We made it to the northernmost part of Thailand to the section known as the Golden Triangle. Here we visited Lampang which is famous for its narrow streets and horse drawn carriages. We also visited Chaing Saen which is situated on the border with Laos. In Chiang Saen we visited the Opium Museum which is an interesting place and contains a wealth of information on opium. Inside are numerous opiu

China is huge and with a lot of ground to cover we hoped that booking an entire week in Yangshuo might not be wasting precious travelling time that could be used elsewhere.We needn't have worried. We almost added another three nights onto the Yangshuo which gives you a good idea just how good it is here and how much there is to do.Scenically I have never seen a place that is so jawdropping. In

.. breathtaking

Shanghai photos enjoy the bst ones are probably the ones from the 94th floor of the Worlds Finance Centre.

In Heathrow now ready to start our trip. Wersquove been staying with Garyrsquos grandparents since Sunday evening Rico used to be kinda scared of Nana Pina but after living with her for nearly a week has decided that shersquos a very sweet lady. She took great care of us feed us up until we couldnrsquot eat anymore. Also got to meet Garyrsquos 2 aunts that havenrsquot been over to Ir

Yesterday becasue the internet was down all day so I couldnrsquot send this marks one year exactly since I arrived in Tanzania weary but excited at 6am in the morning Wow. I marked my 1 year anniversary in style. I got a top made out of the local fabric called lsquokitengersquo and was wearing it for the first time yesterday this was actually more coincidence but still fitting I feel

Well......lots of things have happened since our last rendezvous.We checked out of our normal hotel and then went to buy a really cool camera we had finally decided on for less than half the amount you would pay in Aus. Yay This took quite a while but was well worth it. The weather was quite cool and raining so we decided to head to the Toyota Salon and the Sunshine 60 buildings in Ikebukuro. We

Namaste I am sitting in an internet cafe in the gorgeous mountain town of Kasol deep in the Parvati Valley in the shadows of the Himalayas with big fat tears nearly spilling out of my eyes because I have just 4 days left on this most epic of journeys I am dreading even writing this blog because it will probably be my last one on the trip and I don't want to think about my time here ending Abo

Yea We can hardly believe that tomorrow morning at Odark 650am we are off. Southwest will take our baggage FREE to Austin Texas and on to Ft. Lauderdale Florida. Decided to give our friends Sharon and Dave who are traveling with us...or us with them... or something like that a royal sendoff. So right here in our room at the Airport Sleep Inn in Phoenix sitting on the bed I craftily

STARTING LINEUP Ted Davis Lennon 1st half only 154 million litres of water per minutePITCH CONDITION Seriously couldn't ask for better sunny and warm ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.MATCH OVERVIEW Team Ted certainly finished their current tour on a high. PLAYER INFO After an impressive first half Lennon was given another rest while Ted and Davis ensured the team finished strongly. Although sad

Beijing Tuesday April 27After checking out of the hotel our bags were loaded into a Audi A6 to takes us to Pudong Airport. On arrival e were quickly checked in at the Air China First Class desk and given our Boarding pass for CA933 to Beijing. After completing security we were taken by an a electric golf cart through the huge terminal to the Air China lounge. It would have been a very long walk

It was with some amusement that we realised our campsite for the night was next door to Colonial Knob Park ... unfortunately we didnrsquot have time for a visitA very orderly morning saw us at the ferry terminal in Wellington nearly an hour early but we were directed straight on to the ferry giving us the chance to stake our claim to two seats right at the front on the top deck in the bar

I'm literally blogging from heaven right now. Really I am. While drinking a coconut shake. We're on Koh Tao an island in the Gulf of Thailand. As I'm sure you've all read Bangkok is sadly experiencing some serious and dangerous political protests. I'll post another blog soon about our experiencing with what has happened. But we've left Bangkok for a safer place. And what we've found is quite p

Well. It was a full day of sessions today starting at 8am and ending at 5pm. What made the day interesting though was the snow. Yes. snow see pic. It was snowing on the way to the conference this morning and seriously snowing later on. By the time the day was over however the snow had stopped and melted thankfully.I had booked a photo consultation with Maureen Taylor for this afternoon

From Laurel Montana we had a shortish drive to Yellowstone National Park. We would be going through the North entrance as it is one of the 3 entrances that are open at this time of the year and also it is the closest to the campground we would be staying in. The weather on our drive in was pleasant with sunny skies but a fairly strong breeze. When we arrived we decided to find a campsite and set

Hey these are some photos of Xi'an and the terracota warriors

I woke up feeling a little better but I was still not in a good way. I was booked into the Clan hostel for that evening a place a few people had recommended to me over the course of my trip. I decided to head there around midday while I was feeling well enough to carry my bags. I certainly wasn't going to miss the Lime House. Fortunately the Clan hostel was a short walk away so I headed acros

Got up this morning packed up and rode down into Palo Duro Canyon State Park. Left Canyon for Angel Fire New Mexico.Miles today 252Total Miles 901

Bolivia was like stepping back into Indian mentality... the cost of living the traditions the change in culture countryside the change in food.... the dreaded stomach cramps no longer Delhi Belly but Boli Belly I found myself wowed by the womens attire the bowler hats the plaits and colourful skirts. I found myself trying to starve the bug out of my tummy after the salt flats and craving s

Hola AmigosThis is going to be a short one because there is not so many ways to say that all we did was RELAX in this next destination. After Lima Greg and I took a 17 hour bus to Mancora Peru. Mancora is in northern Peru right on the coast and is a renowned surf and kite boarding spot. We picked a pricier hostel for a first night as a splurge but turns out this hostel is now under new mana