LIMA07 Red Arrow Team Show 
After many times of LIMA this is the first time with Red Arrow Team on the show. It's something not to be missed. It also showcasethe first Malaysian Air Force fighter jet from Sukhoi.
May 9th, 2008
More from the Brown's
Today I donrsquot have too many new pictures to add because we have been sticking around the hospital this week and not travelling about. So the pics arenrsquot too excitinghellip but I hope you still enjoy them We have had fun figuring out what all we can cook with the supplies around here. We can get most groceries in town but there are many things which you have to travel quite a dist
May 9th, 2008
Ha Long Bay tour
Dear Readers today we went on a tour boat to see HaLong Bay. The boat is a typical junk style but with all the standing rigging just there for show. We had the boat to ourselves which was nice. HaLong bay is a very large area and fairly shallow. There are many caves on the islands of which there are over 2000. Any where from the size of a car to many many acres. Our boat stopped a two location
May 9th, 2008
TURKEY LEFTOVERS
Wersquore heading into Iran now where internet access may not be easy and we really wanted to complete our record of the Turkey tour but don't know when we'll be able to publish this.Up Up and Away Cappadocia was our last port of call on the West Turkey ldquotourist trailrdquo. What an amazing place topped off with our Hot Air Balloon ride a 50th Birthday Present for Terry from folks back
May 9th, 2008
We're in Corfu
Hi EveryoneIt's been a while we've been busy traveling to our next destination. Early the morning of the 7th we caught a train from Rome to Bari it took about 6 hours. The Italian countryside was absolutely beautiful lots of mountains and orchards. Oma would have loved all the colorful flowers we saw. After the train we caught a bus to the port in Bari so that we could catch our ferry. Along t
May 9th, 2008
First of many Jabs
The JabsToday i had the first of my many jabs that will get through the trip alive.. Awaiting me in the nurses office was a pile of information into all the jabs i would be getting over the next 10 weeks On top the word Rabies ha ha..Today i just got all my boosters updated so Tetnus and MMR one in each arm GREAT I now have two dead arms but was quite relieved that they weren't going in my b
May 9th, 2008
6th grade letters
hey I brought the letters my 6th graders had written to their penpals this morning to read while I was eating dinner tonight and omg I was actually laughing out loud I'm gonna look through them now as I'm typing this and put up some quotes here for you enjoy haha. hopefully you'll actually think they're funny and its not just because i'm exhausted after teaching tutoring for 6 days straight
May 9th, 2008
14.03.2008 Chiang Mai Chiang Rai
A night out the local way Today K and I joined another tour to Chiang Rai and the Golden Triangel north east of Chiang Mai. We spent most of the day in the bus for we had to drive three hours each way. We looked at yet another temple had lunch and then went to the golden triangle which is the boarder between Thailand Laos and Burma. Everyone was impressed by the view and they were excited about
May 9th, 2008
Get the party started...
