And so our state hopping continues Heading further inland from South Carolina we soon found ourselves in North Carolina. The visitor centre gave us some useful information about where to go on our way to Asheville and like fools we listened to every word they saidOur destination was Asheville because we had arranged to Couch Surf there for a couple of nights. We had plenty of time to spare so
Who says you can’t go home again
Tuesday June 15 2010 Nsona MpanguAs the station where I spent my first four years in the Congo and where my parents worked for seven years Nsona Mpangu was probably for me the most anticipated stop on our trip. Of course for my sister Patricia it was seeing where she was born in Sona Bata. We were welcomed by former students warmly. As background Nsona Mpangu has become an isolated outpost
Kansas to "Sweet Home Chicago"
Well we made it safely to Kansas City Missouri. I am ashamed to admit I thought we were going to Kansas City Kansas If you look at a map of the area you can drive around the Missouri river and be in Kansas one minute and Missouri the next. Kansas City Kansas is actually a smaller city than Kansas City Missouri and it is actually a suburb of Kansas City in Missouri or Missoura if you were b
EBELTOFT
What a lovely spot to pitch our motorhome right on the front of the campsite almost in the sea. Gorgeous sheltered bay with a few small boats and a view across to the frigate. Shame about the rain.Drove here back onto the mainland of Denmark from Fyn Island. Avoided motorways and got to the campsite in about 3 hours. We drove through Denmarkrsquos 2nd largest city but didnrsquot stop as loo
US Game at the Fan Zone and England vs. Algeria
Today had to be the best day so far at the World Cup. I have to admit after a couple days in the house here in Camps Bay I was worried that we wouldnrsquot be doing as much sightseeing and exciting stuff but rather just chilling in the house watching the games and going to the games that we had tickets for. But after today I am definitely super excited and canrsquot believe that I get to
Die Strandloper
Finally all caught up to the date of the blog posting...I think my clock may be finally getting back to normal. Today as I normally would after a nightday of ldquopartyingrdquo I woke up at 830 am. I quickly got ready and jumped in the first car that would head out to our adventure for today. Today we decided to go to a ldquorestaurantrdquo located on the beach called Die Strandloper. T
Partying Hard in Panama
So my dad is always telling me that I must never write about partying on my travel blog because I know that my family reads it. Well here we go I'm going to write most of an entry about how hard I partied on my very first day in Panama Allie and I flew out Friday night. Our first flight out of SF was delayed but it didn't put us behind for the other flights so the trip was fairly uneventful
Still smiling after 8 weeks of training
We in our 8th week of training and are all physically emotionally and mentally exhausted and we are coming close to the end of our training. What a week this has been especially it being the week after our Field Based Training. Monday we had the amazing opportunity to visit a Mayan Museum and coffee tour. It was absolutely beautiful we saw each step of how the coffee is grown cultivated prepa
Pre trip planning
So the plan for 2010 is as follows for those following our progressFerry 256 Hull to Rotterdam26Jun 286 Cologne29Jun 17 Tergensee02Jul 47 Brienz05Jul117 Locarno12Jul 157 Alsace
Today was much needed
Today was simply put a much needed blissful day..I cant describe the serinity that I felt today wandering by myself. Before I get into that thoughts have been running through and through. Ive found some of the views that I have long lost. I remember who I was and what drove me aside from my chaotic ways and FTW mentality. I want to come back to this country again. But the next time I come back I
Quanzhou giving up numbering days
Hello everybody. Sorry it's been a few days. We had to move hotels and the Internet jack in my room doesn't work so I'm piggybacking off Girouard at this point. For the field trip this week we went to Quanzhou the city once called Zaytun where the word satin comes from and a major stop on the silk road. We took a bus built for much shorter Chinese people again so all the staff's knees wer
On Top of the World
We were on top of the world today. Or to be more accurate we drove along the Top of the World Highway.We've just spent a couple of days in Alaska due to a last minute change of plan. Originally we had planned to journey in a giant U shape through the Yukon from Whitehorse up the left arm of the U via the Alaska Highway to Beaver Creek then back to Whitehorse to do the right arm of the
Amarillo
We've made it to Amarillo. Having some computer problems... but other than that we're almost out of Texas. We're getting ready to eat. I'll post more soon
Monument Valley
The tour of Monument Valley a seventeen mile loop over ungraded gravel roads took about 2 hours. The monuments are great too look at and if you have ever watched a western The Eiger Sanction Back to the Future 3 or even Forrest Gump you have seen a part of Monument Valley. We did take a short round trip back to Four Corners 200 miles as we were told that it was open Friday through Sunday.
Que tal Nicaragua
photo upload
Day 27 Mong Kok Kowloon and Hong Kong Island
This morning is a bit of an orientation day as we get ourselves a bit organised. The first plan is to go for a walk and get an Octopus card each for our travels around Hong Kong.We went for a walk down to the Star Ferry terminal and along the waterfront of Victoria Harbour where we found a Starbucks and had a cup of coffee. I thought we may be able to get the card at the ferry but couldnrsquot f
Crater Lake and Beyond
Itrsquos supposed to be summer and yet our temps here are between 37 and 50's depending on the elevation. Crater Lake is a deep blue in color and is the deepest lake in the nation at 1943rsquo. That makes it the 7th deepest in the world according to my information. The lake was not seen by white men till 1853 when gold prospectors stumbled upon it. It was dubbed ldquoDeep Blue Lakerdquo
Day 59
A Funny and random thing happened while walking back from the shops as the sunset a local stopped us worried that Philip was cold in just a shirt and to ask if he seen anything as remarkable or beautiful as the white cockatoos sat in arow on the telegraph line chirping away as the sun set behind them. A random yet engrossing imagine. The man thanks us gave us an orange as he could tell we had a b
Late start lots of traffic in Raleigh finally
It was a good plan leave the house at noon make the 5 12 hour drive to Raleigh check in to the hotel find someplace nice for dinner ...Well we left home at 230pm we got carried away doing 'last minute' yard chores we should have done a few days ago. Immediately the GPS warned us of a 2hour delay on I95 south of DC. So we took the nonhighway route for the first 2 hours of the trip. O
Birds and Canopy
HiIt is Omer and today I am going to tell you about a village called Mindo. Mindo is a cloud forest surrounded by many activities. It is two hours away from Quito the Capital of Ecuador. Our hostel was called Cabanas Armonia or in English ldquoHarmony Cabinsrdquo and it had also an orchid garden. There were 2 dogs one called Balu and the other Osito. When we got to Mindo it was already af