So for those of you following along we had just left Taganga to make our way to Parque Nacional Tayrona The entry was surprisingly gruelling after two bus rides we arrived at the gate. The guide book said it was about a 3km walk to get in so we decided to skip the taxi and walk it ourselves. The first 3km was quite easy just walking along a smooth flat road although slightly uphill. It was ho

Bittersweet adj. bitersweet pleasure mingled with pain or regretWoW today is finally here. We are officially on our one year off. We left Spruce Grove today at 200 pm and are here in McBride B.C. Today is bittersweet in that this day is finally here but another important day for us and many others is also here or it is imminent. Today marks an exciting day for both of

Yesterday was my 23rd birthday and today the first day of my 23rd year of life I began walking... A LOTI started at KMo's place off of Campus Court in Abilene. She had been letting me sleep on her couch for weeks. I put on my pack and started to walk to a few key points in Abilene before I left. Starting with ACU right across the street to get a new school ID. Then to the Bank of Americ

The June Full Moon party on Koh PhaNgan's Hadrin beach surpassed all my expectations. There must have been about 4000 people there apparently a quiet party and we made it our goal to stay awake until the sun rose which we did easily The evening began with a few GTs on our Power Beach balcony chatting to our neighbours and painting ourselves with glow in the dark body paint. Around 10pm it

Esmeraldas I spent the Friday with Daniel in the historic city center watching the parade for easter. We also went up to the Panecillo and in the rain down. We had to hurry to get the bus to Esmeraldas. We all slept in the bus but we arrived at 1am in the night to Esmeraldas so I was damn tired. We took a taxi from the terminal which got stopped by the police because it went to fast on a roa

Hello I've set this blog so you guys can keep yourself updated on my adventures while I'm in Bali. I'll post up pictures of the sights where I can and I'll make an effort to stick on daily updates. BON VOYAGE

Waking up in Merkel was pretty easy. I didn't want to TRY to sleep anymore so I was dressed packed and on the road at about 7. The morning was a wonderful temperature to start hiking and I made a lot of distance by 11ish am I'd guestimate 2025 miles west on I20 toward Sweetwater.Then a white dodge pick up drove past and the driver gave me a goofy look. He looked familiar so I watched

So last night maddies friend from work who moved back to NZ a while ago took uis for a drive around the city. She took us to Mnt Eden a dormant volcano to see the city form above. it was amazing. Lights everywhere. And frezzzzzing cold. But luckily we had the warmth of the car... and we were even lucky enough to get a full tour of the red light district. it was like being back in Bangkok. Lady

June 1 7 2010 Bruges BelgiumThis is not intended to be an advertisement but I'm sure Christophe landlord would not mind if I expounded on our home for six nights in Bruges. Casa Brujas is located right on one of Bruges' many canals and is less than a fiveminute walk to almost anything including the town square. The house is a delight and was perfect for our sleeping arrangements of two p

Headed to Sioux Falls SD. Quiet day today. Arrived at the Flying J with no issues.

So I went in to San Pedro today to meet some people from Coopetarcoles to talk about my plan of action for living there next week We reviewed my interview questions to decide which ones would be the most appropriate I signed a code of ethics to make sure I'm not taking advantage of anyone and we decided on how I should support the cooperative. We decided that I'm going to organize an event

Headed to Wall SD with a stop off at Mitchell SD to see the World's Only Corn Palace Then headed on to Wall SD. Arrived at Wall at the Arrow Campground. We toured Wall's drug store the evening of our arrival. Had dinner at the Elkton Restuarant. Seems as if the delivery trucks had failed to run there as we had to order several items to get to something they had.

So Galapogus was amazing in many ways and the tour I booked was disappointing in some. I feel like I barely got to see the diversity and richness of this amazing place. But what I did see was exciting so Irsquoll focus on this.Day 2 Island of Santa Fe We snorkeled in the morning with sea lions some tropical fish and one murkily shaded sea turtle. I thought it was an eel at first because all I

Greetings from MindoAs I write this about 30 different tropical hummingbirds are zipping around in front of me and feasting at 3 different feeders. I canrsquot say for sure how many different types there are but Irsquod say easily 58. My favorites are the ones with the black head blue bodies and white patch across their shoulders. The other is the tiniest of one with nondescript green and

I truly do not know where to start This has been a most marvelous day. We started out in New Mexico and have ended up in Las Vegas Nevada can you believe it Oh the sites I saw today The words in our mere human vocabulary are to few and inadequate to describe them accurately but I will try. The mountains and colors in New Mexico were beyond beautiful. The landscape unbelievable one mi

Yesterday with Cathleenrsquos parents we drove the road to Hana. It ended up a twelvehour day of driving hiking and eating a little something to please everyone. The drive starts out of Parsquoia a cute little town on the north coast. At first the vegetation is exactly what comes to your mind when you think of Hawairsquoi lush green grass colorful tropical plants coconut palms

A short work week only 3 days Tuesday we got to sleep in an extra hour and start from our apartment. We headed to the advertising agency to learn all about the advertising strategies and learn about some of the actual projects they have done for Hasbro. We spent the morning there and then had a short break before heading back to Regentrsquos for work in the afternoon. We worked until 5ish and

Tuesday June 29thDaily Information High temp 84Low temp 45Campground Elevation 6865 above sea levelHighest Elevation 8560 above sea levelLowest Elevation 5740 above sea levelTraveled 100 miles Departed 915AM Weather wonderful Little warmer today low humidity and no clouds.HighlightsContinental Divide three times 7988rsquo 8391rsquo 8262rsquoOld Faithful every ninety minutes or

Life in Mcleod is getting better by the day. Would I be having these experiences without LIT and Lhamo Tso though I think not. So here I will write a little more about her and LIT what they stand for and the amazing work they are doing. I now spend my mornings sat at the bus station with Lhamo Tso while she sells her bread. I know I say everything is the highlight of my day but she is too I sp

Dag 7. Lrdag d.28 juni 2010I dag var dagen hvor turen gik nordp af highway 1 til San Francisco. Vi startede dagen fra hotellet i Los Angeles hvor vi krte fra hotellet kl 9 og s gik turen ellers mod nord. I lbet af et par timer krte vi ved stillehavets kyst og nd synet af havet mod vest og californiens grnne bakker mod st. Frste stop p turen var Solvang og vi havde gldet os. Endelig m