Sorry I haven't written in so long this is in fact a good thing since I have not been bored for quite some time New volunteers in Oruro as meant an expanded social circle and more to do after work I have a new roommate and so stuff around the house gets split in two and I have someone to hang out with at night. She organized my birthday party that rocked I was woken up at 8h30 by singing at

Folytatodik a Varanasi csodavilag a barangolasaink soran a kovetkezo szossszenetek ragadtak rank az itteni eletbolNo toilet no shower still smell like flowerShiva Power 24 hourAz ovarosban egy kis poloboltban a nyomas No Boat no rickshaw no Hashish no pashmina No Problem Szoval igen csak ramanosek lehuzosak azert a turistaiparban munkalkodo Varanasiiak egy picit mindig megprobalnak

Friday November 27 2009 Thursday December 3 2009Pics only for now. Unfortunately we didn't carry the camera often.

So Here I am in South Africa with ten of my greatest friends Duncan the South AfricanTomOllieHugoAmeliaNatEddieEmilyGussy and of course myselfWe flew on the 12th december and arrived on the 13th a horrendously long and dull journey thatnk go dfor the extensive film collectionWe trundled off to Gatwick Airport after my mother had cooked gussy meals nat and I a last meal with champagne i

Water aid charity hopes to raise money by auctioning a fantastic luxury holiday in St Lucia.A holiday of a lifetime at the awardwinning Windjammer Landing Villa Beach Resort in Saint Lucia is now up for grabs and all proceeds go to the Water Aid Charity Just a Drop. The winner will receive return flights for two people from London or Manchester and 10 nights half board accommodation courtesy o

Hola AmigosThis blog is a little late I stayed in Crdoba last week so I apologise for that but the sentiment is thereSo from Puerto Iguaz which I believe is where we left off...I took a bus to Crdoba. I left at 13.15 and arrive in Crdoba at midday. That is one long bus journey But I got a flat bed champagne sweets films and a massive fleecey pillow so it was actually pretty good

Before I left SwedenUK I was telling people about WWOOFing and how we were planning a stay on a hippie commune and on a ranch... Well Ro fitted in the commune before I got to Canada fortuitously as it turns out not sure I would have been prepared for the public nudity involved in showering in the middle of the lawn and ranches seem to be rather too popular. I tried to get us on to one for

Ich schreibe meinen letzten Eintrag so denke ich.Bin nach 2 Wochen Dauersurfen in Casa Grande und einem schmerzhaften Abschied von Santa Marta nun noch 2 Tage in Bogota. Ich habe tolle Bilder gemacht die irgendwann einmal hier auftauchen werden.Nach Hause zu gehen wird wahrscheinlich mehr schmerzen als ich mir gedacht haette. Irgendwie habe ich mich an dieses Leben hier und die Menschen gewoehnt

Believe it or not December is more than half over It has been a very full month for us so far. December 4 brought the arrival of the Fuller family Burt Michelle Kelsey Morgan Rachel Mack and Samuel. They are staying with us until the 27th. As you can imagine adding seven more people to our household and the logistics of meals bathing laundry cleaning and having enough water has

We headed towards Somnath Jyotirlinga temple. Somnath temple one of most important Lord Shiva temple. The history of this temple is a true proof of the Glory of India in past. Before rise of west india was richest country in the world. Christopher Columbus landed in 1492 in West Indies when he tried to reach india from west. There where specialist persons who made maps in britain who were finding

We ended our transit tour by being unceremoniously dumped at the Budapest International train station at 11pm at night. It was deserted there wasnrsquot a taxi in sight. Whatrsquos more we had no local money. Thankfully we did manage to find a taxi reasonably quickly which whisked us of to our hotel for a long awaited stretch out and sleep.Budapest is an interesting town in that itrsquo

Times going so quickly I can't believe it On the third it was three months since I left New Zealand The Christmas lights in Fougeres have been turned on and they looking so amazing I've posted christmas presents home. Its starting to get really cold here Im hoping for snow this month While in Spanish on Thursday with Gabi we were looking out the window at the lightening and listening to

Welcome to our BlogWe have left the beautiful Kaikoura in search of new lands and adventures The last few days were manic but we managed at 20kmhr in 1st gear to crawl over the Hundalees wtih our possessions. They have been left in the new house ready and waiting for our arrival in a year and a half It was a slow trip and a busy few days loading and unloading gear. Thanks to all those that h

On Wednesday we only had two hours of school so after class we all went to Hlnes place where we hung out before going to McDonalds for lunch they call it McDos. It's different but I'm not sure how to explain it. We got so much food but it was so good We also got McDonalds balloons After lunch we went and looked around the shops before going back to Hlnes to watch a DVD.Thursday evening

Liz kindly dropped us off at Newcastle airport at around 0930 it was raining and cold surprise surpriseWe had coffee and cake at Greg's to celebrate

I'm turning into a snowman Its so cold here 7 degrees when walking to school and it doesn't normally get any warmer than 2 degrees during the day. The town fountain is completely frozen over but still no snow .17th SNOW Today was amazing When I woke up and looked out my window I saw that the roofs and footpaths were a little white then while getting ready for school I saw tiny snowflakes

Getting there sucked but that's because at that point we were still in America. For some reason we flew with America Airlines who are rubbish. No meal on a 4.5 hour flight crappy staff they only showed one Christmas movie and I didn't even get to sit next to Ross. Nope I sat next to a fat snoring fat man and Ross sat next to a pretty lady with a little dog in her bagAs soon as we got to Toro

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We are having a great time here. We arrived in Cairo 3 hours late because of a sandstorm at the airport. We waited it out on the tarmac in Sharm el sheikh which is on the red sea across from Saudi Arabia. When we finally got to Cairo we spent day 1 in Islamic Cairo then onto a small island in the Nile which is where the American and British embassies are and some nice pubs and restaurants. On da

Arrived in Aswan yesterday morning friday. Friday and Saturday are the weekend here plus Aswan is super laid back compared to Cairo so we are really enjoying our relaxing time along the Nile here. After arriving at the train station we saw the unfinished Obelisk which is a huge cut stone that never got removed because of a crack that developed. From their we saw the huge Nile dams Lake island