Trip: Dalama Round the World Journey 2007-2008
There are [381] stories from my trip: Dalama Round the World Journey 2007-2008
SPAIN | Sunday, 19 Aug 2007 | Views [1260]
Dining
in Spain is truly a gastronomic experience, and one of the biggest
reasons we love Spain so much. A trip through the local market reveals
a spread of meat, so varied... Here they relish all bits of the
animal, pictured above here, are ... Read more >
Tags: Food & eating
SPAIN | Saturday, 18 Aug 2007 | Views [2296]
Thousands
of tourists from Euro-land and the UK Pound Sterling-land flood the
shops and restaurants in Barcelona en masse in August. The US dollar
is pitifully weak compared to the very nicely valued Euro and even more
lucrative UK Pound Sterling.... Read more >
Tags: Misadventures
SPAIN | Friday, 17 Aug 2007 | Views [20150]
Barcelona
is the popular holiday destination for European shoppers, diners and
party goers. I think all the Spanish locals must pack up and leave
town, as the thousands of European tourists pack the streets to the
brim. It's difficult even to ... Read more >
Tags: Misadventures
EGYPT | Thursday, 16 Aug 2007 | Views [1044]
We had a very special last night out in Zamalek, Cairo with my friend
Kim, who made the 2.5 hour drive again, from Mansoura just to see us
off. We had the most delicious dinner at a very Egyptian restaurant
called Abu el-Sid. Inside, the arched doorways, ... Read more >
Tags: Friends
EGYPT | Thursday, 16 Aug 2007 | Views [1387]
Experiencing
Egypt is a very intense experience. Everywhere we walk the words
"Welcome to Egypt, can I have just one minute to ask you a question,"
ring out at us. It's not just one or two touts, it's all the time, in
your face, especially ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
EGYPT | Wednesday, 15 Aug 2007 | Views [3673]
We'd
always dreamed of one day traveling to see the Great Pyramids of Giza,
but never thought we'd get the chance. We actually decided to come to
Egypt on an invitation from my friend Kim, when we realized we could
add the flight into our One World ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
EGYPT | Monday, 13 Aug 2007 | Views [1327]
"Are
we at the temple yet?" A common question we seem to ask ourselves
during our daily temple finding missions. In Egypt there doesn't seem
to be great sign-age for major attractions. We leave our hotel at 6:00
a.m. to catch Karnak ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
EGYPT | Sunday, 12 Aug 2007 | Views [1041]
We
arrive at 1:30 a.m., south of Cairo, about half way down Egypt's Nile,
to the famed city of Luxor. Exhausted, we check into our budget hotel
and crash out, awakening to the beeping of Darrin's watch alarm. It's
10:00 a.m., just 30 minutes before ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
EGYPT | Sunday, 12 Aug 2007 | Views [813]
There's
something to be said for feeling safer in countries that have seen
their share of security breaches and terrorist attacks. Looking around
the streets of Egypt, in any city, there are regular police, undercover
police and tourist police all ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
EGYPT | Saturday, 11 Aug 2007 | Views [1215]
We
have been looking forward to diving the Red Sea for years. Years ago
we learned about how amazing it is here from my friend Teresa, who was
on a live-aboard in the Red Sea, and brought back amazing photos of
coral and fish. The water is a gorgeous ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
EGYPT | Friday, 10 Aug 2007 | Views [2741]
We
haven't yet had the experience of being at a beach-resort destination
during high season, that happens to be a hot spot for European summer
vacationers. Summer is the time when it seems the Euro-corporate world
shuts down to join their children ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
EGYPT | Thursday, 9 Aug 2007 | Views [2186]
The
sun cracked open before us, through the early morning haze and clouds,
oozing red-ish orange color across the sky. It's 5:30 a.m. and the
painted sky in front of us through the windshield of the car turned
hues of pinks, purples, and reds as ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
EGYPT | Wednesday, 8 Aug 2007 | Views [4201]
One
of the local experiences that has been such a treat for us during our
travels, is learning to prepare local specialty dishes while visiting
with friends. Today we learned first hand from Raja how to cook Mashi,
a local Egyptian dish, similar ... Read more >
Tags: Food & eating
EGYPT | Wednesday, 8 Aug 2007 | Views [3873]
Exploring
the local back streets of Mansoura, Egypt, is a fascinating experience.
