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Photos: Mazunte

MEXICO | Thursday, 7 Feb 2013 | Photo Gallery


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Rest and recovery

MEXICO | Wednesday, 6 Feb 2013 | Views [390]

Being friends with the managers of the cabana has its benefits and Bambo helped put on a wonderful spread for dinner.  Beautiful fish, prawns, pizza was all washed down with beautiful Malbec and merlot wines.  On top of the beer and rum I drank ... Read more >


Hola San Agustinillo

MEXICO | Tuesday, 5 Feb 2013 | Views [529] | Comments [1]

It was more than a pleasant surprise to get a message from Bambo saying he'd meet me at the airport. Being a public holiday today, he had the time to go for a drive and pick me up!  The flight down to Puerto Escondido was short and painless, and ... Read more >

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Photos: San Agustinillo

MEXICO | Tuesday, 5 Feb 2013 | Photo Gallery

On the Oaxaca coast
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Mexico City Stop-over

MEXICO | Monday, 4 Feb 2013 | Views [433]

Well, i've woken at 3am  in my hotel room in Mexico City and thought to start this story off with a summary of the journey so far.  The fantasies and dreams of relaxing on a quiet beach lined with palm trees and sleepy bars and restaurants ... Read more >


Egypt Encompassed

EGYPT | Thursday, 16 Jun 2011 | Views [321]

Well I've been and come back already! Yes so sorry.  The idea of updating this journal was made with good intent but when the practicality dawned on me, I just couldn't get it done. Either lack of close internet cafes, being utterly exhausted at the end ... Read more >


On your mark, get set ....

AUSTRALIA | Tuesday, 17 May 2011 | Views [553] | Comments [3]

Well, here I go again. Its only 5 more days before I fly off to the land of the pharaohs!!  As far as possible I'll be sharing this adventure with all of you, depending on how often I get to an internet terminal, and I'm pretty sure that will be regularly ... Read more >


Epilogue

AUSTRALIA | Monday, 3 Mar 2008 | Views [694] | Comments [3]

I had to write a final story to let you know how this journey ended :). It was a very long day, starting with a 3 hour wait at Kona airport before flying to Honolulu. Then there was another 5 hour wait before flying to Auckland. I met a nice German ... Read more >

Tags: On the Road


Hawaii Hi Ho

UNITED STATES OUTLYING ISLANDS | Monday, 25 Feb 2008 | Views [1862] | Comments [6]

Aloha! Yes I made it to Hawaii :) After a fairly long uneventful flight and a bit of time wasting at LAX, I was fortunate to be met by my friend Julie who picked me up and gave me a quick tour of Kona in the dark, for what its worth, hehe. I was also ... Read more >

Tags: Relaxation


Guatemalan Highlights

GUATEMALA | Thursday, 21 Feb 2008 | Views [1224] | Comments [3]

Greetings once again :). I´ve been in Guatemala for the past 4 or 5 days since leaving the lovely coastline of Belize. We crossed the border without incident this time and endured a long bumpy bus ride to Flores, which is small little town on an island ... Read more >

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Mexican Road Trip - Part 3

BELIZE | Friday, 15 Feb 2008 | Views [671] | Comments [4]

Sorry for the delay in getting this post up, but we've been covering some ground and fighting over the internet PC at hotels, so I've been chilling out and enjoying the ride :). I got rid of that bug in my stomache that caused me some grief before, ... Read more >

Tags: On the Road


Mexican Road Trip - Part 2

MEXICO | Friday, 8 Feb 2008 | Views [762] | Comments [5]

Ok so the horse riding adventure into the mountain indian village didn´t turn out as planned. Montezuma´s Curse took hold of me and wouldn't let me leave the toilet for a couple of days! Needless to say, I was a little disapointed but in the end, there ... Read more >

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Gallery: Teotihuacan, Monte Alban, Cholula

MEXICO | Tuesday, 5 Feb 2008 | Photo Gallery


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Mexican Road Trip - Part 1

MEXICO | Monday, 4 Feb 2008 | Views [850] | Comments [4]

Hola!! Its been a while since my last post and thats because the group tour has limited my free time. But its been awesome so far. I haven't got my notes on me so will try and recap the last few days from memory. We left Ciudad de Mexico and had a day ... Read more >

Tags: On the Road


Gallery: Mexico City

MEXICO | Thursday, 31 Jan 2008 | Photo Gallery


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Ciudad de Mexico

MEXICO | Tuesday, 29 Jan 2008 | Views [675] | Comments [7]

WOW wow WOW! Ciudad de Mexico is like nothing I´ve ever seen before. 25 million people spread over the valley, and once again I arrived at night so didn't get to see the extent of what I landed into until the next morning. The hotel is very close to ... Read more >

Tags: Culture


Munich, Germany

GERMANY | Friday, 25 Jan 2008 | Views [1117] | Comments [4]

When I arrived in Munich I found my hotel easily enough and settled in for the afternoon. My legs demanded I do a few miles so I hit the streets and stumbled across some grand old German buildings including the Feldherrnhalle in Odeonsplatz, some in ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing


Gallery: Munich, Germany

GERMANY | Friday, 25 Jan 2008 | Photo Gallery


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Gallery: Malta and Gozo

MALTA | Friday, 25 Jan 2008 | Photo Gallery


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Valleta Vacation

MALTA | Thursday, 24 Jan 2008 | Views [1217] | Comments [7]

Hi again folks :). I had a mishap with my last post from Malta due to the journal session timing out just before I saved it, so I was slightly peeved to say the least ´cos it was a ripping yarn, haha. I´ll try and recap for you now though. I spent a ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing


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