Our apologies go to all the people who were trying to read our blog. Technology let us down badly. There was no internet access at the hotels we stayed that I could find. The biggest problem was when we were on the boat. When our ship was movingespecially on the Main Canal there was no internet connection. The bridges were so incrediably low the aerial was retracted so it wasn39t broken. When
Swansong of the Baroque Italy 5
Caserta was one of those place always on your tick list that you never manage to get to. You go past it but never have time to stop or you are on the way to somewhere else. However before going on holiday having watched Monty Dons Gardens of Italy we decided that the box this year had to be ticked. As we were passing on our way further south to Amalfi and again on our way home to Rome it seemed
The Goat Races
Sorry for the delay in my blog postings but I have been running like a madman since I got back from my trip. Besides I know I sent so many in such a short time I figured you all needed a break from me...I got back on the Friday night from my trip and I found myself at the Dar es Salaam 11th Annual Goat Races. Yes goat races.This event is a fundraiser for a number of local charities. Frankly
Tag 4 Li River Bootsfahrt nach Yangshuo und Yulong
Am Mittwoch Morgen ging es um 8.15 mit der internationalen Reisegruppe die aus 5 Auslndern und ansonsten nur Chinesen bestand zum Bootsanleger. hnlich wie Massenware wurden wir in die Boote verfrachtet um in diesen fr die nchsten 4 Stunden in einer einzgartigen Kolonne von Schiffen den Li River langzuschippernD So oder so hnlich kann man sich das vorstellen. Das Wetter war leider lei
Be Serious About Play
Fun times good friends and great memories I think that about best sums up this past weeks activities and Birthday celebrations. As of October 4th I officially became another year older and I suppose that I should have some sort of feelings about that. However I find that I am surprisingly unphased this year by the tacking on of another year to my age. This is one area however in which I
WE LOVE PINAS
This isn39t as good as I had hoped it would be I had such a blast in the Philippines that I waited until I was back in the UK to write it... Think that says more about the Philippines than I ever couldWe were in Baguio when the typhoon hit. We were hoping to see the Ifago rice terraces but none of the buses were running because of the weather and now we were stuck. I didn39t want to
A far away land
Moving to Jinja I sometimes feel I have been taken to the world that I heard about in stories from my parents and grandparents as well as the one I left nearly a year ago. Surrounding me are remnants from a Britain of 50 70 or 100 years ago and now. A traditional Britain is in the classroom where a teacher stands at the front and dictates to children parroting what is said and are caned if they
Kinsale
After a rush to the bus stop at 9am in the morning after sleeping in from watching an amazing band called Cellar Door from the night before at Cyprus Avenue in Cork we were on our way to Kinsale. We had visited the small seaside town only 2 weeks ago but we desperately wanted to visit Charles Fort After the 50 minute bus trip and a long read of our Music Film magazines we were finally there. W
Ellora and Ajanta Caves
Wednesday night4day weekend Its Dusshera tomorrow well technically today as I have begun writing this at past midnight and the next day so we have Thursday and Friday off as well as the weekend. And it cant come soon enough..it feels like an age since the summer holidays..Anna and I are continuing our onceamonthgetaway from Bangalore by making a trip to see the Ellora Caves and an
Pad thai with an elephant
Sitting in my Emergency Exit Oman Airways 470 return to Bangkok flight on the second leg of a journey taking me from the recently Autumnised She Bush to the heat and humidity of Bangkok the lady in the seat next me and I started a conversation. I recall it was over the breakfast served after we hit 42000feet in the skies above Muscat and at about 5am UK time. She was travelling from
Parijs
Parijs 5 oktober 2011We hadden al een paar maanden op voorhand onze tickets geboekt met de bus naar Parijs. Opstap in Gent Dampoort. Onze tickets kosten 12 per persoon 3 extra administratieve kosten. De rit duurde een goeie 4 uur want de bus had wat vertraging.Busmaatschappij Eurolines de bus heeft verschillende opstapplaatsenBij de stophalte van Eurolines moet je de metro nemen. Alles
Vliegtuig en eerste stapjes in de stad
Vliegtuig en aankomst in Nieuw ZeelandOm 7u30 namen we de Orlybus vanop het plein DefertRochereau richting ParisOrly. De rit duurde een halfuurtje.Aangekomen in ParisOrly konden we onmiddellijk inchecken. We vonden geen plaats om onze bagage te laten inpakken in plastiek dus de rugzak ging zo op de band.Aan de balie was er eventjes bij mij paniek want de baliebediende vond het vreemd dat
Mabuhay Manila
My one week stay in Manila with Miss Kim as she is known to the locals has encompassed a little bit of luxury a lot of delicious food a smattering of culture both Filipino and expat and of course shopping.It39s hot but not unbearable its got Spanish influences and national heroes that died for the love of their country. It39s got 1 cocktails 10 massages and exquisite restaurants b
China town and the Arab Quarter
The cockerels crow at some ungodly hour but I manage to drift back to sleep until half nine I blame the time difference. Show dress and head out. Fist stop internet to see what my plans are for the couple of days. I find a plaza with cafes and unsecured wifi.It39s a slow connection that39s not helped by me being on battery power. Netta is still in Jakarta and looking for a good man may
Canada Invades Wellington
Mentioned in this post Caryn Liza39s Christchurch roommate and Nelson cohabitant Derek Chris Ashley University of Canterbury classmatesOur time in Nelson has come to an end and on Saturday morning October 1 we were on our way to Wellington to see Canada take on the All Blacks in the Rugby World Cup. In true Nelson fashion the taxi driver stopped to let us pick up Caryn and run an
3 weeks down…
So its October already and today Ive been here 3 weeks........in reality it feels like Ive been here for more like 5 or 6 weeks.....wow. Every day is jammed packed with things happening and each week is full to the brim so days and weeks feel long in a good way but on the other hand it feels like time is racing by and I cannot believe that I only have 6 weeks left in Phnom Penh
Pont du Gard AiguesMortes and Ardeche Gorge
Hi EveryoneWell we have had a busy week since arriving in Uzs and that doesnt include the town itself which we have hardly seen. On Sunday we went to see the Pont de Gard. I was expecting just to rock up and see this bridge over the river but they have done up the whole site. First you pay 15 euro to park the car but this includes access to a few things. You walk down a way to the us
Le grand tour 2011
Day one can39t promise any degree of regularity but if intentions count then start counting. House is locked up all the power switched off no gas to remember to switch off and on the occssion of my friend Nonee39s brthday the journey begins by fleeing Toy Town for points South. Flight about to be called so more from Bleak City and the splendor of the Q lounge with the possibility of some
Mecelebrity at PIZZA HUT
It39s Sunday morning October 9th and it has been such a busy week. All day last Wednesday was our excursion to the Hakka houses and then we were teaching Thursday and Friday. Yesterday Saturday I went to the gym and Joyce and I went and had manipedis at a local salon get this for a little under chaching 16.00 Wow I could get used to that every week. Our internet connection has
Were back
Hello. We are back in Mount Beauty. It is good. We got a bit wet at the Glenelg river so we did not canoe and drove straight home. Thanks for reading my blogs. This is the last one. Bye. Jarrah