EdVallance's Guestbook

my favorite too...
Ed, just want to leave a note saying I myself am a big fan of this country, not just the spectacular scenery but the amazing hospitality! Of the 115 or so countries I have been to this is #1 for me and I plan to return in the near future. I miss it sorely, never in my travels have I been so taken by simple acts of generosity, to embrace this accommodating culture is reason enough to go there, but the scenery as well is out of this world! spectacular, gorgeous, awesome, visually stunning, am running out of superlatives, just want to say thank you for your story, glad to know am not the only one with the same sentiment about this wonderful nation. more power to you and safe travels dude...

What a find
Wow, I only recently came across your blog. Awesome entries and photos. Your writings grasp the reader. I am an American volunteer living just 6 degrees N of the equator in Ghana W. Africa. I have been reading your Arctic adventures to my african foster children. I would LOVE for them to also see the pictures but I'm having a hard time saving anything other then your text. Thank you for bloging!

Ayt
promoted your blog on my facebook wall. Hope you dont mind!

Thank goodness it doesnt take looking like that, to be fashionable here in Germany where I live. And those nose piercings, I dont even like wearing ear rings... Makes me wonder what the folks in the Amazon think of the way we docorate ourselves.

Bruce Parry Eat your Heart Out
Great Blog!

Question
In any of your visits to the Mangyan villages or other tribes in the PI for that matter, were you ask to rub your saliva to their children's body parts just so to ward off any bad spirit you may have brought with you to their community that will cause them illness? I know that this is somewhat practiced in very superstitious communities but still got surprised when I was asked to do so. It also happened both times with the Mangyans. I'm just happy I wasn't asked to lick them but just to spit on my hand and rub it on to the baby's feet and face!

Hey Ed, great entry, don't know how you do it, I probably would have lost several toes due to frostbite. I hate to say the same old thing as everybody does, so: Don't write a book! You'd probably become a famous, rich degenerate, and possibly an alcoholic, and your work will quickly decline in quality. Keep writing the blog, it rules! Jens

Wow!
I have been following your blogs since your life threatening bout with malaria in Mongolia. You are certainly the premier adventure blogger. I look forward to your book. In the meantime have you considered submitting articles to the National Geographic Society or the Royal Geographical Society?

There is an idea!
On the Russian TV recently there was very interesting channel of travel "My planet" (type of world Nejshnal Dzhiogrefik). I always with pleasure look it. And you, Ed, look this channel? It is good if you began to remove the travel for TV, as Ponkratov. With your abilities so brightly and colourfully tell event you could to be a success. Think. Your blog should be thrown on a channel site, can it will turn out. To us, your fans, very much it would would be desirable it!

There is a hope
Yes, preservation of traditional style of life of the people of the Far North Russia (along with Nenets even more 30) causes fear. Excesses basically have been admitted at Soviet Union when the industry inconsiderately interfered in life of these people and nobody took into consideration their interests. But, now, in modern Russia programs on the restoration, the damaged sites of tundra and to preservation of traditions are accepted. Only here the question, whether it will work? The legal base is created, now it is necessary to achieve law execution. For example, it is known that in places of migration of reindeers have obliged to lift gas pipelines over the earth what not to disturb, etc. I give the reference if it is pertinent: http://www.gosrf.ru/journal/article/185 Эдвард, excuse for a long post.

this reminds me of something
Ewoks! theyre so cute

aww
they look like asian porcelain dolls!