Today we were catching up with Jake and Jen and the kiddies so we were happy to get organised and get the bags packed and into the car. After a few hours rest we headed over after lunch to Jens' Mum and Dadrsquos house. We pulled up and were greeted with open arms and hugs from Jake and Jen and were happy to see Solomon and Aya smiling away. The girls both started playing with Solomon and it was

We booked the El Misit Climb75person 2 days guide gear and 3 meals included thru our hotel La Casa de Tintin. We spent the previous evening packing our day packs and resting for our ascent. We did not get a pretrek breifing or even a pretrek check list. That was my fault. I should have made sure I got some more info about the tour. Although they did ask us how tall we were to sizeup

Hello everyone I have a job now if only an on call basis one working at a fish factory. I had always thought that fish were caught out in the ocean but apparently they just come out of a hole in the wall on a conveyor belt in this place. I can only assume that there is a massive workshop on the other side with cheap backpacker labour where they make the fish. They probably divide the workers i

I'm currently absorbing as many simple but wonderful luxuries as I can before I make my way into the Amazon tomorrow for a month living and working with the Shaur tribe of shrunken head fame. I'm sat in my clean spiderfree hotel room cable tv in the background happy in the knowledge that a hot shower and cosy double bed await me once I've finished my cheap and moorish red wine. Not since my u

All done and ready to go Went to get my car about an hour ago from the Backpackers Car Market. It was ready and waiting when i got there. It was all very easy changing the ownership over getting insurance and i got some AA breakdown cover as well. Thought it wise been traveling on my own and all. I'm so relieved I was really dreading not knowing anything about cars and buying one on my own.

Guess what guys It's raining HA We arrived here on Wednesday and it was a beautiful day. Sunny clear no humidity and NO BUGS It was great and we were in heaven. The camp host said that this was pretty much the norm and that they hadn't had a whole lot of rain this summer so we thought we should be in the clear. Well this storm came through today Friday. Although it has been very m

THE BASICS We left Ottawa on Thursday July 22 and arrived back in the U.S. today July 28. We had generally glorious weather the whole time sometimes a bit hot but sunny and fresh. Ontario is HUGE. We only drove across the southern part of it but the rest of it on maps is awesome. The terrain we traveled varied some areas were forested some had plenty of rock showing and some w

So the seventh week in New Zealand mainly consisted of me Cerri finding our feet in Christchurch. We spent the majority of our time getting used to our new surroundings as we had decided to settle here for a while to find some work to fund the rest of our trip. Working wasnrsquot originally on our agenda but due to the recent political ongoings in Australia we might not get our visarsquos

Aux habitants du 55 de la Bastille.... on recoit bien vos messages mais on ne peut rpondre en priv.... continuez d'crire.25 juillet On a quitt notre camping pour conduire une centaine de kmhellip un pet en fait On a fait un arrt au McDo dans le stationnement et on a fait un peu de Skype et drsquointernet on a suivi le conseil de FG on a mis de ct la gravellehellip et on a pris d

A lot of veging around in the room today. Lunchtime session for the boys and Ky seeing Cats and Dogs 2 in 3D while I had another quick look around Chinatown. Saving our energy for the drive to Kings Canyon National Park tomorrow.

Irsquove only had one day off diving since I last wrote and even then I spent the day shopping for dive equipment. I now have a new mask that doesnrsquot hurt my nose like my old one and itrsquos really small so feels like I can see a lot more underwater which is always a bonus. I have also ordered a new wetsuit as Irsquove started to get cold in the 27 degrees water. Hard to believe I kno

While Ryan enjoys the hustle and bustle of Antigua I am enjoying the quiet and solitude in the Honduran jungle. Earlier today I suspected the hotel had no other guests and that maybe the staff had evaporated in to the mist as well. Still not fearing for my life or how I would obtain clean towles I explored the grounds and hiked along the river. Both are extremely tranquil and gorgegous. N

Off to London tomorrow to meet the rest of the team before flying on Sunday morning The past couple of weeks have been so busy getting ready to fly off but God has been AMAZINGHe has totally provided for my every need and the charity auction evening smashed all my expectations in terms of fundraising even though only approx 20 people turned up I managed to raise an astounding 1035 and my

We arrived in the beautiful Caribbean island of Jamaica on Tuesday evening after a very swift and simple flight from Miami to Montego Bay. After a brief hold up at the understaffed immigration desk we collected our luggage and were soon making our way along the dark coastal roads of northern Jamaica. With the windows down and the cooling sea breeze blowing in our faces we relaxed for the hour and

The day started with a major dilemma where to go Some of the things that had sounded like full day excursions from the guide books have ended up being 12 hour long or in some cases not even worth a visit. We haven't really 'done' San Francisco because there's still plenty to do and see. I am still enjoying the changing perspective of looking down each street and seeing a new collection of three

Friday July 30 2010Dinner was nice last night. It didn't feel real though. It didn't feel like it would be the last night seeing some of these people. We've really become like a family. Seeing everyone feels so natural. When I go home I'm going to be lost without everyone. We've all been through so much together. I had an empanada for dinner....actually most people did. Great minds thi

Just a short note and this might get out of order but we landed safely at Heathrow on July 29th. Lots of security measures to get through this airport if you ever come. British Airways was a great flight and we watched the flight travelling on a GPS map while in the air. Arne just loved that.We bid a sad and happy farewell to the Waaler's and Mero's of Norway on July 28th. We spent 2 fantastic

George H. W. BushMy most vivid presidential memory was the first election that I was old enough to vote. George Bush was running against Michael Dukakis in one of the ugliest political campaigns in history. The defeat by the Democrats was astounding and it really did feel like the country had signed up for another four years of Ronald Reagan. I have appreciated immensely the suspension of ju

When we arrived in Oslo Norway we checked into the hotel and then my dad got a phone call from his cousin Jonn. He told us that he was going to met us in a half hour in the lobby of the hotel. When he came went went out for dinner and sat and talked. My dad hasn't seen Jonn except on Skype for over 30 years. The next day we went to Bergen Norway. We took a train to Mrydal then anther trai

Hola a todos ..Ando como perdido .. pero nio he tenido internet .. Esta es un actualizacion ... por ahora ...De Milano viajamos en carooo a Venecia .. alli no quedamos en un apto a un cuadra de la Piazza San Marco ... ... Venecia es espetacular .... estuvimos de playa en la Isla Lido en el mar adriatico .. este fue un bonus .. gracias a que habia leido sobre el tema .... ..El segundo dia en Veneci