Day Three15 February 2010Location LondonHotel Premier Inn SouthwarkDay three of our global domination tour started early as I had high hopes for visiting Notting Hill. I always thought the area looked really nice when viewed on TV and in movies and figured that it was worth a visit given is proximity to us. We were out of the Hotel by 8am and arrived at Notting Hill Gate tube station less than 2
Category Archives: World Travel
Centar Bella
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The first couple days it’s hot here down under
This summer weather had been absolutely wonderful Yes it is very hot and humid but we love it When we got through baggage reclaim we found or airport shuttle with a few Germans We brought SO MUCH stuff compared to them. They each had 1 suitcase and carryon. We had 2 suitcases a giant backpack and carryon. Oh well we stuck out as Americanshellip taking unnecessary things. It was an
Todd’s Wanderings
Nambia Cheetah Park
Cheetah FarmTuesday 9th FebruaryCheetah Park is about 350 km from Spitzkoppe so we spend a lot of the day driving there. We make one stop at the town of Brandberg to pick up supplies where we lose Miro for a while when he shows a passing interest in some of the shiny stones the local boys are selling and is mobbed. Cheetah FarmCheetah Farm is a privately owned cheetah reserve based on a 15km2
Chinese New Year Celebrations
Today was a very strange day we went our separate ways for a couple of hours and met up later in the afternoon for the Chinese New Year Celebration.We looked around the craft fair markets etc and discovered Rob was born in the year of the Tiger and I was born the year of the Ox. What was more scary was how alike we are to the suggested traitsThe Ox HonestLoyal Popular Sincere and Reliable
Living in Laos
Greetings from LaosSo we were supposed to travel to Luang Prabang via slow boat down the Mekong. Unfortunately something about dry season meant the boats might not have made it down the Mekong and some kids in our group were squeamish about stuck on the river over night. So we had to bus. And by bus I mean van. For 13 hours. It sucked. So hard. Probably the worst experience in a vehicle ever. Alt
The Usefulness of the French and other curious behavior
Tuesday 012610We had booked two different tours for this day through the same agent. The first was an 830100 tour by boat to a whisky making village and the Pak Ou caves famous for their many Buddha statues. The second was a 130500 tour by minivan to the Kuang Si waterfall and another local village. We knew booking the two tours might be cutting it fine but we figured since it was throug
Final day in Cairns onto Sydney
As we are due to fly to Sydney later on this evening we checked out of the hostel at 10am and spent the morning relaxing before catching the shuttle bus to the airport at 3.30pm.6pm the flight to Sydney was mostly smooth a few bouts of turbulence We were on board one of Virgin Blues newest planes it looked tiny from the outside very deceiving It was quite strange knowing we were due to loo
Kumbha Mela
La Kumbh MelaLe plus vaste plrinage religieux et disonsle le plus grand rassemblement humain qui existe sur terre. Un vnement unique en son genre qui n'arrive que tous les 12 ans .C'est l'alignement de la lune de la terre et de jupiter qui dicte le moment de cette runion mystique qui prend place 4 endroits correspondant aux lieux o selon la mythologie les gouttes de nectar d'immortal
Puerto Princesa
Caught a flight from Cebu to Puerto Princesa in Palawan the Western most Island of the Philippines. First thing I noticed was how clean the City is but also very full of visitors so had to walk around the city for a few hours to find somewhere nice to stay. Found great guesthouse overlooking the bay fabulous views Took a banca out to Honda Bay and visited few Islands. Pandan Island was amazing
humpridge track
the humpridge track is a 3 day 53km track that was planned and built by the community of tuatapere. a pretty incredible endeavour for a total population of 700. it was completed in 2001 and is run by a community trust. all of the fees for the track go into this trust which maintains the track and also supports community interests such as the hospital where jeff is workingthe track is a loop
Looking forward to departing on the 24th
Looking forward to arriving in Beijing on the 25th
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The Man from Jerusalem
I just met a man. He sets up shop in Gammeltorv the square just down the street and sells jewelry and hats. I hadn't planned on chatting I just wanted to buy an earring. As I wandered up to his stand he said Hello if you need help with something tell me I'll help you. Are you FrenchNo I'm Canadian. I know this is a lie but sometimes I lie about being from Canada. Occassionally esp
A Rwandan Rubik’s
So to start this update let me quote our favourite book of the moment The Shadow of the Sun by Ryszard Kapuscinski ldquoOur subject is Rwanda. It is a small country so small that in certain maps of Africa it is marked with only a dot. You must use the accompanying explanatory notes to discover that this dot indicates Rwanda.rdquo It is fair to say that Rwanda is a very tiny country
Tigerless Woods
The alarm went off at 5am and I dragged myself down the stairs and into the restaurant for some Indian style breakfast and tea. Camera glasses and the warmest amount of clothing layers I could muster in tow our 20seater cantor arrived at 645am to take us deep into the scrub forest of Ranthambore National Park for our tiger safari. There was only one problem I wasnrsquot actually there
Our Nation’s Capital
Monday morning despite raining right into the early hours it was fine enough to pack up and move on. I can tell you I was pretty relieved Relieved to be moving on and relieved to see some blue skyWe managed to get moving at about 10.30 and headed on up Macquarie pass catching our last glimpse of the Illawarra from the top with mixed feelings.Being tourists and all we couldnrsquot drive p
Attacked by a 5 year old and panicked
When you wake up in a panic sweating and trying franticly to find air you might think yoursquore having a heart attack. In my case you are wondering what the fuck happened to you why yoursquore laying in bed and where is your friend I decided to take a nap tonight instead of going out at 9 to start my regular bar experience. Tonight however is different. Irsquove been in Sihanoukville f
Bed Breakfast .. I love you so much
Recently I went through internet for the search of bed and breakfast.. I got plenty of them and i chose http://www.homestayiq.com . I found some of the homestays in chikmagalur from this site. I got the a z details about them and then i called them.... It was Mr. George Bird from the valley of birds homestay in chikmagalur. I was really happy to speak to him.. I really loved the way he treated me. I
