November 22nd we made the first of our road journeys into deepest India in a convoy of three luxurious SUVs arranged courtesy of Ganga. Needless to say the state of the roads make travelling arduous.Our destination was the Osho ashram in Jabalpur city in which Osho lived as a young man lecturing at university and where he became enlightened. We pulled up just as the most vicious mosquitoes w

The Trip begins Destination Armenia.I left Wanganui midmorning and had a relaxed drive north on the way stopping to admire the scenery here and there taking a few photo's still trying to work out how to drive the camera It was an uneventful trip...except for when I pulled out to pass a slow car and my accelerator jammed at full throttle. A few interesting seconds but old Sherlock figured

Kerala Trivandrum 230211 240211After our original train got cancelled we managed to get on the next scheduled train from Varkala after much deliberation and a remittance stamp from the railway staff. They were actually really helpful which must be a southern Indian railway thingAnyway we were picked up by the owner of our Homestay and as we arrived at night we just settled in at our cot

India is a land of contradictions.On one hand India can be a seriously frustrating place where the simplest task can become immensely stressful and just walking the streets can be exhausting. On the other hand it can be amazing to watch the different classes of people go on with their normal life in such crazy environments where nothing seems to faze them except us of course. I've never seen s

We were up bright and early for our winery day tour. A small bus came to pick us up and then headed into the city for the rest of the pickups. We had a full bus of about 24 people. We drove out of Melbourne and into the Yarra Valley known for it's wineries. Our first stop was at Yerring Farm a small boutique winery. We were given instructions on how to properly critique the wine swirling the gla

Kia Ora were back Lots of driving the last two days all the way from Te Anua which we left Thursday morning to Fanz Joseph on the West Coast. On the way we stopped in Wanaka for some hiking and a night stop.The drive from Te Anua to Wanaka was quite nice we had done the stretch from Queenstown to Te Anua before so it wasnt totally new. This might be the biggest farming area on the

Hola TodosWell this is the end of 5th week and also the end of my sightseeing and gallivanting around as though I was on holiday. For the last week and for the rest of my time here I am working all hours of the day doing my CELTA course.But before I get to that I will give you a brief insight into what I did in week 4.Firstly I went to see some old ruins and I don't mean I visited the local OA

I am a little late blogging this.After 7 years of study and hard work Sarah graduated as a fully qualified Occupational Therapist. We are very proud of her. The ceremony was very nice and we enjoyed a nice meal together to celebrate the occasion.

Back again and what an experience we had Saturday. Before that Friday night in Franz Joseph we enjoyed the local spa for over an hour despite the constant rain. Come to find out a prominent feature of a rain forest such as the West Coast is isRain It had been raining most of the day and then most of the night also. We were a bit concerned our hike up to the glacier would be wet but we wer

some more recent photos of my PK1 class HOW ARE THEY THIS CUTE

Hi EverybodyWalt and I are grateful to be in Dubai Just getting here was quite an adventure starting in Atlanta on the runway with plane problems. We flew both Thursday and Friday and didn't arrive until 630 AM on Saturday. It took almost another day before we received our luggage. Dubai has been on my Bucket List for a long time. It is a country with few cultural or natural wonder attra

With an education in accounting, management and international business, Alex Hoskinson discovered doing tax returns for a large company was – simply put – dreadful. It was his turning point to follow up on recommendations to teach English in foreign countries. He chose Hungary. The descriptions of his experiences are genuinely enlightening, plus you get a Hungarian word of the day!

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Op vrijdag 11 maart kon in het gemeentehuis te Zomergem via skype de officile ondertekening van het 'Memorandum de collaboration et partenariat' gevolgd worden. De 'projectvereniging LoWaZoNe NoordZuidwerking' werd er vertegenwoordigd door Jo De Coninck Zomergem en Mia Pynaert Nevele. Het 'Comit pour la mise en oeuvre et le suivi de l'intercollective KeMoPoDi' vertegenwoordigd door Moust

Our journey over the border to Phu Quoc Island was a long one. After a boring bus ride and time consuming border crossing we bought what we thought was a fast boat ticket but ended up on some falling apart old rickety thing that took 4 uncomfortable hours It was all worth it though.Phu Quoc isn't your standard backpacker destination with parts of the island dominated by upmarket resorts ho

In den 10 Tagen die ich nun schon hier bin hatte ich ab und zu das Gefuehl dass ich hier meine Zeit verschwende. Wir haben nur wenig im Garten gearbeitet und ich hab geglaubt dass ich ausser aus den vielen spannenden Buechern hier nicht viel ueber Permakultur gelernt habe. Inzwischen habe ich aber gemerkt dass ich einiges in der wohl wichtigsten Disziplin in Sachen Permakultur und Oekodoerfer

I returned and you werent here just a note. Not even a note as such. You opened the door to me then left with your dog taking the dog cage too. I noticed the things that you had left and taken. For an hour I repeatedly looked for you in the same places in the note on the sofa in your room on the phone screen and in the absolute emptiness and silence. You are not here to hear the new

I made a short business trip earlier this month to Jakarta. The first time back after perhaps 10 years. Interestingly the city looked a lot the same perhaps more shopping malls. But Jakarta was one of the first Asian megacities to start building upwards so the skyline was familiar. For those that like night life Blok M is still thereI stayed at Le Meridien Jakarta Hotel on Sudirman whic

Its hot as hell in Dar and Ive been taking more showers than I can count. Yesterday I walked back from the local craft market and my shirt was completely soaked through with sweat. I finally broke down and hopped in a Bajaji driven by a skinny guy wearing a Michael Jackson tshirt. And when the electricity goes out its especially lovely because so does the air conditioning in my room.

Imagine there's a road where you can ride a motorcycle or scooter on hundreds of times back and forth and not get bored with it. If such a road exists it had better be able to pack it all in to make the motorcyclist keep coming back for more and more. It should have smooth surfaces tons of places to stop for food gas and coffee clean air sparse population nice scenery and natural enviro

Hi YallIts now Sunday 13th March and were at Minlaton on the Yorke Peninsula. We had a great time in the Flinders Ranges staying at Wilpena Pound campsite. We took a really exciting flight over the Pound in a light plane. Its the only way to see the spectacular natural Amphitheatre formation of the mountains. The flight was a bit bumpy at times but well worth the terrorAfte