http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/Elton/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Elton en-us Sat, 19 Dec 2009 02:58:03 +0000 Sat, 19 Dec 2009 02:58:03 +0000 Hello everyoneMy big trip now officially came to an end Last weeks in PanamaMy last weeks in Panama were very boring as I really wanted to leave. Since I came back from Nicaragua I felt ready to leave. I definitely stayed too long 4 months would have been perfect I think 5 was just too much. No thing special happened during my last 2 to 3 weeks in Panama....just went out a few times played so http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Germany/blog-405212.html Hello everybodyrecently I spent a bit more than a week in Nicaragua. Since I came to Panama I really wanted to visit Costa Rica andor Nicaragua. But due to many things that happened my budget wouldn't allow me to visit Costa Rica since this country is not very cheap. So I decided to skip Costa Rica and just dive through that country and visit Nicaragua instead. On my way back to Panama I spent http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Nicaragua/blog-395670.html Hello everyone it has been a while I was planned to write since last week but I got a cold last week which didn't allow me to write anything.Feria Internacional de DavidThe Feria Internacional de David David's International Fair started on March 12th. It was the 54th annual fair held in the city of David and it lasts for 10 days. What's the fair all about It's a big area surrounded by high http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Panama/Chiriqui/David/blog-387985.html Xop cmo esta la vainaPanama's carnaval...how they celebrate itWell carnaval was awesome. It's different than in Curacao. While Curacao focuses more on the parades in Panama they focus more on the public the people on the streets partying. This is how it works. It all starts Friday and finishes Tuesday. During the day starting between 1000 and midday there are the so called culeco's. http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Panama/blog-379250.html Bon dia everyoneIt has been a while and a lot happenedLast days of Januaryfirst days of February PanamaOn a Thursday evening just a few hours before I had to board the bus to Panama City I got an injury at my ankle. I was playing volleyball and jumped to block a guy smashing from the other side. His feet crossed under the net and I landed with my left foot on his foot. I couldnrsquot walk http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Netherlands-Antilles/Cura-ao/blog-376854.html Buenos diashere I come with another blog from beautiful PanamaBoquete Las Lajas David...After I left Panama City I went straight back to David Chiriqu where I visited the Feria International de las flores y del caf in Boquete a city 38 km north of David. Boquete is a very well known tourist destination in Panama it's located in the hills and has a cooler temperature compared to David. http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Panama/blog-368806.html Hello everyoneWhere shall I start Well I bought new contact lenses but they didnrsquot arrive yet. They are hard contact lenses and the one for my right eye is special. They are being made in Mexico and sent by courier. It costed me less than the half the price compared to The Netherlands which is a good thing. I also went once to the ophthalmologist to check my eye pressure everything was f http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Panama/Panama/Panama-City/blog-362735.html Xop Todo bien Whenever you hear people greet each other with ldquoxop or que soprdquo you know they are Panamanians. They like to say things the other way around and they have many unique words which Irsquoll be teaching you during my stay in Panama . ldquoQue soprdquo comes from ldquoQue pasrdquo....itrsquos a way of saying hi more like ldquowhatrsquos up or whatr http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Panama/Chiriqui/David/blog-355913.html Hello thereFinally I arrived in The Netherlands safe and well today after being stranded during a week It was a very long stressful and tiring week I also got a cold in Bangkok which only made the whole situation even worse.Cathay Pacific previously booked me for Sunday but the protests at the airport kept on going so I couldnrsquot leave Bangkok on Sunday. The situation became worse. The http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Netherlands/blog-351234.html Good dayI wasnrsquot planned to write this blog but because of whatrsquos happening at the moment here in Thailand I decided to do so.First of all I flew to Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia after I left Philippines. Kuala Lumpur is the capital city of Malaysia and has about 8 million people. Itrsquos of of my favourite cities Irsquove been to in south east Asia. I got there in the afternoon and http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/blog-349229.html Good day allWelcome to Republika ng Pilipinas Republic of Philippines I spent a total of 12 days in this beautiful country. The Philippines consist of more than 7.000 islands with a total population of about 90 million excluding the ca. 15 million Filipinos working overseas. The currency is the Philippine Piso PHP. US 1 PHP 49 and euro 1 62 PHP during my stay in the country. The p http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Philippines/Manila/blog-348190.html Good morning afternoon evening night everyoneMy trip in Cambodia ldquoSrok Khmerrdquo is over a small country in Southeast Asia where there is finally peace after three decades of war genocide executions starvation famine coups diseases political instability etc. Finally finally the Cambodians are living in peace and they welcome you with a smile on their face...they seem alw http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Cambodia/North/Siem-Reap/blog-344327.html Good day allnow my trip in Vietnam is coming to an end next is Cambodia.After l left Hanoi I went straight to Hoi An which is in central Vietnam. Hoi An is a little but charming town....many old buildings there is a big bit smelly market and the roads are full of holes. There is not a lot to do in the city but there is something about it that I liked. Hoi An used to be an important trading http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Vietnam/Southeast/Ho-Chi-Minh-City/blog-341976.html ldquoSin chaordquo everyone ldquoHellordquo in VietnameseIrsquove already been in Vietnam for a week now and everything is going fine The good thing is that everything is cheap here. After Irsquove been paying very high prices for everything in Australia these low prices are a good relief. A couple of words to describe Vietnam the way Irsquove seen it so far ldquoCheap chaot http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Vietnam/Red-River-Delta/Hanoi/blog-339878.html Grsquoday everyoneAfter almost 11 months 475 weeks to be exact my work travel trip to Australia has come to an end. It was a great experience and Irsquom happy that I decided to came here and do it. I visited all states and territories of Australia including their capital cities except the Australian Capital Territory with the capital of the country Canberra. I met many nice people l http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Sydney/blog-336168.html Grsquoday yrsquoallWell....our trip in Western Australia finally came to a safe and happy end. Overall we had a good time I canrsquot complain....although there were a few annoyances along the way. I mean you can expect that when you travel with 4 other people you donrsquot really know and especially when there is a Frenchman among them. I hate to generalise but I have to say that man http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Western-Australia/Perth/blog-330031.html Hello allYes finally Irsquom leaving Darwin Irsquom really up to it since Irsquom tired and sick of working nowhellipitrsquos time to hit the road and travel again The last two weeks I wasnrsquot much in the mood of working anymore.Last couple of weeks in DarwinThe last few weeks in Darwin were good everything went fine. My new passport is ready and all my stitches are removed http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Northern-Territory/Darwin/blog-320069.html Hi thereI hope you all are enjoying the summer and the school holidays Things are still going well here in Australia can't complain. BTW in my very first blog from Australia I said that the country has 28 million people but it's just 205 million....just 4 million more than The Netherlands.Things have been good in Darwin so far on the other hand not so good.MaccasWhere shall I start Well.... http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Northern-Territory/Darwin/blog-306176.html Hello allsince about 2 and a half weeks ago I'm back in Darwin and I don't regret it Darwin is good at the moment and getting better each day as more and more backpackers and tourists are coming to the city The weather is warm and dry no humidity and no rain....it's the dry seasonLast days in MelbourneI left Melbourne on Monday June 2nd my last day at work was the Thursday before that. I http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Northern-Territory/Darwin/blog-289494.html Hello allI didn't write a blog entry for a long time...I've been a bit busy but also a bit lazy sometimes.I'm still in Melbourne at the moment and currently working.Since I came back from Tasmania I stayed at the All Nations Backpackers Hostel in the city center. The hostel itself is crap....it's old the kitchen is too small the pots and pans are crap the fridges are most of the times full t http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Victoria/Melbourne/blog-277788.html