13th OctoberSpent a couple of days exploring Ordesa National Park. Yesterday we took the motor bike up the Valle de Pineta and today we walked up the Ordesa valley to look at the stunning waterfalls with crystal clear water. The beech forests were very colourful with most of the leaves already golden brown and orange. We were lucky to find a space in the huge car park. This was obviously a ver
Meandering
Yesterday we didn39t do much besides walk around the nearby Yong Khang street. There39s a famous restaurant there but Holly39s housemate says she39s not sure why...basically it was sort of a fancy street and not really our style.Today we went to Danshui pronounced dan shwey. It39s about a 40minute metro ride from where we39re staying and the station is right next to all the
Winding down
Yesterday was a fail. We started heading towards Keelung to see the cool rock formations nearby and its famous night market but at each stop of the train the weather was getting worse and worse so we decided to come back.Then we went to Eslite a 24hour bookstore near the Zhongxiao Dunhua metro stop. It39s something like 6 floors and the bookstore is on the top. The other floors sell music
A New Philosophy
Congratulations you have the honor of being personally acquainted with one of those rare gems in the world who knows how to botch a vacation.When I set out on my little adventure I had some highflying ideal that I was going to spend four months soaking in the culture learning everything that school never taught me and growing as a person in the mean time.HaI like sunshine and beaches. I like
The final hours
Ronald and I took the bus from Taipei Main Station39s West Bus Terminal you have to go out a special exit and it39s not really connected to the metro and paid 90 NT for the bus. It took an hour and dropped us off at Terminal 2 it goes to both terminals and the driver was...interesting. He was chewing on a betel nut half the time and we were sitting in the front so we could see everything
Spanglish
Last night i decided to go to a bar in Palermo to practice my spanish. There39s a program in the city called Spanglish where Argentines and foreigners can come together to practice both spanish and English. Everyone has 4 different partners and talks for 510 minutes in English and then switches to Spanish. I really enjoyed it and think I39ll go again on Tuesday. I was really proud of myself
Day 9 Beaumont Texas
We left New Orleans with our belly full and we were saturated with the fast pace lifestyle of New Orleans. We drove to Beaumont Texas a small city of 110000 population and settled in our hotel about 2 miles north of Downtown. Then we went out in search of a restaurant and arrived on Crockett Street which is a popular place to go according to our travel guide booklets . We got out took a
I amsterdam
We made it safely to amsterdam and to our beautiful little amsterdam apartment. We have spent the past couple of days enjoying the sights sounds and tastes of this wonderful city. We visited cafes red light district toured the canals and ate in very authentic dutch resturants. which were delicious Heineiken is the generic brand of beer around here its 2 euros for a pint. Gary you would
Working with Pandas
Working with Pandas these last days has been one of the most incredible experiences ever. The Chinese name for Panda is Xiaong Mao literally meaning Bear Cat and indeed they look like a mixture between a bear and a cat. At first I thought it was nonsense surely they look nothing like cats But after closely working next to them I can confirm they have lots of movements similar to cats
FruitsPunchoSamurai
Good afternoon I know I39ve been slacking off when it comes to blogging but I have a perfectly good excuse I39ve been lazy.Last weekend I finally found the BAL building after first going a kilometre in the wrong direction. And after exiting the building I found that it was right opposite the SobaRamenTsukemen restaurant that I had visited a month earlier. My ego took a serious hit in t
The Road Less Traveled
Hitchhiking across Tanzania is an adventurous way to travel. Meeting Andrew and Mozza a brand new 4x4 on a self drive adventure across Tanzania a lucky turn of events.Saving on expensive tours and set itineraries an off road adventure provides a unique and surreal experience right into the wild heart of Africa.Being lucky enough to travel into remote villages is the desire of any extreme trave
Ya tengo el visado para Sudfrica
Hace unos das recogi el visado que me permitir buscar trabajo en Sudfrica. Si el visado me era denegado nuestro viaje por frica sera un poco ms complicado ms que nada porque no estara muy claro que haramos despus.Emigrar a Sudfrica no es fcil y no me refiero a que no es un pas barato a que el crimen es ciertamente preocupante o que el paro est al nivel de Espaa. S
No such thing as a free lunch There is in Yangon
Yangon Part TwoEthically the question of whether to visit Myanmar is not an easy one to answer. The country is run by a military junta who in true military junta fashion live like kings hoard all the wealth in the country allow their people to starve and live in unbelievable poverty supress human rights impose travel restrictions on locals and foreigners alike and generally treat everybody
Dreamer
Life is not so much about beginnings and endings as it is about going on and on and on. It is about muddling through the middle. Anna Quindlen Well I39m back in the middle again. Today is Thanksgiving and we arrived home from our trip almost one month ago. It seems that time goes by so quickly we arrive home from a trip and are thrown back into the business of life. Is there ever an oppo
Kisumu
Alltag in KisumuEine Wohnung die kaum einem mitteleuropischem Standard gerecht wird gilt hier als das absolute nonplusultra. Trotz Wachpersonal hohen Mauern und Elektrozaun lassen wir lieber nichts unverschlossen im Apartment liegen nicht zuletzt weil der Manager des Komplexes einen etwas dubiosen Eindruck hinterlassen hat.Nachdem wir einen Blick auf die Unterknfte der anderen Research
Jungle times in Sumatra
Almost before our next visa run we manage to get some photos up from the last one in Sumatra. The highlight was when Jack was taken hostage by Jacky a wild female orangutan and her baby and forced to follow her around the forest for over half an hour.Enjoymiss you allYaz and Jack xxx
Yackamundoorie
No Comments on the blog fantastic Trish and I do not have to respond more time to sit on the beach...anyway ..back to the blog After a great free camp at Tarlee we headed further north on the Barrier Hwy passing through the town of Riverton where the local community have preserved many of the significant old heritage buildings. Next was Saddleworth settled and named after Saddleworth Lodg
Egypt Land of wonders tradition and history…
September 18th TurkeyEgyptI wake up quite late. I hadnt realized I was so tired. I get up and start to arrange my stuff while Lukas works on his laptop. Later comes Palin and the three of us enjoy a little breakfast together. We just sit around for a while I was really looking forward to the home made gnocis Lukas39s roommate was about to make for lunch but sadly it was already time for
The Great Commission’s Second Part
Our Lord gave us a monumental charge to go into all the world with the saving gospel. He died that men might live. This commission in His own words reads Go ye therefore and make disciples of all the nations baptizing them into the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit Matthew 2819. The second part of this charge is teaching them to observe all things whatsoeve
Arriving in Brasov
I got to the hostel around 8 am from the night train and I was exhausted I luckily got to check in early and I took a nice long nap till about noon. It was a rainy day in Brasov and very cloudy so I grabbed my umbrella and started to explore the little city. It was going to be hard to compete with Budapest. Budapest was just an amazing city and definitely one of my top 3. Ok back to Brasov. Somet