Wir wurden von Koni und Uschi zu einem super Paellaessen eingeladen. Das Restaurant liegt in einer kleinen Bucht kurz vor Cartagena.

Ganze 20 LongtailbootMinuten ist die Insel Poda Island von Ao Nang entfernt. Mit aufgekrempelter Hose heisst es durch schenkeltiefes Wasser einsteigen. Die berfahrt ist ein wenig wackelig mit einigen guten Portionen Gischt fr die Fahrgste links. Poda Island ist bei weitem nicht so berlaufen wie z.B. Railey Beach mit lang gestrecktem Sandstrand um zwei Drittel der Insel. Je weiter man ge

Saturday February 26Skip Well this day started off very exciting Upon leaving our bedroom I ran into a couple who were supposed to take a early bus from David to Panama City and guess what no buses running because of large protests along the PanAmerican highway and into Panama City. These protests are being run by indigenous people of Panama who reside in areas that Canadian mining interests

Friday Feb. 25 2011Barb Today we headed toward Volcan about 45 min from David. The drive there was good and the flowers bushes and trees were just amazing in their color and beauty. I don't think I've ever seen such deep and rich colors anywhere. There was one spot where there was this one particular tree lining both sides of the road for about a quarter of a mile. The tree had a trumpet lo

Got a question and answer sheet today. Lots of really good information. I am including the text from it below. Be advised that translating Mandrin to English is sometimes awkward.It is an emotional day as I prepare to meet Kaixin for the first time. One of our tour guides Rita looks like I picture Kaixin will look when she is older. I could not look at her without tearing up. It was really tough

It was good to be alive We had survived the inclement weather conditions of Torres del Paine and I had personally survived a postcampingdisasterwifes wrath. But we were in all seriousness looking forward to trying it again and going to Mount Fitz Roy.Mount Fitz Roy is an Argentinean mountain located near El Chaltn village in the Southern Patagonian Ice Field on the border with Chile.

Hey everyoneA few cool things to fill you in on. This week was a blast. The weather was amazing and I got a couple great runs along the beach in. Nothing wrong with that.Tuesday and Wednesday night my friends and I did La Ruta which is a group of 25 small bars around Palma that have a drink and a tapa for 2 euro We didn't hit all 25 haha but the ones we went to were so cute and fun. While at o

It was quite incredible to see a glacier for the first time. To add to the allure Perito Moreno is one of the only glaciers in the world that is actually increasing in size it grows approximately 1.5 meters per day This growth is neutralized however as the glacier calves and breaks off into the lagoon to which it expands. Sarah and I were lucky to see this process in action as huge chunks brok

Well although this is listed as week 4 it is week 4 of the blog but more like week 10 of the training..thats cleared that up .So this week has been productive with two 25 mile hill rides a 2 hour session at the Ladies Coll gym doing circuits very tough and today sunday 27th .I left home at 06.50 and cycled out to Malvern via Tewkesbury and Hanley Swan returning via Eastnor Castle and bac

For the last week we have been doing it pretty tough in small town called Itacare. After a bus ferry and bus total of maybe 8 hours we arrived in Itacare last Monday with the intention of staying only a couple of nights but that length of stay was very quickly revisited and we ended up staying for the week. It's a beautiful little town surrounded by pristine beaches and lush green jungle. We sp

Sail awayMy cave is great First time in an inside cabin and I lucked out with a very large one. I have a wrap around sofa and coffee table. The bed is set up as a queen and there is at least 4 feet of room on each side. This is more room than the average ocean view cabins Ive been in. There is plenty of closet space a frig safe and ample size desk. Its aft so I get some motion and

I think it is a good thing minimal blog messages throughout the week but so many stories to tell. I would not call what I am falling into here as a grove but I would call it a way of life one that just accepts the unexpected and expects nothing. In a normal life a life like back home in North America you would not expect to follow some Erasmus students after your Turkish lesson around a fe

Sunday 27.2 KosraeWhy are you not allowed to swim on a Sunday when there is so much water around the island Johanne asked. On Sundays it is not considered polite to swim wear short trousers work fish just relax. Kosrae is Christian like most of the Pacific. At one point in history there were only 300 Kosraean left history tell that is was because of diseases introduced but the

Our penultimate day with the campervan started on a rather dismal note when we woke up and realised that someone had gotten into the campervan during the night and taken about 20 from our wallet. Luckily I suppose the cards were all left as was the camera satnav and Ipod all sitting in the glove compartment. Having checked almost daily since then it appears that none of the cards have been use

Saturday 26.2 KosraeJapanese tunnels from WWII and island views and jungle hike. Today I was picked up by Hamilton the owner of Ohma peak. His windshield was broken he was cursing the government for not making landowner trim their coconut trees one had fallen lately direct on his car. We went to Malem a village on the east coast and started out from his house. The trek was regular ju

HeyUn weekend vient de se terminer Oui existe aussi les weekends pour ceux qui sont en vacances Trs tranquille en plus due quelques soucis d'ordres physiques de part et d'autre... Samedi matin petites courses... Samedi aprsmidi plage la baie des Citrons dcouvertes de nouvelles patates de corail ainsi que de nouveaux poissons aux formes et aux couleur toujours plus incroya

On Saturday we went out for breakfast and then dropped Sophie off at the supermarket. Whilst Sophie was doing the shopping Dad Chris and I went to a garage and got the car battery replaced. We picked Sophie up and came back to the appartment to put the food in the fridge. After lunch we went out to a fishing shop and bought a beacon to beacon and a new fishing reel. On the way back we stopped of

Nong Khiaw Muang Ngoi Ban Na Huay Bo Nam Ouyeah we murdered those names the first couple times we said them tooWe were glad we had decided to take our chances with heading to the northern bus station in order to take the local bus to Nong Khiaw when we found out that it was leaving early enough and it was cheaper than anyone in town had quoted us surprise surprise. Nate went up to the

February 24 2011 WednesdayWeather Hot hot hotIt was a 530AM departure and a box breakfast consisting of a few pastries and a lettuce sandwich. As it was too early to check into the Somadevi Angkor Hotel we began our touring. Our tour guide Sovan began with the important history lesson of Siem Reap and the surrounding area. Born in 1972 and a father of 3 daughters under the age of

Cambodia Angkor Wat and other templesWe arrived in Siem Reap after an exciting overnight bus journey which stopped at every opportunity and Tory had her sick bag on standby but we made it at 6am to be greeted by a rugby scrum of taxi drivers. We finally made it to our very nice guest house Bun Kao run by a very nice old gent who also runs community projects. We spent the first day sleeping