What Day Is It Itrsquos June 5th but I am starting to lose track which day of the week it is. That is a sure sign of a good vacation. I find myself navigating the calendar by how many nights we have left in each BB. The little boy in me has been focused on checking off the childhood wish list of things to see in the UK bull Ancient stone circles check bull Roman ruins check bull K
Sandstone The Golden Outback 20th April 8th June 2010
Well what can i say finally made my way outta perth after 3 long months it was ace for the first month or two but once the money ran out and the job situation was lookin like it was goin nowhere and i wanted to kill myself i finally managed to land the job in sandstone thanks to my good friend will. so jus had a 2weeks befor i left perth so caught up on what would probably be my last cinema
My first weekend in Paris
My first weekend in Paris was amazing. On Saturday morning I took Cate to the area around the Centre Pompidou where I had been shopping the day before after class. We went back in the sex store I found and I bought a funny gift for my brother. We went into an amazing jewelry store and she bought several things for herself and as gifts. It was a very cute little shop. Hardly any stores have air con
I wonder….. you want Thai wife….funny
I was looking at these neat wood boxes and I thought the old Thai lady was yelling at me for picking it up. It was in a place that sold baskets for monks spirit house supplies and that kind of thing. I thought perhaps I did something wrong that I was ignorant of. The lady disappeared for a few minutes. I was actually going to bolt but I stayed to try to apologize. She came back with more of the b
Continental Divide at Panoramic Point
Monday June 7 2010 We slept in this morning which made it feel like vacation had truly begun. It is just SO QUIET on this mountaintop I have to say that I think we're closer to the airplanes than we are to any cars except of course the few belonging to other campers staying in the campground right now. Today we hiked the Raccoon trail located within Golden Gate Canyon State Park. This
Wow that is a LONG trip
Sorry for the delays in posting some details. Like Europe I will betyping all blogs from my BB. However unlike my past trips to firstworld countries South Africa while being quite modern has sparseinternet access and some on and off cell service but more on thatlater. Sorry for the delays... But the first few blogs will be posted atthe once and incremently thereafter. As of today June 7 H
San Francisco
It was good to be back in San Francisco after my last visit 15 years ago. It seems I can't remember much about that time except I had a good feeling about the city and always wanted to return. The Haight and Ashbury district however is not so individual anymore and everywhere seems a bit more corporate. Whilst staying in Monterey I had met Judith from Switzerland who I had recognised from the host
Pretoria… Wait Safari
We woke up and had a great all youcaneat breakfast at the Town Lodge.We slept in a bit which was a godsent because of what happened. We wereat the front desk asking about options to see things in Pretoria. As wewent over the map a call came into the front desk while we werestanding there for us... It was our safari company they were going tobe late picking us up. Since we thought our safa
Less than 30 days
Hello everyoneSo we thought we should revive the ol' blog for our next adventure. Kwesi and I are off to Ecuador on July 5thIt seems a bit surreal still that we are going to get on a plane soon. The bags aren't packed. I don't even have any pants to wear... My plan to wear shorts well not going to happen... Time is going to creep up on us and then 6 weeks of bliss No work. No cell pho
June 7 wacky dates
Sorry foks just noticed that my camera went off the deep end and started using dates in 2008 So I've turned that function off. Didn't want you to think I was in a time machine.
The ball is now rolling….
In the final stages of getting ready for another trip to Herredia. We have the tickets. We have the reservations. Dona Cecilia is waiting. Friday is the day. I need a vacation...badly...very badly.
Last Days in Split and Plitvice Lakes
We arrived in Split and went to our new hostel on the other side of Diocletianrsquos Palace. We had decided to stay in a new hostel to get a change of scenery but decided to meet up with people from the other hostel later. We had a delicious and cheap 3 course fish dinner at a local restaurant and met up with the guys from the other hostel just as they were heading off to a pool hall. Luckil
Outres Beach
The past two days have been quite the adventure We found a beautfiul beachOutres Beach45 minutes from SKV on dirt roadsand worth the drive. Pristine white sand beaches warm water with waves high enough for me to practice my body surfing and pretty deserted. We went to Cantina del Mar because they specialize in fish tacos and I have been craving Mexican food. We had fish tacos then a round o
Thursday June 3
Got to sleep in a little bit this morning. We are still trying to adjust to the two hour time difference and the sunset being so late but felt rested. After breakfast we headed back down to the town of Banff to finish some souvenir shopping. This is a very quaint little town and surrounded by beautiful mountains. Dan bought a down coat for a good price. As he said he will probably only wear
So what have i been up to…….
Well since my soujourn back to the land of Oz to mark my emergence from my twenties into my thirties i have embarked on a series of activites filled of course with endless fun and frivolity So there was a matter of finishing my soccer season here in Charleston which ended in LC Utd savouring the spoils of victory with a scrappy but satisfying 10 victory in the Grand Final. Although some suppor
Friday June 4
We went to visit the famous Banff Springs Hotel. We were greeted at the door with a man dressed in a kilt who promptly informed us that we could only visit the bottom 2 floors since we were not staying there. He was nice but we noticed a ldquorichrdquo atmosphere here. The stores where we were allowed go were all top scale and price. On that note Dan found a zoom lens for my camera that w
Byron Bay Brisbane Noosa
Leaving Byron Bay was quite hard but as I thought I have had much fun since then.I went straight from Byron Bay to Brisbane and after spending a week on the beach I wasn't quite ready for the city I walked down to Southbank which immediately changed my outlook of Brisbane. Its a really nice park area on the side of the river. They have a pretty lagoon there which you can swim in and a beachet
CORAL BAY TO TOM PRICE
CORAL BAY TO TOM PRICEWednesday 26th May Pam and I drove around to the boat launching ramp and pier to the south of Coral Bay and walked around the coast on the rock pools and sand flats where we saw many small clams and sea slugs exposed by the low tide. After a relaxing afternoon we again de camped ready for the trip tomorrow.Thursday 27th May nothing much to see along the way except for
The highs and lows of Cambodia
Daniel and I traveled through Cambodia for three weeks and during this whole time I was continuously being surprised by this country. Coming in I thought it'd be similar to Laos one of the poorer coutnries. But actually Cmabodia is more similar to Thailand than I would have imagined. In the cities there's giant buildings some of wich are quite fancy. It's not unusual to see fancy SUV's cru
Luang Nam Tha
I left LPB on Saturday morning bound for the remotish town of Luang Nam Tha. This is a popular first night stop for those travellers who have crossed the border from China. I found a gorgeous guest house to stay in clean free drinking water and internet all for about 4 per night. Luang Nam Tha is well known for its spectacular natural environment and there are loads of trekking opps. I found a