http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/Dobes/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Dobes en-us Sat, 22 Nov 2008 16:11:17 UTC Sat, 22 Nov 2008 16:11:17 UTC after sailing into spain. went to scotland for some golf with my friend johnny. then london and berlin. trekking around europe visiting friends and family. it's been a nice month http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/blog-314730.html across the atlantic we go. quick stops in azores and gibralter... we're now in spain. yahoo. http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Portugal/Azores/blog-296141.html I went to ft. lauderdale for my yachtmaster course but also got to do some work on a boat in miami with friends and also found my new job on mirabella III. http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Florida/Miami/blog-296135.html sorry for such brief expanations.... but enjoy the photos. http://www.travelblog.org//Central-America-Caribbean/Panama/blog-296123.html here's some pics from NZ across the pacific. 6 months late but what can ya do. cheers http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/New-Zealand/South-Island/blog-296103.html Australia... happy to be back again. here's a couple shots of our last 6 weeks. http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Sydney/blog-237344.html It's been an amazing trip so far. We're mixing hard work and play in a nice balance. We are now in Singapore nov.20 .... each stop brings new excitement and adventures. enjoy some of the pics... cheers. http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Vietnam/Mekong-River-Delta/blog-221235.html It's been a great first couple weeks on apoise. osaka hiroshima ... across the yellow sea to dalian qin huang dao and shanghai. we're now underway to hongkong pretty exciting .... I'll try and write more soon http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/China/Shanghai/blog-212797.html My grandparent's Kilarney Island. One of my favorite places on earth. Just had a swim there last week.... it's getting a little chilly. Good times http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/Canada/Ontario/Ottawa/blog-88815.html My first visit was so good I had to return for another in 2005. http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/Victoria/Great-Ocean-Road/Torquay/blog-88812.html The land of the smile ... Though the tourism industry has had an enormous impact on the country it still holds it's amazing history with pride. The only country in Asia never to be colonized by any european nation I'm pretty sure While keeping you on your toes with a bombardment of sales people Thailand is a pretty relaxing place to be and the people couldn't be more hospitable. http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Thailand/blog-88809.html The Temples of Angkor would have to be one of the coolest places I've explored. It takes days to see it all but it rarely dissapoints. In the 12th century at the height of the Khmer Empire the population of Angkor the capital was around 1 million while London England was still only 40 thousand. How things have changed. Cambodia is quite an amazing place considering its unimaginable http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Cambodia/North/Angkor/blog-88803.html I love this place. http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Laos/West/Luang-Prabang/blog-88800.html Way too many places and experiences to list all at once in the amazing and very different world of India. http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/India/Uttar-Pradesh/Agra/blog-88799.html Just attempting to add some past photos.... will write more of a story someday. http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/China/Beijing/Great-Wall-of-China/blog-88793.html Visited Countries Map http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/Canada/British-Columbia/Vancouver/Stanley-Park/blog-61639.html The second half of my time in Japan was spent around Osaka Hiroshima and Kyoto. I met up with my friend Lisa in Osaka for Sumo after a slight misunderstanding regarding the location of the hotel. Oh well it all got sorted out and we met up with Lisa's friend Casey and the rest of their gang before heading off to the Sumo tournament. These are some seriously big lads and it was amazing http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Japan/Hiroshima/blog-50478.html March 16th I left Brisbane with a group of friends for Sapporo in northern Japan. It was me Hamish Sarah Scotty and Joanna. As we climbed in altitude through a clear sky we flew over a large area of the great barrier reef and eventually the phillipines what a sight. EVA air out of Taiwon ended up being a pleasure to fly with and I was happy to have unlimited bloody mary's and watch t http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Japan/Hokkaido/Sapporo/blog-50471.html It was great staying with my Uncle Tom and his family for a couple weeks in Chiriqui province. I met Alan here and boarded Wallaby Creek to help take it through the Panama Canal with the others.... the beginning of the Pacific voyage. It seems like a very long time ago. http://www.travelblog.org//Central-America-Caribbean/Panama/Panama-City/blog-30026.html Galapagos is one of the coolest not cold places... on the main island of San Cristobal there was dessert rainforest farmland and beaches.... obviously full of some of the wildest animals mostly birds tortoises sea lions and reptiles. Here are some of the pics... cheers. http://www.travelblog.org//South-America/Ecuador/Galapagos/blog-30015.html