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ARGENTINA | Wed, 19 Dec 2007 | By rayen | Views [12495]
Über Wasserfälle stolpert man ja in den Bergen des öfteren, also habe ich schon einige gesehen und muss nicht an jeden kleinen Bach anhalten. Aber das hier in Iguazu war schon etwas anderes! Über fast 3 Kilometer fällt das Wasser des Iguazu in grösseren ... Read more >
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | Fri, 14 Mar 2014 | By spiceparable | Views [2168]
Perhaps the best cooking lesson during hotel school, Raja Anna the kitchen assistant, his passion for food and cooking techniques re instilled the love of cooking in me. He is a man of few words, his movements during cooking were calculated, ... Read more >
Tags: chettinad, culinary, culture, india, spice, tamil nadu, tradition, travel
ARGENTINA | Wed, 26 Jan 2011 | By sobrea | Views [1999] | Comments [1]
Hello world! Those of you following the last segment know
that we have just finished reading about our amazing 5 day trek through Torres
del Paine…what an amazing experience! Getting from there to our next
destination of Puerto Madryn ... Read more >
Tags: beaches, elefantes marino, gambling, penguins, peninsual valdes, reserva faunistica, sea lions
USA | Thu, 12 Apr 2007 | By nat_and_chris | Views [1979] | Comments [4] | Video
Well after the horrid Greyhound experience we decided to look into other forms of transportation (of which the US struggles with). Flying from San Fran to Portland was just out of the question, Amtrack rates were similar and there was no way we were ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
JORDAN | Fri, 4 Jan 2008 | By annekebroadbent | Views [1976]
We left Dahab by bus for a trip up to the ferry-port. Somehow our driver got lost on the way and we stopped to ask directions from a passing local on a camel (seriously). After untold delays our ship set sail for Jordan. Because its such an @rse ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
JORDAN | Sat, 14 Jan 2017 | By krodin | Views [1883]
Moses, Monuments and Mosaics – A Journey Through Jordan
The Queen Alia International Airport lies about 30km south of Amman. I picked up the rental car, which was conveniently located inside the terminal and headed south to Madaba, ... Read more >
Tags: archeological site, city visit, museums
JAPAN | Mon, 31 May 2010 | By abcarlson | Views [1807] | Comments [2]
So what do you do on a rainy Memorial Day in Okinawa? You start preparing for your July Fuji hike, that's what you do! Brandon brushed and moisturized his boots with the help of Doc Martin. The boot on the left is the finished product (oh so nice-... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Thu, 26 Nov 2009 | By silverlady | Views [1655]
After two days sitting comfortably in Newcastle the weather was looking a lot better. I made a decision to give up rough weather unless i get caught out there unexpectedly. with my new philosophy on cruising being that i dont have plans, i dont ... Read more >
FIJI | Mon, 21 Jan 2008 | By theunit | Views [1633] | Comments [2]
So we arrived in Fiji after a 20 hour day that was actually not as bad as it could have been. Amber and I slept for about 6 of the 10 hours across the pacific. We arrived to a hot and humid Fiji morning and were amped about heading out to the islands ... Read more >
Tags: Misadventures
JAPAN | Wed, 17 Sep 2008 | By bundynbeaches | Views [1350]
I didn't know what to expect here in Japan. But I didn't really think the streets would be so clean, the cars so small and people constantly folding in half. These guys are constantly bowing in greeting, farewell or just for the hell of it. Everyone ... Read more >
Tags: culture, language, people, work
AUSTRIA | Fri, 2 May 2014 | By mattso | Views [1118]
By now, we've fine tuned our train-catching skills like a well-oiled German machine, and boarded the rail jet to Villach without a hitch. We chose this route south because it winds it's way through some beautifully scenic country. Steep precipitous mountains ... Read more >
Tags: sightseeing
INDIA | Mon, 17 Dec 2007 | By markr_mcmahon | Views [1087]
Monday 17th December After spending some time on the beach, I got out of the intense heat of the midday sun and had some lunch in the same place that I had been the night before to watch the football. It had a good, relaxing atmosphere, and I got ... Read more >
