So I left flores on the Ferry across to Sumbawa. Got on a bus in Sumbawa and took it across to another Ferry to get to Lombok. Got on yet another bus, got dropped off on the side of the road for the tunr off south to Kuta, Lombok (not kuta, Bali) and grabbed a Read More »
Arrived in Irkutsk after 4 nights on the Trans Siberian Rail from Moscow. The first 3 days of the journey were pretty relaxed with both of us spending most of our time sleeping. By day 4 the scenery had changed with lots of snow and ice – big problem as neither of us were particularly Read More »
So we headed back north on thursday evening, but before I leave Queenstown, I forgot to mention that Amy P., friend from New York city (no, she’s not my girlfriend) and travel partner met the man of her dreams Thursday night. His name is Taylor, and at the moment he was traveling the world for Read More »
Eurostar from London, Waterloo Station We expected the chunnel to be a bit different than it actually was. We kept looking and waiting to see the English Channel and this great tunnel heading down under the earth and water, but in reality it was more like… English country side, cows, graffitti, and then into a Read More »
Ho there blogites! It’s been hard to find time to write as my internet time is scattered and we’ve been working 12 hour days. Well…sometimes those last couple hours are spent at the pub, but the day is stressful sometimes and hey…we deserve those 2 hours of pub work. So last time I wrote I Read More »
Barcelona is such a lovely city, I am just surprised that you don’t hear more about it. It is an architecturally fascinating place greatly influenced by the famous (who knew!!) Antoni Gaudi. His most well known work is the as of yet unfinished church La Sagrada Familia. You literally have to see it to believe Read More »
A sunny morning dawns on the day of Robin’s 29th Birthday! We spent most of the day driving through 6 counties (at least a part of them) – Donegal, Leitrum, Sligo, Mayo, Galway, Clare. It was a long day of driving but we saw lots of countryside and ended up in the delightful town of Read More »
At 8 AM the animal market in Otavalo has been in full swing for almost two hours. As you approach the market, the streets are lined with vendors that sell any kind of household or clothing item imaginable. People holding multiple live chickens by their feet with their heads dangling down or pulling a squealing Read More »
We turn up to airport for check-in only to discover that we were supposed to be there the day before.Fortunately the ground hostess took a liking to us and allowed us to check-in despite being a day late. So we made it to Honululu and spent two very pleasant days hanging out at Waikiki Beach Read More »
As some of you already know, I spent the last 2 weeks on a road trip in the South Island. The whole trip, while exhausting, was a total blast and absolutely chalked full of incredible scenery. Here’s a rundown of the trips events: I flew from Auckland into Christchurch on Feb 7th, met up with Read More »
