Walls of Imperialism

By MelisseThe massive forts El Morro and San Cristobal in Old San Juan were built in the 16th and 17th centuries. They provided protection of the Spanish Empire that spread across the Caribbean. They prevented seafaring enemies from conquering the island of Puerto Rico. The massive walls winding staircases and narrow tunnels are intriguing. This is what the 400yearold walls look like.

Scarlett in Emerald Shores 3BR3BA sleeps 12

Walk to the beach See Destin Vacation Rentals for more information Fabulous beach cottage in Emerald Shores Bigger 3BR3BA plan located close to the tennis court and pool Spread out in this big and spacious home Sleeps 12 This home has 2 living areas Nice screened porches and covered balconies Big yard too Room for 4 vehicles Inside you'll find 2 master suites 1 on the 1st floor and

Emerald bay a George Town

Emerald Cay Exuma rdig le 3 Mars 2010.Cela fait un bon bout de temps que nous avons fait de l'criture sur leblog et je dois vous dire que nous avons dcid sans pravis de prendre une pause blog. Nous souhaitons que vous ne nous en tiendrez pas rigueur mais nous sentions un besoin de dcrocher tout simplement.Vous devinez que nous avons du rattrapage faire une priode de tout prs d'un mo

Its over…

Well I can't believe our Super league season is all over. We feel short of the playoffs and we ended the season with two losses instead of two wins... both games were tough. We finished the season 513 a tough record for the Elks but an improvement from thier 2 wins last year. It was an up and down season I have to say. We had some high moments and also some low moments. One of the high moments

yadsendew

sorry about yesterday i was feeling to lazy to write. yesterday i finished my requested scarf and started on a bunny. I had this idea one of my friends has a daughter and so i am going to make the daughter a bunny and give the mom a scarf for mothers day. oh ya i dont know if you know but mother's day here is 14 march rather than in may. i thought they were just getting prepared early like they

"ACDC A cool cab in Lisbon"

3rd June lsquo09OK so I'm polishing the trailer. I know it's the sort of thing I'd ridicule Namibian for and still might given half a chance but it looks nicer now. And it's a jolly sort of job in the sunshine which is becoming harsher by the day. In fact it's boiling in Portugal which exacerbates Namibian's leg cramps. Despite tipping shakers of salt on his dinner he still makes sud

Back in Tours

Sorry I havenrsquot been such a diligent writer lately so here are just a few highlights of my last two weeks in Tours1. Giving my host sisters their presents from Ireland. I got Bea a rubix cube with sheep on it and Marguerite sheep slippers and their reactions were absolutely fabulous Apparently Marguerite has always wanted slippers like that and I had guessed the right size Yay2. Everyon

Vienna Munich Prague and Budapest

I've just returned from my adventures around 'Eastern' Europe. First I spent 2 nights in Vienna. I spent the days seeing the sights and the nights drinking punch or hot wine at the Christmas Markets. The ones near the Rathaus are amazing. We just don't have anything like it in Australia they're just so Christmassy Luckily I didn't have much money or I would have been buying everything Th

New Zealand Wellington

Mmmmm comfy matrress. Louise is already up and ready to go Irsquom struggling to get out of the luxurious bed Itrsquos rare you get an actual good bed to sleep in when travelling so I was trying to savour it as much as possible. And apparently so was Swedish boy who looks like Hercules not in a good way. Hersquos always late for the bus and today I realised why he gets up 10 mins befor

Fairy Tales Can Come True…

FUSSEN Day 38Today I entered every little girlrsquos dream world so much so that Disney modeled his famed castled after it. All it took was a two hour train ride to Fussen and then a 10minute bus to Schwangau which is a small town near Austria. This castle is the imagination of one King Ludwig aka. Crazy King Ludwig. He decided that he wanted a

simien mountains

wow to the Simiens. the road goes up and down always until you reach the small town of Dabark. there you buy your entrance fee to the national park and you can also book accommodation. we stayed at a state park camp very cheap but delapidated rooms with beds and bugs.quite cold at night but splendid view.we trek in the afternoon and enjoyed fresh clear air and the unbelievable panorama over the

BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRlin

BERLIN Day 41Today Marcos and I did the tourist thing as Carlos and Paulo cleaned their flat and visited with their landlord to tie up any loose ends before their flight to Dublin then Sao Paulo in two days time. We first headed to the Brandenburg Tor eastwest gate. From there we walked past the memorial to the victims who were killed trying to c

Snowboarding Breckenridge and Winter Park

I flew into Denver Thursday about 130 and made the two or so hour drive through the mountains to meet my family in Breckenridge. Mom Dad Maleka and Malekarsquos little friend Natalie. It was a beautiful day driving up through the mountains and it got me excited to get on my board. By the time I had gotten to the condo the girls and Dad were in the pool. I decided to join them there afte

Off to Prague

PRAHA Day 44 I took the midday train to Prague. On the train I sat with this lady who did not speak any English. We communicated through my few Czech words. In the end she gave me a little flowerlady bug decoration which I stuck to the back of my phone. I gave her one of my Canada pens which are beginning to run low. I finally made it to Pra

Snow is Falling

PRAHA Day 45Today I woke up to a lot of snow. The most snow I have seen in a long while which I found a little exciting. It was the big fluffy snow flakes that fall really slowly when it isnrsquot to cold outside so you donrsquot mind being out to watch them fall. So I happily I think I was the only happy person in all of Czech to see the sno

The purgatory that is the hostal

Purgatory is the condition or process of purification or temporary punishment in which the souls of those who die in a state of grace are made ready for Heaven WikipediaThe hostal. People come and people go. Some stay longer than others but either way you have to pay until you leave or someone can pay for you. While you are there you sit idly mingling mindlessly with fellow travelors lost