Semester in Italy 2007

We took a day trip to Genoa on this lovely Saturday. We first visited the aquarium there (the largest in Europe!) which was a lot of fun, then enjoyed the beautiful weather by the port, had a delicious full lunch, and then went to the mall! Yes, Genoa ...

 

My Greece

Extended family trip - 20 of us altogether...

 

Europe Photo Album 2005 -2007

Various shots of tourist sites around London taken in the year and a bit I lived there. I really got to know London well after I bought my bike. London is surprisingly bicycle friendly (better than Auckland) and I would ride from home to work basic...

 

Greece 2007

In brief: We go for a washed out road trip around Mykonos Today we went for a drive around the island of Mykonos. It was nothing as dramatic as the mountain tops of Crete however the roads were worse and the locals were demons on the road so the wh...

 

Europe 2006

These are some last shots of the house as we left it for the tennants. The house looked so beautiful and clean (thanks to Robyn, Janelle and Bec) for the first time - no dust! thanks to all who helped get it to the finished product....

 

Greece

We arrived in Athens at daybreak (the one and only sunrise we saw) and headed for the area of Plaka, which is close to all the major sights and has heaps of great restaurants and hotels. We hadn’t planned on staying in Athens for too long and with so ...

 

Let´s play the traveling game.

That's what I like in my cities. Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg blaring through the streets. We decided to take a mini detour to Budapest. It's been muggy and chock full of fun stuff. The day we got here, we discovered that President Bush was following us i...

 

European Travel: Past, Present, Future

On the day we arrived at Mykonos, I wasn't feeling well from the night before. We arrived in the early afternoon and tendered to the island in a little boat and took a shuttle into town. Mykonos is the island on which to go shopping. Items are a bit ex...

 

Europe and Asia Extravaganza 2006

Hi! I have skipped over this entry temporarily. I have someone anxiously waiting on news about Ireland. I will come back to it as soon as I can. Best wishes from Yangshuo, China, Tiff...

 

143 Days in Greece

So, Crete was wonderful--as usual. I got off the boat, inhaled the sweet pre-dawn air, and felt immediately as though I had come home. Our hotel was right on the waterfront, and though simple, was clean and attractive and the nicest manager ever. While...

 

Europe 2006

Just another night out at Ludgrove, back at school the parties continue and the teachers lead the way. Just a few snaps of the other night back at bungello Wil (one of the teachers places) after a night at the local pub or as it is now referred Ludgrov...

 

Our Big Around the World Adventure

We arrived in San Pedro de Atacama after 3 days touring through the Bolivian salt flats and deserts, rather the worse for wear and very grubby! Thrilled to be in a place that was a bit more upmarket and tourist friendly, we treated ourselves to our mos...

 

Greek Islands! October 2006

Today we got up very early for our taxi to the port of Pireaus. Just getting the the taxi is an interesting exercise in the dirty, crowded and seemingly unsafe street that we were in. Made our way to the Port and boarded a massive Blue Star Ferry for o...

 

The Tortured Compass

The loose ends are almost complete. The dog looks to be well looked after, my house renter should be moving in any day now, quit my job and most supplies are purchased. Now I just have to purchase a plan ticket and find a country to start my adventure ...

 

Our 'European Vacation' 2006

Phew! Finally made it to Paris after a gargantuan effort packing up our lives in London. We were working 16-18 hour days just trying to sort through all the crap we've accumulated over the past 4 years. But we managed to get the boxes packed and sent o...

 

Study Abroad 2006

Classes ended on Tuesday and I have finals tomorrow and Saturday... so obviously I decided the best use of my time would be to update. :) Speaking of finals, the french system is really silly, in my opinion. When they write exams, the goal is that y...

 

Mediterranean Cruise - 2006

Our adventure on the Super Star Libra, which forms part of the Star Cruises, started from Malta. This is the greatest assest of all - cruising from Malta itself. This meant no hassles of travelling abroad to board the ship and no hanging around with lu...

 

Greece

As ı left santorini on the ferry to Paros to meet up wıth my family it came to my attention that the last time i had a family holiday i was 12 years old! Still, worse things happen at sea... When i got to paros i had a 11km ride over the hills to the t...

 

England & Europe

Took 3 day tour with Emily and Tim to Paris by train. Had fun, see photo's. ...

 

Girls Do Balkans and The Med

The last post-trip wrap-up entry is often neglected, creating a a sense of disorganization and a lack of closure that isn't sitting well with people, myself included. From Croatia we covered much ground. We crossed the Adriatic by ferry, crossed Ita...

 

Greece & Turkey

Ok, I have put this off for long enough and now I have some time. Min and I arrived to Stuttgart from Italy on the 30th of March and we had a few days to rest before heading out again on the 3rd of April. We left at 4 in the afternoon and after a 5 hou...

 

European Extravaganza (that your not on)....

So after the long ferry ride we arived in Patras and grabbed a train into Athens. I just so happens that my first night in Athens was also my 23rd birthday. We went to this really nice resturant and gazed a the Acopolis at night. Next day we walked aro...