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Mexico

Chichen Itza is arguably one of the most impressive Mayan ruins in the Yucutan. It has the largest ball court (a sacred sport where the outcome reflected the will of the gods and determined the course of future events - similar to football then) Oh an...

Most Recent Entry: Saturday, July 29, 2006

Belize

Last night I dreamt of San Pedro . . . . . . . well, actually I went to Caye Caulker, the next island over but it was still pretty nice but I did go to San Pedro for lunch. Would love to say I did lots of exciting things here but actually lazed ...

Most Recent Entry: Monday, July 17, 2006

Guatemala

Flew into Guatemala City and moved on again as soon as possible to Antigua, a beautiful colonial town reminiscent of Trinidad in Cuba, which I had just left. Devestating earthquakes in the region have left the majestic colonial houses interspersed wit...

Most Recent Entry: Thursday, July 06, 2006

Cuba

Wow, what a place. I think I have found my spiritual home. The place is a shrine to music and dance (salsa, of course), every street cafe, bar and restaurant has a live band and every house has the radio blaring and everywhere, whatever time will be ...

Most Recent Entry: Friday, June 23, 2006

Costa Rica

Hola Chicos, spent the first 2 weeks here at a spanish school, living with a Costa Rican family who spoke absolutely no english so it was a steep learning curve to say the least, as I couldn´t say anything beyond ´Buenós Dias´when I...

Most Recent Entry: Monday, May 15, 2006

Easter Island

Huge stone statues lay where they were toppled during tribe wars hundreds of years ago, others, half finished, stand poking out the ground, time having buried them up to their slanted chins. Others have been resurrected and now stand gazing with unsee...

Most Recent Entry: Saturday, May 06, 2006

New Zealand

Lovely to see a friendly face (stayed with Charlotte in Auckland), have a hot shower and sleep in a comfy bed free from creepy crawlies! Hired a car and walked the TOngariro crossing over the Easter weekend which was lovely (though more sulphorous smel...

Most Recent Entry: Wednesday, April 12, 2006

Sumatra

Mad dash through Sumatra as had less than a week before my unplanned trip to New Zealand so decided to go and see the Orangutangs at the rehabilitation centre in Bukit Lawang. Once again, brave the leech-infested jungle in search of the animals, thoug...

Most Recent Entry: Friday, April 07, 2006

Thailand

With only one day here, I decided to explore the Krabi coast by sea on a kayak, paddling through mango groves and past steep limestone cliffs. In the afternoon, hired a boat to take us to James Bond Island where they filmed Man with the Golden Gun, ...

Most Recent Entry: Tuesday, April 04, 2006

Laos

While the Laos National Museum in Vientiane is full of black and white photographs depicting the 'French colonialists deceiving the Lao people into false independence and barbarous slavery' at least they gave them one thing - fantastic bakeries serving...

Most Recent Entry: Thursday, March 16, 2006

Cambodia

The difference hits you as soon as you cross the border from Thailand, though I couldn't put my finger on it. The simple wooden huts on their picturesque stilts are the same, but where in Thailand the effect was an air of rustic simplicity, in Cambodi...

Most Recent Entry: Thursday, March 02, 2006

China

. . well, apparently, though really haven't seen very many, which was disappointing, though I got over it. Anyway, this has been a fleeting visit, only 2 days. I did a fantastic 4hr hike along the Great Wall. The weather was gorgeous and the views ...