This morning we slept in and left Banka Banka at 7am on our way to Katherine Gorge. We stopped at the Daly Waters pub which is a strange little outback roadhouse with lots of strange things everywhere. There is a jandalflip flopthong tree currency from everywhere around the world and just weird stuff wherever you look. They also have a nice pool so we swam there and had some lunch before g

New York Part III.In the same way that one is drawn to rubberneck at a motorway pileup we had a morbid interest in the World Trade Center site.We jumped on the subway which we have now mastered with the help of our trusty iPhones and headed down to the WTC Tribute Centre a small gallerymuseum run by volunteers who had been personally impacted by the events of 911.They also run tours aroun

Den 23e oktober ar nu over nu ar man narmre 30 an 20 usch o fy...borjar bli gammal jaKandes klart lite trakigt att inte fa vara hemma o fira med familj och vanner men fick en riktigt bra dag anda Stellan fixat och planerat och dagen borjade med att jag blev vackt pa sangen med champagne och cheescake med blabar fin sang av hela alla svenskarna och randall fick tva par riktigt fina orhang

Well after 32hrs in transit from Iceland we arrived in Kathmandu. Props to the Dehli airport for the remodel and the comfortable chairs. Minus points for the crappy sandwiches and smoothies that we had at the Swichsandwich place there. BLECHOn the 26th we arrived in the Kathmandu airport ghot our 30 day entry visas and caught our shuttle to the Hotel Ganesh Himal right in the center of it

Today we went to Cataract Gorge. We parked at the top carpark and caught the chairlift across the Gorge. We also went on a lovely long walk around the Gorge the track was quite steep in some parts. It was sunny and warm today. YAYWe then drove the length of the Tamar River to Beauty Point and visited Seahorse World. This was very interesting as it is a Seahorse Farm and they breed the sea

So I haven't written a blog entry in quite a while as I've been having such a great time and there hasn't been that much internet access available but I am back Back in Chitwan to be preciseI arrived in Chitwan from Pokara and the bus finally pulled up in the middle of nowhere and here I was. We were basically in the middle of a big field and there were a million touts and jeeps and men shou

Today we met at Barge Showgrounds to watch the horses jumping and to have a picnic it was windy but sunny and we had an enjoyable lunch. Then just before we went home we had a lovely icecream

Much smaller than Polonnaruwa or Anuradhapura but spectacular just the same. The entrance is very very kitch. The Japanese built a museum and a huge golden Buddha with a row of bright orange monk statues leading up to it. Tacky to say the least. Then there are the usual hundreds of steps and I love the way they manage to make every step a different size so that you can never get into any kind of

The drive from Dambulla to Kandy was beautiful. It is really jungley and therer are lots and lots of spice plantations. Naturally I visited one and had the tour with a guide who was probably hoping for a tip again. Then it was time to have some of the preparations rubbed on my hand sprayed on my arms etc. Then as I was about to leave the little cabana for the shop a young man came to massage so

Nurawa Eliya was FREEZING I couldnrsquot believe it. Maybe for that reason it didnrsquot impress me. It says in the Lonely Planet that Nurawa Eliya can be a bit like Scotland damp and wet. Yes it is.We drove through many tea plantation along the way which are always pretty and did some tea tasting too. Trust me to like the most expensive. I bought just a small amount.The hotel we stayed at

Today we drove down to the Information Centre at the Cradle Mountain National Park. We left the car there and caught the shuttle bus down to Dove Lake. Dove Lake is a beautiful lake that sits below Cradle Mountain. The view was spectacular a beautiful lake with majestic mountains behind that were dotted with snow.Steve and I hiked around the perimeter of Dove Lake. It took us about three hour

Hi AllIt's Friday 15th October and I am leaving Busselton to travel through some of the timber country to the southern and south west coastal area of West Australia. The first short stop was at Pemberton a small township near the south coast which is surrounded by some 4000 hectares of National Parks mainly containing the remaining natural areas of the giant Karri Trees. The road touches on th

GdayWhat can we say I read in one of the books or brochures that New Orleans is 'an assault on the senses'. I couldn't express it any better myself.The noiseThe colourThe smellThe raunchiness.We've seen a few places around the world with this sort of reputation but nothing like this ......For all of that its a very fun place to be. The food is cheap the grog is cheaper and everyone takes adva

My dad and I drove out to Cannon Beach yesterday which was beautiful. Took the 101 up to Astoria which wasn't as exciting but I did sleep at my first motel ever. Had some scary Hostel vibes though. Came back to Portland this mornining did some serious shopping at Lloyd's Center bought some Glogg and Pepparkakor at Ikea to give to Nick and Erica and now I'm sitting in the bar at Sheraton. Gonn

DAY 19 Got up around 8ish and after brekky went and helped out at the ldquocat houserdquo with Shona. The cat house is exactly as it sounds a house run by cats. Shonarsquos neighbour set up the house to try and adopt out strayhomeless cats so she rents out the house and there would be about 25 cats living there. Shona helps out a few times a week for a few hours so i went with her.

We woke up to the alarm at 6.30am feeling very hungover. Had a shower and met Colin and Shona downstairs for breakfast. Scott was worse than me he felt very hungover. Had buffet breakfast before getting picked up from the hotel for our swamp tour. The driver gave us a lot of information on the way to the swamp about hurricane Katrina and how it affected the people. We saw a lot of houses t

Welcome to day 22 of our trip day 9 of our tour 1 day of Mischa being 25 and Salta But we left you at Saena Pena so we'll start thereThis day was again an early start as we were heading across the Chaco desert to the 8th biggest city in Argentina. We all boarded the bus at 7am ready for a big day. This was a long day with no aircon except good old fashioned windows and a desert to look

Moab The Other Half Marathon Moab UtahOctober 17 2010Some of the best scenery I have ever run through...hope you enjoy the photos Still not running with a camera but was able to capture most of these pre and post race shots with my cell phone. Not too bad considering I have a POS cell phone.

DAY 22Scott woke me up at 11.30am so we could get ready for our City Tour of New Orleans hersquod been up a few hours already as he had a few less drinks than us the night before. We headed down for some lunch downstairs before waiting for our pickup. Bus arrived a little late just after 2pm and after a few more hotel picks we started the tour. We went through the French quarter garden di

Hi all. Just wanted to make one last post from China since today I leave for Laos. Wandered around Kunming yesterday and made it to the Bamboo Temple. This was an odd little place. Initially raised in the Tang dynasty it was rebuilt in the 19th century a sculptor Li Guangxiu and his apprentices who created 500 'noble ones.' Apparently it took eight years to create this attempt to represent h