Breakfast in Cambodia lunch in Malaysia and Dinner with a friend from New York in Bali.So my travels have landed me in paradise in Bali Indonesia. Sad to report that I have had to leave my Bostonian via LA friends Tim and Jaime who are now traveling alone again on their honeymoon in Vietnam what is a honeymoon without a third wheel.Cambodia was a bit of a blur. I know Angkor Wat is a place that
Another heartbreaking story from Lhamo Tso.
Lhamo Tso kindly gave a talk at LIT's weekly Tuesday talks. I really could not hold back the tears for this one. They came flowing uncontrollably I could never claim to have really suffered after hearing her story. My troubles are incomparable to hers insignificant even. If you want to continue to bury your head in the sand stop reading now. If you want to really hear what is going on within t
The land down under.
So we have made it past the equator.. to 9 degrees..... and to the strictest boarder control in an airport ever. However on sky i had watched boarder control in anticipation but it still scares you when a dog is released into the waiting crowd We got a taxi to our friends uni and after 20 minutes of being stuck in a lift and calling up to the help department.. we found him He has an amazing vie
In Xela
OK now that I am settled in to Xela I can make a longer post and post some pictures.Anyway I had to wait around at the Linea Dorada bus station until 3pm from 9am for the bus to leave for Xela. They are quite nice buses better than some US greyhounds. It was 70 Quetzals. The bus went on this highway that wound its way through the mountains...But first some notes about Guatemala City.it's a
Rhodes
After a sad farewell to Fethiye and all the great people I had met there I hopped on a fast ferry a hydrofoil where the boat floats up out of the water on account of a wing in the water below it to the Greek island of Rhodes.As the ferry pulled into the harbour the first thing you see are some very imposing medieval walls guarding an old Greek town. I wandered the city for nearly an hour wit
Santorini
As the ferry pulled into the huge secluded caldera of Santorini I was dumbstruck. The island of Santorini is a huge ancient volcano where the middle has dropped and been exploded out creating a caldera and the sea had rushed in. What this means is that you have a couple mildly active volcanic islands in the middle of a huge bay and this is surrounded by a broken ring of islands with huge cli
From One Lake to Another
It was beautiful this morning with the sun shining on the mountains and on the lake. We watched a float plane taxi out and take off toward Atlin Mountain.We left Gena and Bob in Atlin visiting an old friend of Bobrsquos mother. We dawdled along stopping to take pictures and easing over the bumps in the road. We saw two black bears within a couple of miles of each other but saw them too late
Maysville Week 2
14th June MondayArrived at the new camp. This week I've got first kicks 910am 7 kids and mini soccer 10.1512.15 10 kids. Today it was chucking it down so we had to go inside which made is very difficult and stressful as they kids just ran around chaotically Me and Coach Tom Junior then went round some local shops Walmart Dunhams etc lots of guns everywhere which was very scary eeeek An
HBO and El Mundial
These last few days it has really hit me how much I'm going to miss Chile when I leave. I only have one month left here and though I couldn't be more excited to go home and see everyone and everything that I know it is definitely going to be a crazy experience probably just as crazy as coming here was. So I've been taking complete advantage of every second I have left in Santiago My days have
Week 33 No Beating
Itrsquos been a long time coming but summer has finally arrived in Chinarsquos northeast with a bang. Within the space of four weeks the snow covered streets have been replaced with hot glorious sun temperatures exceeding thirty degrees Celsius and inhabitants hell bent on eating the worldrsquos supply of ice cream. While market sellers and barbecued kebab stalls line the roads lsquot
Neues aus Broome
Letzte Woche Mittwoch waren wir mal wieder im Coles einkaufen. Ihr erinnert euch noch an Coles dort wurde uns der Einkauf mal von einem Wildfremden bezahlthellip Also wir stehen wieder an der Kasse noch in der Arbeitsuniform sind gerade am bezahlen da fngt die Dame hinter uns an uns ber den Cable Beach Club auszufragen und wo wir herkommen und und und. Nach ein paar Minuten Small Talk fr
Day 4 We LOVE us some Toby Keith
Howdy folks............I mean good morning. I guess I've been in Oklahoma too long cause their lingo is wearing off on me We had another good nights sleep and this time there was actually no water involved so that was nice. We were up pretty early and excited to get started on our adventures for the day. I made us some mcmuffins for breakfast paid a few bills online checked emails and then of
Thursday 17 June 2010 AtlinBC to Watson Lake YT
We woke to a mostly clear but chilly morning about 37 degrees. Bob went out to take pictures got a really good one of two Loons paddling by. After breakfast we got ready to leave but had to wait while Bob installed limiting blocks on the supports he had installed on the camper top last night. Norm Vig owner of Norseman RV park came over to supervise. Norm was a friend of Dadrsquos. O
Day 8 Rest Day in Liapades
So I awake and it is a cloudy day not good for my drying clothes. I sit on my balcony and at 9am I see the explore walkers leaving behind the Elly Beach Hotel for their walk to Ag Georgios NW. I go down to breakfast and see the lovely German ladies preparing to leave and wish them happy walking. Usual breakfast there are probably a dozen non walkers staying here also. I chat with the man waiting
Hello from the Philippines
As Tim is studying in a classroom right now diving stuff I thought i'd give a little update as to our whereabouts over the last few weeks...Following on from our little island in south Vietnam we took a bus to Cambodia to Phnom Penh and then headed 6 hours north to Siem Reep to see one of the wonders of the world apparently i'll admit I had never heard of Ankor Wat.....but I have now and it was
On our way to Nundle
We've been enjoying travelling through New England on the New England highway. After Warwick we drove a few miles off the highway on a parallel side road the farmgate trail. Here there were wineries and orchards and in summer strawberry fields. We called into one farm and bought a box of apples. This area is called the Granite Belt the hills are rugged and rocky and the land is undulating
Slut Slut p Kina delen
Ja s slap heldet op. Hidtil har vi efterladt kinesiske provinser i ruiner. I bde Guilin omrdet og sichuan provinsen har der vret kraftige oversvmmelser med dd og delggelse kort efter at vi er kommet videre. I gr morges var vejret i Beijing ret trist med regn og torden s vi var glade for at skulle videre. Men vi gldede os for tidligt. Tordenvejret gjorde at vi mtte sidde i flyveren i B
Manly Sydney
Travel blog part two150610Travelling to Manly SydneyThe flight to Sydney seemed a lot long that the original flight to HK I didnrsquot sleep as well though the eye mask remained. I watched the new Alice in Wonderland story line hello where are you they should have just remade the original.I spoke with a Chinese lady that was sat next to me and an English girl that was sat opposite. S
Colca Canyon
So I went for a bit of a walk3 days up and down 1000m.It certainly wasnt the toughest trek I have ever done but it did offer some interesting things. First it really showed me how intertwined Catholicism has become with Peruvian society. There are all these unique Indian things that always seem to have that Catholic twist.Second is that Lonley Planet people exist in South America. This tr
From the PyeongDong Kids..
Our coteacher helped all the students in our afterschool program make a collection of letters and pictures from them. They are sweet and funny the best gift we could have been given. I've also tacked on some pictures from our last day in the ForestMore news on the next step coming soon xxxxFran Jess