Thursday 17th August As mentioned already, everything in our time capsule called the Trans Siberian train, operates in MT. At 02h00am [7am actually], we were all woken up to the loud strains of Russian pop songs! In 1hr we arrive in Severobaikalsk at the far northern end of Lake Baikal. The scenery has changed dramatically Read More »
After an uneventful boarder crossing, I took a bus for about 3 hours to a town called Otavalo, famous for it Saturday market. One big shock now being in Ecuador is that you have to pay for everything in dollars. I need to get used to haggling over 50 cents. 1000 Colombian pesos is much Read More »
Wow a lot to say as a lot has been done. Firstly, let me mention that photos will be coming as soon as we find a place that actually has DSL or Cable, as it´s basically impossible to upload our (fantastic) photos on a 56K modem, which is all that is available where we are. 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 »
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 »
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 »
It has been a fantastic four days in Sydney, thanks in large part to Brad and Lisa’s hospitality. It is a real pity that more of their friends have not taken advantage of their offer to come visit (hint hint). It has been wonderful being taken care of with dinners and tourism hints and tips. Read More »
We checked out of our hotel in Paris earlyish and made our way to the airport. As we were checking in we ran into a Canadian couple from Invermere who were traveling around Europe on their honeymoon. We started chatting with them and managed to keep talking to them until we arrived in central London. Of Read More »
As you all know, thanksgiving was a little over a week ago and since I could not spend it with my biological family in Texas, Gen and I decided to cross the English Channel and spend Thanksgiving with our southwestern family in London. We have quite a few friends in London this semester because our Read More »
Finally got some sleep last night. Even though it was only about 5 hours I felt so much better! Kong and I started off our day by heading off to the south part of Hong Kong Island. It was a lovely drive with winding roads and ocean views. First stop was the Stanley Market area. Read More »
