So while I was in Vanuatu this year there were a few major earthquakes in the area that caused enough of a ruckus to make international headlines. It wasnrsquot necessarily the earthquakes that caused the ruckus but the accompanying tsunamis that followed them. One such earthquake happened to the East of Vanuatu. It was in the Fiji Samoa and American Samoa area but respectively thatrsquos

Allo tout le monde....

Day 245 Flinders Ranges to Port WakefieldOur last day in the Flinders Ranges dawned bright and beautiful but it didnrsquot dawn quietly. The kookaburrarsquos were joined in their early morning cackle fest by the four young boys in the camp next door The hoards were starting to arrive and our blissfully quiet and tranquil time here was drawing to a close. With the birds the kids and the

After leaving Banam Bay for the Maskelyne Island Group we got word that the two volunteers meant to join us for our October Expedition would be delayed due to lost luggage courtesy of a wonderful airline. Delays are common for us however so it was no big deal. The goal of our October Expedition was to gather information from the Southern and Western Coasts of Malekula for the Vanuatu Ministry of

Our new room sucks with motor bikers ripping by at all hours in the night waking us up. We got moved because our old room had bugs in it. This morning when we woke up we requested a move back which will happen at 7 tonight after the bugs are cleared. Again we debated doing our advanced diving course which would certify us for night dives and down to 30m instead of 18m. After a bit of talking Jeff

On November 3rd at 8 a.m. we made our way up the Saigon River to the one and only Ho Chi Minh City. Yep thatrsquos in Vietnam. The whole voyage and the time up until the voyage I was looking forward to Vietnam I thought it was going to be an awesome experience as I didnrsquot really know too much about the place. It wasnrsquot until we left India and began studying Vietnam that I realiz

Today Dean myself and my niece Ashley went to the Boston Science Museum. D and I haven't been there in years. Ashley has never been there until today that is. Anyway I asked Ashley if she wanted to go with me because they are having a Harry Potter exhibit. While Ashley and I were in the exhibit Dean waited for us in the lobby he doesn't care for Harry Potter. It took us about 40 minut

Runescape in real life Well the weapons may have to be left in cyberspace but there are many great Runescape online game concepts for a cool party. For a birthday party or another event teenagers will have fun bringing Runescape to life and it will also bring you much runescape gold.Runescape is an online browserbased game played by people all over the world. The game holds the Guinness world

Bahia BallenaFor the folks in Ballena Isle Marina yes there is another Ballena Bay it Is just around Punta Abreojos. The Spanish words abre ojos mean open the eyes and is a reference to the nasty rocks called Roca Ballena just offshore and the dangerous shoals near this point. Again we departed Bahia Asuncion at dawn and found a perfectly flat sea and no wind at all. Motoring again

I'm leaving today to start my trip to San Sebastian Spain for 4 months I can't believe that its already time for me to leave. I'm excited for the new experience and to get to travel and learn about different cultures but I am also really nervous. It was really hard to leave Brandon and my family and friends Sunday Saturday night my friends and Brandon threw me a surprise going away party and it

just a before i go reminder on how to post here... still havent figured out pictures... sorry

Woke up early to Rob wishing me a Merry Christmas at half past the middle of the night but I had only got up for the loo so when he said 'Is it Xmas yet' I was like.......NOOOOOOOOO It's NOT Xmas yet Woke up later at a more civilised hour then left him dozing and watching episodes of 'Extras' on DVD to go and speak to my wee sister on Skype. Texted my Brother and my Mum and Dad a Happy Xmas the

Bahia San Juanicoh2Another dawn start for the anchorage at Bahia San Juanico. It's Christmas day.Here is a photo of echo that shows what it looks like to be out sailing at the break of dawn. Once out of Bahia Ballena the wind picked up and by 0730 it was up to 18 knots with a little bit of sea. By 0830 the wind was over 20 knots and we both reefed down. By 0930 it dropped to 10 knots so w

Boxing Day was my best day since coming to France. It had been planned that we would all go to 'Ile De Re' with the dogs for a walk on the beach.Ile De Re is an island just off the coast of La Rochelle. You drive to the coast and then go over the bridge onto the Island and its odd it's like entering a different world coz when I got on the island I felt like I was 'abroad'. Its a beautiful island

http://www.ArcoProperties.comA spicy summer in Panama has started. Sun shinning bright ready for New Year but also for the Panama Jazz Festival which will be held in Panama City and Casco Viejo from January 11th to the 16th. This year the event will be dedicated to Sonny White who was a Panamanian pianist from the 20s who played with international music stars such as Billie Holiday Willie Bryant an

Hello EveryoneSo I am all set up here on my computerthe internets and ready to write to you for the next three months. I will be heading to Southeast Asia with SFU Field School to study the ethnic minoritiespoliticseverything about the area. The field school will go from Thailand to Laos to Vietnam and following I will most likely be traveling with Tyson and Linnaea and whoever else we pick

I realized today that I am going to be boarding a plane to France in only four days and unfortunately I have yet to pack. This is going to be an issue I'm sure considering that I practically own everything that American Eagle has produced in the past four years and I'm pretty sure I am not going to be able to fit it all in two suitcases even if I use those fabulous space saving bags my mom got

DAY 417A day of choices today it is Susanrsquos birthday and she is heading off into Wagga to have her hair done so I can either leave at 8.00 with Susan or I can leave at 9.00 with Helen and Patsy I knew that I would not be quite ready so I left at 9.00 with Helen and Patsy. Andy is staying behind to do some chores for Helen his first job of the day is to go and feed the Chickens and the d

After 4 lift offs and 4 landings my bike and me are in the region of aysen chili. A quick transfer from Balmaceda to Coihaigue with the bike well secured on the roof and I can make my first km. The weather is still cloudy but dry. According to the locals of Puerto Montt december was only rain. Maybe thats good fortune what already did come down is rain gone bye. I met Cesar in the airplane and it

HiWe have been completely out of contact in Bukit Luwang here in Sumatra but we've had an amazing timeWe arrived late on Xmas eve and just got the first room we could. Then on Xmas day we went and found a better place where the toilet didn't stink so much that we couldn't bare it and then had Xmas dinner at a nice place on the river to be fair most of the town is on the river but it sounds good