Day 40 Varanasi to Lumbini 12th AugSo today was another early start as we have a border crossing into Nepal. We are all ready for a change now too. Hoping for a bit of RR in Nepal.So as we were about to leave Varanasi at 0700 LJ our tour leader for those who forgot jumps onto the coach and in the space of less than 2 minutes informs us that he has a family emergency and will be leaving u

Been on the road nine months now and been moving faster then ever attempting to see as much of east Africa as possible. Malawi flew by with highlights truly enjoyed it their experiencing many great people so friendly and generous. With a wonderful lake fertile land and the stunning Mt. Mulanje. Justin and I were fortunate enough to be accompanied by some students from the USA that have been

sarah sophie und tessa werden von tascha und ben in jasper rausgelassen. in einem internetcafe nisten sie sich den halben tag ein. waehrenddessen das paerchen wildwasser raften geht. schwierigkeitsstufe drei.die beiden fahren mit dem bus zum eiskalten Frasier River. Nach einer kurzen sicherheitseinweisung von dem gentlemanguide ben aus england geht das raften los. Der flussfliesst durch maleris

I must admit there is a slight guilt that has swept through me for not writing a travelblog entry for almost 10 months now. A yearning to put down some memories and thoughts of my return to US the reigniting of a career and a relationship which had kindled at my time away and continues to burn. It is not that trips have not been taken within this time lapse. One spectacular drive cross country

Over the weekend I was in Coillicollo I small town 12 km from Cochabamba where ages ago a miracle happened in the form of the virgin of urkupia ascended to heaven in front of the whole town. Today Bolivians come from all over the country and even the US to pay hommage to the virgin with 2 full days of dancing and nights full of partying and a final day of walking the 12km from Cochabamba

Wow We drove 70 miles north today on the windy Highway 550 to Ouray. This road is fondly called the Million Dollar Highway. It's a maze of twists and turns with no guardrails and amazing views of mountains and the Animas River below. When we got to Ouray we decided to take a 4 hour Jeep ride to the top of Imogene Pass. At 13114 feet we could see both the towns of Ouray and Telluride. You c

Heading home via Belfast International airport to Heathrow which we were concerned about as we'd heard about the bombs going off in Belfast while at their airport. There were also concerns with potential strikes at Heathrow.The overnight stop at Heathrow was great and so nice to have a decent room at last with all facilities that we hadn't had in Ireland. We repacked and got organised to go to

After leaving Gyeongju I stopped in Seoul for one night so that I could figure out how to get to Inje. It turns out there is a free bus for tourist from Gyeongju to Seoul but you had to book in advance so I was left paying and the bus took longer than I wanted to get to Seoul. The following day I left for Inje. When I arrived in Inje I knew there was not going to be a hostel so I preceded to a mo

Well after a couple of day's rest and relaxation I was ready to shoot anything and the captain didn't dissapoint me . I was a chilly 56deg's outside and the sun was bright and sunny The Images below are from the Tracy Arm Fjord in Alaska Nestled between 3000foot high granite walls the narrow twisting slice of ocean called Tracy Arm Fjord weaves through the Tongass National Forest for roughl

Sunday 15 AugustWe had no trouble waking up in time as anxious and nervous as we were but I did sleep fairly well again. After breakfast we delivered our luggage to the front desk for transfer to another hostal of the same group Hosteleria de Anita. By the time we also brought down our backpacks Ursula was there from All Trek Cusco to take us to the bus. At the bus stop Frank our guide

The jetlag from England to HK was the worst ever. Perhaps old age played a part but it was more likely a result of his friends dragging him around HK making him eat and drink outrageous things at unfeasible hours. They have no concept of the need for sleep and muesli. Just as Harry realized that he might never rediscover the meaning of time as measured on a clock they took him to China fed hi

Warning The following entry contains thinly veiled metaphors for baseball and poorly rendered scenes of sensuous massage. Reader discretion is advised. Mai cast off a little smile into the city from atop the basilica like a coin into a fountain. For such a stoic girl that quantum of emoting read like a green light ormdashput into my usual termsmdashthe knowing nod for the call of a fa

Disneyland yesterday was so much fun It honestly is the happiest place on earth Craig and I had such a ball going on the rides and it was also nice just seeing everyone else especially the kids enjoying themselves.We didnrsquot have to wait long in lines thanks to these things called Fastpasses. On the major rides they have machines that you can scan your ticket on and it prints out a tick

Chengdu is endowed with plentiful natural resources and sites of historic interest. The city of Chengdu is home to China's living treasures the Giant Panda as well as many other endangered species. With a history of over 2400 years it is home to many amazing historical sites and archaeological wonders and Chengdu's local cuisine is world renowned for its delicious spiciness. The life pace in Ch

Long time sans mise jour ici... Je vais prendre le temps de vous rpondre...En attendant bienvenue en Kanaky de Poindimi Poubo via Hienghne et alentours...Comme dire l bas 6 ou 8h de route de Nouma c'est un autre monde un autre pays Kanaky C'est l que j'aime me perdre trainer passer du temps me ressourcer... Entre les forets denses lzardes de cascades qui dvalent la montag

Scrambling to pack and I have two meetings with our agency guide today so have to get over to the island both times. Allen will stay here with the boys. Yesterday was great quietish breakfast a first with no screaming only moderate mess. Coming back from dinner Bao stuck his hand in the elevator door and Allen had to literally push the door back to get it out. It made the elevator inoperable

To be sincere Costa Rica is a nice country a paradise for lot of people and overseas visitants. But before to travel or debate to live in a country out of ur homecountry you must to know culture some about its language the nice side and of course the bad site of the country current situation.... i got some examples about the bad site of Costa Rica as natural atractive country 1. ILLEGAL

After leaving Jeju Island I returned to Busan where I stayed for five days or so just relaxing and enjoying the beach. From there I went to Gyeongju where I had a reservation at a hostel. When I showed up to the hostel they said that it was all full. I felt like Seinfeld trying to talk to this guy. He told me that if I wanted I could upgrade for 10 to another room. I told him that I wasn't going

Yesterday we took a bus to the U.S.Consulate here in Guangzhou. There they called us up individually by our child's Chinese name. It was so noisy in the waiting room with 33 families all together that we barely heard it when they called Jin's name. We were the first ones We walked up and signed a form and then they continued calling up the other families. Then the consulate official gave about

Sooo today is my first day in the apartment where I am staying with Xander in Miyazaki after an entire day of traveling here. Spent about 4 hours on the bullet train fastest in the world 3 hours on the bus then a 10 minute car ride to get here from Tokyo. Day 1 The first thing you notice when you get to japan is how hot it is... You get sweaty just from walking around Tokyo which is