I'm getting a lot of great suggestions and ideas from friends that have been to Ireland before. Three common themes are emerging as truth 1 Don't plan ahead too much enjoy making each day an adventure and rely on the locals to share with you the next best place to go and see 2 No matter what direction we go in we can't go wrong every sight is beautiful north south east and west 3

Finally some sun more sun and too much sun The night bus drive from Lake Titicaca was very beautifull all snow covered but we arrived in Tacna Peru very early in the morning and jumped in one of those taxi to go across the border. This is by far the best way as the taxi driver help you go through all the paper stuff at the border.Arica is the first town we stayed in hoping to grab a quick b

So between working like crazy and what felt like a whirlwind of a week and half where Brett was back from Hong Kong... the blog has been suffering... Sorry Guess this working full time cuts into the things we had gotten used to in our life of semiretirement. Really makes us think though... what's the better way... Think we know the answer. Just need to figure out how to achieve it...So it was

Plans for the day are to go to someplace called Ba Na and after that off to Hue.Had breakfast at the hotel buffet...similiar to Nha Trang but not as good. Overall the hotel last night was nice but not as nice as the one in Nha Trang. Guess we were spoiled in Nha Trang. I would say that the hotel last night is in a learning process for guests etc. and the one in NT has more experience due to the v

The packing up process doesnt take t long and we head out via the seafood shop on the front to purchase a lobster.The country we travelled was flat and easy to maintain a steady speed of 95100kmh.We stopped at a park at Meningie a nice wayside on the journey through.We set sail again after our cuppa with Milang in our sights this is the Fleurieu Peninsula close to the Victor harbour area a

After doing our research as to what is to see on Kangaroo Island we decided to give it a miss but would head to Victor Harbour and take in that area.It was a little cool and overcast but the trip was only 40 minutes and we found a nice German Cafe that had yummy pastries and coffee. Obviously a very popular stop because it was very crowded and a queue for service.After our recharge of morning

IThe girl Id gotten used to seeing her every couple of days. I liked her softspoken calmness. Her English pronunciation was like wafting soap bubbles midair hanging there. It was whole melodic and considered. Id admired her writing too the day shed taught me to write Merry Christmas in Chinese calligraphy. I followed her example as best I could in black ink on red card. She

Twilight AmberThe days of thunder have long pastWe make haste for measured tasksMay our impulses curtail the wrathSweetness in twilight amber must These lenses will show at a distanceWhat your fingertips should not touchAllow our virgin innocence prosperLet a legacy shine from dawn to duskWe seek this corridor of harmonyLook to a future with hope not dustPaint in seven colours a spring lifeAllowin

We have finally arrived in Adelaide and are staying at the most amazing caravan park. In fact it could be better described as a resort green spacious by a most beautiful beach jumping pillows playgrounds heated pools even a restaurant if required and glorious weather to boot We arrived here on Thursday and spent the first two days just relaxing at our resort heaven. The boys needed s

As accommodation was so expensive in Shanhaiguan I decided the next day to head on to Beijing where I'd meet up with Pete Hannah her boyfriend and Petes elder brother Simon. Beijing was actually really nice I only spent a day there so didn't get to do all of the cultural shizz that I'm sure will be around forever. I'm sure Ill see it sometime in the future Instead Pete Simon and I

Friday in this case was my most favourite day of the week not only because I am that much closer to the weekend and not because I get to party and not worry about school but because today was my first soccer game with my new Istanbul soccer team. I made sure I got enough sleep the night before and I made sure I ate healthy meals and drank water all day long in preparation to play my first gam

Heute Morgen war das Wetter besser als gestern. Also habe ich beschlossen heute auf den Skytower zu steigen und den Skywalk 360 zu genieen. Der Skywalk ist ein ein Meter breiter Giterrost der in 192 Meter Hhe um den Turm herum fhrt. Der Rost hat keine Gelnder so das man ein Auffanggurt bekommt und dann frei um den Turm gehen kann. Wir waren vier Personen und unsere Fhrerin. Von einer P

Our itinerary was rearranged before we came so we could be in Pursat for their IWD celebration and trade fair. We were told we needed to dress properly ie. long trousers and shoulder coverings and that Jane was giving a speech on behalf of QSA but little did we know what was in store. We arrived at the DWA centre at 4 and was told they would take us to the fair. Then suddenly our buses were p

Hello folksJust thought I would write a few words in case anyone is still worrying about me. I am ok but suffering a case of writers block in addition to not having had much access to the internet. We that's me Marilyn Terry and Angela have had a good week at Wnaka Lake a lovely resort...so being in the hot tub and the beautiful scenery quite a lot of wine has helped us in the aftermath of th

Today I took a walk downstream to look at the fallsI left the campsite and went through the main gate at the entrance to the falls where you have to pay 3000Ugandan Shillings about 80p and walked towards the river firstly i walked down to a small area that sticks out just above the falls where there was some local people doing their washing and fishing I then walked back up to the roadtra

Na afscheid te hebben genomen van Laos was het ook al snel tijd om afscheid te nemen van Rob eerst nog een paar daagjes Thailand. De overgang van Vieng Phouka in Laos naar Chiang Rai was enorm. Ook al is Chiang Rai een van de kleinere steden in Thailand het is nog steeds groter dan de meeste steden in Laos. Overal druk verkeer billboards luide muziek De cultuurschok werd al helemaal groot

Sometimes when faced with big problems and major decisions to make its nice to take a breather. Get away from it all to postpone the inevitable and think. So I went away to Bohol. Supposedly to think and meditate on the things that I'm going to lose and how to start all over again but I was too busy to do that But somehow its all clear now. Now I know what to do.We were picked up by the driver

Not alot of time to take pictures when you are working 6 days a week but here are a few snaps from Brett's 3 weeks in Hong Kong. Don't worry there will be more to come since he is due back in HK after a quick week and a half jaunt to Sydney. The trip was a bit of a deja vu trip since it was almost a year ago that we were both in Hong Kong last year for the first skatepark. This time Brett was do

We drove out to the Otago Peninsula with stunning scenery across to Dunedin and across the harbour. The Royal Albatross Centre was rapidly packing up with tourists and the only way to see the birds we were informed was by a guided walk. Seeing as it was cold and windy and Tony didnt want to spend too much time on his feet we decided to explore for ourselves and low and behold we found a free

Vietnamese people are much more forward than Cambodians. This can be good and bad. My first morning in Saigon and going for a wander. The moto and tour touts and beggars are a bit more pushy than Cambodia but not too bad but I go and sit in the park to look at the map away from them. Then a couple of students ask if they can talk to me and practice their English. We chat about a range of th