Today we drove to Nelson taking the scenic ocean route through Kaikoura and Blenheim. We saw loads of seals basking on the rocks south of Kaikoura. The trip was uneventful arriving in Nelson after 6 hours and checking into the fabulous Grand Mercure Monaco wonderful english themed apartments designed by my uncle.We ate a great meal at the Honest Lawyer across the road with Alan Margaret her s

Today we were up at 5 and at the river boat ramp by 615. The upper part of the river looked a bit foggy but it cleared out quickly. I was captain again but today didnrsquot go as smoothly. The tide was out realy low the lowest of the year possibly. That being said I accidently scraped a few layers of paint off the boat getting it into the water. Then navigating down the river nearly ga

New Zealand South Island.This weeks edition is bought to you by Kate as Matt is playing chef for the night so we have swapped roles Firstly well done to everyone who is still reading do you know it has now been over 9 months that we have been away so that is a lot of blogging We really appreciate everyone who is still reading and sending us messages its so good to hear what is going on

June 16 2010.Santorini's appeal thankfully isn't diminished by that awful KCRichard movie and the fact that you can't have the island all to yourself. Simply put Santorini is still breathtaking despite its appearance in countless postcards and glossy editorials as well as the massive influx of tourism. The Cyclades island provides an otherworldy spectacle as cobaltblue waters come facetof

And after stopping in Dubai for precisely 2 hours we arrived in Singapore Must admit loved the city but could never live here EVERYTHING is soooo clean and ordered Did u know that they give u a fine for anything you do I mean..you are not allowed to drink water on the train And if you ask why they say its because they obviously dont want their trains to get wet ONevertheless we stayed a

After an epic journey involving 3 hours on a mini bus 2.5 hours on a decent local bus no air con a very hurried change of bus to a dodge local bus and a further 2 hours we finally made it to Ayutthaya which we have since dubbed Gayutthaya simply because all the men we met were very obviously gay It was hilarious from the locals in the bar who were checking out the young western backpackers t

Georgetown Rodeo what a coup We had resigned ourselves to the fact that getting to see a rodeo wasnrsquot going to happen and here we are right in the thick of it soaking up the thrills the skills the spills Hey when yoursquore in the front row and a very large and very angry bull charges right at you there are a few extra spills especially when it ends up 50 in the arena and 50

Although there was no medical emergency in Phnom Penh at 11pm on Sunday night in Siounkville Jessica's leg was being seen to by a doctor. After alot of nagging from Hannah over the past week and looking after her that evening supplying blankets water cold towels crisps and sprite and everyone thinks Jess is a mug beacause she was feeling a bit peaky she was finally carted off in a tuk tuk

very nice place very really enjoyed just the backpack less was not so nice

We have been absolutely nonstop since the last time that we posted on here. After we left Vilcabamba we took an extremely uncomfortable overnight bus to Baos. We were both cold on the bus and didn't get any sleep so we got to Baos feeling less than spectacular. We heard that there were places to rent mountain bikes here so we found a place and rented some decent mountain bikes for the day.

Spent the night in the Tourist Information parking lot last night. Quiet. Don't know if it was legal but there was no one to ask and no one bothered us. Toured Downtown Santa Fe for about thee hours and then headed to Albuquerque. Santa Fe is really nice. If I were rich or if I had not put a stop to buying jewelrey I would be in big trouble. The Georgia O'Keefe Museum was great. She was a

Very early start today followed by a drive to the boat hire centre. The group was split into two groups one in a large fast boat and one in a smaller faster boat but was travelling rather slow due to the large waves. Once again the captains competed to get their boats to jump the highest over the waves not pleasant. most people had their heads over the edge of the boat or between their knees b

enjoying the Peruvian beaches...

in Loja we have been just during the night so no photos of the city available

beautiful small city in Parque Nacional Podocarpus...

Lake BaikalBy the time the train finally pulled into Irkutsk we had been on it for about 91 hours. Thatrsquos almost half of our total travelling time so far and in the baking heat it became more like the game show Endurance.ldquoFor my next challenge I will eat two packs of rehydrated noodles without flavouring in 35 degree heat on a crowded trainhelliprdquoLuke became fixated on Ladas an

Ca y est... C'est le grand dcollage. Mme pas peur pour Maelys. Elle a dj sa carte Frquence plus l'avion elle connat a.Un voyage avec Bb pendant 5 semaines. a prend quelques supplments bagage. On ne s'en sort pas si mal avec 3 gros sacs plus la poussette plus le sige auto. Westjet n'a pas pris peur et on a pu embarquer.On atterrit Calgary. C'est tout plat avec des routes traces en l

Samantha (Sam) Lee writes about her thoughts and travel experiences on legless llamas can travel too. Looking at the photo on her site – that’s an iffy statement. (Though, it may be true…) Regardless, this native of Singapore has much to say – all enjoyable.

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We boarded our new buses at 1am and headed north to Idaho arriving in Boise about 730. Luckily while in the terminal I found a normal person who was just as weirded out as I was and we had decided to sit together. He was a 19 yr old guy moving from the Jersey Shore to Portland. It was easy to tell he came from a good family and didn't have any major social problems.We didn't talk much durin