Chris's SectionOur first impressions of Malaysia are positive ones. You can tell it's much more developed than other parts of SE Asia. We got the boat from Satun Thailand and made our way to the guesthouse we had chosen in Pantai Cenang Langkawi's biggest beach resort. The heavens opened and more biblical rain came down Asia really knows how to do rain We were shocked to discover our guesthou
La Virgen de Urkupia
Over the weekend I was in Coillicollo I small town 12 km from Cochabamba where ages ago a miracle happened in the form of the virgin of urkupia ascended to heaven in front of the whole town. Today Bolivians come from all over the country and even the US to pay hommage to the virgin with 2 full days of dancing and nights full of partying and a final day of walking the 12km from Cochabamba
Day 5 Ouray
Wow We drove 70 miles north today on the windy Highway 550 to Ouray. This road is fondly called the Million Dollar Highway. It's a maze of twists and turns with no guardrails and amazing views of mountains and the Animas River below. When we got to Ouray we decided to take a 4 hour Jeep ride to the top of Imogene Pass. At 13114 feet we could see both the towns of Ouray and Telluride. You c
Heading home Kota Kinabalu Sabah
Heading home via Belfast International airport to Heathrow which we were concerned about as we'd heard about the bombs going off in Belfast while at their airport. There were also concerns with potential strikes at Heathrow.The overnight stop at Heathrow was great and so nice to have a decent room at last with all facilities that we hadn't had in Ireland. We repacked and got organised to go to
Adrenaline Rush
After leaving Gyeongju I stopped in Seoul for one night so that I could figure out how to get to Inje. It turns out there is a free bus for tourist from Gyeongju to Seoul but you had to book in advance so I was left paying and the bus took longer than I wanted to get to Seoul. The following day I left for Inje. When I arrived in Inje I knew there was not going to be a hostel so I preceded to a mo
Alaska Adventure Day Three
Well after a couple of day's rest and relaxation I was ready to shoot anything and the captain didn't dissapoint me . I was a chilly 56deg's outside and the sun was bright and sunny The Images below are from the Tracy Arm Fjord in Alaska Nestled between 3000foot high granite walls the narrow twisting slice of ocean called Tracy Arm Fjord weaves through the Tongass National Forest for roughl
INCA TRAIL DAY 1 OR "CAN YOU DO IT"
Sunday 15 AugustWe had no trouble waking up in time as anxious and nervous as we were but I did sleep fairly well again. After breakfast we delivered our luggage to the front desk for transfer to another hostal of the same group Hosteleria de Anita. By the time we also brought down our backpacks Ursula was there from All Trek Cusco to take us to the bus. At the bus stop Frank our guide
No Concept of Museli
The jetlag from England to HK was the worst ever. Perhaps old age played a part but it was more likely a result of his friends dragging him around HK making him eat and drink outrageous things at unfeasible hours. They have no concept of the need for sleep and muesli. Just as Harry realized that he might never rediscover the meaning of time as measured on a clock they took him to China fed hi
Le principe de l’esthtique Part 2
Warning The following entry contains thinly veiled metaphors for baseball and poorly rendered scenes of sensuous massage. Reader discretion is advised. Mai cast off a little smile into the city from atop the basilica like a coin into a fountain. For such a stoic girl that quantum of emoting read like a green light ormdashput into my usual termsmdashthe knowing nod for the call of a fa
Disneyland day 1
Disneyland yesterday was so much fun It honestly is the happiest place on earth Craig and I had such a ball going on the rides and it was also nice just seeing everyone else especially the kids enjoying themselves.We didnrsquot have to wait long in lines thanks to these things called Fastpasses. On the major rides they have machines that you can scan your ticket on and it prints out a tick
NordEst KANAKY
Long time sans mise jour ici... Je vais prendre le temps de vous rpondre...En attendant bienvenue en Kanaky de Poindimi Poubo via Hienghne et alentours...Comme dire l bas 6 ou 8h de route de Nouma c'est un autre monde un autre pays Kanaky C'est l que j'aime me perdre trainer passer du temps me ressourcer... Entre les forets denses lzardes de cascades qui dvalent la montag
Problematic of Costa Rica as tourist destination
To be sincere Costa Rica is a nice country a paradise for lot of people and overseas visitants. But before to travel or debate to live in a country out of ur homecountry you must to know culture some about its language the nice side and of course the bad site of the country current situation.... i got some examples about the bad site of Costa Rica as natural atractive country 1. ILLEGAL
Jin Is Officially Approved for U.S. Entry
Yesterday we took a bus to the U.S.Consulate here in Guangzhou. There they called us up individually by our child's Chinese name. It was so noisy in the waiting room with 33 families all together that we barely heard it when they called Jin's name. We were the first ones We walked up and signed a form and then they continued calling up the other families. Then the consulate official gave about
Machu Picchu pt. 1 Inca trailer with soldiers and ailers…
jueves 10 de junioThe Inca Trail. First day. Accept no imitators. Actually you can at kast check the Inca Trail has a four month waiting list. Your unborn child has more chance of a season ticket at Anfield. This is largely because of the wet season mudslides and collapse of one of the train lines there's only two. Other jungle treks exist but we had the foresight to book in December and pay
Day 63 August 17 2010 Wells NV to Salt Lake City UT
Beautiful sunny 92 degree day in Wells NV. Decided to have the motorhome washed. Looking for fuel filter for motorhome hope to find in Salt Lake City. We crosssed 6967 elevation in Nevada. Message center displayed message of Reduced Engine Power and motorhome would not exceed 400 rpms. Pulled off after a few minutes message went away and engine seemed to run fine. Continued down the roa
Anniversary Week
This week is my school's anniversary which means that there's a lot of activities happening every day. During every recess the school hosts some kind of competition where grades get points and the winner earns the ultimate prize which I still don't know what it is. So far I've seen sports dance and games competitions among other crazy things. So you can believe me when I say that there is abs
17th to 18th of August 2010
Woke up on Tuesday for a tour of Quebec city. Skipped breakfast as we had too much food the night beforeThe citedal is beautiful and worth a visit. It is a Unesco world heretage site.The local guide was excellent and she had a voice that could possibly shatter glass at 50 paces.After the tour we had time to explore. The department store Simons and the railway hotel and roman catholic church.An e
To go or not to Go
So about a month ago i was sitting at work and thinking man i just came back from Cuba 2 months ago and i have to already get out of here. I asked my boyfriend if we can go on another trip he said it's too soon and too much money. So i started thinking why not go by myself. How did i come to the decision to go to Thailand Well i was looking at tours a group of people like myself to jo
Mongol Vs Conductor
Mongol Vs Conductor We had taken our seats and were waiting for the bus to fill when the old Mongolian got on. Every craggy feature on his wizened old face had a story to tell none more so than the large cleft in his left ear. Aimless incoherent mutterings fell from his toothless mouth. Here was a character who had many a battle behind him. Bent double he slowly lurched down the bus before li
Moving into a flat
Well I've had some ups and downs since i've moved to Australia. Leahanne and her roomie Karen were so awesome for letting me stay with them as long as I did but it was time to move on. I found a backpacker apartment to move into in the same area as Leahanne. It's an agency that has a couple of apartments and rents them out to backpackers and puts small groups and singles together. So I went to c