Hi EveryoneWell here I go. . vroom vroom. . turning on the computer. . stretching out the keyboard. . . and away we go But alas. . I fear that I may have lost my blogging mojo a term coined by my look alike love you hannie.The problem is that I abandoned my selfimposed and family supported Bangkok isolation. I have officially fallen off the enmeshed wagon and I spent this morning and las
Leaving for Uganda
This will be pretty brief as we have to leave soon and the keyboard is a bit shite.We've just finished our 2 week tropical ecology field course which was pretty much a holiday with the exception of 3 days project work and several hours of standing about listening to the lecturers ramble.We first spent over a week in Tsavo staying at three separate campsites. The tents were comfortable enough an
Minnetonka Cave
Minnetonka Cave Cache National Forest Montpellier Ranger District in IdahoA scenic drive is afforded the driver when leaving Bannock County and heading south out of Pocatello Idaho. You travel south on I 15 until you reach the Lava Hot Springs exit. There you turn east and drive through a picturesque canyon of tree covered sloping hills grazing cattle and the meandering Portneuf River. O
Liberation Day
Today was Liberation Day for Rwanda. It marks 16 years since the RPF ended the genocide in 1994. I arrived at the stadium at 830 am to observe the government ceremonies. My father was busy preparing a party for work so he sent me with his friend JeanPaul who works with TIG coordinating community service for genocidaires those guilty of genocide. I was a little uneasy as soon as we got there
Day 24 Crater Lake
As you can imagine after the night I had last night I was a little slow risin' and shinin' this morning. I am seriously getting too old for that mess and eventually I'm gonna realize it Tim was being so sweet to me this morning cause he knew my head was pounding and it was going to be a rough day for me. He made me some breakfast and I slowly began to gather my thoughts and once I had my showe
grisswold mobile home
hello again sorry to take so long to publish but as you can imagine travelling in a campevan is not conducive to writing blogs on computers. however must admit have been very very lazy when we got to fondi and settled down in the house however we have been so busythat time has just got away from us.well lets continue the 'grisswold' travels.after successfully negotiating paul around the cit
View From The Top
Perched on a remote mountain top Sagada has a reputation for being an idyllic back packer haven. From Banaue we took a 2 hour jeepney ride to Bontoc the provicial capital from there it was another hour to Sagada. This jeepney ride will likely be the most memorable of our trip to the Philippines. We decided to do as the locals do and ride on the roof of the vehicle. Sitting on our backpacks and
Khao Sok .. Bangkok
Hey everyone..afrter a 12 hour train journey over night we arrived in bangkok. We are staying in a nice hostel lub d in a dorm sharing with 4 others as well as us four. all seem very nice... so what at week we have had.. after leaving koh tao we had a day of traveling on two boats a bus and two mini busses later we arrived at jungle huts in Khoa sok. It was dark so we could see the place properly
In Bruges Day 54
Bruges is a well preserved town up in Flanders that used to be much more prosperous than it is today and the place gives off that feel quite a good deal. Now it's really just a big tourist destination but as some write put it the city absorbs it quite well which I agreed with. It kind of reminds of me of Amsterdam Lite yeh I am writing this four days late. There are a bunch of small canals
Only 10 days to go
Well they say Time is a thief and i guess they're right. It seems like I have so much to do in only a few daysAt present the bike is being serviced down in Calgary at ANDERWERKS BMW. Dave Anderson is applying his magic to the GS and also putting up with my numerous calls to him........sorry Dave I guess I must be getting nervous ANDERWERKS are also fitting my bridgestone tires so that I have fre
