Hey folks I know I haven't kept up with my blog as much as I would have liked but it's too late now I'm leaving tomorrow at 5pm out of Fredericton and flying to Toronto on to Amsterdam and then lastly to Accra. I promise to try my hardest to keep you updated as much as possible if not I'll be keeping a journal to fill you in on my return. I love you all you have no idea what your support me
Big Bend Tx. and Carlsbad Caverns N.M
Well here we are making a change in our itinerary. After some discussion we decided to drive south into lower Texas and explore Big Bend National Park. Judy had been there with Outward Bound almost 30 years ago. Wow time flies It was a very long trip as once you are in the park you must travel miles and miles. Itrsquos about 147 mi. just to the park then 47 or so miles to Rio Grande Vi
Garlands and Gardens
So after the cliffhanger last ending I can reveal that my friend's incredibly talented housemate adjusted remade and sewed costumes for the Renaissance Pleasure Faire. Yes Faire. A frills and whistles recreation of Elizabethan England in LA. It was...something. Hillarious but also totally overwhelming. Overwhelming partly because of the huge numbers of people and when you're wearing an
Holloween in Vegas Sun the Coast in LAX
My first bday batch in Vegas and Los Angelesto be continued .........
Day 46 through Day 50 April 29May 3
Well it certainly does not pay to be writing this log at midnight as mistakes are made. It is April and not March.Day 46 April 29thLast night we stayed in Brookings Oregon called the Carmel of Oregon. We left early early for Kirk 930 and drove to Samoa and had breakfast family style at the Samoa Cook House. A memory for Kirk as he had breakfast here 40 years with David and Hazel on a canoe
Beverly Hills Hollywood and Bougainvillea
Well it had to be done at some point. Today was a mamoth day of much driving thanks to my longsuffering friend.First we headed for Sunset Boulevard and from there turned on to Beverly Hills. For a Brit it's easy not to be impressed by Beverly Hills it's essentially a pretty green overgrown spot. Then you remember that the rest of LA is dusty yellowing scrubland and you realise that t
Day 460462 All over the Auckland region New Zealand
Saturday May 1stWe drifted up from a deep and peaceful sleep to Zulu crowing and a sunny morning that quickly turned into a rainy one. An hour later it was sunny again so we dug out the chainsaw gave it a thorough cleaning and started it up. Memories flooded back as we heard that familiar sound and smelled the oil and the chainlube. Good memories mostly. Happy that it still runs beautifully we
EXPO is here
Hello my poor neglected readers. Sorry itrsquos been 7 months since my last blog. Hmm kind of coincides with getting a fulltime job. Anyone heard of the Expo 2010 Maybe news of this multibillion dollar extravaganza hasnrsquot travelled much outside of China but itrsquos all you hear about in Shanghai. Haibao Expo mascot pops up all around the city the ldquoBetter City Better
A moment in time Kusadasi
This was our 4th cruise port stop. We took a 7.5 hour tour for this stop since there was a lot of ground to cover beyond the dock. We put our feet and eyes on some of the oldest and most amazing ancient roman ruins. We had no idea Turkey was so rich with ancient roman history. Our first ancient site was Ephesus. At first glance it looks like a bunch of rubble. Well all the ancient ruins look li
Hampton
Made it back to Salt Ponds on Sat. I left the marina after two nights. the weather was better but as always lots of wind. I dreaded going through the Cape Fear River because I knew I was going to have opposing wind and current which means rough water but I wanted to make it to Wrightsville Beach and get a day up when my brother got on the boat. I see why they call it Cape Fear. Very rough and chop
My home for 10 days Taipei
I didn't know what to expect when I stayed in Taipei for 10 days. Now I 'm happy to say Taipei for me was one of my best night life place as a tourist. The city is always alive and bustling at night with food nightlife and shopping areas. For me getting around famous pub is a plus sign. If you ever go to Salsa bar be prepared to get twisted and turned upside down by the Salsa dancers. It was
Saudi Arabian Nights and Goodbye Parties
Our good friend Jama from England headed home this past week so we had a few different going away parties for him.The first came during hell week for me. I had three assessments due last week and I did nothing but that. So the first going away party at the Hogrsquos Breath Caf was quite noneventful for me.We all headed out Thursday night about 20 of us in the end I believe and ate and dr
Port Douglas
4th May 2010PORT DOUGLAS dictated by Jasper to MumToday I was playing in the park and I went back to the bus because Mum and Dad said that it was time to go. While I was playing they got the tyre off the front of the bus and they put it on the place where the flat tyre was. After the tyre was fixed we went down to the sea.We tried to catch fish off the jetty except all we caught were seaweed fi
Week 28 Bali Kuta Ubud
Greetings Blog ReadersWell we have returned to our beloved Asia this time in Bali Indonesia. We decided to make the most of being close to Bali 3 hour flight and check it out for 3 weeks before our New Zealand adventure begins. So we left the blog last time after selling Harry to the two Israelis and finding a hostel to stay in around Perth. Now after living in Harry and at Janrsquos ho
Doune Scotland
May 2nd 2010 Only one month left Doune ScotlandI am now in Stirling Scotland another very old city with a deep past mainly which is of William Wallace. My hostel is even called the ldquoWilly Wallace Hostelrdquo. Though I am in Stirling I will not have the time to see the William Wallace sight because I decided yesterday was better spent in Edinburgh seeing stuff outside of the town. I do
Edinburgh
May 2nd 2010 Only one month left Doune ScotlandI am now in Stirling Scotland another very old city with a deep past mainly which is of William Wallace. My hostel is even called the ldquoWilly Wallace Hostelrdquo. Though I am in Stirling I will not have the time to see the William Wallace sight because I decided yesterday was better spent in Edinburgh seeing stuff outside of the town. I do
PictonAbel TasmanBarry townFranz Josef
Wow what an amazing few days Since my last update I went to a place called Abel Tasman which is the second largest national park in new zealand we got there pretty late after a few pit stops for shopping and a wine tasting session in Marlborough mmmm. Mum it turns out I dont like chardonnay at all not just that one we had but the other wines were goooood Abel Tasman was fantastic it was rea
Singapore Cleanliness order and super efficiency
We landed late afternoon to Singapore and were instantly dazzled by the airport took one look around and knew our fortunes had changed after India The place was spotless no touts and linked by an underground system MRT to the city. We instantly loved the place. We found the hostel with ease perfectly situated in the Bugis Area the previous red light district until the government buldozed
The Adventure Begins… Again
The Wellington chapter has come to an end. On May 2nd we headed across the Cook Straight by ferry to Picton.The ferry journey was surprisingly calm Laura still managed to get queasy but it really could have been a lot worse. Wellington disappeared out of view very quickly and with that all our connections to the city were cut.The latter half of the ferry journey about an hour and a half was s
Catching Up with Chris
Ribadiso AlbergueThe evening at Ribadiso turned into a bit of a nightmare. The albergue seemed to have settled down around 10.30pm and all was quiet until a few well lubricated individuals returned to the dormitory just before 1.00am. Unlike conventional buildings where it would have been possible to close and lock the door at the designated closing time this albergue is based on a collecti