August 08 So this morning we got up and it was quite cloudy still from last night’s rain. We hopped in a cab to take us to the Hertz rental car place. The driver drove extremely fast, and at one point I swear he was gunning for some old lady crossing the street. When we Read More »
We left Mexico City in high spirits at 7am (it was the only time we could extricate the truck from the car park), after 4 great days there, and headed East towards Oaxaca. After a long days drive we were exhausted. At about 8 pm, without any warning, the Motorway we driving along ended. There Read More »
With our scooter loaded up again, we rode into the wide green yonder heading for the crater area of Ganung Batur. We knew it wasn’t going to be a long ride so scheduled in a stop at Tirta Empul (Holy Spring Temple), our second temple. It is one of the six most important temples in Read More »
During one of our tours of the countryside we came across a place known for having a group of monkeys (called a troop) along the side of the road. Not only that, but someone has set up shop for tourists to stop by, buy some bananas and peanuts and feed them to the monkeys. Now, Read More »
We flew from Aswan to Cairo. One of the fascinating sights were the streets of Aswan and Cairo and in Cairo all the activity on the street of a major world city. (See The New York Times, March 1, 2007). The Cairo Museum was incredible, and there are so many things worth seeing it’s not Read More »
In mid-August 1998, the inhabitants of Aitape on the north coast of Papua New Guinea felt a mild tremor underneath their feet. Thinking nothing more of it, they carried on with what they were doing. 20 minutes later, the same people were scrambling for cover as a 10-metre high wall of water headed towards them. Read More »
Finally made it… Now then, if you’re an avid fan of this travel blog, you’ll notice that I seem to have taken a crazy route from Victoria to Seattle. This is not the case. I am not crazy. It is merely a technical hitch in this software, and I am assured that it is under Read More »
Upon reflection, sometimes it seems a miracle that have gotten this far. Normally, I am, well, pretty normal. September, too. But there are a few things that can cause me to become mentally unstable. And September frankly has a genetic deficiency that is manifested at utterly inappropriate times, as illustrated below. After our frigid Yangzi Read More »
Hi Everyone, Hope you are all well at home, well I made it to sunny Oz in one peace thankfully! Landed in Perth, and had 6 nights there. The hostel was really nice, but have to get used to this hostel business, its like being back at uni, everyone writing their name on their food, Read More »
We finally made it home to the ice and snow, and no matter how much we were prepared for it, it was still a shock to our system. Being completely unclimatized, it was only a matter of hours until I caught the flu bug that is currently floating around the city. Makes being home not Read More »