Afrejse og frste dag …
At pakke hos familien Faldborg starter altid godt og ender nsten altid p samme mde vi ender altid med at vre alt for sent oppe for at pakke aftenen fr. Denne gang er vi dog lidt undskyldt da vi var til fdselsdag i Korsr hele dagen forinden. Men pakket blev der. Nste morgen var der afgang til lufthavnen via Solrd. Vi tjekkede ind aftenen fr men websitet krte drligt s vi fik ikke pr
Frste dag i Muskegon
Stik mod al forventning sov vi lnge dvs. indtil kl. 7. Vi var lidt vgne ved 4 tiden men alle faldt i svn igen. Vi hber at den gode start vil fortstte s vi ikke fr problemer med at sove om natten. I dag har vi taget det roligt vi har vret p en legeplads. Det var planen at vi bagefter tog p stranden men det var stadig lidt kligt s vi tog en lille sightseeing tur frst meget har
Dagen hvor brnene lrte at sige NO
Nste morgen kom Dave nsten til den aftalte tid og vi krte alle sammen i Daves lille bil ud til Dave og Pegs hus. Vi mdte Hannah student nr. 21. og vi fik engelig set Dave og Pegs nye hus. Og ikke mindst mdte vi deres to meget livlige hunde. De er ikke alene livlige de fr ogs lov til lige hvad de har lyst til og de lytter slet ikke efter deres rdquomorrdquo og rdquofarrdquo. Ungern
Slappe af dag
Efter den begivenhedsrige dag tog vi det roligt nste dag. Vi tog en enkelt lille smuttur til det lokale indkbscenter hvor vi kiggede lidt rundt. Derefter endnu en tur til Target for at kbe lidt salve til et bid Alexander havde fet under foden af alle steder. Amber lavede middag tacos og hendes forldre og hendes onkel og tante kom forbi til ungernes store fornjelse.
Time to Cross the Planet
Its been nearly a year since returning from the U.K. Time to trek over to New Zealand. That was a goal from last year but I ran out of time and money. Soon I will visit relatives in Vancouver and then board the plane for the 14 hour flight to Auckland New Zealand. I have very little planned. Its a bit scary but hey bring on the adventure. Meanwhile here are some highlights from a year in
Abi Josie’s Entry 3
Day 2 Cooking and Travelling to Dominical.We started out day with an easy wake up at 8 am whether or not that is actually a good time for most teenagers we're not too sure and i'm sure most of the parents are surprised their child knows what 8 am is. We set off at 9 to start out on our cooking lesson. We had some time to spare in the beginning so we wandered around their gardens seeing the but
Strandtur
Ambers fdselsdagsgave til mig var en manicurepedicure som jeg fik denne dag. Skn forklelse uden brn som var hjemme sammen med far. Derefter spiste vi frokost p yndlingsrestauranten The Heartstone der som altid serverede en fantastisk sandwich. Det var en dejlig dag og i stedet for at tilbringe dagen med at shoppe ville vi hellere en tur p stranden. Ungerne ville hellere end gerne i van
Ho Hum Day but Heading for Home
We left Mitchell SD and drove east to I29. Then it was south through Iowa with lots of corn and soybeans. They've had a lot of rain and many of the crops are washed out. What a shame. I did see a deer in a bean field but it looked rather bored too. We're in Missouri at St. Joseph and will pass through Kansas City before turning east toward St. Louis tomorrow. We may stop at the arch
6 July 2010 Onawa IA to East St. Louis Ill
Bob and I are sitting in the lobby of the Casino Queen in East St. Louis. We traveled through lots of farm land today some was under water which will make it very difficult for the farmer to gather it in. It's no wonder it's underwater as it's rained every day since we've been in the area. All we did was drive today. We did get in touch with Dorothea Hebebrand a dear friend of Bob's mother
Craig Mum and Dad in Singapore
Craig Marcia Mum and Ron Dad in SingaporeWednesday July 7 2010Blogged by CraigDear all Hello from hot and sunny Singapore. Mum Dad and I left a cloudy an cold Melbourne last Friday arvo.So I'm very happy to be back in South East Asia albeit Asia Lite for Mum and Dad. But we are having a fantastic time.Singapore is just as clean and organised as I recall. It has made great strides in