September 18th TurkeyEgyptI wake up quite late. I hadnt realized I was so tired. I get up and start to arrange my stuff while Lukas works on his laptop. Later comes Palin and the three of us enjoy a little breakfast together. We just sit around for a while I was really looking forward to the home made gnocis Lukas39s roommate was about to make for lunch but sadly it was already time for

Our Lord gave us a monumental charge to go into all the world with the saving gospel. He died that men might live. This commission in His own words reads Go ye therefore and make disciples of all the nations baptizing them into the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit Matthew 2819. The second part of this charge is teaching them to observe all things whatsoeve

I got to the hostel around 8 am from the night train and I was exhausted I luckily got to check in early and I took a nice long nap till about noon. It was a rainy day in Brasov and very cloudy so I grabbed my umbrella and started to explore the little city. It was going to be hard to compete with Budapest. Budapest was just an amazing city and definitely one of my top 3. Ok back to Brasov. Somet

If you never watched Sesame street then you wont understand the title. Its Count Dracula on Sesame Street and he counts like that. It made me laugh when I wrote it so thats all that matters. Its VAMPIRE day... little cloudy but no rain...been looking forward to this day trip for a while now. Woke up ready to go.. grabbed food and caught the bus to Bran Castle known more for Dracula39s Castle. I

So much is happening here... and now that I have unlimited WIFI weefee access and my own bed I can keep you up to speed. Tranquila. That is the speed here. Although the last few weeks have had their moments of relaxation our brains have been unsettled while we looked for places to live prepared introductory slideshows for our new students sought out new cell phone numbers became accustomed

Good afternoon I know I39ve been slacking off when it comes to blogging but I have a perfectly good excuse I39ve been lazy.Last weekend I finally found the BAL building after first going a kilometre in the wrong direction. And after exiting the building I found that it was right opposite the SobaRamenTsukemen restaurant that I had visited a month earlier. My ego took a serious hit in t

Hitchhiking across Tanzania is an adventurous way to travel. Meeting Andrew and Mozza a brand new 4x4 on a self drive adventure across Tanzania a lucky turn of events.Saving on expensive tours and set itineraries an off road adventure provides a unique and surreal experience right into the wild heart of Africa.Being lucky enough to travel into remote villages is the desire of any extreme trave

Hace unos das recogi el visado que me permitir buscar trabajo en Sudfrica. Si el visado me era denegado nuestro viaje por frica sera un poco ms complicado ms que nada porque no estara muy claro que haramos despus.Emigrar a Sudfrica no es fcil y no me refiero a que no es un pas barato a que el crimen es ciertamente preocupante o que el paro est al nivel de Espaa. S

Yangon Part TwoEthically the question of whether to visit Myanmar is not an easy one to answer. The country is run by a military junta who in true military junta fashion live like kings hoard all the wealth in the country allow their people to starve and live in unbelievable poverty supress human rights impose travel restrictions on locals and foreigners alike and generally treat everybody

Life is not so much about beginnings and endings as it is about going on and on and on. It is about muddling through the middle. Anna Quindlen Well I39m back in the middle again. Today is Thanksgiving and we arrived home from our trip almost one month ago. It seems that time goes by so quickly we arrive home from a trip and are thrown back into the business of life. Is there ever an oppo

Alltag in KisumuEine Wohnung die kaum einem mitteleuropischem Standard gerecht wird gilt hier als das absolute nonplusultra. Trotz Wachpersonal hohen Mauern und Elektrozaun lassen wir lieber nichts unverschlossen im Apartment liegen nicht zuletzt weil der Manager des Komplexes einen etwas dubiosen Eindruck hinterlassen hat.Nachdem wir einen Blick auf die Unterknfte der anderen Research

Almost before our next visa run we manage to get some photos up from the last one in Sumatra. The highlight was when Jack was taken hostage by Jacky a wild female orangutan and her baby and forced to follow her around the forest for over half an hour.Enjoymiss you allYaz and Jack xxx

During my first two weeks in Hobart I will be working at Hotel Collins where the President of SKAL Club Hobart Greg Illingworth works at the General Manager. Hotel Collins is rated one of the best hotels in Tasmania offering great views to Mount Wellington over Hobart city and the Queen39s Domain. Our Hobart hotel will enhance your Tasmanian experience whether at work or on holiday.Hotel C

Hello again from Western Australia I apologize for the lack of updates last week. After my power converter caught on fire it took me a little while to find a store where I could buy a new one and thus my camera was unable to be recharged for about a week. Thus I had no pictures to share So I39ll just combine the past two week39s worth of activities into one blog post. Last weekend I wen

I have been having meetings and gatherings with a lot of the SKAL Club members everybody has been working on this exchange program for a long time and all of them has put a lot of work into it David Reed he is specifically responsible for all aspects of the Youth Exchange Program and the Hobart contact with Copenhagen.Greg Illingworth President and overall responsibility for everything at SK

During the week that I have had in Hobart I already experienced a whole lot of things. This is just some of the things I have been at Drysdale College where you can get a Bachelor of Business Administration Tourism or Hospitality Management. And I have been around in the city been down at the Tourist Information and said hi that is where Bonnie is working normally.I have taken a lot of pictu

Well Tuesday already and the Finlay family were almost packed up by the time we surfaced heavens the TVAN is so comfortable to sleep in.We said our goodbyes the next time we would catch up with them is at the 4 wheel drive club meeting at camping world Belconnen Memo to self take Credit Card on 8 November.As soon as they pulled off from their camp spot we vigorously waved them off and we

We got in around noon found the beach house with reasonable efficiency it39s lt 500 yards from the one where we stayed in 2006 walked a distance that Google claims is half a mile but it felt a lot farther to a fabulous local cafe serving traditional Hawaiian food with ingredients fresh from the proprietors39 back yard ate way too much kalua pork shuffled back to the beach house head

M Next stop Chobe National Park Chobe is known for its elephants. Indeed there are estimated to be 120000 elephants in Chobe. If you have read Kates blog on Etosha then you know that this isnt exactly a selling point in Chobes favour for her Hence we decided to take our friends advice and rather than undertake a land safari base ourselves on the river at Kasane enjoy the par

Now this is somethinWe embark on Ruta Puuc heading eastish out of Tikul along twolane highways. Its not hard to navigate around this area if what youre seeking is along a highway. There just arent that many roads. Plus theres a surplus of signs reminding drivers not to speed or litter and of course the lineup of upcoming towns. Im driving this time and I quickly relax into it