National Fores

Distance Travelled 663Temp Hot Sunny YAYToday we traversed the almost the entire state of Oregon. Left this morning at around 9am and headed down 395 and then jumped onto 84 to drive along the Columbia River. This area is amazingly beautiful. You wind along the river and on both sides are surrounded by wind turbines. Thousands of them We also went past the John Day Dam. There were wind

Ok so Fraser Island has to be the best experience I have had so far absolutely a great laugh. We arrived at Hervey Bay and stayed at a hostel called Beaches. It is through Beaches that our Fraser Island and Whitsunday packages are booked through. We stayed on night in Hervey Bay getting ready for the trip to Fraser the next day. Basically you get put into a group of 8 and share a 4x4 vehicle.

Nothing exciting today. Got up at 4 am and left around 530am. The goal today is to beat the heat because we'll be traveling through the Mojave desert. At one point George said it was 105 degrees. I asked him not to tell me anymore. We arrived at the Best Western that's right no camping tonight around noon. Piper has been a real trouper. We've been careful to keep her hydrated everytime

Travel from Mumbai to Pune. Today started with a pack up and move out from the Marigold Hotel to the MUWCI Mahindra United World College Campus in Pune. Driving out of Mumbai you realize why it is most populus city on earth the high rises go on for seemingly ever. Then the landscape changed to moutains as we climbed the Dacan plateau. With many open waterfalls and lush vegetation during t

On day two we went to the Crazy Horse site and it was incredible. This is a privately funded project and although progress seems slow it is hard to conceive what they have already accomplished. Everyone should tour this project. We also went to Wind Cave which was interesting but not the prettiest cave we have ever seen.

Hola again from Juayua Its been an exciting few days for me. Ive seen lots of new things and had all sorts of new experiences.We walked with a guide Duglas through coffee plantations to Los Chorros de la Callera local swimming pools that are actually part of a hydroelectric power operation. There were a number of waterfalls and beautiful cool water in the pools. Keith was very keen to swim t

Another fun filled dayMontmorency FallsSt. Anne du Beaupre CathedraleChocolatier on Ile d'OrleansFree time in Old QuebecSugar Shack for Dinner

Hey everyone Sarah typing here for my first entry it seems I can't work the touch screen on Ed's ipod but now we are in Koh Samui airport I am using the free PC First off I want to apologise for any worry we caused when you guys heard about the boat crash at the full moon party no one where we were staying had even heard about it until you called but yeah I'll make an effort to keep my phone

Plans are being set for the first leg of our trip on Tuesday. Rachel and I need to be at Regan National Airport early so rather than leave Maryland at 4 am we will stay at a hotel in Arlington near the airport. Michelle Paul and the other two girls Renee and Anna will all stay with us and come to the airport to say goodbye to Rachel and me as we leave for our trip to Alaska. Rachel is learning

We have arrived in Redwood NP on Saturday June 26th. We will go out sightseeing today so you will have to wait until next post for the pictures. All the campsites in the lower half of the park were full so we are in a private campground Kamp Klamath between the upper and lower park.We left Sequoia and traveled to Yosemite and spent the night just outside the park at Bass Lake. Yosemite was great

I chilled for most of the morning after having breakfast visited the internet caf and attempted to catch up on my blog. Around dinnertime Julian and the Puntas returned from a Tai Chi session and planned to go to the market to grab some lunch. They invited me to join them so we headed to the market sat down at a wooden bench with a group of Bolivians in the downstairs area and had a chicken d

Had a great night's sleep and ready for the Grand Canyon. We left around 5 am and stopped at a great local place called Mary's Cafe. We had our usual hearty breakfast as we've been sticking to two meals a day. Just worked out that way. The ride to the Grand Canyon was in perfect weather. Cool enough for jackets but didn't need chaps. We went by miles and miles of property without power lines

Here are some of the pictures from North and South Dakota. Our first stop was at the Theodore Roosevelt Nat'l. Park in N. Dakota. A very different landscape from where we have been. This is what they call the bad lands. We spend a nice evening with Kevin and family and stayed at Ellsworth AFB a very nice RV park. A storm moved in that night and gave us some neat sky pictures. From there

Day 2 was an very unproductive thank you unreliable wifi. The good thing is that I now have 3 interviewees that I plan to talk to this coming week. I have come the decision that I will only stay in Akumal for a month instead of 2. The remaining time I will spend satisfying my curiosity by visiting the Mayan ruins that consume this beautiful place. Not much has happened in the last 24 hours so s