Traveling to Koh Phi Phi we did not really know what to expect. We had heard mixed reviews of the place although the ever reliable Oli had ranted and raved about the place with as much gusto as a young Freddie Mercury in front of a Wembley audience. OK so he wasn't quite so hyped up about the place but he said he really enjoyed it and that we should go. His advice which ranged from obtaining
Phoenicians and Crusaders
Dear AllWow I'm having such an amazing time and I have done so much since I last wrote that I really don't know where to start or whether I'll be able to get it all down in one go without writing reams I'll try.Greetings from Tartus Syria's second port city to the south of Lattakia the latter being a place which is certainly not on my itinerary given the current state of affairs ther
COCOA BEACHCocoa Beach After an uneventful flight to Orlando on the convertible airline I picked up my bags and MaryLu Bill and Ann soon pulled up. Bill MaryLus son has rented a large SUV and my bags filled up the remaining sp
Cocoa BeachAfter an uneventful flight to Orlando on the convertible airline I picked up my bags and MaryLu Bill and Ann soon pulled up. Bill MaryLus son has rented a large SUV and my bags filled up the remaining space. The weather was sunny hovering around 90 and the drive to Cocoa Beach was short and pleasant.Checked into The Doubletree just in time for Happy Hour. Actually Happ
03.18.2011 Kinkakuji Golden Temple Ryoanji Temple Sanjusangendo YasakaJinja Shrine and Hanatoro in Kyoto Japan
I want begin with saying I had the best rain ride so far in Japan. With that being said lets move on to the real events. I had a lot on my plate for today. First was the Kinkakuji Pavilion then Ryoanji Temple followed by Sanjusangendo then finish with Hanatoro festival at YasakaJinja Shrine. The day began at Kyoto train station. This actually led me to the visitor center where I picked up
Za konec Drag Queen Bingo
Danes je bila zgodba povsem drugana e od jutra je sonce nabijalo sto na uro. Jasna stvar sem vreme izkoristila za tekanje tokrat v smer severa proti OZN. Pe kolesarska pot do tja je malce bolj zagamana ker so napoti ceste tako da je treba vijugati zahodno med avenijami in ulicami ampak na sreo le za kratek as pa e to je vse lepo speljano in oznaeno. Tekla sem torej veinoma
Ivy League 4.6 Outeniqua
Well excuse me speaking with my mouth full.Cyclops is a guinea fowl with one leg who lives on the banks of the Touws River in the Ebb and Flow National Park in the shadow of the Outeniqua mountains. His lack of a limb does not worry him too much. He is a seasoned beggar and enormous as guinea fowls go. He also has a very clever lookingaftermyfamily tactic. Three quarters of the way into con
Day 2 in HCMC
Last night the kids were pretty exhausted and they ended up sleeping for about 12 hours last night. Good thing we didn't have anything much planned. This morning we switched hotels to move down the block from the 'An an 2' to the 'Beautiful Saigon'. A the new place we have given up having an elevator 4th floor walkup now but its the same price cleaner quieter no places across the street
Shenyang la vie continue
Shenyang la vie continue...on essaie de tromper le quotidien avec toutes sortes d'activits. Soires costumes bowling karaoke...tout est permis
The wisdom of monkeys
Were sitting in the windowed gallery of the dining room waiting for our cooked breakfast to come. Im fascinated by all the tableware. Each piece of chinaware has on it the hotels emblem a pattern with leaves. The cutlery is silver plated as is the milk jug and every item has the hotel emblem engraved on it including the little butter knives. Its a genteel traditional elegant w
La Plage
BonjourThought Id tell you the shocking news that this weekend not a single drop of alcohol has passed my lips.. and no I will not be making a habit of it Another week of teaching passed only 2 weeks left now. Friday I had to start at 9 but my morning was good I had lunch at the lycee with Paula and then walked home in the lovely sunshine. Friday night was a pretty quiet affair I stayed
Thailand
After leaving Malaysia we headed north up into Thailand at the southernmost point and arrived just in time to catch the train heading north to Hat Yai. 3 hours later the train actually left and we had a hot but enjoyable 6 hour journeyHat Yai is pretty dull but it was nice to get a feel for Thailand in one of the quieter cities. We checked into a guesthouse which unofficially provides the harde
Staring Issues
In all honesty I'm pretty sick of India now. It started a while ago when in Delhi and visiting the tourist attractions and I started to notice that people were really staring at me. I'm not sure why I didn't notice it before. Perhaps it was because people hadn't stared at me so much before or perhaps it was because I hadn't noticed it so much... maybe due to being with other friends and not payin
last update from hue vietnam
Felt bit better last night so we headed for an indian then had early night. Got woken up early for a tour we had not even booked and caused a scene at breakfast as I asked for butter and jam for breakfast with roll apparently not allowed. They really struggle thinking outside the box in vietnam. No real rules but sometimes very strict over silly things. Went on boat trip today along the perfume
I am going to be a Grandma
Yes its true and I am not just putting that as a header of our blog to get you to read our update This past week we became the proud new parents of a 14 year old pregnant girl from Gulu It has been a whirlwind of an adventure with excitement and feelings of overwhelm but God is directing it all.We first found out about Judith in passing when I was chatting with a friend of mine. She
Up the east coast we go
After recovering from all the exciitement of Bondi we spent the next day in the city and went to Darling Harbour. This is where we saw the aborigini guy that walks around there for photos. We then had dinner which was free but gross and then Stacey and I headed to the Opera House and Harbour Bridge for night time pictures We then went to bed ready for our 5am wake up callThe next day 6th Ap
Back in Australia
So here we are three weeks in and I've finally got around to starting my blog. Actually maybe not Ben's just finished dinner so I'll have to come back to start writing Back from dinner so here we go. I left Cowling on the 17th March for the long journey down to Gatwick Airport. Mum and Dad dropped me off at Burnley and I continued on to Gatwick via Manchester and London. I thought it'd be nic
The day before
One dog remains from the dogs cat and chooks that usually frequent the place the others having been distributed temporarily from Koroit to Clifton Hill and he's going tomorrow to stay with Aunty Judy. He seems to have forgotten or is choosing to ignore that Ruby and the cat aren't here. The gate to the verdant bounty of the top paddock has been opened but Mav and Jai haven't realized it yet.
Septime jour 2me jour de visite
Tombeaux des MingAprs un long trajet en car pour sortir de Pkin nous arrivons aux tombeaux des Ming. Les Ming tait une dynastie impriale importante en Chine. On peut voir trois tombeaux ouverts au public mais trs peu d'objets funraires. C'est un lieu sacr o les chinois viennent se recueillir de nombreux dons sont faits des billets sont jets sur les cercueils sur le trne de
A day at Ala Moana Park
Hi there and Good Day to everyone ...we had another greet day spending time swimming and walking about Ala Moana Park at 1585 Kapiolani Blvd here in Honolulu ....We walked in and about the area making our way as far as Fort DeRussy Beach and had a stop along the way for a a great breakfast outdoors at a small sports bar where we met and chatted with some very charming folks from Norway.We later ma
QATAR AIRWAYS "WORLD’S 5STAR AIRLINE"
One of my rules is to be critical in accordance with the claims that someone makes if you are a humble 2Star then I don't think I'm entitled to criticise you on the basis of 5Star standards. But by the same token if you claim as Qatar Airways very stylishly does in its TV adverts to be The World's 5Star Airline then watch out for the 5Star criticism. Only fair.I just made a somewhat ardu