Quick Note When traveling half way across the world don't end blogs mid sentence. It worries people. Mostly mothers.Since I last wrote we went on a journey through the country side of Georgia many things happened some funny some educational all memorable. Below I will do my best to summarize the events in an exciting and hopefully entertaining manner.After posting we headed out to play some p

After the 2 day milk run through Seattle Dallas FortWorth and Miami we finally arrived in Quito. Immediately we felt the altitude. We arrived in the dark and rain thankfully a driver waiting for us at the airport with a sign. On the way to the hostal the streets were EMPTY in the Old Town everything sealed up for the night. Hostal Quito Cultural is only 2 blocks from Plaza Grande right on th

It's that time again. Sunday is almost over in fact so it's time for another update.This week was mercilessly short thanks to the Labour Day long weekend and my class for whatever reason were on their best behaviour. We had lots to keep us occupied in class this week including making pancakes for Shrove Tuesday Ash Wednesday Mass our Senior Swimming Carnival on Thursday and all of a sudden it

A dull gray sky hung over rust encrusted fences where dusty brown dogs with fur that had been born white strained at their chains to bark at our car. The streets were small with seemingly no order and half the place seemed to be alleys. The spidery black lines of Hangul decorated every store front and made my head swim. Korean men and women whose age looked to be in the triple digits milled ab

As season ticket holders for the Portland Trailblazers one of the perks they offer is an evening of games food and meeting players. Ticket holders are invited for one of two evenings with half of the players coming each night. There was a hamburgerhot dog buffet free video games and bowling and players there to meet and get a photo with. Pretty neat perk for ticket holders that just about m

So i am sat about 500m from a strip of pristine coastline surrounded by palm trees and coconuts apologises if you are reading this sat in the office this is south india and i love it possibly more than the north. Here i have been rejoicing at the fact i can walk around for at least half and hour and sometimes no one talks to me. Yes i still seem to have ended up with 3 dinner date options a

Nachdem ich mich schon von Jaipur so schwer losreissen konnte gehts mir jetzt hier in Pushkar nicht besser. War jetzt eine Woche hier und habs heute endlich geschafft ein Ticket nach Jaisalmer zu kaufen. Also muss ich heut Abend wohl oder uebel weiter...Pushkar ist ein kleiner Pilgerort mit heiligem See suedwestlich von Jaipur. Ein sehr touristischer Ort aber einfach soooo entspannt und ruhig. Ei

The sky is blue and pure in every direction. The sun is total and burning and just right there and today is a beautiful day. This bottle of beer and I are reclining on one of the many sandy beaches of Koh Chang. Its some day between Thursday and Sunday. Its some time between 9am and 9pm. Thats all I know and thats all I care to know right now. In places like this the only time that

‘Turning kids into travelers, one experience at a time.’ is a great lead-in for Anne Patrone’s site. Finding Frommer’s 500 Places to Take Your Kids Before They Grow Up (first edition) on a bookstore shelf set the wheels in motion and the explorations began in earnest. She and her husband, destination lists in hand, are now checking them off as they expand their children’s travel horizons.

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Ashley Curtin is a transplanted New Englander now living in California. She is also a self-proclaimed seafood junkie. Whether seeking out shrimp or oysters on the half shell, her travels take her where she can satisfy her addiction and partake of those edible gems of the emerald oceans.

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We hired a couple of motorbikes today 4 for the day and went around the outskirts of Sihanoukville to the market where all the locals shop. The amazing thing was that we weren't hassled by anyone and just browsed around until I realised why. We were on our way back home when it started to piss it down Cambodian style so we stopped at a bar for some shelter and a beer. We came on this tackylo

GuangzhouMarch 5th and 6th 2011 We are in love with Guangzhou we are on a tiny island warm air and cool breezes coming off the river a welcomed change The hotelthe famous White Swan is a madhouse and kind of odd. It is swarming with adoptive families and then you have the business men and not many are friendly. Our guide for this leg of the journey is Joselyn she is very kind.S

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Its my fifth week in Italy and now that Terry is here time is flying by. He arrived on Friday and met us in Venice Bride of the Sea Queen of the Adriatic. It was Carneval so there were tens of thousands of people walking the streets. In fact when I was attempting to lead a group of students to a mask making seminar we were caught in a narrow street in a huge crowd of people and no one

The last time we were in Thailand we met a couple on Koh Samet who had been to Koh Lipe and reckoned that it was the best Thai Island that theyd ever been to so on this recommendation we decided to give it a go. Koh Lipe pronounced Leepayis a tiny speck in the Andaman sea it lies 70KM off the South West of Thailand and has no airport the only way to get in or out is via ferry. The Ferry

Left off the last blog promising to leave Cameroon soon and after two more weeks a highly entertaining funeral more lessons in African business and a good Valentine's Day party here it was a lot less flowers and chocolate a lot more barhopping 'till 5 a.m. it was finally time to leave the capital equatorbound.Seeing as both my Cameroonian and Gabonese visas were expired my plan was t

Well theres not much to write about Spain. We had an incredible resort thanks to Tom Kathy and Interval time shares A beautiful Marriott Resort that is far more luxurious than any regular resort you can imagine because it cant even really be classified as a resort. Its more like a 2 bedroom 1200 sq ft condo complete with in suite laundry and a full kitchen. It was truly beautiful and th

3511 Barb We left Santiago this morning around 9 am after having our usual breakfast and then taking a pic of our cute waiter. Off we head for Panama City...praying that the car makes this one last trip Uneventful ride except the other side of highway is packed...heading OUT of Panama City...our side..not so bad. We begin to hope the city has emptied and we will have it easy thru the city.

From Conil de la FronteraNow in Spain at the site near Cadiz where we stayed before heading to Morocco. We both felt a sense of relief on reaching Spanish soil and realised that we had been a little tense throughout the stay. Nothing major but rather a state of 'readiness' expecting to deal with unsought attentions.Clearly we stand out as rich outsiders and a source of goodies. Even as we left the

Ahh Morocco... still deciding if I like it or dislike it. The people can be coarse rude and even aggressive. But they can also be nice generous and hospitable. The latter being few and far between. The other travellers here can be hoity toity Europeans in short shorts with white legs gleaming in the sun and cameras the size of my backpack draped around there necks. Or they can be a completely