AdamMoiler

Dahab, Sinai Peninsular, Egypt 30 April - 10 May The flight out of Gatwick was uneventful and landed about 7.30pm local time in Sharme el Sheik. From there it was one hour and 15 min transfer to the hotel in Dahab. The thing about Egypt is that in 1996 there were some terrorist’s attacks on tourists and now almost all tourist places have check points on the roads leading into towns and cities. It’s a bit weird if you haven’t seen it before, the driver yelling information to the police and then the police yelling back. Can be quite daunting. After an hour driving through the desolate place of the Sinai, you realise nothing grows here, it is sand and rocks and camels. That’s it. No plants no trees, yet people still live here. They call ... read more

I decide to head back to the Ginger Monkey in the High Tatras - to help Ritchie who had to go to Switzerland for his girlfriends Father's funeral. He had asked if I could when I was there the previous week - and well Wally need some one to watch him for a few days. So I heade back there with Greg who I meet in the hostel the night before and we headed off at about 8 in the morning to get the first train. It took us a good few hours to get there and didnt arrive until about 3pm. Lars the crazy dane was still there - so probably didnt actually need to come back. But this place has a very homely feel to it. One of its major draw cards. That night ... read more

From Zdair I headed to Budapest to meet up with Kylie for easter. Julia and I headed down to budapest together, we left at 5 in the morning to catch the first bus of the day to Poprad Tatry. From here it was a train ride to kosice and then a train to budapest, were we would arrive by 2pm. We arrived in kosice early and didnt even know we had arrived until the maintenance guys - toldus to get off the train. This was quite difficult because they didnt speak english and we no Slovakian. Eventually got on the train to budapest and 4hrs later we were there. At the hostel waited for kylie to arrive. That night we headed out to local restaurant area, not far from the hostel. lt was great meal and ... read more

Oswiecim is a name not many people know, but it is the actual name of the place where the infamous nazi death camps, Auschwitz, Monowitz and Birkenau are located. It started as a POW camp in April 1940, but due to its location and other reasons, it evovled with the assistance of nazi efficiency to murder, slaughter, kill, exterminate jewish people and other people viewed as undesirable. Between all three camps between 1.1 million people and 2 million people were subjected to hard labour, starvation and then the gas chambers to solve what hitler called "the answer to the jewish problem". Roughly the current population of Western Australia. The one of the most disturbing facts - is the sheer size of the Birkenau camp. A photo which I will post later from one at the entrance ... read more

We some how made the train at 11.15 from Warsaw to Krakow - God knows how maybe thanks to Jurian's diligence cause at this point in my travels laziness is starting to kick in. No deadlines, no due dates, no phone calls - except to check in with the olds everyone once in while - but after the passport joke they had had enough of me for a while. 4 hours was the train journey - Rhian and Alex nearly didn't make it, but with 10 mins to go who should come tripping down the escalator with her snowplough on tiny wheels (suitcase). The train ride was kewl and we were stoked to find out we got free meal and tea. I have become such a bum. Once in krakow, we part ways with the girls ... read more