Day 5The fun thing about driving is finding the unexpected a little bit of local tradition the vista and so it was on this day.We'd stopped in Chetwynd for information on the roads and as we were leaving the lady said that we really should stop at the chainsaw sculpture competition. We just been viewing the sculptures around the town so thought that it might be fun to watch. She directed us to
Australia West Coast back to Coral Bay Part 1
HelloThis is a very short one because there wasnrsquot enough room in the previous and next photo albums to include them. And the Karijini update was a long one and the swimming with Whale Sharks one will be a long one so thought Irsquod give you a break Wednesday 2 June continued back to Coral BayAfter a shower I went down for a nice Vege Burger and was so excited to hear the news th
Northbound
Waking up with a mild hangover in near volcanic heat was not the best introduction to the day but there was no time to dwell on this as I had to be on my way. It was first back to Saja's office to get my documents for my trip. As with all Indian establishments I had seen Saja's office seemed to also be a local hangout for a large group of friends and colleagues of sorts. Today was no different a
Kathmandu Pokhara Kathmandu
Gorkha International Travels P. Ltd. Traveling to Tibet Overland by Landcruiser Organised by Gokul AdhikariRound Trip Through Tibet will let you know how we get on. Experiment.
Creatures of Caboolture
Big fat helloRight i am currently sat in McDonalds as they offer free wifi have slugged my cuppacino and am now going to scribble at a rapid rate so i can get the hell out of here Wow SOOOO many creatures not the nice kind Caboolture Morayfield to be precise shouldn't be on your top 10 spots to visit just going to the mall is a frightening experience But i shall try my best not to
Day 6 Day of Views Stavros to Pelekas
Awake and it not a good start leg is worse and it took ages to pull on my sock. Go outside and it very low cloud in fact I couldn't see the top of Agii Deka where I was to walk. Pack waterproofs and bags in case it rains and go for breakfast i tried yoghurt and honey but it was not to my liking. Chris arrives as I'm to have a lift from Benitses up to Trail in Stavros he is concerned about my
June 16th Bagpipes Kilts and Nessie…Oh My
It's about 910am here in Troyes and it is the morning of our departure for SCOTLAND We found out yesterday that we have to skip our second class today in order to comfortably make the train to Paris and then the shuttle to the Paris Beauvais airport so it will be interesting to hear about our teacher's reaction when we miss today and tomorrow. Oh well we're going to be in ScotlandAnyways las
Melbourne
So after my birthday holiday my first long flight was to Melbourne Australia. I was so excited and had a few things planned to do but to my disappointment the next day was lsquon public holiday and so I had to be satisfied with travelling around the city.The next morning I dragged Ekta Indian crew out of bed and off we went to discover that down town is super small and so easy to get around.
more goings on
So it's a National Holiday today and we are closed but I came in to work to do a few bits. These two women came in and I tried to tell them we were closed but they didn't understand. I gave them a flyer and indicated that there was noone else in the building you'd think the fact all the lights are off might have siggested we're not open but they just came in and sat down. I couldn't get hold of
London First Visit
London first VisitDay1We decided to try a homestay for the first days in London. After the Mega Run from Bath to Oxford then London we thought it would be sa good time to have as lazy day. After a bit of a sleep in Kath remembered a tourist attraction that she had read about that was near Christinarsquos house our homestay host. The attraction was a series of caves that have been around sin
Los Angeles
Marika was sad to say good bye to Vegas and all the shopping opportunities but onwards we go to Los Angeles and Santa Monica. We arrived at LAX and got a taxi to Santa Monica which took about 30 minutes. We checked in got settled and hit the shops and searched for coffee as usual. 3rd Street Promenade was one street behind out hotel and was about 4 blocks that was closed to traffic. Lots of sho
Kluane National Park
Well we're now in the Kluane National Park it's pronounced Clue Arnie in case you were wondering. And blooming marvelous it is too. But before we get to that...Since I last published a blog we spent a couple of days in the capital of the Yukon Whitehorse. A surprisingly nice little town given that it's in the middle of nowhere. The town is sort of on two levels. The downtown area is
Australia West Coast Monkey Mia to Coral Bay
THE WEST COAST continuedSaturday 29 May Denham to Monkey Mia and Coral BayWe were up at 6.30 after 2 hours sleep it's safe to saw I wasn't really feeling 100 and left at 7 for a quick drive to Monkey Mia we should have just stayed there last night. There were Kangaroos all over the place and one Emu crossing the road who was so slow he was asking to be run over of course we didn't. We
Safely Home
Well everybody Barry and I made it home safely from Australia this afternoon. After more than 24 hours traveling on a total of four planes it was really good to be home in Fanny Bay. We had a fun lunch with Cam and his fiance Jen in the Vancouver Airport and they told us news of the wedding they're planning in September. Our friends Lance and Ali were waiting for us in the Comox Airport. The
The Happy Wander Chapter 8
April 19After leaving the Grand Canyon I took the highway toward Hoover Dam. As many of you may know they are building a new bridge over the river and it is supposed to be finished later on this year. It looked to me like they may be on schedule. It is an engineering wonder just like the dam itself I drove across the dam and am glad I had the chance. I don't know if once the new bridge i
London UK day 13
Hey folksI have only 8 minutes to write this so I will highlight what we did in the first 3 days of our journey around Europe and North Africa.Day 12 Arrived at the airport in Montreal way too early. We walk around for 30 minutes and went to an expensive table to watch the first half of the Germany WC game.At the half we went in line for check in and some lady told us that we were upgrade to A
SouthWestern Adventure
Matt Scottrsquos SouthWestern AdventureThis is the story of Scott and his son Matt who headed off to the wild southwest in search of Cowboys and Indians.It was to be an adventure like no other guns ammo and cowboy hats galore. Through the searing heat of the Nevada desert to the Ok coral Little Big Horn and the bright lights of Los Vegas. Nothing could stop them not even a 13 hour flig
24 years ago 4000 miles away I was born…
Today is my 24th birthday. Itrsquos awesome to get to celebrate it in Europe. Irsquove had a few odd birthdays including a birthday celebration at the Taos Indian Reservation in New Mexico but never in Europe. Itrsquos a nice treat.Despite the fact that I had an exam this morning international development law today was a fantastic day. The exam was in a different city Meersen so we ha
One Less Lifetime Pity
Day 3 Tuesday I was in 7th grade Spanish class as my teacher Ms. Flynn went through her slides of her trip to Machu Picchu. She spoke of itrsquos magic and wonder all while teaching us about the Inkas. I remember right then I said to myself ldquoI am going to go there someday.rdquo Well the dreams of Erin at age 13 came true todayhellipI got to see Machu PicchuWe took a late mor
Australia Karijini National Park
THE WEST COASTMonday 31 May Coral Bay to Karijini We left at 8am for the long drive to the Karijini National Park. It was a bit of a mission to leave as I lost my room key and the battery on the bus went flat. Luckily I found my room key John reminded me I'd taken it with me to the shower the day before and as for some reason our dorm room had been unlocked the whole night I'd not needed it a