PANAMA | Tuesday, 9 Mar 2010 | Views [577]
Bocas del Toro (Mouths of the Bull) boasts some nice Caribbean beaches on nice Caribbean islands. The ocean is a beautiful shade of blue and coconut trees cling to every inch of soil or rock. I stayed near red frog beach, named after the tiny red frogs ... Read more >
PANAMA | Sunday, 21 Feb 2010 | Views [591]
Boquete is a sleepy town in the mountains of western Panama, full of coffee farms, stray dogs and the occasional gringo, come for a cheap place to retire in an idyllic climate. It also has a great Spanish school where I have studied for the last couple ... Read more >
PANAMA | Wednesday, 17 Feb 2010 | Views [1740] | Comments [1]
At its best, carnival is thousands of people moving to Hispanic music, water spraying from above, cheap drinks, friendly and beautiful people - for 16 hours a day for 4 days. Panama city is said to host the second biggest carnival in the world but Panamanians ... Read more >
PANAMA | Sunday, 10 Jan 2010 | Views [664] | Comments [1]
So I quit my job and came to Panama... why not?! It was a strange feeling checking into the airport to start this trip. I had been feeling scared about coming here - partly because I read all about the bad things that can happen to you here, partly ... Read more >
PERU | Monday, 24 Nov 2008 | Views [878] | Comments [2]
From New York I came straight to Cuzco, Peru where I am staying for 6 weeks. It's a change to have a daily routine, a different way of travelling and I am loving it. Every morning I teach English for a couple of hours at a boys orphanage. It's a much ... Read more >
TURKEY | Monday, 10 Nov 2008 | Views [768] | Comments [2]
My first impression of Istanbul wasn´t great, with several people trying to tell me the buses were not running or did not run to my hotel; trying to trick people into taking their friends taxi. It´s okay, I found the bus. The next morning I headed out ... Read more >
GREECE | Wednesday, 22 Oct 2008 | Views [732]
From Zagreb (which I know is not in Greece) I caught a train to Vienna for a 3 day stay with Lisa - who used to live in Australia. Her parents live to the North of Vienna in a traditional wine region where they bought a wine cellar for the reason of ... Read more >
CROATIA | Saturday, 4 Oct 2008 | Views [578]
Croatia was proper backpacking. I booked the flight a few days ahead when snow was forecast for Austria where I had planned to go hiking. I didn´t get the chance to buy a guide book for Croatia so I arrived knowing only what I had been told at the pub ... Read more >
SLOVAKIA | Friday, 3 Oct 2008 | Views [751]
But first, I went to Scotland... leaving London in the same way I left Brisbane, running late. I didn't miss my flight to Inverness, only because they reopened check in for a child travelling without parents. Driving North from Inverness I found plenty ... Read more >
SWEDEN | Sunday, 24 Aug 2008 | Views [739]
I took a week off and went to Sweden. Some photos here: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=50517&id=720958974&ref=share That's why you live in London, so you can do things like that. I spent 2 days in Stockholm. The highlight was the Vasa, ... Read more >
FRANCE | Thursday, 17 Jul 2008 | Views [691]
Four day weekends are the best invention ever, I've decided, much better than sliced cheese. I went to see the Tour and poke around in the Pyrenees with Brendan (a family friend). You may recall that Brendan and I have had mix-ups/disasters with our ... Read more >
AUSTRIA | Monday, 23 Jun 2008 | Views [499]
Hi there, It isn't long since my last update but last week was action-packed. Travelling by myself meant I could do a lot, mainly because I'm used to an intense London-paced life. To squeeze as much in as possible I was narrowly catching (or missing) ... Read more >
UNITED KINGDOM | Saturday, 7 Jun 2008 | Views [393]
Can you believe I have been over here for 6 months!?
It's going great. A few weeks ago I moved house. My old house continues to be a source of excitement; I go back there to hear the news:
Someone had a falling out with the landlord, moved out ... Read more >
UNITED KINGDOM | Sunday, 23 Mar 2008 | Views [313]
Hiya,
I never know how to start these emails. I feel I need 2 or 3 sentences to let you prepare for a monologue which is all about me. Ready?
As you know I am living in London. My plans for travel in Europe have been pushed back, possibly ... Read more >
UNITED KINGDOM | Thursday, 24 Jan 2008 | Views [398]
Christmas
For Christmas I went to Scotland where I was totally spoilt by relatives, most of whom I had never met. I didn't count but I think I got a dozen presents including a football jersey and a year's supply of toiletries. Between this, ... Read more >
ITALY | Sunday, 30 Dec 2007 | Views [441]
There are a few things that I need to clear up...
Firstly I may have mentioned eating a whole quail... this came about when ordering from foreign menus of the basis of being "the most mysterious" meal - not the first but it was the last time I used ... Read more >
SPAIN | Tuesday, 4 Dec 2007 | Views [337]
Hello again.
Since my last email I have...
1) got in trouble with Elissa for sending the last email instead of booking accommodation.
2) added some people to my email list, so if you didn´t get the last one - hi!
3) changed ... Read more >
SPAIN | Monday, 26 Nov 2007 | Views [351]
Hola! Just a quick email to say hello and that I am still alive. So far everything has gone great. Great Ocean Road was a nice start; now I can tick it off my list but I wouldn´t mind going back. China was great even though it was only a few days.... Read more >
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