Thought I'd better give you a quick update as I have gone slightly awol after such a rush of entries at the start Cal Sabine and I arrived in Nha Trang yesterday afternoon after a fabulous ride on the bikes from BMT down the mountains and cross country. A little sunkissed I think it's fair to say as it's a staggering 38C here and the start of the dry season. The beach looks lovely and we foun
May 9th, 2008
photos
some photos of tokyo and kyoto in kyoto you'll see the golden palace thats pretty obvz I will actually sit down and write this thing out sorry if its boring and has no info but hey Im on vacacation lol picture paints a thosand words and all that there nearly 150 to keep you going lol
May 9th, 2008
Where the elephant lay down
If you see one temple in Chiang Mai make it Doi Suthep I was told.So I took the chance to head up to Wat Phrathat Doi Suthep about 15 km outside Chiang Mai city with some other Spicythai'ers on the morning of my last full day in Chiang Mai.In 1368 a monk brought a sacred relic he had discovered as the result of a dream to Northern Thailand. The King of the time placed it on the back of a whit
May 9th, 2008
santorini 3
Had the best fish meal on tour last night at the local harbour. followed by 263 steps back to the top. Good for the soul.today we had a fabulous day touring the volcano. we caught a boat at 10.25 and spent the day travelling between isldands. the highlight was the volcano which still smokes and is still warm to the touch. the volcano last erupted in 1950 and is constantoly monitored.ran into Casse
May 9th, 2008
Mud mud glorious mud
We tried to have a liein this morning but were awake before 7.. what's with this country. I've been up earlier here than I ever am at home unless work is calling After a rather lazy start to the day nothing to do with the late night we headed off to a cafe called 'Same Same but Different' for a muesli breakfast. Yum yum. It's renowned for its muesli and was worth the walk. Then it was off to t
May 9th, 2008
On to the Death Railway
I am so exhausted it is not even funny. I just had a thirteen hour day I had a very early pick up time for my excursion to the Bridge on the River Kwai and the Death Railway. Both of these sites are 2.5 hours outside of Bangkok in Kachanaburi. After the usual pickup of different people at different hotels and a quick van change on Khao San Road we were on our way. Once out of Bangkok the h
May 9th, 2008
Klo 20.39
Tanaan olikin sitten ehdottomasti paras surffipaiva tahan mennessa. Yhdessa paivassa tuli saatua enemman aikaan kuin edellisessa parissa viikossa. Meri oli aamulla liian laiska ja jouduttiinkin istuskelemaan kolme nelja tuntia rannalla oikeata aaltoa odotellen. Klo 15 aikaan rupesikin sitten tapahtumaan ja koko laji tuntuikin yhtakkia helpolta. Ylos paaseminen ja rantaan asti surffailu onnistui pa
May 9th, 2008
Hello from London
Well after a 12 hour flight on the plane we were knackered. All we wanted to do was get out into some fresh air. It was a good flight we were upgraded to seats with alote more leg room we could even put our feet up it was pretty comfortable. The food was ok but the little serves we not too good i had to beg Jodey to give me some of hers. We thought customs would be alote more strict like you see
May 9th, 2008
Another 30 days
I can't believe I've been here one month today or tomorrow. The days have just flown despite the odd trauma of being robbed twice the great inconvenience of losing my phone. Still it's Friday afternoon the sun is shining and it's only another 10 days until I take off to Victoria Falls. I can't wait not that there isn't a lot of work to get through before then. Two containers of stock hav
May 9th, 2008
How difficult is it to get from italy to france
VERY difficultNate and I caught at 1009 train to Pisa from Rome on Wednesday morning. According to the timetable Eurail had given me getting to Lyon in France would be no problem that day. According to the real world it was impossible.We arrived in Pisa just after 2 in the afternoon and headed to the information desk to figure out when we could get to Lyon. The nice lady behind the desk frow
May 9th, 2008
Roller Disco heroes
Didn't have time to upload these videos last time but here are two videos taken at the roller disco in central park.
May 9th, 2008
Messina Sicily
Day 10 MessinaMessina is on the northeastern Sicilian coast. It's on the western shore of the Strait of Messina between Sicily and the Italian mainland Calabria Province.Our guide took us around the town with a highlight at 12 noon. In a number of niches of a large bell tower was presented a tableau of metal sculptures with religious motifs.
