Belated (ok, extremely belated!) birthday wiches to you chris. hope you guys enjoyed the remainder of your trip after we left you in Istanbul and that neither of you have become "adults" yet!
Much love, Adam and Joel.
Who ate all the pies??? What are you doing wearing an Argentina shirt you filthy scumbag?? Haha! Only jesting! Hope all's good. Looks like you guys are still having a wicked time. We finally made it to china minus a few items of clothing and some dignity - but we made it.Keep on keeping on,
Peace,
Joel.
Palacio de la Moneda you are standing in the courtyard of the Presidential Palace called La Moneda. It used to be a coin mint (hence its name, "the coin" or "the mint"). It was bombed by two jetfighters during Pinochet's coup on Tuesday September 11, 1973, and then president Salvador Allende committed suicide inside. In the 19th century, it was also the residence of the president, but no longer.
Too bad about the weather, but it's typically chilean in this time of year. May give you a few insights into how geography and nature have chaped the character of chileans.
wishing you better weather,
Lucho, USA
Sure... my year in the meat-cave may leave some wanting, and I may not come in first in the lion hunt.... but I will *sweep* the trivia competition for manhood.
I've been everywhere, man Hey guys. Have been enjoying catching up, I've been a little behind the last month or so. It all looks so great. I'm jealous now, and haven't even gotten to South America yet. I'm happy for you that you're doing this. See you soon. -Nevin
World Cup I am very very jealous about you being at the World Cup! Please can you avoid being in Stockholm tomorrow night and come and visit us in London if England make it to the final!
World History Teachers? Chris & Justin what a wonderful life experience for you guys. Now you two are all set to become world history teachers having seen the world first hand you can really bring the world to the classroom. Oh, and I shared your blog with friends here at AA .they may want to hire you guys as tour guides !! Karla
Not to sound like a whinging Brit but there is another inaccuracy.... it's Farah not Ferrah, but I will let it slide because it is a foreign name. Enjoyed the fun and games we had from Bucharest to Istanbul, especially the boat ride to Bosphorus where you guys told me and my family where the boat was precisely going and how long for, as we got on board not knowing anything other than that we wanted to go on a boat for the day! God knows how I managed to travel by myself for as long as I did!
Safari Hi guys! Have loved reading your blogs and this is my favourite so far as the pictures are amazing. We went on safari for our honeymoon and this brought all the brilliant memories back. Enjoy the rest of the trip (especially the World Cup part - lucky things!). Helen and Mike xx
My name is JOEL!!!! Guys, please. I resisted rising to the bait after reading your comments about the fact that all we do is drink beer and have no regard for culture, but this is too much. I am JOEL. The better looking of the two English backpackers. Not Adam!!! As a retort to your comment about our lack of interest in culture, you may like to know that last night we spent the night in a train compartment with a member of the Georgian mafia. Now thats something you can't do in a museum!!!
inaccuracy in order tohold up my good standing i feel i must declare that the photo above is Chris, Rosa and JOEL! glad I left such a lasting impression......
you guys sound like your still having a blast, glad to see your both well. But Pizza Hut? Oh dear guys.....still we have been eating i the finest resteraunt Georgia has to offer. youll get my meaning when (if) the photos for here go up! Also, if you still have it we'd appreciate Farah's email as my journal took a battering in the Georgian downpours.
Cheers guys, hope your loving Nairobi! adam and joel. x
HELLO Hi guys!
I just figured out that I could comment...Im retarted and I can't check my e-mail very offten. It looks like you are have such a fabulous time! I can't wait until I can see all of the pictures. I done have access to e-mail so its been hard to see the blogs regularly. Justin I hope you had a great birthday! Have a great ime on the rest of your travels and be careful!
Love Sarah
i liked your post Hello.
I have been reading the journal from your six-day trip to Moscow and I really enjoyed the very picturesque description. Well done and thanks for that!!!!
next stop, Moscow Hey...I'm not asking you to do any homework. Just wanted to say hello. I love catching up with where you are traveling from the comfort of my desk...I am eager to hear how the Trans-Siberian express was. Can I reprint a few paragraphs from Beijing in the newsletter??
Simone
Not the tallest towers anymore You'll be happy to know that the Petronas towers aren't the tallest in the world anymore. Taipei 101 is now the tallest, and no spires are involved.
When we first hooked up in '94, we talked about traveling around the world before we hit 30, the deadline distant and hazy. Now that we can see it all too clearly, we figured we better get in gear. So we set out from Chicago with seven months to traverse the globe and hopefully make it back in one piece. This blog will chronicle our journey.
Basic Plans:
Dec. '05 - California,
Jan. '06 - NZ / Austrailia (East Coast),
Feb. - SE Asia (From Singapore to Ho Chi Minh City) / Hong Kong,
March - Beijing / Russia (including Trans-Siberian Express) / Scandanavia,
April - Eastern Europe / Mid... full info
gooner get there soon
adam dale
Belated (ok, extremely belated!) birthday wiches to you chris. hope you guys enjoyed the remainder of your trip after we left you in Istanbul and that neither of you have become "adults" yet! Much love, Adam and Joel.