Today we were catching up with Jake and Jen and the kiddies so we were happy to get organised and get the bags packed and into the car. After a few hours rest we headed over after lunch to Jens' Mum and Dadrsquos house. We pulled up and were greeted with open arms and hugs from Jake and Jen and were happy to see Solomon and Aya smiling away. The girls both started playing with Solomon and it was
Temple of LaDruggo and a bit of Thessaloniki
Its not just pop culture that venerates crazy drugineberiated women. The Greeks did it too here at Delphi. The Oracle as she was known was the source of all knowledge a speaker of riddles the one who held the keys to the future. And all this power was driven by her relentless sniffing of noxious fumes. Delphi for many years drew kings and conquerors the rich and the meek all and sundr
Top End Australia
I Australien finns tv typer av krokodiler. Stvattenskrokodilen r en liten mindre typ som trivs bra i billabonger och vtmarker. Stvattenskrokodilen anses inte heller vara srskilt farlig fr mnniskor. Den mycket strre kusinen saltvattenskrokodilen r vrldens strsta reptil och anses vara mycket farlig fr mnniskor. Skillnaden dessa tv r utver storleken att saltvattenskrokodilen kan
Travelling to Ubud Bali
We spent the day on July 29th travelling out of Lombok to Ubud in the center of Bali. As is usual in Bali and Lombok it was a slow day of travel. At 1030 am a forty minute taxi followed by waiting a ferry ride on the Giligili fast ferry and a long shuttle transfer through Kuta and Bali traffic to our final desination at 5 pm to the Champlung Sari Resort in the center of Ubud. We spent the fi
Understanding the complexity of uses
This man sends a text message from his place of workcertainly someone who is not far from him as often you go to friends family says researcher by showing us the picture a construction worker doing a little break with his mobile as it is done before with a cigarette. This is a very subversive because it calls into question the morals and ethics in the workplace says the researcher. We have
Greetings from Oklahoma
Greetings and Salutations from OklahomaBella Jojo The Dude Mischa and myself traveled another 500 miles todayJoanna decided to give the cats their special medicine prior to leaving this morning and it definitely kept them very calm. Or very scared. I'm really not sure. Joanna was freaking out because their inner eyelids were half closed causing them to look lizard like. And Dude manage
Crossing the street
HelloWe're now in Hanoi capital city of Vietnam and home to the most amazing traffic I have ever seen in my life.Picture a motorbike. Times by 1million. Add some more. Then picture them surging forward en masse with a few taxis interspersed and a bus or two on both sides of the road going in both directions horns blaring...Then picture crossing the street. AaaaaarggghhhhhAside from figh
Day 25 Portland
Today we got up early and the kids were down stairs already having brekkie with Jens mum so we headed down stairs for a cuppa. Jake and Jen wanted to take us out for breakfast so we got ready and went down to a nice little cafe and had a real nice brekkie and food was good. After brekkie we carried on to the tram stop and caught the tram into town. The tram fare was really good 2.00 for a all da
Day 12 El Misti Descent
The sun rises over the mountain peaks around 6am. I set my alarm for 550am and actually got a few hours sleep. They told us they would return return around 730am from the summit. I was feeling a little better after some sleep so I tooled around the camp took some pictures of the sunrise and even ate a little something. My heart reat and blood pressre had finally calmed but I was still a little
37 IowaMn. U.S. Flag Images
Entry Four 12 Hours of Iowa an Minn. Flags The American Flag Is there any greater method to display onersquos patriotism then to display a flag During 12 hours of driving through Iowa and southern Minnesota I snapped as many photographs of the Stars and Stripes as possible even turning around sometimes for the shot. Living in Chicago I rarely see the American Flag displayed
Duluth Up Hwy 61 The "North Shore" Drive
Entry Five Duluth Mn. depart 1 p.m. to Temperance State Park Minnesota arrive 6 p.m. Miles driven 83 Leaving Duluth on a sunny and hot Sunday morning Sophie the dog and I slogged through the Duluth construction finally finding ourselves on the ldquoNorth Shorerdquo a famous 151 mile long stretch of road that extends all the way to Ontario Canada. Itrsquos designation as an
Op zoek naar de duivel
HolaWe hebben stiekem ons bezoek aan La Paz met een dag verlengd dus hier nog een blog vanuit La PazGisteren hebben we nog een dag de stad bekeken. We zijn naar maar liefst 3 musea geweest Van echte Boliviaanse schilderijen beelden foto's van chola's maskers uit elk gebied tot doeken behorend bij bepaalde volken. Heel interessant en bijna dagvullend. We hadden namelijk nog 2 uur over in de
Florencia
Hola a todos ..Ando como perdido .. pero nio he tenido internet .. Esta es un actualizacion ... por ahora ...De Milano viajamos en carooo a Venecia .. alli no quedamos en un apto a un cuadra de la Piazza San Marco ... ... Venecia es espetacular .... estuvimos de playa en la Isla Lido en el mar adriatico .. este fue un bonus .. gracias a que habia leido sobre el tema .... ..El segundo dia en Veneci
Nicole’s Notes Part 2
When we arrived in Oslo Norway we checked into the hotel and then my dad got a phone call from his cousin Jonn. He told us that he was going to met us in a half hour in the lobby of the hotel. When he came went went out for dinner and sat and talked. My dad hasn't seen Jonn except on Skype for over 30 years. The next day we went to Bergen Norway. We took a train to Mrydal then anther trai
George HW Bush Presidential Library
George H. W. BushMy most vivid presidential memory was the first election that I was old enough to vote. George Bush was running against Michael Dukakis in one of the ugliest political campaigns in history. The defeat by the Democrats was astounding and it really did feel like the country had signed up for another four years of Ronald Reagan. I have appreciated immensely the suspension of ju
UK
Just a short note and this might get out of order but we landed safely at Heathrow on July 29th. Lots of security measures to get through this airport if you ever come. British Airways was a great flight and we watched the flight travelling on a GPS map while in the air. Arne just loved that.We bid a sad and happy farewell to the Waaler's and Mero's of Norway on July 28th. We spent 2 fantastic
Adios Sainz de Baranda
Friday July 30 2010Dinner was nice last night. It didn't feel real though. It didn't feel like it would be the last night seeing some of these people. We've really become like a family. Seeing everyone feels so natural. When I go home I'm going to be lost without everyone. We've all been through so much together. I had an empanada for dinner....actually most people did. Great minds thi
Trip of Giants Cable Cars and Bikes
The day started with a major dilemma where to go Some of the things that had sounded like full day excursions from the guide books have ended up being 12 hour long or in some cases not even worth a visit. We haven't really 'done' San Francisco because there's still plenty to do and see. I am still enjoying the changing perspective of looking down each street and seeing a new collection of three
Trouble in Paradise
We arrived in the beautiful Caribbean island of Jamaica on Tuesday evening after a very swift and simple flight from Miami to Montego Bay. After a brief hold up at the understaffed immigration desk we collected our luggage and were soon making our way along the dark coastal roads of northern Jamaica. With the windows down and the cooling sea breeze blowing in our faces we relaxed for the hour and
ready for off
Off to London tomorrow to meet the rest of the team before flying on Sunday morning The past couple of weeks have been so busy getting ready to fly off but God has been AMAZINGHe has totally provided for my every need and the charity auction evening smashed all my expectations in terms of fundraising even though only approx 20 people turned up I managed to raise an astounding 1035 and my