Another early wake up call in Zirovnica, except this time it wasn’t Papa Damien…it was Rachel Verbeek, my travelling partner from Denver who I met in Bulgaria the previous year and travelled to South America with last December. She had quite the long flight / train from Denver to this small town in northwestern Slovenia, Read More »
So we’re in Kathmandu now. The flght from Delhi was only about an hour long which was good – especially since they fed us and there was free beer. We got chatting to an Australian guy on the plane who was also on his travels so we’ve got a list of stuff to do when Read More »
Hi everyone. Peter and I have been hanging out here in the mountains for 8 days now, a cool relaxing departure from our mad week in Delhi (no offence to our lovely hosts in Delhi, but it is a demanding city to be in). It took a bone shaking 12-plus hours bus ride to get Read More »
Today was our first and only full day on the Isle of Skye. The Isle of Skye is part of the Inner Hebrides Islands in western Scotland. We started out on the A855 north out of Portree towards Old Man of Storr. Unfortunately, we couldn’t see this see this famous rock formation because it was Read More »
We spent day before out trek packing our bags and as we were taking our day packs this was quite an operation(look at photo’s to see most of stuff was hanging off back our bag)! On the morning of the trek we took our car for its MoT (which we needed to sell it) – Read More »
Have I attained enlightenment? No. But I did spend the past week walking around barefoot and open minded at a meditation retreat at the International Dharma Hermitage near Suan Makkh wat in the South of Thailand. I didn’t realize until I showed up, but this is a SILENT retreat, so no talking at all – Read More »
Friday night Matt and I went to the movies and like always in the States we spent $20. Of course here that means we bought tickets and bought two of the most delicious Jamon Serrano sandwiches with huge drinks. We went to see 10,000 Years B.C. (or here 10000 Anos A.C.). As the narrator began Read More »
Note: oops! some of the Flam photos ended up in the main travel journal (Magical Mystery Tour of 2006) so you can see them there. I need to move those photos, add more photos from Flam and Bergen, and add subtitles. Soon hopefully! As soon as I get some decent internet access. So check back Read More »
Dharamsala-I’m writing this at Kovalam beach in Kerala, so excuse me if it seems a bit off. I remember having to read the “Brothers Karamozov” over spring break one year; the book seemed awkward in such a setting. Dharamsala and Kerala are at such opposite ends of the Indian experience, I don’t quite feel right Read More »
Dhow Sundowner Cruise offers an outstanding view of the old port from the water. After docking, a Jahazi Marine guide (on booking with Jahazi Marine for this particular tour) will lead you on a walk through the historic old town to the 400 years old fortress of Fort Jesus. Fort Jesus is a Portuguese fort Read More »
