DAY 23Got up finished packing put bags in the car and headed down to the lobby to meet Colin and Shona at 8.30 for breakfast. We walked around for a little bit before finding a Cafe at the top of Jackson Square opposite Cafe Du Monte. We all ordered omelettes which are served with Toast and Grits. I have never had grits before but they are somewhat similar to Oatmeal just ldquogrittierrd

Week 2 was CRAZY in a good way. Our speaker this week was Andy Byrd. What a fantastic speaker He is so on fire for God it's contagious He talked about having LIBERTY in Jesus. Jesus' goal for us is to become radically embraced by his love and to have zeal for Him. I don't even know where to start I have 4 pages of notes full of amazing quotes. My favorite quote that Andy said was Let Jesus lov

Today I was out shopping in a few places and was drawn to look at the luggage and travel gadgets. I do not need a suitcase. Dave will probably be using Ole Yellar the enomorous well worn YELLOW suitcase that he seems to love. It is a little too conspicuous for me. I have an understated blue one. There are some cool videos online about How to Pack. I think I will go with the bundle meth

It's interesting how much China's roads and cars can look like what I'm used to and yet so little exists of traffic laws noise conservation and road rageI walk down the street I live on and am instantly surrounded by bikes pedestrians and occasionally a taxi all trying to make their way down a road that in the US would be reserved for one way motorists only. Cars with bells motorcycles with

Friday morning was quite an adventure At 730 in the morning 2402922823 held the annual Sports Day's opening ceremony. Because it was Sports Day 36816211602025065289all classes were cancelled. All students who participated in the opening ceremony got free 2402922823 track suits so obviously my friends and I had to participate. However because there were no classes

Today we were booked to go out on the Gordon River Cruise. We boarded the vessel at 8.30am and set off towards ldquoHells Gaterdquo. This is a very narrow channel at the mouth of the Macquarie Harbour where the harbour flows into the Great Southern Ocean. It is a very small channel and it is amazing that ships can navigate this opening. Originally this channel was not deep enough for ships

For those of you who haven't seen our itinerary here it is. Going to be busyDay 1 Australia to BeijingFly to Beijing with Qantas Airways via Hong Kong for a 4 night stay.Day 2 BeijingToday we stroll through famous Tiananmen Square past Chairman Maorsquos Mausoleum and visit the Forbidden City. Enjoy a rickshaw ride through the traditional Hutong areas. This evening we enjoy a sample of t

I had to run downtown to pick up some jeans and a pair of khaki Dockers I had altered at tailor's row. I also dropped off two more pair of pants to have altered too. After I go back to my neighborhood I stopped off to drop off a key to my neighbor downstairs and apparently she had a big blow out with her landlord. He was supposed to be my landlord but she got here before I did so the apartment

Sunday 24th October 2010 We have booked to stay at Albany at Middleton Beach for 7 days which suits us all very well. 30 steps to the beach 30 steps to the pool and spa. Best Caravan site in the park. Yesterday was a rest day for us all. I walked into town where Ian met me for a wander around. The town has some very interesting architecture as you see from the photo of the town hall. Lots of hou

Our Very Own Marching PowderOr Lack ThereofBefore leaving Australia both the Boss and I had read ldquoMarching Powderrdquo by Rusty Young. Itrsquos the true story of Thomas McFadden an Englishman who was incarcerated in La Pazrsquos San Pedro Prison in the late 90rsquos for attempting to smuggle a few kilograms of cocaine out of the country. Like no other prison in the world priso

Today we enjoyed the 'Wilderness Railway' Tour. This Tour starts at Regatta Point just outside of Strahan. The first part of the Railway from Queenstown to Teepookana was completed in 1896. The rest of the line linking Queenstown to Strahan was completed in 1900 when the final link to Regatta Point was completed. The railway was built to enable the Queenstown copper mines to send their copp

Photos Photos from the National Day HolidayYou can click the photos in this blog to enlarge them to full screen size.hellip..could this be the week when nothing happens It's good to have a quiet spell after the chaotic timetables of the last month with time off midweek being compensated for by working at weekends. Just having time to clean up my apartment sort out some of the things on my

To quote Matt Keighley, “Born in New Jersey, raised in Yorkshire, living in Japan. Don’t worry, I’m confused too.” That he may be but his blog is far from confusing. Rather, it is a very entertaining look at his life as a teacher and freelance writer in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. (His students call him the Marshmallow Sensei.)

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With a B.F.A. degree in photography hanging on one of his walls, Bryan Brough left those (U.S.) confines for S.E. Asia. Once home, the road called to him again. This time – a year in Australia, photographing and blogging about his travels. Where the road will lead him next – only time will tell.

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S der 1 uge tilbage til jeg rejser hjem Hej alle sammen derhjemme. S er der kun 1 uge tilbage i Kina og denne uge str i familie hyggens tegn da Christian Tanias lillebror er landet p ferie hernede Super dejligt at vre samlet alle sammen har vi ikke vret siden studenterugen. I dag er Christian og Jan ude og spille golf sammen og f lidt farsn tid. Julie er sammen med en veninde

Tour RecapWhat a Rick Steversquos Tour is like in my humble experience on the 13 day Turkey Tour or as I like to call it Turkey Trot.Our group is 28 people. Our tour guide is from Turkey and well educated. The tour members are range in age from 40 79. Yes the oldest is 79 but she has no problem keeping up and carrying her own luggage for blocks a requirement for Rick Steversquos tours.A

Grsquoday everyone from SydneyWe arrived in the big city over a week ago and wersquore now living in a fancy apartment in Surry Hills with a big balcony that over looks the city. Itrsquos got all mod cons and even has a pool gym and spa as wellhellipitrsquos almost as nice as the campervanRewind about 20 days and we were still living the life of a hobo and travelling down the coas

This site gives me no access to the stats to see if anyone is actually reading this besides the email subscribers who I also have no way of knowing lol... So I just wondered who is actually following my blog here I promise the next post will be more interesting I have to tell you all about the lovely Tiritiri Matangi island the wonderful wildlife I saw there I can tick 2 I really wanted t

Friday 15th October...Arose on the sleeper train from Emei Shan to hacking old lady spitting onto the floor next to my head we've learnt very quickly that the first thing you do when you wake up is put your boots on and don't look down. We managed to procure some instant Nescafemilk powdersugar mix sachets which are now a staple part of our mornings especially needed on overnight sleeper jo

Well I can safely say that I am sooo glad I have got insurance I am very ill and am now staying with Annie and Sarah the partner of dad's old work colleague after a very feeble and pathetic phone call after dad persuaded me to call thanks dad she came and got me straight away and then called a doctor to come look at me and basically I have flu or at least a flutype illness and can I jus