Our first day at sea Wow We survived with flying colours.We are now at Cape Cuvier parked up for the night let me describe our scene the water is deep aqua with sheer face cliffs quite a stunning view and to top it off we can see a large ship at the jetty waiting for salt very impressive. For those of you who dont know Cape Cuvier is where Dave worksIt has been a great sailing day cloudy w

Op de 10e dag zijn we naar Matsuyama gegaan. We deden dit per veerboot. Er zijn veel snellere boten die binnen een uur op de plaats van bestemming zijn maar onze boot was een van de tragere soort. De reis duurde 3 uur waardoor we in alle rust om ons heen konden kijken en ook nog een beetje konden bijkomen van de afgelopen dagen.Eenmaal aangekomen pakten we een bus en een tram om al vrij snel aa

Ok guys here's an ultra quick note just to let everyone know where I am and what I'm up to since the disasters in Japan last month.So to put everyone at ease who have been asking if I'm Ok YES I'm healthy and I just set up here in a Couch Surfer Hosts' place in Hanoi Vietnam. I'm right in the Old Quarter and I'll be here for about a week before moving on eventually making it down to Saigon i

On the way to Venice we stopped at Verona to see Juliet's balcony. There is a rumor that Juliet there's a legend of a real Romeo and Juliet that inspired the story lived in that house and in the 1930s a balcony was built to satisfy tourist needs. It also may have been the basis for the balcony in the 1930s movie or maybe the other way around. In any case the balcony overlooks a tiny court

My flight Istanbul to Phuket took about 20 hours including an 8 hour stop in Abu Dhabi were I met an Iranian computer scientist one of the more surprising people I have met on my travels. We were both the only people in the Irish Pub and ended up having a wide variety of discussions ranging from the definition of freedom racial and cultural profiling How much young Iranians want a change in thei

just two more jabs each to golots of shopping and packing to sort out.we are getting more exited.Maisie is using an advent calendar for a count down.we will have an adventure.YEAH

April 17 2011WOW..did I ever sleep in today It was 730 when I woke up..guess the bed was really good..eh Anyway after the usual morning rituals to put my sagging hulk back into some kind of shape..I made some instant coffee and began to get my things together. By saying that I mean..In the car we have rented it is a wellused model of a Nissan the sitting

correction on the video since I've received word that I've misrepresented some stuff in Beijing.From last time SOME places take cards and YES the UnionPay is the most accepted. Some places also take the Transit card as payment i.e. Jingkelong grocery stores. However I don't frequent many corporate places I prefer to go to smaller shops and visit the hutongs etc. In the US almost every busin

Hey everyoneI know it has been a few days since I posted last but I just wanted to check in with everyone. I am doing good and still hanging out. I have met some young people that are friends of my cousins and they have been showing me a good time. I have gone out for drinks had a nice large friendly lunch a spectacular walk around Lac Leman lake Geneva and a tour of the CERN facility this

After an eventful two days of flights I arrived in Palermo feeling exhausted but excited at the prospect of what lay ahead. I caught a taxi to the hostel and couldnt help but notice the dilapidated state of the buildings in the area and the questionable types who were loitering in the streets at such a late hour. Getting to sleep then proved to be a difficult affair with some horrendous kara

I think my favorite part of this leg of the journey was Orvieto given that I had already been to Rome. Orvieto is a small village on a hilltop in Umbria. You have to take a tram up to get there and then you still have to walk up a hill in order to get to the top. From the top you can see a great view of the countryside and further down you can stand along an old fortress to get another view. We w

Peter did some more maintenance work around the bus went for a walk. Early evening we watched a bit of the Quit Forest Rally they were doing their time trials directly across the road from the caravan park very noisy.

Walked to the jetty Busselton has the longest wooden jetty in the Southern Hemisphere 1841m. At the end of the jetty is an underwater observatory you can either walk to it or take a train. We decided not to do it again as we did the walk the train and the observatory in 2004. Went for a walk around town.

Did a load of washing 4. Went for a walk and chilled. Had a BBQ in the communial area. There is a caravan rally on here so many caravans

Headed towards Capel and took the coastal road to Busselton where we booked into the Kookaburra Caravan park for old times sake we stayed here in 2004 nothing much had changed in Busselton but still a lovely holiday place. We had electricity so used the microwave for the first time whole chicken on the rotisserie and steamed veggies Had a lovely hot shower first hot shower in 8

Etter landing i Oslo for noen dager siden har vi nn pakket sakene og er p vei til fjells i Surnadal.Vi stoppet en uke i England p vei hjem.Planen var beske min snn Harald som studerer i Plymouth og dra litt rundt i Wales. Vi var heldige og opplevde en uke i flott og varmt vrvr. Vi fikk med oss Bath en vakker midellalderlandsby Stonehenge et hellig sted med merkelige st

Went to Donnybrook to look around. The town has the biggest Free entry fun park in Australia walked the new pedestrian suspension bridge over the Preston River. Took the scenic drive through the forest to get to Gnomesville kids delight and for me not so sure about Pete Gnomesville is the magical home to over a thousand gnomes who have migrated from all over Australia and around the world.

Sunday 17th April 2011Today we just went for a day drive to Whyalla the weather was just perfect about 26 degrees and no wind just a perfect Autumn day. Called into to see the Water Tower lookout in Port Augusta first a great view of Spencer Gulf and Port Augusta then headed down to Whyalla. Had morning tea at the Whyalla Wetlands Lake where some men were sailing remote control yachts aro

Sorry its been so long we've been very busy So got back to kohsan road and stuggled to find a place due to the flooding in the island and many people returning to bangkok. we eventually found a pretty decent place called my house guest house and ended up staying there for four nights. we then made a bold decision to risk going down to the islandsdespite being told that they were still flooded...

Headed for Bunbury via Australind which is bordered by the Collie River and the Leschenault Inlet. In Australind the St. Nicholas church in Paris Rd is reputed to be the smallest church in Australia. It is 3.6m W x 8.2m L services are still held in the church. In Bunbury we went to the Marlson Hill Lookout where you get a 360 view of the town from the spiral lookout. Did some shopping then