Here a few photos of the work done on Ben's house last weekend. Ben Joseph Claire Leigh and Robyn all worked VERY hard But it was fun

Liam's request first today The Aquarium On The Bay. We caught the line 47 bus from two blocks up from the Phoenix and found our way to Pier 39. At 10am there weren't many people around. We went straight in to see the nice collection of fish jellyfish sharks etc in tanks and two walking tunnels. They specialised in local fish so not much of corals and tropicals but lots of sea anemones with oth

23rd July 2010 Socks are the only things that are any good in this packetAnd then 8 hours later the got off the plane. This was the total comments of the man who sat next to Catherine on the planeEverything went to plan. Taxi at homewas 15 minutes early ... which was OK better late than never. Arrived at the airport sailed through checkin and security... though they did take my bag apart but

We are safely in Miami and already having problems communicating with the natives. Tomorrow off I go to Honduras an Ryan to Antigua.

Well know I've been to all the touristy areas around town. Two days ago my new friend Sunil took me to all the spots the cave where the Buddha meditated or six years his uncle's house and some old banyan trees.We also went to an intelligenceinsulting school. You want to know a surefire way to spot a scam in India They take you to the small school show you around to some kids sit you dow

We have seen and done so much since our last blog it's hard to know where to start. Cambodia was a nice surprise for us. Unfortunately the people there are still some of the poorest in the world but they still manage the biggest smiles. The country seems to be a place of many contrasts from the magnificent Temples of Angkor to the poor victims of the many land mines set throughout the countries

Ok all. Mark and I took a break yes a long break from blogging. We're still not sure when we will stop but we don't intend for it to be now or a few months ago. In the middle of April we arrived back in Missouri. We intended on blogging but left an important camera cord at a friends house along the way. The intention was to blog and post pictures when we had them uploaded with the impor

Yanchep est un quartier situ 56 km au nord de Perth en Australie occidentale. Il a t construit par l'entrepreneur Alan Bond. Il s'agit d'une banlieue de la Ville de Wanneroo. Yanchep est une destination touristique populaire. Il y a la plage des hbergements et des sites pour les caravanes ainsi que le Yanchep Inn dans le Parc national de Yanchep.Le Parc national de Yanchep propose des

I took the overnight ferry from Busan to Jeju Island I had made the reservation earlier in the week and paid when I arrived for my ferry. When I finished paying I moved to the side so this pushy little old lady behind me could get on with her business. I put my change in my wallet and stood there for a minute feeling like I forgot something. When the lady at the counter began dealing with the old

Well after a longer than planned stay in Hanoi it was time to take a sleeper bus to a town called Hoi An this place is famous in Vietnam for being an ancient town full of gift shops and tailors you can get a fully tailored suit with 2 shirts and 2 ties all specified down to the smallest detail for about US250. These suits were the business and if I was coming to the end of my trip i would have

This adventure Irsquove embarked on has changed my life. Coming back to San Francisco I am giddy. Full circle from the start of my South East Asia journey I can feel myself growing stronger. Somewhere in me there is still a girl who worries about everyonersquos opinions of me. I remember being a little girl who was too worried or indecisive to know what clothing to pick or ice cream flavor

Cool rain falls softly from the grey Chico sky. I had almost forgotten what it felt like to shiver. The last two months of South East Asia were the hottest of the year. The sun blistered wrapped in a sarong of moisture which saturated the air. Despite having moments where I thought I might pass out almost daily these were some of the best months of my life. I tried in vain to keep the journal cu

Sabaidee everyoneAlright so I know it's been a really long time since I've updated this thing. I apologize. It's especially unfortunate because Laos was literally the most amazing country I think I've ever been to... and now I'm going to attempt to fit it all into one blog post. Take a deep breath. This might take a while.VIENTIANE We Christina Becky Jade and I first got into Vientiane on

Once a remote island used primarily as a leper colony Culion is a place with a historical background. We were lucky to have met someone in Coron who knew a local who offered to guide us around town for a day. So we decided to take a day trip to visit present Culion and learn a little about it's facsinating past. Visit our main blog here for details and photos of our trip to Culion

After a few days of exploring the caves and white sand beaches of El Nido it was time to head north and seek out our next adventure. We bought a ferry ticket on The Princess Welia for 2200 pesos Approx. 48 USD and took the 7 hour ride to the town of Coron on Busuanga Island. Coron is a quaint costal town with remnants of SpanishEuropean influence in the layout and architecture. To divers it

Think of the ocean. Greenish in color never still. The waves. Rising crashing down. Foaming. Think of the beach. Sandy. Swirling dust sinking into your feet. Surrouding your ankles. Very very sandy.Think of the IRRITATIONS. Man does that salt water taste horrible Yuck That sand It goes EVERYWHERE. I found sand in places that I didn't know I had Up. Down. Up. Down...Mouthful of yuck. Up.

Hello EveryoneWell as you can see we're still in Dawson awaiting road opening to Alaska. We spent our time cleaning and maintaining the bikes today as well as visiting dredge number 4 a national historic site about 12kms out of town. It's HUGE ....see photos.At present i'm sat in the Dawson public library using their router for internet access. The internet cafe here shuts down at 5pm so i can't

We arrived in Santiago after an hour and a half bus ride and took our first South American metro to the stop nearest to the hostel. It was then a bit of a walk along pleasant treelined streets through the Barrio Brazil with our bags weighing us down. Our hostel Casa Roja is set in an amazing building an old mansion with high high ceilings and beautiful intricate details on the interior

Back in Paraguay after 8 Long YearsWell its been 3 weeks already and Im only now writing my first blog entry. Im going to say that is because I am so wellaccustomed to Paraguayan life There is a lot of downtime yet I dont feel like I am bored or have nothing to do. Ever. Caseinpoint I have been here 3 weeks with no job and have not had time to read more than about 2 pages of the book I

HI AGAIN EVERYBODYWell things are looking up people They have to be otherwise I wouldn't be writing for the first time in almost a week I've missed you. I've found myself thinking in blog speak i.e. titling my experiences as in I'm finding myself automatically generating titles for various experiences days etc. For example here are some of the unused titles Cranky pants Au Doi Vietn