Wir fruehstuecken wieder in der Markthalle. Dann geben wir uns noch eine der wichtigsten Sehenswuerdigkeiten in Cusco Sacsayhuaman. Waehrend der Zeit der Inka hatte Cusco die Form eines Pumakoerpers. Sacsayhuaman die Festung war der Kopf des Pumas und extrem gut befestigt. Eine aus drei Verteidigungsringen bestehende zickzack verlaufende Mauer mit Steinen von denen einer ca. eine Tonne wiegt
New York City 2010
My 2nd and better visit to NYC using another free ticket from Southwest Airlines. Unlike my last visit in 2007 I actually went beyond Times Square and spent 2 nights. After New York it was a Greyhound bus ride to Philadelphia.Airport used LaGuardia Airport LGADENLGAHotels usedChelsea International Hostel251 W 20th StNew York NY 10011212 6470010Jazz on the Park Hostel36 W 106th StNe
First taste of San Francisco traffic
Well not that much to share with you today. Uneventful drive from Yosemite to SF all fine until a real traffic snarl at the SF end trying to cross the bay. I paid a toll no idea how much that little joy is still in store and still we were stuck in 5 lanes on a Saturday afternoon.Anyway hotel seems ok and well located.Before we left we headed off to the south entrance to Yosemite to check
Philadelphia 2010
Just like New York City this is my 2nd and better visit to Philly. I finally got to do the Rocky thingAirport used Philadelphia International Airport PHLPHLDEN Hotel used Apple Hostels of Philadelphia32 S Bank StPhiladelphia PA 19106215 9220222 Transportation used from airport to hotel NA Description City and regional transit Transportation used from hotel to airport SEPTA7.00 per p
Cesenatico
Wracamy do W322och. Dzi347 krtko o Cesenatico. Miasto to jest 322adne lecz nie zrobi322o na mnie ogromnego wra380enia. Mimo pi281knej pla380y i wieczornych spacerw brzegiem morza to jeden z wielu kurortw turystycznych na terenie W322och. Wszystkiego du380o sklepwturystwimprez dancingw. Je347li kto347 szuka spokoju odpoczynku i wyciszenia zapraszam do Asy
Der Restaurant Zwischenfall F… the police
Pookie und ich verbringen einen gemuetlichen Nachmittag mit einem Handtuch am Strand und als wir zum Hostel zurueckkommen treffen wir Michael Sam Lee und Phillip aus Kanada an der Strandbar. Bereits fleissig am Biertrinken logisch. Wir gesellen uns nach einer Dusche dazu auch Heather eine andere Kanadierin stoesst zu uns. Es wird beschlossen gemeinsam Essen zu gehen. Phillip hat fuer 3
Part Two Munich Germany
Easy Palace Youth Hostel Located directly in Munich on Mozartstr. The Easy Palace Youth Hostel is filled with people of all ages. Here you can walk directly into the city without having to take a bus or train. The hostel is conveniently placed next to a delicious Italian restaurant called Sinans and it is reasonably priced. If you donrsquot feel like going next door for a meal there is a bar wit
One week in….
I can't believe only a week has gone by since I arrived in Brazil. The country and the people are just completely overwhelming as a European and even more so being English I have to take everything I think I know and disregard it. This comes easy to me as I have been doing that already for the past nine months which is why I have quit my job become a Yoga teacher and arrived here. The peopl
Surfer’s Paradise With Jamie
Made it to Australia safe and sound and have already filled my time with new and exciting things The plane ride was a long one 26 hours in total but it actually seemed to go by pretty quickly. I watch 2 full movies and half of two others. It was difficult to read on the plane because they kept it dark and most people tried to sleep. I had about 5 hours of sleep in total which I thought was pret
Part Three Bavarian Day Trip
Neuschwanstein Take a trip to the fairy tale castle known as Neuschwanstein. Neuschwanstein New Swan Rock was opened up to the public 7 weeks after King Ludwig II passed away in 1886. Over 1.3 million people visit the castle every year. Take a bus ride or hike up to see this beautiful castle. I recommend the hike however if you are willing to take a bit of time say 3040 minutes out of your da
Part Four Salzburg Austria
Coming Soon City Tour Hellbrunn palace park and trick fountains Place to stay Youth and Family Guesthouse Salzburg Das Kehlstein Haus The ldquoEaglersquos Nestrdquo Visit Mozartrsquos Geburtshaus The Egg Shop Touring the City.
Part Five Transportation
Transportation There are five major ways of traveling throughout Germany and Austria. You can choose to travel by bike train UBahn SBahn or walking.Bikes This is generally used by teenagers and younger kids trying to get from one place to another. If yoursquore looking to just brows the city then a bike is a great way to travel. You can usually rent these by the hour or day.
Sunday Nov 7
This morning I woke up at 5 and was hungry. I don't think my stomach is fully adjusted to the time zone. So I got up and now I'm eating Special K red berries. yum. It's nice having a mini kitchen in the room so I don't have to eat on base. Base is pretty cool. I've always liked them but living on them is a great experience. The base is split up into two sides the U.S. side and the Japanese side.
Elizabeth City to Camp Lejeune NC
Elizabeth City NC to Camp Lejeune NC Oct 30 Nov 5 2010 We had heard that Elizabeth City NC was very friendly to cruisers and we found that they definitely live up to their reputation. They first start off by providing free dockage to cruiserrsquos for up to 2 nights and longer if the weather keeps you there as they want you to be safe. They also have quite a bit to offer for a smal
The Wacky months of Fall in Whistler
Well Fall has hit and it's dragging us along for the ride of cold mornings and lots of rainy days which equals Snow on the Mountain's yippy. Temperture wise we have been anywhere from 3 14's and the long range forecast is saying lots of cold days coming up with some mixes of Snow and Rain in the Village which is very exciting to. Also with the cold temps means Snow making in the Alpine whi
Neuschwanstein The Disney Castle
Schlo Neuschwanstein is one of the many castles built by King Ludwig II during his reign. King Ludwig II is known also as the ldquofairy tale kingrdquo because of this and the many other castles he built. Neuschwanstein was unfortunately never finished. Before the castle could be finished Ludwig was forced to abdicate by the members of government because he was so deep in debt from build
Getting To Toronto and Old Friends
I have started this trip completely unprepared for what was coming.I knew nothing about Mexico City but did not care.I met up with some old friends and crashed on their couch in the East Queen St. area near Broadview Ave.My first night the 28th was just some relaxing and laughing while we talked about the things that had happened since I we had last hung out. It had been years since we had seen
My Museums
I went and saw the Anthropology Museum which houses most of the stuff I have been looking at in books.It is the middle of Cautehauc or something like that Park.It was really awesome to see. It is one of the best if not the best museum I have ever been in.The Aztec Sun Stone and scale model of old Tenochtitlan blew me away. There were exhibits on Oaxaca and the Maya and Pacific as well as Atl
Lessons Learnt and new found appreciations
After 5 months backpacking around the world I've picked up some rather bad habits the swearing a new found love of extreme sports beer Oreos the list goes on but what have I learnt Irsquom a lot more ballsy and assertive than I used to be. With my slightly addictive personality I throw myself into things fully. I can live without a lot of things I thought were almost essential to
The Floating Tourist Trap
We also got up early to go on to the Floating Market halfday tour which we had booked. Most of the time was spent in the Bangkok traffic. The market itself was also not at all as I remembered it see . Seventeen years ago it was a fruit and vegetable market now it had been totally taken over by the tourists. There was not a banana in sight.When I went to the Floating Market last time all our p