I spent the weekend at a little place called Home Port Farm. It was a nice little farm out in the countryside surrounding the city of Whangarei and home to a very nice couple Cathy and Howard. I got lost a few times getting there and had to make a few calls to them in order to figure out where it was that I was actually going but in the end Howard was standing out on the driveway waiting for my

OLD COUPLES YATRA TO HOLY HILLS 3 By 130 pm we reached Nandyala from eastern side and we decided to have lunch in Nandyala. We proceeded to a vegetarian restaurant had lunch and then proceeded to Mahanandi which is about 20 km from Nandyal. We proceeded to the Karivenavari Satram where I stayed in my earlier visit and took two rooms for our stay. Just before entering Mahanand

Took the ferry across the River Shannon over to County Clare. Stopped at the Cliffs of Moher and at O'Brien Tower which over looks the Cliffs which was pretty exciting for Colleen. She hasn't stopped telling us that she is an O'Brien and has relatives here and has connections. Went to a medival dinner with singing lords and ladies at Bunratty Castle. We drank Mead which is a wine with honey mi

Hi AllThis is going to be a short entry unlike me I know but easier for you to read...Cartagena is a beautiful colonial city in the northern part of Colombia. It offers a great old city narrow streets to stroll through surrounded by immense wall a reminder of bygone days when Pirates hunted the city for its treasures and a great fort was built to defend it. Many of the houses in the old town

Adam's Blog A rainy misty drive to the ferry at Comox on Vancouver Is yes made it in plenty of time had us head back to the mainland at Powell River pop'n 12000. It was a big sawmilling and paper mill town once but they have closed down it is now more of a sleepy fishing town or end point of the road on the west coast of Canada to visit the Gulf Islands.We drove about 5kms south of the mai

I took a spontaneous hike up to the Boca de Alamo cave painting site about 18 miles north of here with my friend Sherita her neighbor Marta and a couple of young gals from La Paz who are staying w Marta. My friend Sherita is a huge fan of the Baja cave paintings and has taken many treks to see the various glyphs made by some of the first inhabitants of the Baja Peninsula. I have seen phot

Sucre that got its name from a previous president not the sugar is Boliviarsquos official capital even though the seat of the government as well as two of the three democratic powers executive and legislative the court of justice is still in Sucre. are situated in La Paz. Never offend a local by mentioning that La Paz is the capital of BoliviaSucre is also called La Ciudad Blanca the w

Monday we headed to Placa Catalunya and Las Ramblas. I don't get this street. It is all tourists so why are they selling animals and birds Well the flowers were pretty. Although we had read the numerous warnings about pickpockets here we felt as safe as anywhere else we have travelled. As you can tell by our photos there is nothing about us that suggests money. Our main goal was to eat lu

And so after Cambodia comes Japan. Well its been 3 weeks only after my Cambodia trip so this is probably my shortest travel hiatus yet. sweatdrop But anyway this trip is going to be different because this time I'm traveling with my whole family finally Ugh when was the last time we all traveled together anyway like... 35 years ago maybeAt first I really couldn't decide whether we s

Heute wird endlich ein weiterer Great Walk begangen. Zwar ist derTongariro Alpine Crossing nur ein Teil vom Great Walk Northern Ciruit doch bei dieser 20 km Tagestour sind sie Highlights des Tongariro National Park aufzufinden. So machten wir Ich und Felix aus Manchester UK den ich ein Tag zuvor kennengelernt habe auf den Weg. Als wir endlich mit dem Shuttle ankamen merkten wir sofort da

This is the day I was looking forward to. Some time with the kids. N. drove us to school because of his afterschool plans. I walked around the center a bit until the English classes started. Word spread that I was there as many of the older kids may have remembered my last visit. Unfortunately I really couldn't identify any of them but they flocked around be nevertheless. Their bright faces wer

On the 30 April my May holiday officially beganMy friends and I are on the trip now the Venetian night tour that consists of visiting Budapest Venice and Verona This is my first journey without parents or teachersAs we came to Lviv where the tour started early in the morning we had a complimentary Lviv sightseeing from the tour companyBut our emotions started with having breakfast at th

Les papillons ont commenc vivre dans nos bedaines.... On a rencontr les parents de Marc aujourd'hui pour les mettre au courant de nos attentes et besoins par rapport la maison et les rnos et ca veut donc dire que ca s'en vient. Dans 72 heures nous seront en direction Vancouver puis Sydney. Il reste ben ben ben des choses faire mais bon on priorise continuellement. Les valises sont bien a

Jamón, Jamón: Alice’s Gastronomic Adventures is just that – a gastronomic adventure through several countries. Let your taste buds be your guide as Alice Driver takes you on a tour from gourmet hot dogs in Chicago to watermelon juice and arranged marriages in Malaysia. See for yourself – you won’t be disappointed.

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Join Mario Scalzi as he explains the inner workings of Italy and how to traverse the country – be it food, transportation or the perfect un caffè ristretto. Access Italy contains a wealth of information, personal insight and a touch of humor. A “must read” for for anyone planning to visit or even just thinking about it.

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Having flown from Kathmandu arriving in Delhi with Lawrence was a bit confusing we were told on the plane that it was 45 degrees celcius yet it didn't feel too hot a dry nonhumid climate makes all the difference. We were told that arriving in India can be a shocking and overwhelming experience but the airport was huge pristine airconditioned efficient and easy with the exception of

Jo and I have managed to survive our first week away from home so I thought it best thanks to urging from several others to update the travel blogAfter a farewell embrace with the parents and a few tears from Jo not me too staunch we set out. Only minutes later Jo was already in awe of my absentmindedness as I managed to leave our laptop at the first xray we came across and the org

I'll admit that neither Jo nor I were expecting a lot from London. We both had an image of Coroesque houses lining toonarrow lanes the pavements packed with pedestrians in heavy coats huffing steam. We were both pleasantly surprised when we stepped out of the underground right into the heart of regent street its elegant white walled shops curving towards the heart of the city and some of the

We managed to get in a whole 10 hours sleep last night Must have needed it We grabbed a quick coffee loaded up the car and made the one hour journey to the Grand Canyon we entered via the south which is a first for us as we normally come in the other end. We took in the sights from the various view points along the 30 mile stretch. Liz Andy both thought it was totally breathtaking. All 3 of

Still in Angel Fire New Mexico. Got up this morning and rode to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial State Park in Angel Fire. The Memorial was constructed from 1968 1971 and ws the first major Vietnam memorial in the Wnited States. The site received wide attention in th 70's and helped inspire the establishment on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington D.C. in 1982. In 1987 Congress also recogn