Thursday 28 OctoberWe leave Jaisalmer this morning and head out through the dusty desert towards Jodhpur a city of approximately 500000 inhabitants. The desert I see from the road is a lot different to the desert in Morocco the Indian desert has a lot more scrub than sand. Our itinerary includes a Jain Temple but this is fairly average and should be missed. Back in the car I plug in my Ipod

well we arrived in Port Macquarie to broken sunshine and was intrigued seems this is meant to be one of the most popular tourist destinations on the NSW coast and evidence of the convict history........although the first night was dedicated to getting straight on the old faithful goon once again Since we thought we were been spoilt with this place having 9 or more beaches our first day was sp

Yesterday I decided to go to central Sydney by boat and took plenty of pictures like I said I would I bought myself a multicard lets you go on all types of transport for the day and got the train to Parramatta. From here I hopped on a rivercat to Sydney. The boat took 1 hr but the sun was shining and you go past some lovely houses on on the way how the other half live Making our way into C

A day in Uyuni without booking a trip to the Salt Flats meant another was on the cards. The prospect of another 24 hours in that town would require some chemical assistance.Ben and Fiona checked out of their hovle and into the hostelling international around the corner. At twice the price it offered no water no electricity and no hospitality. But all Ben needed was its kitchen.It took Ben an hour

Donna I flew to Atlanta Georgia to be Best man for my best friend Gary. He was Best Man for me so It was payback actually It was an honor. The wedding was on Nov 5th at 4PM. The minister was stuck in traffic so it was a half hour late. It was a very beautiful wedding . The couple is on a cruise to the Panama Canal for there honeymoon. Lets hope there are no fires or anything like that Don

As soon as we left assisi it started raining again.but luckily during the last 40 min it eased off which was heaven sent as access to Orvieto is via windey mountain range we had to traverse Scenery was lovely for me Max to busy concentrating on road Had to drop car off at 4 .pm got there on time. Found a little hotel to stay here the night in the town at the bottom of the cliff then took

The Harbour Bridge climb came highly recommended so I had a go. There was a minimum age of ten years so our sonwasnt old enough to do it which he was absolutely gutted about. In fact we will apparently need to go back to Australia in a few years time so that he can do the climb.To say that they took safety seriously on this climb would be an understatement. We all had to take breathtests w

We again hired yet another car for the day and set off for the Blue Mountains. By any other standards it would have been a long way however after Darwin to Kakadu it was a just round the corner. We had planned to go back to Mrs Macquaries Point and Bondi Beach however we didnt realise that it was the day of the City to Surf funrun which effectively ruled out both of those locations at leas

For our last day in Sydney we got the ferry across to Taronga Zoo. We concentrated on the Australian section of the zoo given that Whipsnade Wildlife Park is not far from where we live.Once we got back to Sydney we went to the top of the Centrepoint Tower now the AMP Tower. It was quite frustrating trying to get to the top and then down again as the lifts were so unbelievably slow. We were in a

Following the stress of Melbourne we had loads of time at Sydney airport. I had wanted to go to the Powerhouse Museum but didnt because of time although in fact I would probably have had time after all rather than wasting it in an airport.The final destination for the flight we were on was Heathrow going via Hong Kong however all these new security measures didnt seem to make much diffe

It wasnt so long ago that we were last in Hong Kong so we knew exactly what we wanted to do and where we wanted to go. The first stop was repulse bay after of course travelling from Kowloon where the hotel was on the Star Ferry. Next was the walk around the peak and then the tram down. Next was a ride on a tram through Central and on the midlevel escalators.One thing that was really starti

Once we had done everything we wanted to in Hong Kong it was off to Disneyland to finish the holiday on a high well for Jake and Freya at least. We took the train but it wasnt direct and coping with all our luggage was not an experience that would want to repeat. The actual train to Disneyland was an experience as it was very themed with Mickey Mouse windows handrails and the like

The Hong Kong Disneyland was no where near as big as the one in Paris so the day and a half that we had left was probably about right. That said we didnt bank on all the queues which were excessive. It was clear that there were not enough rides for the number of people who were allowed to enter. We event had to wait for 45 minutes when we had the Fastpasses.There was a very impressive 3D mov

I am alive and a bum for completely neglecting this blog. I am very well though and loving my time in Costa Rica. Everyday I appreciate the people around me more for the most part. Life is good and care free in a kind of surreal way for instance the GIANTS WINNING THE WORLD in a pretty much drama free series sticking it to George Bush and the state of Texas I watched games 1 and 2 at a sports

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I left Mexico City for the beach.I took a bus to Oaxaca City and enjoyed some early morning tropical feelings. The sounds of birds thick vegetation and rolling hills. I moved to the second class bus terminal to find more local buses that would head to some of the less touristy beaches for a more authentic beach experience. The morning coffee and toast was definetly second class nothing annoy

Things are always interesting with kids. On the way to the airport was no exception. In fact just before we went through the boom gate to the car park Darcy vomited. Poor thing had been complaining of a sore stomach. Phil was convinced it was the cream cheese and gherkins on crackers for bfast. Thankfully Phil had got us out of the house early so that I had plenty of time to spare if it had been

Blog 4 Friday November 12th Karikari Saturday November 13th Kerikeri The Waimate North Industrial and Pastoral ShowFriday morning we left the Far North the Karikari peninsula and travelled around some spectacularly beautiful coastline. I'll back up and add some photos for that later. But Saturday was the big show It was extremely enjoyable from the 6 year old hulahoopers at the talent s

Just got back from a march up to the summit of Pen y Fan.I can feel the familiar ache in my feet. My calves are straining flexed waiting to see what I ask of them next.Pain comes in many forms this one is welcome. Although to be frank it hardly qualifies as pain. Anyone who's been up Pen y Fan will know it's not exactly a hard task. And the sun was shining today. The wind however obvio

Happy Easter If there was any doubt that Croatia is one of the most Catholic nations in the world I confirmed it this morning. My walk down the hill from the hostel to the bus station reminded me of a Friday night in Tiberiasnobody is walking around. Only now I can't find a McDonalds. Come to think of it I don't think I have seen any fastfood joints in Dubrovnik.I think it is hard for Americ