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FRANCE | Sat, 4 Jul 2009 | By jamie_candice | Views [2]
So our time is up in the UK and we are off to travel around Europe
in our little car and a tent for accomadation. So we packed up said our
good~byes to Brighton and off we went. Cindy, Brett and Rick will be
joining us in a week or so, until then ... Read more >
PANAMA | Sat, 4 Jul 2009 | By para | Views [5]
So after delaying my reintroduction to the blog for a month now I finally plucked up the energy and gathered some lingering thoughts in my mind about what to write and came to a nice little internet cafe in a small town in Panama. After writing for about ... Read more >
NEPAL | Sat, 4 Jul 2009 | By buhoo | Views [6]
The Annapurna Base Camp trek or as it’s more commonly knows as, the ABC, proved to be a 9 day trekking adventure for me. As my first ‘real’ trekking experience, I’m extremely glad I decided to contract the services of a guide and porter each. Yes, I ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Fri, 3 Jul 2009 | By jj_devries | Views [4]
Made it to Prague Janet. Altho my photos didn't work today so have to retake some. Shouldn't have changed my card over, oh well! Walked over the Charles Bridge and back. Tomorrow will do the Palace area. Staying out of the centre a bit so catching interesting ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Fri, 3 Jul 2009 | By kiwi_kids | Views [5] | Comments [1]
We left London on Thursday after going to St Paul's Cathedral, what a truly amazing place, if you aren't into religion that much, the artwork alone is worth going for! We said goodbye to Mark and made our way back on the tube to get our packs then caught ... Read more >
THAILAND | Fri, 3 Jul 2009 | By paul_burchard | Views [6]
Me and Noon are getting excited and trying to get everything ready for next week. This will be our last trip for awhile before the baby so we're really looking forward to it! We've got our plane tickets, hotels, and now travel insurance...all that's left ... Read more >
Tags: getting ready
NEW ZEALAND | Fri, 3 Jul 2009 | By manjinder_nagra | Views [9]
New Zealand has some wonderful scenic routes but the road trip into Milford Sound (MS) from Queenstown has to be most breathtaking of all and widely regarded as one of the best drives in the world. A precariously windy road which takes you over snow ... Read more >
NEW ZEALAND | Fri, 3 Jul 2009 | By sam_jackson86 | Views [15]
So here we are again, 24/6 We left the picturesque town of Kaikoura and headed for Hanmer Springs. A twin room worked out cheaper than some dorm we have stayed in so we treated ourselves to a twin room for 2 nights. So nice to have our own room, ... Read more >
HONG KONG | Fri, 3 Jul 2009 | By hopperq | Views [12] | Comments [1]
Where to start? We ate authentic Indian and Middle Eastern food on the same day. There's toilet paper and soap in the public restrooms. The streets glow with neon and skyscrapers dominate the skyline. It's quite a change from mainland China -- you have ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Fri, 3 Jul 2009 | By worldfestivals | Views [192]
Location: Blatherskite Park, Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia Dates: Saturday 11th July, 2009 Level of Participation:: 2 – watch the camels canter Description : Normally a dusty outback outpost with the feel of a pioneer town, ... Read more >
Tags: world festivals, event, australia, desert, outback, tourism, camels, camel cup, alice springs
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | Fri, 3 Jul 2009 | By chloe_in_asia | Views [4]
Hello everyone! I'm having an amazing time with my lovely cousins! Spent yesterday at the club in the pool and sitting in the sunshine drinking shirley temples. Going out on the boat today which will be nice. Very very hot here although I'm still always ... Read more >
BOLIVIA | Fri, 3 Jul 2009 | By thebigtrip | Views [10] | Comments [1]
On Monday we flew to Rurrenabaque (Rurre), a small town at the edge of the Amazon. The flight from La Paz was an experience… The plane was a turbo prop plane and it was tiny. There were only 19 seats in single row on the plane. It was so small ... Read more >
Tags: amazon, pampas, wildlife
SPAIN | Fri, 3 Jul 2009 | By katang | Views [7]
