http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/Aj/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Aj en-us Sat, 14 Nov 2009 23:28:20 +0000 Sat, 14 Nov 2009 23:28:20 +0000 The search for some of my ants in saltpans resulted in a drive towards Yulara. The saltpan was snugly fit in some private land but couldnt resist the thought of not checking for ants and we drove into the private property. Yup found the ants lots of them infact..and lots of nests aswell. Here are some pics of the day the day before and days following the find. http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Northern-Territory/Alice-Springs/blog-29414.html Finally got hold of what i had been dreaming of for the last year a Canon 350D SLR with an array of lenses. Have been shooting crazily day in day out..so couldnt stop myself from making this a complete pic blog. http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Sydney/blog-27738.html Hunt for the elusive black morph Jumping Ant started off where I had seen it last time a good 4 years back in the valley of Evergreen forests in a village called Sullali some 2 hours away from Sagar Shimoga. We measure distance there by the time taken to travel rather than actual meters itself. Reached Sagar early in the morning with a bad tummy groan... and had the best food one can with a http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Karnataka/blog-20575.html Finally reached Hungary Long loooong flight it turned out to be. Due to flight delays I didnrsquot get more than 30 minutes in transit..which was great. Got here on 16th morning and staying in a university hostel 2 minutes away from Danube .Budapest has that feel to it...you know chaos amidst orderliness. Ate as soon as I got here in a dingy underground placehellipMexican chillies and http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Hungary/Central-Hungary/Budapest/blog-16909.html Few more days and then I am off to Budapest..Paris of the east isn't it...all perked up and excited....got guides in...convertors..and all that sort...tickets...not yet ...cant wait to get to those cobblestone streets..side alleys...the Danube river...more kicked since its not a 'typical' european culture up there...and ofcourse the castle hills in Buda and the supposed to be scenic plains of http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Hungary/Central-Hungary/Budapest/blog-13080.html G'dayJust back after spending sometime in the Saharan summer in Tunisia and Algeria. Rickety bus rides train rides packed louages 4WD driving with no maps hitchhiking cycling. Randomess in order was back and then there were colourful carpets carthagian ruins roman towers presidents poster pasted everywhere stupendously beautiful mosques vegetarian salads with fish or beef or pork s http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Tunisia/blog-1912.html After all the dawdling and people gawking u will never make it there followed by a go soon people send off at The Ranch in Sydney me and dinesh finally left on our first and longest road trip till date. Sydney to Alice Springs ya right to a town called Alice.We took off in a rental station wagon a ford falcon and since we rented it out from a german company everything was in order. Onl http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Sydney/blog-2300.html Hellos Had a wonderful time travelling from Narrendra to Alice..a fabulous 5 days of driving camping in flinders ranges staying in underground houses in Cooberpeddy watching wedge tailed eagles feast on roadkill kangaroos fighting boredom of driving on really straight roads escaping monstrously large road trains and gaping wide mouthed at the milky white salt lakes. Details in previous entr http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Northern-Territory/Alice-Springs/blog-2598.html Ah What about germany...I am no fanatic of museums..as far as i am concerned museums are meant for school kids school teachers and people who cant go out and take a look at things themselves . But must say museums in Berlin changed this altogether. I actually spent a good 7 hours of the day in just one museum without realizing the amount of time I had spent. I guess I drove home the point m http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Germany/blog-2882.html Regnerischer Sommer Rainy summer creative museums Touristen berall everywhere huge billboards people riding bicycles yum..chocolates sparkling greeeeeen lawns trains and buses that arrive on time 923 and the likes charming harbour enviously green baltic sea bordered by the mammoth chalk cliffs. More in my previous entry but all pics here. http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Germany/blog-2883.html As the day began four of us left Alice towards the west McDonnel ranges in quite decent weather. I did a few walks but primarily satisfied myslef by finally doing the tourist kind of things. But well by the time we were back in the late afternoon temperature was soaring in early 40 celcius which wasn't that pleasant after all Dropped into Glen Helen Ormiston gorge Ochre Pits Ellery creek http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Northern-Territory/Alice-Springs/blog-3527.html Driving through a desert crossing the tropic of capricorn then entering the sweltering tropics in Australia the crocs the waterfalls serene lakes. Tonnes of pics http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Northern-Territory/Darwin/blog-6798.html