Tags: Relaxation
NEW ZEALAND | Wed, 5 Mar 2008 | By bramgies | Views [1068] | Comments [3]
Terwijl wij dit schrijven zijn de eerste 2,5 week van onze reis voorbij en lijkt Kuala Lumpur maanden geleden! Het is onvoorstelbaar hoeveel je in zo’n korte tijd eigenlijk kan doen en meemaken. Inmiddels zijn we wel een beetje steden moe aan het worden ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
BRUNEI DARUSSALAM | Wed, 28 Dec 2011 | By shaz | Views [1051]
Not the type of place I normally visit. It’s a tiny country almost similar to most South East Asian country but with one difference. It’s the richest country in the world with the richest monarch in the world. So I had to go and see for ... Read more >
CAMBODIA | Sat, 28 Nov 2009 | By elusiv | Views [1047] | Comments [2]
Well I (Amy) awoke this morning at 4am saw a massive centipede and couldn't couldn't get back to sleep ( not because of the massive insect!). Got up at 6am( hard to believe huh Mum!)and chilled on the deck till Summer woke at a more reasonable hour ... Read more >
ECUADOR | Tue, 14 May 2013 | By margitpirsch | Views [933] | Comments [1]
The next day started cloudy and rainy and after a hearty breakfast from our smiling hosts we set out without hesitation. To me - after about two hours of riding - it started feeling like I was cycling under water it was hard to breath with all that ... Read more >
THAILAND | Fri, 14 Nov 2014 | By dinagosse | Views [907]
Today after class, our teacher Dot arranged for a group of us to travel outside of the city to the San Kampaeng hot springs. We were told it's a fifty-minute drive from the city, but a thirty-minute return trip due to less traffic later in the day. Aaron ... Read more >
Tags: san kampaeng hot springs
SPAIN | Sun, 10 Oct 2010 | By drmitch | Views [905]
Another big day of walking, starting with a visit to La
Lonja de la Seda, another UNESCO World Heritage Site for being one
of the most stunning, most important and best preserved examples of
Late Gothic architecture in entire Europe. After wandering ... Read more >
Tags: cathedral, holy grail, la lonja, science museum, valencia
SWITZERLAND | Mon, 4 Apr 2011 | By drmitch | Views [873]
Tip of the day: Make sure you have a good gap between your
trains if you have a connection to catch. I booked my trains between Paris
and Bern separately in order to give my self an
hour (otherwise the maximum time was 30 minutes) ... Read more >
Tags: barengraben, bern, interlaken, nicholas cage
UNITED KINGDOM | Thu, 9 Jul 2009 | By anijensen | Views [836] | Comments [2]
Spent night at B&B on scenic Loch Lomond. Day hike along loch, beautiful. Visit to “Wool Center” where all things woolen to be had. Stephen Fail Event: Tried on a kilt and was very pointedly informed by local mother and daughter when ... Read more >
UNITED KINGDOM | Sun, 30 Mar 2014 | By anijensen | Views [634] | Comments [1]
We visited the castle at Harlech in Wales right after having a yummy breakfast and headed down all the tiny, twisty roads. Our destination was the Crown Inn in a tiny town called Newcastle, a pub where we are staying on our Offa's Dyke trek. ... Read more >
USA | Wed, 19 Nov 2008 | By anijensen | Views [606]
We had a wonderful morning out on the Moors. Did a 7 mile trek, lots of signs of past civilization and mud. I had a small slip late in the walk, a bit of mud on my pants but survived. The rest of the day was spent relaxing at the Inn and reading our ... Read more >
HONG KONG | Fri, 3 Jul 2009 | By hopperq | Views [522] | 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 >
NICARAGUA | Sun, 31 Aug 2014 | By kikkijayne | Views [409]
It was pouring down with rain & thundering hard when I woke up at 5.30am to prep for the trek. I was hoping we wouldn't have to hike for 10 hours in that weather and fortunately it cleared up by 7am.
Lindy, a Canadian girl we met called Gabby ... Read more >
USA | Thu, 7 Jun 2012 | By kristagoodfellow | Views [359]
Washington , the home of the Capitol, the Smithsonian, the President, a giant Abraham Lincoln and sun burn. Yes, that's right I have been hit with the sun burn curse. I had avoided it so well and 2 hours in Washington, D.C. and I'm as red as a radish.... Read more >