Travel Adventures

Gokyo to Gokyo Ri to Gokyo up 570m down 570mWe won.The plan... get up at 0600 for a 0630 departure we won39t get to do sunrise but we might get to have the view to ourselves. I would estimate that there are maybe a maximum of 20 trekkers in the village so this plan has merit. Based on our time on Kala Patthar and then EBC the whole solitude thing continues to appeal.At 0710 staffing probl

Today decided to visit the Ballarine Peninsula as I had one day left of the car hire before I left for Adelaide. The drive took about an hour and twenty minutes. Visited both Queenscliff and Portarlington both very nice little sleepy seaside towns. I had thought about going on the ferry to Mornington Peninsula but by the time I got there it didn39t leave enough time as the ferry only goes once

Thore 4290m to Gokyo LakeWarm in my sleeping bag with lots of intense dreams I think of them as my altitude dreams. Have to make 1 toilet run in the night cold but so worth it the night sky is so clear and starry. No yaks to contend with only a few snowy steps. Fall back to sleep easily for another couple of hours. Breakfast is a treat last nights leftover birthday cake has been fried up a

Cred ca toata lumea a auzit de ABBA mai putini stiu ca exista si ABHA. Normal ca hul se pronunta intrun anumit fel Weekendul trecut am petrecut doua zile interesante in Abha si in imprejurimi. Am urcat la munte cum sar spune E impresionat sa uiti de desert pentru doua zile si sa fii totusi in KSA. Pornim la drum dimineata devreme la ora 5 din Riyadh si dupa un mic dejun copios in a

Costa Rica Day 2Alajuela to TortugueroAfter a decent cup of coffee at the hostel we headed to the bus stop to start our trip to Tortuguero. Rather than bore you with the details of our extremely long trip to Tortuguero I39ll just to a brief synopsis. At right around 7am we boarded a Station Wagon bus to San Jose. The trip took about 20 minutes and cost about 600 Colones each. From the Es

Here are just some recent photos that I promised some of you.

May 18 Saturday I overnighted last night at the SuperWalmart in Fredericksburg after eating a very good catfish dinner at the Catfish Haven caf in Fredericksburg. The catfish dinner was very good and came with a full salad bar as well for under about 10 plus tip. I got up early this morning and drove NW on Hwy 87 to Mason.When I came into Mason I checked out the city park which had camp

7 months ago a friend asked me if I would like to visit India with her I said yes and here we are. the flights were fairly decent and I was not sad to say goodbye to the self induced stress sickness I had fallen prey to the day before I left fyi malaria pills major stress a previously empty stomach filled with dill pickle chips will give you one of the worst nights of your life. Amsterda

Loved loved loved Sucre The white city really is beautiful with gorgeous buildings and suspiciously well kept gardens everywhere The 5 nights we spent there flew by arriving at the hostel at around 6.30am on Monday only to be told that reception doesn39t open until 8 and there might be beds for us right away. Luckily we were able to crawl into bed by 9 oh after climbing a ladder up to t

This trip I am starting out by taking a meandering trip to Denver a distance of about 1000 miles. By the time I finish meandering my way there I am sure it will be much more.May 17 Friday I left this morning around 10 as planned. I had pretty good trip today although fighting my way through Austin was a pain as usual. Austin has one of the most inadequate road systems of just about anywhe