1st big trip

There are [27] stories about 1st big trip

Perth

AUSTRALIA | Friday, 10 Aug 2007 | Views [157] | Comments [3]

Hi all, thought I would update you on my travels etc. I travelled to Perth to see the sights but most importantly to visit some very dear friends. First stop was Laura and Tigger, who very kindly not only picked me up from the airport also poured wine ... Read more >

Tags: friends

Here at last!

AUSTRALIA | Thursday, 2 Aug 2007 | Views [166] | Comments [5]

Dear all, well here I am in Sydeny Australia. 14 hours by plane from LA. Got sat in the middle of two guys who didn't say a word to me all the flight...the guy on the right having taken a large amount of pills just before takeoff went straight to sleep ... Read more >

Tags: adventures

Panama city

PANAMA | Sunday, 22 Jul 2007 | Views [229]

Panama city is a very odd place! Three main areas, the banking district, the posh marina area and the very very dodgy area. Our taxi driver last night locked all the doors all of a sudden and told us it was dangerous with gangsters! Our hotel is just ... Read more >

Tags: people

80 Days

PANAMA | Thursday, 19 Jul 2007 | Views [256] | Comments [3]

Hi all, thought I would write about today as its my 80th day in the Americas! Phileas Fogg would probably turn in his grave about the length of time its taken me to get this far! And who would be my Passepartout? I would nominate Sandra as she is the ... Read more >

Tags: Philosophy of travel

Panama

PANAMA | Saturday, 14 Jul 2007 | Views [339]

Hi all, arrived eventually into Panama. The only crossing so far that looks as if you have actually changed country.We crossed the border over what once was a railway bridge where the rails are still in place with planks (that have not been nailed ... Read more >

Tags: On the Road

Costa Rica

COSTA RICA | Saturday, 7 Jul 2007 | Views [223] | Comments [2]

Hi all, now in Costa Rica. We crossed the border from Nicaragua through a small door where we had to pay a dollar, this was the local tax to get to the immigration office! We then had to line up and wait for hours at both the Nicaraguan exit and the ... Read more >

Tags: Party time

clicker

WORLDWIDE | Thursday, 5 Jul 2007 | Views [164] | Comments [4]

This little story is about the clicker. A small device I bought from Boots the chemist, which nobody else on the trip has ever seen before. Those of you that know why I am called Moley will remember that I took one to the Dominican Republic. I no longer ... Read more >

Tags: Packing & gadgets

Nicaragua

NICARAGUA | Sunday, 1 Jul 2007 | Views [176]

The Sandinista National Liberation Front ( Spanish : Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional ) is a Nicaraguan political party founded on the broad leftist principles of the popular front . It led a revolution that in 1979 overthrew ... Read more >

Tags: People

Bay Islands Honduras

HONDURAS | Thursday, 28 Jun 2007 | Views [251] | Comments [2]

Here I am on the Island of Utila which is part of the Bay Islands which  are just of Honduras. It took, 6 hours in a van from Copan. Then we got on a boat for over an hour to take part in the most horrific sea crossing you can imagine, Sandra you would ... Read more >

Tags: Beaches & sunshine

Volcano

GUATEMALA | Sunday, 24 Jun 2007 | Views [156]

Hi Guys forgot to tell you about the volcano I climbed on Sunday! We got on the bus in Antigua and spent 2 hours going uphill in an old american school bus they can only use 1st or 2nd gear going up hill. Our bus driver as usual on this type of trip was ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures