Chengdu Saturday

New York may have bed bugs but China has computer viruses There must be one giant factory in China that constantly produces and sends out viruses trickle viruses. They look for any opening or opportunity and then they are in.Saturday was an early day up and out to the local Starbucks. I could go elsewhere but the Starbucks is very clean and beautifully decorated. There are many coffee shops h

xi’an the rest of the adventure

so we arrived in xi'an i gave a gift from my tea girl to her father at the airport. after that we went to HanYangLing Mausoleum it is the only museum where you could go downstairs and stand on glass to see what were buried for Emperor's afterlife. that was the impressive later that day we finished my going to Big Wild Goose Pagoda which is the most famous and popular Buddhist temple in Xi'an.

Sai Baba Temple

Good Morning from Pune.Yesterday was an amazing day. Started out visiting a friend of the family's her name is Keyshoreahh. She has one boy who is 14 and her husband. They invited us for a traditional Pune meal. I totally forgo the name but it is like this....you take a bowl and put lentils then puffed rice which is a big thing here but not like we have in the US then you add crunchy st

London 2010

Final stop on my exhilirating 4day 4city 4country European trip. Met with the family again here their tour took the ferry over the English Channel I got on the Eurostar and then back to Madrid for my flight home.Airport used LondonHeathrow Airport LHRLHRMADHotel usedNovotel London West1 ShortlandsLondon W6 8DRUnited KingdomTransportation used from airport to hotelLondon Underground

Allerheiligen in Peru

Wir lassen den Tag ruhig angehen und schonen unsere geschundenen Koerper. Bei der Morgenwaesche bekommen wir von der elektrischen Dusche eine belebende Stroamtherapie.Am Nachmittag fahren wir nach Tipon ausserhalb von Cusco um das typische Nationalgericht Perus zu probieren. In unseren Breiten wuerde das Gericht wohl auf keiner Speisekarte Platz finden hierzulande ist man es aber wie bei uns Ha

HamaRikyu Gardens EdoTokyo Museum

Aprs avoir visit le march de Tsukiji le ventre assez lourd nous nous sommes dirigs vers le quartier de Shiodome pour visiter les jardins du parc HamaRikyu. Nous avons hsit prendre le mtro puis finalement dcid drsquoy aller en marchant histoire de digrer plus rapidement.Il faut reconnatre que lrsquounivers est plutt paradoxal. Drsquoun ct les monstrueux buildings et les vo

Sacsayhuaman Letzter Tag in Cusco

Wir fruehstuecken wieder in der Markthalle. Dann geben wir uns noch eine der wichtigsten Sehenswuerdigkeiten in Cusco Sacsayhuaman. Waehrend der Zeit der Inka hatte Cusco die Form eines Pumakoerpers. Sacsayhuaman die Festung war der Kopf des Pumas und extrem gut befestigt. Eine aus drei Verteidigungsringen bestehende zickzack verlaufende Mauer mit Steinen von denen einer ca. eine Tonne wiegt

New York City 2010

My 2nd and better visit to NYC using another free ticket from Southwest Airlines. Unlike my last visit in 2007 I actually went beyond Times Square and spent 2 nights. After New York it was a Greyhound bus ride to Philadelphia.Airport used LaGuardia Airport LGADENLGAHotels usedChelsea International Hostel251 W 20th StNew York NY 10011212 6470010Jazz on the Park Hostel36 W 106th StNe

First taste of San Francisco traffic

Well not that much to share with you today. Uneventful drive from Yosemite to SF all fine until a real traffic snarl at the SF end trying to cross the bay. I paid a toll no idea how much that little joy is still in store and still we were stuck in 5 lanes on a Saturday afternoon.Anyway hotel seems ok and well located.Before we left we headed off to the south entrance to Yosemite to check

Philadelphia 2010

Just like New York City this is my 2nd and better visit to Philly. I finally got to do the Rocky thingAirport used Philadelphia International Airport PHLPHLDEN Hotel used Apple Hostels of Philadelphia32 S Bank StPhiladelphia PA 19106215 9220222 Transportation used from airport to hotel NA Description City and regional transit Transportation used from hotel to airport SEPTA7.00 per p

Day of the Dead and Nothing Achieved at the Archive

So I woke up a little late but found my way to the Archive only to find out that it was bureaucratic hell.3 hours of registering only to find out that I need to supply my own gloves and face mask.Also I found out that I needed to bring my passport to register an hour and a half round trip back to the bed and breakfast.So rather than finding the face masks and gloves I decided to go and see what

Cesenatico

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Der Restaurant Zwischenfall F… the police

Pookie und ich verbringen einen gemuetlichen Nachmittag mit einem Handtuch am Strand und als wir zum Hostel zurueckkommen treffen wir Michael Sam Lee und Phillip aus Kanada an der Strandbar. Bereits fleissig am Biertrinken logisch. Wir gesellen uns nach einer Dusche dazu auch Heather eine andere Kanadierin stoesst zu uns. Es wird beschlossen gemeinsam Essen zu gehen. Phillip hat fuer 3

Part Two Munich Germany

Easy Palace Youth Hostel Located directly in Munich on Mozartstr. The Easy Palace Youth Hostel is filled with people of all ages. Here you can walk directly into the city without having to take a bus or train. The hostel is conveniently placed next to a delicious Italian restaurant called Sinans and it is reasonably priced. If you donrsquot feel like going next door for a meal there is a bar wit

One week in….

I can't believe only a week has gone by since I arrived in Brazil. The country and the people are just completely overwhelming as a European and even more so being English I have to take everything I think I know and disregard it. This comes easy to me as I have been doing that already for the past nine months which is why I have quit my job become a Yoga teacher and arrived here. The peopl

Surfer’s Paradise With Jamie

Made it to Australia safe and sound and have already filled my time with new and exciting things The plane ride was a long one 26 hours in total but it actually seemed to go by pretty quickly. I watch 2 full movies and half of two others. It was difficult to read on the plane because they kept it dark and most people tried to sleep. I had about 5 hours of sleep in total which I thought was pret

Part Three Bavarian Day Trip

Neuschwanstein Take a trip to the fairy tale castle known as Neuschwanstein. Neuschwanstein New Swan Rock was opened up to the public 7 weeks after King Ludwig II passed away in 1886. Over 1.3 million people visit the castle every year. Take a bus ride or hike up to see this beautiful castle. I recommend the hike however if you are willing to take a bit of time say 3040 minutes out of your da

Part Four Salzburg Austria

Coming Soon City Tour Hellbrunn palace park and trick fountains Place to stay Youth and Family Guesthouse Salzburg Das Kehlstein Haus The ldquoEaglersquos Nestrdquo Visit Mozartrsquos Geburtshaus The Egg Shop Touring the City.

Part Five Transportation

Transportation There are five major ways of traveling throughout Germany and Austria. You can choose to travel by bike train UBahn SBahn or walking.Bikes This is generally used by teenagers and younger kids trying to get from one place to another. If yoursquore looking to just brows the city then a bike is a great way to travel. You can usually rent these by the hour or day.

Sunday Nov 7

This morning I woke up at 5 and was hungry. I don't think my stomach is fully adjusted to the time zone. So I got up and now I'm eating Special K red berries. yum. It's nice having a mini kitchen in the room so I don't have to eat on base. Base is pretty cool. I've always liked them but living on them is a great experience. The base is split up into two sides the U.S. side and the Japanese side.