May 9th, 2008
15.03.2008 Chiang Mai
Thai dinnerHave I already mentioned that traveling is really tiring Well it is Therefore it was time for sleeping most of the morning and then spend the afternoon at a nice cafe talking and reading.In the evening we were picked up by Tai. Together we went to yet another friend from work called Joe. His wife's just had a baby about a month ago and we were invited to go and have a look at it. It's
May 9th, 2008
Philadelphia
We took the Greyhound bus from Manhatten to Philadelphia which took us under the Hudson river via the Lincoln tunnel. On the otherside we had great views of the Manhatten sky line as we said goodbye to new York. Two hours later we were in the centre of Philadephia and took a taxi to our hotel. Two Queen size beds and cable TV We had dinner at Dave and Busters a typical American restaurant and the
May 9th, 2008
Our ms Nordam Cruise Ends
Day 11 Back in RomeWell the cruise has finished and when we set out we weren't sure whether we'd love it or hate it.The 11 days were enough to convince us that saving for another cruise would be well worth while. Maybe the Inside Passage in Alaska would be good. Many of the other passengers told us how they had enjoyed that.Some may say that we spent most our trip visiting old buildings etc and th
May 9th, 2008
Monkey Temples and Illness
Well I thought I would write a quick note. We are kinda stuck here in Kathmandu. Becky and I have changed our flights to Thailand but could only leave 2 days early so we fly on may 13 to Singapore and have an 18 hr lay over then onto Thailand. Patrick and Tyler got flights directly to THailand on the 11th so they get there 3 days earlier than usbut are going to get us a place to stay in Koh Tao
May 9th, 2008
The Czech Republic and into Scandenevia
Mark joined us in Prague as did the entire rest of Europe it seemed. Here we are for 3 months and we chose Prague as a place for Mark to join up with us for 5 days not realizing it was the biggest weekend of the year in that city. It was the 4day May day weekend and the entire continent apparantly decided to go to the Czech Republic. We could only find a place to stay for the first two nig
May 9th, 2008
Home again
I arrived home yesterday and let me just say it is COLD here. Coming from at least 30C sun this rainycold BC weather is not enjoyable. I want to go back to Ghana for more reasons than just the weather. It is a huge adjustment to be back in North America. I cried on the bus ride because there were only 6 people on the bus everyone was Obruni and there was so much English. Anyways I'm sur
May 9th, 2008
Fewer seats, higher airfares cast a shadow over Hawaii
Rising airfares and fewer flight choices could spoil some travelers' plans to visit Hawaii this summer. From June to August, ...
May 9th, 2008
Planes fly more, emit less greenhouse gas
The U.S. aviation industry has cut its greenhouse gas emissions by 13% since 2000, even as the amount of flying has reached record ...
May 9th, 2008
Top 3 air carriers boost fuel charge by $20 roundtrip
Two of the three biggest U.S. carriers said Thursday they have again raised ticket prices, this time by $20 roundtrip, to recoup ...
May 9th, 2008
American plane loses panel in flight, flies to Paris
Federal regulators said Thursday they are investigating how an American Airlines jet lost a panel from its belly shortly after ...
May 9th, 2008
Discover: Bahrain
Does ten dinars for a taxi ride in Bahrain sound cheap? At US$2.67 to the dinar, it's not!
May 9th, 2008
Life on Vacation: Nantucket is a paradise, but prices are a ...
Nantucket is in many ways a world unto itself a world that has long been popular with second-homeowners. How popular? About ...
May 8th, 2008
Lake Powell on the rise, expecting big boating summer
Thanks to record winter snowfall in the Rockies, the waters of Lake Powell are expected to rise 50 feet this summer. Tourism ...
May 8th, 2008
The fifth star of 'Sex': New York City
As in the Sex and the City TV series, Manhattan plays a starring role in the film version, which opens nationwide May 30. "There ...
May 8th, 2008
Bird Day events alight at national wildlife refuges
As Americans gear up for summer road-trip season, countless birds are making their way back to North America from their long ...
May 8th, 2008
See it by Segway: History, great views of Angel Island
Northern California's Angel Island State Park, accessible only by ferry or private boat and home to some of the San Francisco ...
May 8th, 2008
Webwatch: Southwest's new site, aggregation made easy
A periodic look at new and noteworthy travel resources. This week:
May 8th, 2008
Top 10 extreme vacations
If orbiting the Earth, bungee-jumping from a tower on the Las Vegas Strip, or getting up-close-and-personal with a gorilla sounds like your idea of a good time, you're in luck.
May 8th, 2008
Half of airline accidents occur upon landing
Deadly crashes in Brazil, Africa and Southeast Asia last year led to the first global uptick in serious jetliner accidents in a decade, an international aviation trade group said Thursday.
May 8th, 2008
Northwest to add non-stop China route from Seattle
Northwest Airlines announced today it will begin non-stop service between Seattle and Beijing.
May 8th, 2008