Our friends Kim and Dennis are living in this northern Nile delta town
that is rich with life and culture. This is the first predominately
Muslim country we've ... Read more >
Tags: Markets
EGYPT | Tuesday, 7 Aug 2007 | Views [1148]
After nearly 20 days of stomach illness since eating pork in Hoi An,
Vietnam, I finally have a strong referral for a local Egyptian doctor.
One who is trusted and is frequently used by locals and expatriates
alike, and a huge bonus, he even speaks ... Read more >
Tags: Doctors, hospitals & health
EGYPT | Monday, 6 Aug 2007 | Views [947]
It
took all day to get from Helsinki to Cairo, thanks to the inconvenient
routing of our One World RTW ticket. We were routed through Barcelona
for an 8 hour layover, and the Barcelona airport is not the one I'd
pick for a long layover. We tried ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
FINLAND | Sunday, 5 Aug 2007 | Views [1212]
It's 4:00 a.m. and we're setting out, backpacks in tow, for the bus station to catch our flight from Helsinki to Cairo, Egypt. As we trek across town, it's not a quiet, sleepy Sunday morning in Helsinki. Rather, there are a ton of party goers scurrying ... Read more >
Tags: Food & eating
FINLAND | Saturday, 4 Aug 2007 | Views [1137]
Helsinki
was not always on our list of dream places to travel in the world. We
chose it because it was Darrin's "suicide pick" several years ago, when
I posed the question to him, "Where would you go if you lost your job
and got a ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
THAILAND | Thursday, 2 Aug 2007 | Views [927]
We arrive two hours before our FinnAir flight to check in at the
Bangkok Airport and are asked if we wish to put our names on a list to
give up our seats - the flight to Helsinki is overbooked and they need
volunteers to take the next flight out tomorrow.... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
THAILAND | Wednesday, 1 Aug 2007 | Views [1337]
It's
August 1st and we've just landed in Bangkok from Hanoi, for a one night
transit stop en route to Helsinki, Finland. We had booked ourselves a
low-grade hotel fro the evening, close to the airport. Upon arrival in
Bangkok's new shiny airport, ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
VIETNAM | Monday, 30 Jul 2007 | Views [15999]
One
of the characteristics of America, that we've come to really miss over
the past months in Asia, is having our personal space, and others
respect the concept of personal space. People in general here do not
share the same priority that we place ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
VIETNAM | Monday, 30 Jul 2007 | Views [1627]
With
our time limited to only a week now in Hanoi, we decide to forego the
train and biking adventure up to Sapa, that would literally take us
more time in travel time than actual adventure biking time. Instead,
we spend a couple of days on the ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
VIETNAM | Sunday, 29 Jul 2007 | Views [1233]
Hanoi
is full of sounds, the streets are humming at a very early hour of the
morning. Communist propaganda blares from the megaphones strapped atop
telephone poles. It starts with singing and changing at 6:00 a.m. The
megaphone is prominently ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
VIETNAM | Saturday, 28 Jul 2007 | Views [4942]
Countries
in Asia are known for their cheap mass production of fake goods. We
see it all around us: shops lining the streets and market stalls with
copy CD's, DVD's, and latest software prominently displayed. Western
brand name goods, logos purposefully ... Read more >
Tags: Scams & Robberies
VIETNAM | Friday, 27 Jul 2007 | Views [982]
One
aspect of Vietnam that was a pleasant surprise (especially for Darrin)
is that beer ("bia" in Vietnamese) is plentiful and cheap throughout
the country! The bottled varieties (like Saigon) were a decent deal at
$0.50 to $0.70 cents ... Read more >
Tags: Party time
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