Travel Adventures

Rode 600 miles in 12 hours yesterday got in late. Expect to be home today will post missing blogs then

Namche Bazaar to PhakdingSPRING HAS SPRUNGWake up to the rock tappers dawn chorus. We decide to take Dhana and Chitra for a coffee at Everest Bakery as a goodwill gesture before we start todays walk we think they spotted us there yesterday and were a bit put out. Actually I can39t take the credit for the idea it was Mary39s she is much nicer than me. Anyway it ended up being just Dhana

Woolly says I think Im going to have to put my paw down with a firm tusk 6am Why do we have to wake up so early We hadnt meant to be up at this time but as the sun was rising and the warmth was taking over the tent we bundled a grumpy Mammoth into Oliver and headed off. Woolly says I didnt know where we were going to and all Ian and Jo would tell me was that I would enjoy it

Hotel Glymur is one of the best hotels in Iceland it certainly is one of the best we have ever stayed in and we have stayed in innumerable hotels. The service was impeccable.We had villa Nature and we had all the amenities we needed. But for me the highlight was soaking in a hot tub heated naturally from the volcanic lava passing beneath under the moonlit sky. The sensation was weird but exhilar

Gelato flavour of the day Kiwi this one not particularly true to its flavour but the right colourFor some reason we thought we had forgotten we had purchased items for our lunch today and as we needed fresh bread we planned a walk down the easy road to a pekara local lingo for bakery after breakfast.The rangy young cat that has walked by a couple of times and also last night got a co

Well finally i am able to get on the internetWe arrived in Venice on Sat by train and it took no time at all. Found our hotel which is right beside the Danieli hotel which is very elaborate. Deb Paulides had arrived early on Sat and was there waiting for us. After Julie and Julia arrived we went to San Marco sq and treated ourselves to a bubbly music and sunshine at Florian Caffe in the square.

One of the most striking scenes one comes across in the Icelandic countryside apart from the volcanic terrain and beautiful rock formations is the lack of vegetation especially trees. So it is quite difficult for large animals to survive in the windy stormy exposed landscape. And that is why the Iceland horse looks more like a pony. Most of the original population was wiped out by the volcanic er

I finished my paper today Perri Rae Davis052213Business and Culture Along the Silk Roads 2013PrefixI took a journey half way across the world in hopes of building my awareness and to discover all of the possibilities in changing our world. With my classmates teachers and new friends I explored a new culture and gained a different view on the opportunities that are presented in front of me

I set out from Madison around 7 in the morning on Monday to catch the bus to the airport. I had two connecting flights to catch in Chicago and Tokyo for a total of roughly 20 hours in the air with some layover time in between. My flight out of Chicago was delayed by about 2 hours due to a maintenance problem with our original plane that required a change of gates.On the plus side while moving t

Awoke and left for the airport at 700. Flew Scandinavian. Airlines with a connection in Copenhagen. Beautiful opportunity to get some pictures of those vibrant canola fields I39ve been describing. Flights uneventful. Arrive Budapest and first thing that catches my eye are the roofs. They are beautiful covered with decorative tiles which I am sure I will discover more about as I explore this b