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I am alive and a bum for completely neglecting this blog. I am very well though and loving my time in Costa Rica. Everyday I appreciate the people around me more for the most part. Life is good and care free in a kind of surreal way for instance the GIANTS WINNING THE WORLD in a pretty much drama free series sticking it to George Bush and the state of Texas I watched games 1 and 2 at a sports

The Hong Kong Disneyland was no where near as big as the one in Paris so the day and a half that we had left was probably about right. That said we didnt bank on all the queues which were excessive. It was clear that there were not enough rides for the number of people who were allowed to enter. We event had to wait for 45 minutes when we had the Fastpasses.There was a very impressive 3D mov

Once we had done everything we wanted to in Hong Kong it was off to Disneyland to finish the holiday on a high well for Jake and Freya at least. We took the train but it wasnt direct and coping with all our luggage was not an experience that would want to repeat. The actual train to Disneyland was an experience as it was very themed with Mickey Mouse windows handrails and the like

It wasnt so long ago that we were last in Hong Kong so we knew exactly what we wanted to do and where we wanted to go. The first stop was repulse bay after of course travelling from Kowloon where the hotel was on the Star Ferry. Next was the walk around the peak and then the tram down. Next was a ride on a tram through Central and on the midlevel escalators.One thing that was really starti

Following the stress of Melbourne we had loads of time at Sydney airport. I had wanted to go to the Powerhouse Museum but didnt because of time although in fact I would probably have had time after all rather than wasting it in an airport.The final destination for the flight we were on was Heathrow going via Hong Kong however all these new security measures didnt seem to make much diffe

For our last day in Sydney we got the ferry across to Taronga Zoo. We concentrated on the Australian section of the zoo given that Whipsnade Wildlife Park is not far from where we live.Once we got back to Sydney we went to the top of the Centrepoint Tower now the AMP Tower. It was quite frustrating trying to get to the top and then down again as the lifts were so unbelievably slow. We were in a

We again hired yet another car for the day and set off for the Blue Mountains. By any other standards it would have been a long way however after Darwin to Kakadu it was a just round the corner. We had planned to go back to Mrs Macquaries Point and Bondi Beach however we didnt realise that it was the day of the City to Surf funrun which effectively ruled out both of those locations at leas

The Harbour Bridge climb came highly recommended so I had a go. There was a minimum age of ten years so our sonwasnt old enough to do it which he was absolutely gutted about. In fact we will apparently need to go back to Australia in a few years time so that he can do the climb.To say that they took safety seriously on this climb would be an understatement. We all had to take breathtests w

As soon as we left assisi it started raining again.but luckily during the last 40 min it eased off which was heaven sent as access to Orvieto is via windey mountain range we had to traverse Scenery was lovely for me Max to busy concentrating on road Had to drop car off at 4 .pm got there on time. Found a little hotel to stay here the night in the town at the bottom of the cliff then took

Blog 4 Friday November 12th Karikari Saturday November 13th Kerikeri The Waimate North Industrial and Pastoral ShowFriday morning we left the Far North the Karikari peninsula and travelled around some spectacularly beautiful coastline. I'll back up and add some photos for that later. But Saturday was the big show It was extremely enjoyable from the 6 year old hulahoopers at the talent s

le 13 novembre 2010Je suis toujours Melaque et ce jusquau 21 novembre. Mes journes sont toujours bien tranquilles. Un peu de marche beaucoup de lecture du soleil et quelques repas en compagnie dautres voyageurs Canadiens et Amricains. Hier soir je suis alle souper au restaurant Ava celui tout prs de mon htel et jai eu la chance d'entendre Lalo chanter et jouer sa guita

Italian AdventuresSo as part of the series of what I have deemed 'backblogging' cause I am blogging about stuff that happen a while back it seems necessary to write about Italy our first adventure away from London.Emma's work told her she had to take 10 days holiday before the new tax year April in the UK for those not in the know. So as hard as it was to force ourselves to make time for a

Happy Easter If there was any doubt that Croatia is one of the most Catholic nations in the world I confirmed it this morning. My walk down the hill from the hostel to the bus station reminded me of a Friday night in Tiberiasnobody is walking around. Only now I can't find a McDonalds. Come to think of it I don't think I have seen any fastfood joints in Dubrovnik.I think it is hard for Americ

Just got back from a march up to the summit of Pen y Fan.I can feel the familiar ache in my feet. My calves are straining flexed waiting to see what I ask of them next.Pain comes in many forms this one is welcome. Although to be frank it hardly qualifies as pain. Anyone who's been up Pen y Fan will know it's not exactly a hard task. And the sun was shining today. The wind however obvio

It's hard for George and me to believe that our thirdborn is 20 Like most parents we are quick to admit that time sure does seem to fly by. For a special treat we made pineapple coconut ice cream a request of Luke's. We were also able to go out for a nice birthday supper to help Luke celebrate.In other news George has been busy teaching his classes on Mondays and Tuesdays. Wednesday he an

Crazy CambodiaWhen I got of the bus in Phnom Penh there was a mass of tuktuk drivers trying to get our attention but there was an Australian sounding thunder of a voice that caught my attention. It was Sam a guy my age that spoke a mysteriously perfect English and he was to be my driver for the first two days in Phnom Penh. First of all he got me to a hotel that would be the perfect level of lu

Well yes they do. But that isn't the subject of this blog. Friends have been asking me to do a presentation of my last year of travel. Instead I offer them this movie of my two months on a motorbike from Yunnan across Sichuan Qinghai and Gansu to Xinjiang. Kunming to Kashgar and all points in between.12000km on a red machine. Trials and tribulations despair and delight. In the end I sold the

Thursday nights at Vix's is party night. Girls get in for RMB 60 and guys RMB 100 and for that you get all you can drink We got there about 10pm and the club was already getting busy. People here don't really head out until 12am and there are still queues to get in at 5amVix's is another rich Chinese playground. Despite the option of all you can drink for 10 there were still plenty of people w

After my last night in Beijing and having found some suitable nightlife I crawled into bed at 3am though I tried not to stay out too late because I had a flight to Sri Lanka the next day. I bumped into Chat my partner in who happened to be awake. He left the pub without saying goodbye and I assumed he was ripping it up in another bar. Turns out he just went to bed early. I had to get up at 8