I am becoming much more accustomed to the long trips now. This time a mere seven hours to Jodhpur The Blue City. I arrived in the evening where outside the station were the most homeless people I have ever seen. An impressive yet sad sight. After being dropped to my hotel which I had already booked I was informed that the hotel was full. The manager said I could stay with him for a night or
Hanoi Here I Am
Ooh this entry is not gonna be easy because I am at an internet cafe amongst a bunch of teens playing video games nerd alert and the keyboard keeps wanting to make my letters into Vietnamese. I will do my best I had to leave my hostel to use the internet because I was distracted by all the sociopathic movies that the people were chosing to watch first Natural Borne Killers and right af
Start of Project Work
First Week in NakuruWe got a bus thing from Nairobi in the morning. Waited about an hour for it to arrive with our building manager Ken. Got begged on by about 5 different street men one of them had one eye and wasn't very happy with me. He sort of scratched his arm and then threw it at me then chanted something. Pretty sure it was some sort of curse Matt no longer wanted to travel with me
Switzerland
As you see I'm still in the province of Neuqun but here in San Martn de los Andes it's a totally different world. The first 5h of my bus trip I saw only Patagonia's earthgrassbusheslandscape. However the colours were amazing and instead of sleeping I was taking pictures all the time I travelled during the day. The closer we came to the Andes the greener was the landscape and anybody in
China 2011
Happy Sunday everyone Sunday is winding down in HZ. No pictures with this blog my poor camera said batteries exhausted I am off tomorrow to find some more batteries so stay tuned for pictures. Yesterday after my tour I met up with a co worker we took an exciting cab ride to the night market. After arriving safely I started my family gift shopping. I was able to get some green tea
HOLI
Saturday 18th March was the long awaited festival of Holi a festival of colours which celebrates the triumph of good over evil I spent it in Thamel and it was absolutely crazy but so so so fun The festival is basically an excuse to havd a massive water and powder paint fight so practically the minutewestepped out of the hotel in the morning we were mobbed by hoards of paint and water beari
National World War I Museum
After visiting the National World War I Museum I must say that it is an extraordinary monument to the achievements and hardships faced by the Allied soldiers during The Great War. In addition the museum now shows the Man and Machine The German Soldier in World War I exhibit so we can see the war through the other side. It was truly amazing how the museum was laid out with the central cir
Bangkok Koh Tao and Koh Phangan Sun Sea and Moon
I know it's been a while sice I've updated the blog finding fast internet here is a problem and the price has doubled since leaving Bangkok. The journey back to Bangkok from Chiang Mai was another really long one the train was a lot older and a lot more rickety and seemed to bang into the carriage in front everytime it stops. I've no idea how it stayed on the track with all the swaying. We dec
Arrival in Caribbean
We find the transition from plane to ship painless. The whole process is smooth and well organised such a contrast from skiing holidays and the usual bunfight at Geneva airport with skis luggage coaches and private cars. And yes our luggage which we had parted with at Glasgow airport did turn up outside our cabin door. Going in our airconditioned coach we catch our first glimpse of Jamaica
lots to do
We have had a lovely busy weekend and now I'm beginning to think about getting ready for work. Just time to do a blog though. yesterday we joined in a big litter pick along the canal in Welshpool. The canoe club was there to attack from the water and the canal society to do dry land. We collected lots of bags of rubbish which were collected by a dredging boat so we didn't have to lug them too f
The DetourSarajevo 153163
Sarajevo Bosnia and Belgrade Serbia. Do the two sound the same at all Maybe the beginning of the words have the same letter but thats pushing it a bit. Anyway Ill get to that in a bit. The bus I was to take to Pogoricha only runs every other day and I wanted to go the day it wasnt running. Bummer. I had to get there to catch the 10pm train to Belgrade so I asked the lady what my option
Glenorchy….a tiny village with a MAGNIFICENT view
March 20 2011Hmmmm.an early morning bit of disappointment..yet the day was a relaxing and very pleasant one.I was up at 7am.the morning rituals completed I went upstairs to the kitchensocial room to make my INSTANT coffee.and disappointment began to invade my being. It was quite cloudy.and the very peak that I wanted to be clear as a bell today was socked in with clouds.I
On to Jabalpur
November 22nd we made the first of our road journeys into deepest India in a convoy of three luxurious SUVs arranged courtesy of Ganga. Needless to say the state of the roads make travelling arduous.Our destination was the Osho ashram in Jabalpur city in which Osho lived as a young man lecturing at university and where he became enlightened. We pulled up just as the most vicious mosquitoes w
This Beautiful Country
The Trip begins Destination Armenia.I left Wanganui midmorning and had a relaxed drive north on the way stopping to admire the scenery here and there taking a few photo's still trying to work out how to drive the camera It was an uneventful trip...except for when I pulled out to pass a slow car and my accelerator jammed at full throttle. A few interesting seconds but old Sherlock figured
Trivandrum
Kerala Trivandrum 230211 240211After our original train got cancelled we managed to get on the next scheduled train from Varkala after much deliberation and a remittance stamp from the railway staff. They were actually really helpful which must be a southern Indian railway thingAnyway we were picked up by the owner of our Homestay and as we arrived at night we just settled in at our cot
Incredible India
India is a land of contradictions.On one hand India can be a seriously frustrating place where the simplest task can become immensely stressful and just walking the streets can be exhausting. On the other hand it can be amazing to watch the different classes of people go on with their normal life in such crazy environments where nothing seems to faze them except us of course. I've never seen s
Visit 2 Duke
Chapel Hill NCWe left WinstonSalem under cloudy skies and light sprinkle which soon turned into rain. Driving east on I40 the rain lifted but showers persisted. However in Chapel Hill at the farm of Martha and Carl the showers had stopped and a walk around the 60 acres added a bit of exercise to the bodies of the dynamic duo. Later we visited the Duke Campus and spent a few moments in th
waterfalls and gibbon calls
Oh my God That is a much overused expression among young people today but is perfect to describe our experiences in Khao Sok national park. We are staying in a tree house deep in the jungle. We awake to the sound of mated pairs of gibbons singing duets to one another to mark their territory. Their voices carry a great distance so we havent actually spotted them yet. I am going on a night safar
Outer Banks
Outer Banks NC Day 1The drive was a little of everything and even sunshine as we got closer to the eastern seaboard. Arriving at the US National Seashore was a disappointment as the main road Highway 12 was under construction and the campgrounds were closed until April. We ended up at a KOA in Rodanthe NC. However the site was actually a winner as we were only a minute or 2 walk from the
PostPrayer Protest Rally in Amman Jordan
Admittedly my other entries are not au courant however I simply had to get these photos of the protest rally in Amman Jordan on line and into my blog.I took over 500 pics and I have video on my Canon SD850 if I can upload itI made my way through the throng of people everywhere in order to get what shots I could before realizing that I was going to be able to go about shooting what I wanted t