So Ian LOVED his caving in Waitomo and arrived back safe and sound After his adventure we went straight to Auckland. We had a very boring few days in Auckland going to car markets to sell the car but luckily by the end of Sunday it was gone. This meant that we could come up to the Bay of Islands to do an overnight cruise. The Bay of Islands is amazing and we really enjoyed our cruise although d
A Weekend in Tuscany Siena Cortona Pisa
225227 A Weekend in Tuscany Siena Cortona PisaWellhellip here it is the recollection of the first weekend off we as a group have. And I will preface this long entry with the statement that it did not dissapoint. I had heard stories and had been told by many that Tuscany is beautiful and a must do must see experience and I am going to have to go ahead and agree with those claims. Absolute
my dad’s WW2 India trip
My dad spent time in India as an Army dentist during World War II. The following is a link to a 10 minute YouTube video clip. This is just the first part of an hour and a half interview that was recorded several years ago for a Vets Remember public television interview show. lt httpwww.youtube.comwatchvJDGsiQDHyIo gt My dad's Parkinson's disease has progressed since this
Day 13 A day to relax
After the heavy rain and lightening of the day before Sunday dawned as hot as ever. After a quick breakfast we set off at 08h00 towards the Manuel Antonio National Park for a day by the sea. Bathing costumes and towels were the order of the day but not being interested in swimming I opted for the walking.Apparently one of the four beaches in the park is rated as one of the ten most beautiful
Rving in Central America San Jose to San Jose y Beyond
Friday the 26th. John was exhausted after the NicaraguaCosta Rica border crossing so we stopped early just outside of Liberia. The road side police which we had been told we would need to bribe could not have been friendlier. One cop was cuter than any Chippendale Irsquove ever seen. Now Irsquom and old lady but this guy was breath taking Costa Rica is famous for its bad roads. The
Chit Chat Sip Swirl Fundraiser
Greetings everyone Can it be March already I say yes because I'm getting ready for my annual DrakeSmart trip to Europe and I'm ready for the big countdown to Copenhagen Hamburg Heidelberg Stuttgart Rothenburg Geneva Paris Normandy Dublin and London. We do all this in 19 days.I'll preface this trip blog by saying this is no vacation in the sense that it's not a leisure trip rather an
Sweet as bro…
Hello all. Thought it best we update you all on what we've been up to recently We're now in LA after spending 4 weeks having an amazing time in New Zealand. I'm not going to bore you by writing about everything we did but let the pictures do most of the talking this time. We started off in Christchurch and booked ourselves onto the Kiwi Experience bus much like the one we did in Aus. This time th
March 1st the big day Graham turns 70
The big day arrived and Graham was not a happy chappy. The number 70 just was tooo much for him. He was told that it is only a number and to forget about it and to enjoy every minute of the rest of his life.Our friends Les and Lynley Jones joined us for the day and we caught the Fullers Ferry to Downtown Auckland to spend the day.We went to the Maritime Museum and I have to say it was fantastic.
Campus Leben
Hier ein Allerlei was sich am Campus so tat im Februar...
Hong Kong Part 2
After an early night and a great sleep we awoke to find that Hannarsquos foot was surprisingly ok. With this positive step we set out in search of a filling breakfast. Luckily opposite the hotel was a lovely fruit stall and they had an amazing selection of fresh fruit opposed to the tescorsquos selection back home we stocked up and headed for the neck cracking tram. We were able to get on t
Graham’s Party continues
We had another celebration for Graham at Beachlands with Chelle Joel Paul and Tayla and Jamie.Tayla had asked Graham not to be sick this time when he had his lunchWe had a lovely afternoon and the girls ended up coming back to Vivian Wilson Drive for a swim. The weather is sooo hot.Chelle brought the Green Terror over and we had to stop at Whitford so that the girls could each have a turn dri
Off Campus ist aber auch jede Menge los
Valentines Day mit meinen Maedels Zuerst ging's ins Kino Valetines Day was fuer ein SpassSalsa tanzenFrank Turner und Flogging Molly Konzert life in AtlantaDinner mit den anderen AustauschstudentInnen wir sind eine echt nette Gruppe bunt gemischt Frankreich Spanien China Burma und natuerlich Oesterreich bin echt froh dass ich die einzige deutschsprachige Studentin am ganzen Campus
Energy Blow and Magic Claw in MapleStory
Here we will talke about the difference between Energy Blow and Magic Claw in MapleStory and this message I got it from other site hope it is informative for you here we go 1. Energy Blow vs. Magic ClawIn MapleStory maybe most players agree that Magic claw is noticably better but that does not mean taking energy bolt instead will ruin your game it's still good it takes less mp per use do
Greetings Friends from Gili T Lombok Islands
Good Day All Well to start things off we have found the perfect little island 2 hours from Bali and 15 minutes from Lombok. These are a set of three islands Gili T which is the largest is where we hang our hat for a few days. We have been here one night and wish we could stay for months. At a whopping rate of .04 cents a minute a have some time to write about our travels without breaking
Harrison Hot Springs
The Village of Harrison Hot Springs is a small community at the southern end of Harrison Lake in the Fraser Valley of British Columbia. The Village of Harrison Hot Springs has been a small resort community since 1886 when the opening of the Canadian Pacific Railway brought the lakeside springs within a short carriage ride of the transcontinental mainline. There are two hot springs the Potash
Week 10 11 The Supplanter
Itrsquos hard to believe itrsquos been a full decade since I saw in the new millennium dancing to cheesy songs and eating overpriced inedible fastfood. So what better way to see in the new decade than to do exactly the same in China. Anyway I will save New Year alongside Christmas shenanigans for my next email.With daylight temperatures rarely warmer than minus fifteen degrees Celsius ex
Living in Paradise
I have finally settled into my new home on the beach. I love it here and wish the rain would stop so i can explore the area more. I start school tomorrow which is a change of pace since i haven't had school since the first part of December.
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