THAILAND | Thursday, 3 Dec 2009 | Views [394]
More Bangkok
We went to the Grand Palace today. Most of the temples are either free to all or at least free to locals - tourists still have to pay - because of - you guessed it - king's birthday. The Grand Palace ... Read more >
THAILAND | Wednesday, 2 Dec 2009 | Views [441]
Bangkok
First of all, we are here, we are fine, and the weather is nice.
Our journey was not without a hitch, however. Irene's backback didn't quite make it. It got left in Vancouver. ... Read more >
EGYPT | Tuesday, 31 Mar 2009 | Views [613] | Comments [1]
I've been back from Egypt for over a week now and am amazed at how I could live without wrist watch, cell phone (any phone), daily access to computer, radio, TV for nearly a month - all the so-called conveniences - and was quite relaxed and happy and ... Read more >
EGYPT | Tuesday, 24 Mar 2009 | Views [536]
From Luxor we flew to Dahab in the south Sinai, just 18 kilometres across the Sea of Arabia (Red Sea). We can see Saudi Arabia. The people here are so laid back. It is a diving community and my dive instructor said 70% of the people are ... Read more >
EGYPT | Friday, 20 Mar 2009 | Views [397]
After a few days in Aswan we took a 3 hour train ride to Luxor to meet up with Len & Michaela. In Luxor we went to the Valley of the Kings, but the best tombs were closed for repairs - they ARE old and with all the tourist traffic ... Read more >
EGYPT | Saturday, 14 Mar 2009 | Views [401]
We started our journey in Aswan, the south of Egypt. We stayed in a nice little hotel (Keylany Hotel) that may have needed some upgrading and repairs, but the room was clean and the staff was absolutely exceptional. We were ... Read more >
CHILE | Monday, 29 Oct 2007 | Views [344]
It was time to head off to Chile for the last few days of our South American trip. Before we could get into the country, we had to go through the insanely thorough, insanely paranoid Chilean border controls. They are ... Read more >
ARGENTINA | Saturday, 27 Oct 2007 | Views [362]
The road to Chile was quite spectacular. It wound between amazingly coloured mountains before arriving in the bustling metropolis of 75 inhabitants, Puente del Inca. What a place. It was seriously desolate. 3 hours from anything, ... Read more >
ARGENTINA | Tuesday, 23 Oct 2007 | Views [409]
While in Mendoza, we had talked to people who recommended that we go northward into La Rioja province and the town of Chilecito. After another 8 hour night bus, we arrived in freaking hot Chilecito. We got ourselves a room in a basic hotel with kitchen ... Read more >
ARGENTINA | Sunday, 21 Oct 2007 | Views [333]
Mendoza is Argentina’s wine province and that’s what we were here to check out. We stayed at the Mendoza Inn, a dorm style hostel with a nice courtyard. We had to share the room with a couple other fellows, one named James ... Read more >
ARGENTINA | Tuesday, 16 Oct 2007 | Views [404]
I arrived in Buenos Aires where Len had arranged for the Sandanzas Hostel to collect me from the airport as their flight from Ushuaia would arrive for a few more hours. This was my first trip outside North America or Europe. It was a little ... Read more >
ITALY | Monday, 12 Sep 2005 | Views [329]
We drove to Cala Gonone, but made a mistake reading the map, so we ended up taking a longer route. No matter, it was beautiful countryside. When we finally got to the little village Cala Gonone (census puts population at 1200) we were not disappointed.... Read more >
ITALY | Sunday, 11 Sep 2005 | Views [306]
We headed north to Stintino. We passed some wind turbines, which I had never seen before. They were much bigger than I had thought. The countryside was rolling and quiet beautiful.
Situated near Stintino at Capo Falcone, La Pelosa is ... Read more >
ITALY | Saturday, 10 Sep 2005 | Views [344]
Michaela and I had secretly planned for me to arrive in London for Len's birthday, Sept. 9. I flew in and made my way to their flat in Leytonstone. Len was very surprised to see me when he arrived home from work. As they had planned to ... Read more >
FRANCE | Friday, 26 Dec 2003 | Views [213]
I arrived in London on Christmas day to find that Len and Michaela had organized a trip to Paris, as my Christmas gift, the next day. We caught the Euro-star through the chunnel. Upon arriving in Paris, we caught a taxi to the Fiat Hotel, which turned ... Read more >
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