NOTE This was written two days ago but internet was having issues. In Kho Phi Phi nowHey everyone Well I am officially a certified Advanced Open WaterDiver. Last night we went on our night dive and awoke a sleepinggreen sea turtle... the thing was MASSIVE and absolutely beautiful.There were 5 of us plus our instructor forming a semicircle aroundits cave and we literally had to break t
The long and very winding roads
Since my last blog I've done rather a lot so I won't even try to describe all of it. In short I've been to Halong Bay done some trekking in Sapa and come into Laos making my way to the former capital of Luang Prabang. Sapa was very good we were drinking on the last night with some local people who were great fun although one girl who was a bit drunk was playfighting with us which was fine
progress aka life on a building rollercoaster
Well I have changed to holding my breath as progress occurs at a whirlwind pace hoping for rain to germinate the seeds planted outcorn and pumkins.Yureeka we had rain last night not long but heavy and some sun back today so hopefully things will start to move in the veg . department.The other good thing that was a change was that we had no late frost so we have pleanty of plumscherriesand
Istanbul to Bucharest
5 May 2010After a sleepless night on the overnight train from Ankara we arrived in Istanbul on the Asian side early morning and caught a ferry over to Europe. Istanbul from this viewpoint is absolutely gorgeous. We enjoyed the short and cold ferry ride over to the European continent. Nina our tour leader led us to the Constantine Hotel which is the main Intrepid hotel here in Istanbul. We were
When in Doubt Punt
We arrived in the UK on a historic day election day. Gordon Brown's Labor Party was defeated by David Cameron's Conservative Government but Cameron didn't get enough votes to rule. This means a coalition government with the Liberal Democrats. This is high drama. Not only thatthe polling voting was so heavy that people were turned away from the polls at 10 PM to quite the outrage.Meanwhi
Sunburnt and sick…
Weve had an extremely busy last few days and things are starting to get complicated but were still having a great time. So in chronological order...We spend all day May 4 exploring the Plaza de Armas area of Cuzco and had a great day So beautiful Lots of colonial architecture and churches on top of Inca cobble stone streets and Inca stones as the bases. Cuzco is a pretty friendly city. T
Welcome to the Jungle
Welcome to the JungleSo we left Quito at around 6am to begin our journey towards Tena and then on to the Amazon Jungle.We stayed one night with a small indigenous community who prepared us fresh food and we spent the night watching and participating in local dances and rituals. We travelled by small pick up trucks in order to get there along the bumpy roads and me and Jo were more than happy
Buda to the Pest.
We caught an early train here yesterday. We went through Slovakia without even noticing that our rail pass doesn't cover that country so it cost us about 35 Euros...whoops luckily we didn't get fined 100 Euros each.Not as busy as Prague and just as coolWe searched out one of the big attractions here which is the thermal baths When we arrived it was really confusing because we weren't sure was
Eurasia and mine.
After a very annoying breakfast in Budapest trying to fight through a shit ton of obnoxious teenagers that were staying at our hotel for food...we flew to Turkey and to our surprise received a meal on like a 2 hour flight...oh joyWe had trouble finding a hotel at first then we finally found a hostel that Lonely Planet recommended but it ended up being shit hole run shady characters. Getting to
I feel like Turkish delight…like Turkish delight
Yesterday we did most of our sightseeing at the major spots and it was amazing The Aya Sofia Blue Mosque Archaeological museum some park...They make these amazing baked potatoes with a various number of condiments...the potato is mashed up on the inside usually with like cheese or butter. The fresh juice here is amazing ass well and it's everywhereAnywho we found a new hotel which was much
Day 56
Myself Connie her friend J an English couple called Tom and Jess and a few others got into the club around 2am and wandered around. Connie gave me a bit of a pick me up shortly after we arrived and then we walked around trying to find someone at the club who could help us out. Connie could clearly look after herself as at one point she had 15 Argentinian guys stood around her as she asked abo
Why did Constantinople get the works That’s nobody’s business but the Turks
Yesterday we finally got some laundry done...it may have been the first time in a couple weeksWe also took a cruise along the Bosphorus strait...it stopped on the asia side of Turkey. I think just so you can say that you were in Asia We fought through hordes of people to get back and I had an dope ass fish sandwich straight out of the water. The locals were lining up for it so I figured it mu
Day 3
Today consisted of a whole lot of walking In the morning we walked to try and catch the 'changing of the guard' ceremony however we ended up arriving as soon as it was over so hopefully we will be able to catch it tomorrow morning After that we walked to Covent Gardens which is the young and 'hip' part of London with tons of great stores and an outdoor marketplace street performers and cafe
Driving Driving Driving
Now the real road trip begins we decide to just keep driving for as long as possible we start out at around 11am and I make up some sandwiches which we eat literally as we are driving. We stop off at a driver reviver station by the side of the road which we have seen since Brisbane advertising free coffee but we have never stopped yet. They really do give you free tea and coffee Michael no tri
Day 57
I woke up around midday stinking from the previous 48 hours and grabbed a much needed shower. After buying some things from the shop and getting some more more money out of the bank I decided I needed to get out of Buenos Aires and make my way to Salta the next day. After booking my bus through the hostel I chilled for most of the afternoon and chatted to a few people. At one point I saw a girl
Chinese National School of Administration
I wish I had the ability to read to Chinese. That has to be my next goal in life. If I could read Chinese I could tell you a lot more about the Chinese National School of Administration. But now I am going to have to refer to hearsay. Our Prof. says that CNSA is THE school for top government officials in China. This is where Governors of provinces and top federal government guys get their educatio
Horseback Riding on the Beach near Manuel Antonio
My next tour was riding on friendly horses with my friends on the beach near Manuel Antonio. We traveled a bit away from the Mirador del Pacifico the hotel we were staying at that night to a place in Parrita about 30 min. away. I would have never known about this town if it weren't for this tour. We stopped to get a bottle of wine for our inclusive dinner after the tour and then headed to this
Spring
New photos.
How not to Dive
April 9th 12th how not to diveKris wanted Lynn and I to finish our books on our 2nd day on the boat. I had around 200 pages left to finish. Early in the afternoon on dive day 2 and after 4 dives Lynn had apparently whizzed through the book. I didnrsquot understand how she read that much the night before I didnrsquot see her reading at all.I found out that Lynn and Kris were friends from back
Was sind eigentlich "Probleme"
mahlzeitirgendwie erzaehlen uns hier alle leute die wir treffen dass sie irgendwann mal irgendwelche probleme auf ihrer reise hatten. aber was sind diese dinger ueberhauptwir hatten bsher jedenfalss keine. ja BISHER eigentlich war uns klar dass sie ja irgendwann kommen mussten. aber mal ganz auf anfang...bei uns ist es seit wir im schoenen australien sind immer so dass egal wo wir hinkomme