So we are two days from our next run in san Francisco and we donrsquot leave LA till 11am in the morning today we set out for Hollywood for a day of sight seeing and then Philip going to take me to the ball game.Hollywood boulevard Hall of fame is a mile and half of showbiz stars names from the last 50 years ranging from Kermit the frog to Michael Jackson whorsquos star seemed to be t
Day 15 London Beijing
Day 1Wednesday morning and we were all ready for our trip...The trip started in a chauffer driven car to Heathrow airport aka dad's Hyundai...After an emotional goodbye with Mum and Dad we arrived at the airport an hour before we could even checkin Slightly nervous we sat on some uncomfortable airport seats munching on our lunch and playing typical geeky Brett games to pass the time. With
Hi had a great week with the Moores.
Hi allWe are now back in Scarborough. We drove Allen and Marijke to the airport today at Brisbane. They have spent the last 8 days with us exploring north as far as Bundaberg. We had 3 nights at Maroochydore then 3 nights at Hervey Bay with their 1st and last nights here at Scarborough. We have done almost 2000 km with them and had a great time although the weather could have been warmer and
Day 38 July 23 2010 Palmer AK
Slept in today until 1030 then rode into Anchorage AK. Took a ride around downtown Anchorage picked up windshield wiper blade for motorhome came back to campground and started a campfire grilled steak for dinner while enjoying the campfire. Had steak salad and baked potato. After supper Aleta and I rode over to Dewayne and Ruby's home to look at square dance clothes. Found a few that A
A jam on Sentosa
Saturday was spent on Sentosa Island just off the southern end of Singapore. We travelled across to the island via the Jewel Cable Car which we jumped on at Faber Hill which takes you into the center of Santosa. Santosa is a entertainment Center with attractions such as Universal Studios Underwater Aquarium Sky tower gGolf course and Hotels.We started our day with a dip in the sea at Silso Bea
Day 39 July 24 2010 Palmer AK Hanging Out
Visited downtown Palmer AK today. A town festival was going on walked the park area where that was going on. Took some pics of the different booths the belly dancers and other downtown buildings. Stopped by a thrift store and picked up a movie and some science fiction books. Went to RW's and had a World Famous hamburger it was very awesome. . . We went for a ride and found the reinde
Day 10 Travel Day Puno to Arequipa
Today we got to sleep in Not that we could sleep past 7am anyway There are several departure timesand bus companies for the bus trip to Arequipa so we decided to sleep as late as we could today. After breakfeast Alberto the owner of Totorani Inn hailed a cab for us and even helped load our bags. It was a short ride to the bus station. When you walk into a bus station in Peru there are many c
Day 19 San Francisco
This morning we got up and made our way down to the harbour by way of Muni with every intention of hiring bikes and riding along the wharf. When we got down there it was overcast and dreary and the wind was howling like anything. We decided to give it a miss as we had plenty of other activities to do with our GO Cards. We walked up to Bay street where we took the historic cable car up the hills
Oh the Jetlag
So we woke up with the best of intentions to get lots of stuff done yesterday. Got ourselves ready and headed to the breakfast we really look forward to. We have often booked hotels that has breakfast included but after the first day we usually end up sleeping in and skipping the meal altogether because itrsquos nothing special. Itrsquos really nice to see Jayesh want to wake up so that we c
Dreamworld
Herersquos one word for youDreamworld....If you were to describe the thrill you experience when going on an exciting ride at a theme park you might use the word ldquoawesomerdquo ldquoscaryrdquo or even ldquolifechangingrdquo. And to my friends at school Irsquom not so much the lsquohumandictionaryrsquo that I seem. So if yoursquod like some groovy words to write a
Laos Mekong River Huay Xia and Pakbeng and Luang Probang
HeyHope you are all well I miss you.We were just crossing the Mekong River in a boat between Thai and Laos immigration in my last update.Saturday 3 July Huay Xia to PakbengAs soon as we got off the boat in Huay Xia the Laos border town we noticed that everything looked a bit different and the Laos people were even more smiley and friendly than the Thai people. Laos immigration took longer
Do You Know Make Love to Woman 7 Days In Indonesia
I collapsed on my backpack dishevelled dirty and exhausted hoping for a few snatched moments of shade before the 8 hour bus ahead. Having just flown from Penang Malaysia to Medan Sumatra Indonesia I decided to head straight to Lake Toba for my first three days in Indonesia in an effort to make the most of my short visit. While waiting for the bus I was surrounded by between ten and fifte
OOooopps..Not updated for a while
Crikey...It has been a long time since I updated this so I am going to scan my little brain in an attempt to fill in the voids...OK HANOIHanoi was great crazy busy and a great place to walk about. Set around a big lake I stayed south of the city in a cool backpackers place called 'The drift'. Was mainly on my own here but met a lovely little American dude Keith 23 outside a restuarant look
cartagena san blas panama
with 20 souls on board we left cartagena at 1030 am with course san blaspanama. peopleare from denmark ireland scottland new zealand colombia austria switzerland andgermany. will be in san blas tomorrow at 12....weather is very calm and sunny
aaaand BACK
Culture shock definitely had me on my ass for a day or 2. Windkickedouttame culture shock. We got out of the slums thankfully as I could not take staying on a street full of piss rats infested halfdead animals sewage children bathing in gutter water full of said creatures people squatting and puking etc. Not that the rest of Mumbai is all that much different save for the few superric
Hoi An
From when I last posted we made our way to the beautiful Hoi An. This was after a 13 hour night train from Nha Trang our last stopping point Luckily Yasmin and I slept most of the way so wasn't too bad. We arrived in Hoi An after a short coach journey from the station at about half one and headed straight into town. This riverside town is beautiful and best known for it's tailors who can whip u
Second Day in China
I'm writing this July 25th Chinese time because I was too tired last night to write it but its from yesterdayWe had an awesome touring day yesterday. I woke up early and couldn't get back to sleep so I went down to find the hotel's gym. No one really spoke English but I could say enough for them to figure out what I wanted. I'm understanding more and more and more Chinese. We eat in the ho
board shorts
25710 was washing windows in a flat on eric street cottesloe. they had racks of clothing and the boy was trying them on. i said what about this new flag design. the mother the son and the manager all like it. seems the lad of eighteen started as a school project at fourteen what now is 'ocean zone' label. they're going to put flag on board shorts and market it. i've been looking for these peop
DRIVING THROUGH WYOMING
July 24 2010Today we drove through the Big Horn National Forest Big Horn Mountains. Stopped at Shell Falls then kept on driving. Stopped in Sturgis SD for the night. Enjoy the Pics. We hop to be home by Tuesday or Wednesday.
Paris Palacio de Versailles
De Versalles a Chateau of Versailles .... medio siglo ...Una jornada larga .. 600 am a 200 am. Por supuesto que estamos super cansados ...Visita al palacio de Versalles .. todo el dia .. historia patria sobre reyes y reinas ... Luis XIV XV XVI Maria Antonieta Don Delfin y Delfina .... Pinturas .. pinturas en los techos de los cuartos reales .... jardines ... Le Grand Canal ... Cminar .. cami