We find the transition from plane to ship painless. The whole process is smooth and well organised such a contrast from skiing holidays and the usual bunfight at Geneva airport with skis luggage coaches and private cars. And yes our luggage which we had parted with at Glasgow airport did turn up outside our cabin door. Going in our airconditioned coach we catch our first glimpse of Jamaica

We have had a lovely busy weekend and now I'm beginning to think about getting ready for work. Just time to do a blog though. yesterday we joined in a big litter pick along the canal in Welshpool. The canoe club was there to attack from the water and the canal society to do dry land. We collected lots of bags of rubbish which were collected by a dredging boat so we didn't have to lug them too f

The Palatul Parlamentului. The Palace of Parliament. After the pentagon the largest administrative building in the world using square footage for the measure. And the third largest in the world by cubic footage right behind Cape Canaveral. Right here in Bucharest. And visible from the balcony of my apartmentIn the 1984 the former Romanian dictator Ceaescu had a vision of this immens

Hey everyoneI love doing this blog and being able to share with you what God is teaching me where I travel and what awesome things happen in every day lifeSo recently God seems to be teaching me to let Him have His way instead of me always fighting Him. Which it's safe to say I've always struggled with. I've always wanted to have a sense of being in control of everything especially my lif

A week doesn't pass me by without some kind of adventure hereThis week we lost all our phones internet and ATM and eftpos services. It would have been funny but you can't buy food without money and it our society of cards many of us struggledOther facilities in town also shut down for example on Wednesday night our netball game was canceled due to massive rains but no one knew as the phone lin

I am becoming much more accustomed to the long trips now. This time a mere seven hours to Jodhpur The Blue City. I arrived in the evening where outside the station were the most homeless people I have ever seen. An impressive yet sad sight. After being dropped to my hotel which I had already booked I was informed that the hotel was full. The manager said I could stay with him for a night or

Ooh this entry is not gonna be easy because I am at an internet cafe amongst a bunch of teens playing video games nerd alert and the keyboard keeps wanting to make my letters into Vietnamese. I will do my best I had to leave my hostel to use the internet because I was distracted by all the sociopathic movies that the people were chosing to watch first Natural Borne Killers and right af

First Week in NakuruWe got a bus thing from Nairobi in the morning. Waited about an hour for it to arrive with our building manager Ken. Got begged on by about 5 different street men one of them had one eye and wasn't very happy with me. He sort of scratched his arm and then threw it at me then chanted something. Pretty sure it was some sort of curse Matt no longer wanted to travel with me

As you see I'm still in the province of Neuqun but here in San Martn de los Andes it's a totally different world. The first 5h of my bus trip I saw only Patagonia's earthgrassbusheslandscape. However the colours were amazing and instead of sleeping I was taking pictures all the time I travelled during the day. The closer we came to the Andes the greener was the landscape and anybody in

Chapel Hill NCWe left WinstonSalem under cloudy skies and light sprinkle which soon turned into rain. Driving east on I40 the rain lifted but showers persisted. However in Chapel Hill at the farm of Martha and Carl the showers had stopped and a walk around the 60 acres added a bit of exercise to the bodies of the dynamic duo. Later we visited the Duke Campus and spent a few moments in th

Oh my God That is a much overused expression among young people today but is perfect to describe our experiences in Khao Sok national park. We are staying in a tree house deep in the jungle. We awake to the sound of mated pairs of gibbons singing duets to one another to mark their territory. Their voices carry a great distance so we havent actually spotted them yet. I am going on a night safar

Outer Banks NC Day 1The drive was a little of everything and even sunshine as we got closer to the eastern seaboard. Arriving at the US National Seashore was a disappointment as the main road Highway 12 was under construction and the campgrounds were closed until April. We ended up at a KOA in Rodanthe NC. However the site was actually a winner as we were only a minute or 2 walk from the

Admittedly my other entries are not au courant however I simply had to get these photos of the protest rally in Amman Jordan on line and into my blog.I took over 500 pics and I have video on my Canon SD850 if I can upload itI made my way through the throng of people everywhere in order to get what shots I could before realizing that I was going to be able to go about shooting what I wanted t

Outer Banks NC Day 2The wind had died down considerably over night and sunshine was bright and plentiful. The 3 of us headed to the beach and after living on the left coast for over 45 years was surprised by the smaller wave size and the Atlantic's lack of intensity. However this probably made the beaches endless in both directions. The sand was very fine and easy to walk on. I took a few p

Dear Blog ReadersOur 30th week in South Korea and our 30th Korean Update blog. Surprisingly weve had over 4500 views of our blogs whilst weve been here so thanks for being a part of our adventure especially to the diehard toilet reading fans you know who you are. The weather is turning and spring is finally upon us.First on the agenda this week was celebrating White Day. A day named aft

Hi guysIt was sad to leave my hotel today and the lady said if I don't come back and visit if she sees me in her car she'll run me over I better go back then I will though they properly made me feel welcome and looked after meI moved into my hostel today and my roommate seems a bit quiet but there are lots of people here so hopefully I'll meet some new friends I might go on a trip tom if I

So I realize that I have not blogged in a long time but my spring break trip to Verona and Venice is definitely worth blogging about. Jane Deb Krista Fllanza the ESL teacher and I took seven freshmen boys to Verona and Venice after they had read Romeo and Juliet. Our first stop was Verona. Although Paris is called the city of love it seems like Verona should have that appellation. Ever

We left you in sweaty Kulkutta growing more used to India as time went by and coming to terms with an overly exciting beginning to our journeys. Just as we were feeling more optimistic the inevitable happened and Chris was struck down with the infamous 'Delhi Belly'. It made the last day or so in Kalkutta less enjoyable than it should have been.Fortunately we were heading down to a little beach t

Sarajevo Bosnia and Belgrade Serbia. Do the two sound the same at all Maybe the beginning of the words have the same letter but thats pushing it a bit. Anyway Ill get to that in a bit. The bus I was to take to Pogoricha only runs every other day and I wanted to go the day it wasnt running. Bummer. I had to get there to catch the 10pm train to Belgrade so I asked the lady what my option

March 20 2011Hmmmm.an early morning bit of disappointment..yet the day was a relaxing and very pleasant one.I was up at 7am.the morning rituals completed I went upstairs to the kitchensocial room to make my INSTANT coffee.and disappointment began to invade my being. It was quite cloudy.and the very peak that I wanted to be clear as a bell today was socked in with clouds.I