In the last few days before leaving Cinque Terra I contacted a few schools in Genoa Genova and was just about to commit to one of them when I decided to do some more reading and got the sense to look around some more first. And up popped Reggio Emilia. So I contacted the only school that I could find there and was so impressed by how patient and helpful the contact Daniela was that I knew t
Beach Blog
When we began our trip I made a distinct effort to see as many museums as possible. I wanted to learn everything about everything that I wouldn't have been able to learn about at home. Truthfully anybody could probably learn much about anything from the comfort of their PC but one might not come into contact with certain information if not given direction by an external source. I feel the same w
Day 10 Plettenberg Bay
We had breakfast at the hotel on the shores of the beach. After breakfast I went straight to lie out at the pool and Ben went for a run on the beach. He was gone for a couple of hours and reported that there were lots of jellyfish all over the beaches. We had lunch and just relaxed on the grass above the beach at the hotel. It was one of the most relaxing and enjoyable days thus far. I finally
In betweens
This post is for April 20th24th.The 20th was my last day in San Diego before I would head to the first farm. JK and I went to a session of yoga my first class session it was pretty intense even though it was a level 1 class plenty of sweating yoga isn't to be underestimated. Afterwards we went to a nice inexpensive and satisfying Indian type restaurant then bought some work boots and other
1 Month Growing fast
Hello EveryoneNot a lot to report for this first month we are slowly getting into the swing of being a family of 4. Noah has adjusted pretty well he even wanted Kayla to go to Kindy with him We are still working on the finer details of being gentle and not squashing her when he kisses Kayla Kayla is also doing very well. She has been a very good sleeper at night touch wood only waking somet
"Grand" day out
We managed to get in a whole 10 hours sleep last night Must have needed it We grabbed a quick coffee loaded up the car and made the one hour journey to the Grand Canyon we entered via the south which is a first for us as we normally come in the other end. We took in the sights from the various view points along the 30 mile stretch. Liz Andy both thought it was totally breathtaking. All 3 of
My Road Trip Day 7
Still in Angel Fire New Mexico. Got up this morning and rode to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial State Park in Angel Fire. The Memorial was constructed from 1968 1971 and ws the first major Vietnam memorial in the Wnited States. The site received wide attention in th 70's and helped inspire the establishment on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington D.C. in 1982. In 1987 Congress also recogn
Didn’t we have a lovely time the day we went to Blackall
Didnrsquot we have a lovely time the day we went to Blackall the home town of Debbyrsquos relatives who emigrated years ago. Debby had met one of them when she was 17 but had no contact since didnrsquot even know where they lived or if they were still there or even alive. So we went to see the town which had been Debbyrsquos ambition since she was 17. After some sightseeing we stick
Day Ten
Firstly can I wish my Aunty Claire a Happy Birthday back home have a good day. Philip got up early to go swimming and have a sauna at arena he now tells me he has lost 5 stone since January He then got very excited by going to the library with Jason...Gimp.Highlight of the day was we got a train into the city with Louis Aunty Jane and Jason and went to the pub at 10 a pint7.50 we will not
The Wandering Housewife New York City "Forgive me Father for I have have sinned…"
I looked up gluttony at Wikipedia...herersquos what I foundGluttony derived from the Latin 'gluttire' meaning to gulp down or swallow means overindulgence and overconsumption of food drink or intoxicants to the point of waste. In some Christian denominations it is considered one of the seven deadly sinsmdasha misplaced desire of food or its withholding from the needy. Gluttony is no
Yunnan Spectacular
For the Spring Festival Maple Leaf shuts its doors for a week and lets both teachers and students free on the world. Some of my coworkers headed to the Philippines and Thailand while others chose to lay low in DaLian and just recover from what felt like a long stretch in term 3. I went to Yunnan Province and got as close to Tibet as I probably ever will unless time and money suddenly afford th
Say hello to the Van
Well I picked up the camper van this morning and drove all the way to Burnaby it must be all of 10 miles from downtown Vancouver. Staying at a relatively plush RV site it's got a pool AND a gym so it must be posh. Feels like a tank to drive. Not quite got used to just how wide it is 8.5ft but the cab itself is probably only just over 7ft wide which makes it quite tricky. Backing int
spiders and toucans and monkeys oh my….
We finished off our time in the jungle. We saw lots of monkeys sloths and many colorful birds. We took a night hike to see the many insects that are out at night. Our guide took us to his home which was a fascinating visit. He and his wife and six kids live in a house made up of two buildings up on stilts connected by a sixfootlong board bridge. Each building was about 12 foot square
Feeling nonBlue in The Blue Mounatins
The time was right to get out of rural North QLD for another planned weekend this time to coincide with my birthday a few days earlier and just because. I have heard so many things about this region and it lived up to be expectations in fact a slice of NZ climate and in some ways scenically the flora especially ponga ferns tussock grasses and climatically cool clear mornings. The Friday ni
Fun in the Snow at Crater Lake National Park
From Bend we headed for South Oregon and Crater Lake National Park. We decided to buy some snow chains for our rental cars tyres not that we knew how to use them. As we did not know what the road conditions would be like around the National Park and we had seen signs along the way saying that snow chains were required. It was about a 2 hour drive from Bend and we could already see snowcapped m
Phew I made it
It has been an excellent fatiguing exciting and exhausting few days. I'm not sorry they're over. Yet I am.Today I skipped the 8am class and instead went to the Family History Library to get some research done before the 930 class.The 930 class was fascinatinga brief overview of religions in the US in the 19th century 1800s. The speaker knew his stuff and did he ever have a lot to tell u
Mai 2010
Es herbstelt meint nicht es ist zu kalt zum baden draussen. Sonne scheint Himmel blau und umsonst ins Bad klar sind wir dabei Unter dem Thema probier mal was neues gibt's Kajak fahren im Pool schwimmen lernen Wasserball Volleyball Zumba und und und...
Motoring West
Hello from the Mother Road.Wow what a fun day. Talk about sensory overload imagine hundreds of classic cars and thousands of car enthusiasts at a 75 mile long car show Lots of local people lined the roads in each of the small communities we passed through just to watch the cars pass by.Corvettes are far and away the number one vehicle in the Fun Run. Hard to tell what might be 2nd probably
Three week catchup
Hello all I'm sorry about the 3 week hiatus such an American and apparently Ghanaian term since my last blog I'm not really sure where to begin with the update but as most of you know Becka is now safely back in England and so she will no doubt fill you in on anything I miss.Becka and I arrive in the King's Village about 3 weeks ago. For those of you that don't already know the King's Vil
Nairobi and a looong busride to Mombasa
April 27thI woke up in the early morning about 6am and looked outside to attempt to comprehend that I was in Africa. We had to get up early to beat the traffic and we had planned to get on the bus by about 8am. Well plans changed and Victor and I didnrsquot end up getting out of the house until about 930am. Since the traffic would be in full flow by then we decided to take the next rational s