Well here I am, sweltering in a "bochi" Madrid. This time in a week we'll be on the plane (Intsallah). The girls are away at camp getting ready to outstrip us in the fitness stakes when we hit the kayaks and getting browner and hoarser by the ... Read more >
VENEZUELA | Fri, 3 Jul 2009 | By lcmansfield | Views [4]
It has been one crazy week. Three airplanes,a ferry, a bus, and many taxis later...I´ve made it to my first destination in Venezuela after travelling from the airport in Trinidad. I saved a bunch of money by flying to Trinidad, but boy was it complicated.... Read more >
THAILAND | Thu, 2 Jul 2009 | By claroby1 | Views [12] | Comments [1]
After a stressful final day in Dubai, I finally arrived in Bangkok. Driving here is mental, even more so than Dubai if that is possible! 01/07/09 I arived at my accomodation around 1030am. It is small but very nice, tucked away in a wee lane. I ... Read more >
JAPAN | Thu, 2 Jul 2009 | By peter_allen | Views [13]
Got another festival email today, 'Flip' is going to Italy "10th CIRCUITO OFF VENICE INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL, San Servolo Island, Venice, 2nd - 5th, September 2009"
Jetlag is awful. I hoped to avoid the worst of it, but no luck.... Read more >
FRANCE | Thu, 2 Jul 2009 | By true-claims-stories | Views [12]
My partner and I were working as cooks for the outdoor kitchen at the Pari-Dakar bicycle race. I put my laptop (in its bag) inside a tall kitchen locker one evening. Someone opened up the locker and the laptop and bag fell out of the locker and on ... Read more >
Tags: laptops, electronics
ECUADOR | Thu, 2 Jul 2009 | By jorge_tote | Views [21]
Hola, (For English read bellow) Tungurahua es un volcán gigante el cual esta aun activo y tiene pequeñinas erupciones de vez en cuando. En su parte baja esta localizado Baños, el pueblo donde es estado por los últimos 3 días. El ecoturismo ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Thu, 2 Jul 2009 | By worldfestivals | Views [244]
Location : Mindil Beach, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia Dates : 19 July, 2009 Level of Participation: 4 – oil your creative cogs and build a ship Description : Darwin is reputedly the beer-drinking capital of the world, and all that ... Read more >
Tags: beer, regatta, world festival, event, top end, australia, race, competition, family
USA | Thu, 2 Jul 2009 | By muoy | Views [15]
So I mentioned the missing panda in my previous blog...it ended up on a cake...YUMMY! My project manager stole it so the bakery could put an image of it put on my going away cake - how sweet!! (Thanks Faith and Joe!) We had to cut around the pandas ... Read more >
BOLIVIA | Thu, 2 Jul 2009 | By treezy | Views [31] | Comments [1]
Day 3 saw us have a little bit of a sleep in (8am) and then we were back on the road. The highlight for me came when we saw our first glimpse of a salt flat. It looked exactly like snow and the effect was otherworldly. On the third night we stayed ... Read more >
BOLIVIA | Thu, 2 Jul 2009 | By treezy | Views [29]
Day two saw us begrudgingly get out of bed at 4am! Not a particularly nice start to the day. But we were happy we had when we got to our lunch spot. It was a hot spring in the middle of nowhere and it was lovely to sit in for a while. Today we saw the ... Read more >
USA | Thu, 2 Jul 2009 | By missmelissa | Views [7]
I am officially back in the PST Time zone, calling Seattle (or rather
Burien) home again. Although, I can't say I have actually adjusted to
this time. The sun is telling me I should be enjoying breakfast and
morning errands, but my internal clock says ... Read more >
BOLIVIA | Thu, 2 Jul 2009 | By treezy | Views [28] | Comments [1]
So Thursday last week saw me getting in a jeep for a four day trip from Tupiza. Tupiza is a nice wee town, very wild west and is where Butch Cassidy and the Sundance kid came to their demise (or very near). I watched the movie to celebrate being in ... Read more >
CANADA | Thu, 2 Jul 2009 | By dianacchan | Views [20]
so ive just arrived in dresden and i just bought the cheapest groceries (like 39 cents for a packet of spaghetti!) that its almost psychotic how excited i am over it. i am sooooo excited! and ive a kitchen in this hostel so i just cooked myself dinner ... Read more >
