So my next stop after Christmas was Lyon. Im staying with a good friend, Cyril, his younger sister and older brother. Yesterday and today I have been out cruising the city. Of all the places I have seen so far, Lyon has by far been the prettiest. The city has a vibrant nature and the streets are filled with peole, young and old, gay and straight, black and white. Everybody is so happy and frendly. Yesterday I went o a part in Old Lyon City and from there to cathedral on the hill overlooking the city, as seen in the pictures. [View Full Entry]

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I was supposed to bein Paris for Christmas. But, with the insight and suggestions made by my mom's cousin and a very special friend from the US, I decided to stay in London for Christmas. To be completely honest, I do not regret it and never will. Looking back on Christmas now, I cannot even imagine what it would have being alone in Paris during Christmas. So I was in London with my mom's cousin and his partner for Christmas Eve, Chritmas day and Boxing day. It really has been a wonderful experience attending so many parties and visits, meeting so [View Full Entry]

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I've been quite busy during the last few days of my stay in Russia. I payed a visit to the Hermitage, St Isics Cathedral and several other places. St Petersburg really i a very beautiful city and would have been such a better place to live in, should the people have been able to speak English and hae just a hint of friendliless in them. These are a few of the pictures that I took during the last few days of my stay in St Petersburg. It really has been worth thewhile being here for a week and being able to [View Full Entry]

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Ok, so three days before my departure to the rest of Europe, I woke up this morning and everything was white. It finally started to snow last night and the temeratures hit zero. Gosh, the Russians are so excited about it and for the first time since I arrived here, they have something to smile about, because they will have their white Christmas. I took these pictures at a church near the appartment where I lived in Sadova Street in St Petersburg, not far from Nevski Prospect. Is it not just plain beautiful? [View Full Entry]

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Today I went to St. Petersburg again. I was accompanied by two very good friends, Sergey and Katya. We decided to go to the bowling alley for some games. The sun was shining and this is very rare in this time of year for Russia. We went for coffee and then headed off to the alley. We had a lot of fun. My bowling was up to shit and I lost all the way and felt so damn sheepish. Nevertheless it was great fun. Afterwards we went for Sushi. Not that I like sushi, in fact I hate it, but it [View Full Entry]

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Hello again. Today I had quite a nice time going into town. As you know by now I live in Gatchina right now. Today we went into St. Petersburg for the day. It was raining but not cold at all. We had some coffee and then did some sight seeing. It was great fun and I once again fell completely in love with the city. These are a few of the pictures that I took in the drive. As for the rest of the day, I'm not sure of what I will do, but watch this space and you will be [View Full Entry]

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Die van julle wat bewus is van hoe dit in Eastern Europe lyk sal vertroud wees met dit wat ek nou met julle gaan deel. Ek bly tans in 'n spoguitbreiding van die dorp Gatchina. Die mense hier is of ryk of ten minste bo gemiddeld. Die foto hier is hoe dit hier by my net in die straat af lyk. Elke dag stap die Russe hier met hul kinders of alleen verby. Almal kry so swaar en hulle lewe letterlik net om aan die lewe te bly. Staan op, gaan werk toe, kom huis toe, eet en gaan slaap. Dit [View Full Entry]

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I arrived safely in Russia. I landed in St. Petersburg and then took a drive with my friend who I am living with to Gatchina, a smaal town outside St. Petersburg. The weather is quite fine and according to the Russians quite impossible for this time of the year. There is no wind and the temperature is about 10*C. There has not yet been any snow and the foracst for the week is the same temperatures with no wind and no rain. On Wednesday we can even expect some sunshine. The sun rises at about 10 in the morning and sets [View Full Entry]

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For all of the people who are following my travels for this fantastic holiday and once in a lifetime opportunity. The flight was not that long and it passed sooner than I ever thought it could. There were so many things to do on the plane to keep me busy with that I barely saw the sun rise as we flew. Things like movies, live video concerts, music, internet and seat-to-seat calling. It was great fun. Landing in Dubai was a bit bumpy because there were quite a lot of rain. I will not be here long and will depart for [View Full Entry]

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So I arrived in a clear and cool London. What a wonderful flight... The city is really beautiful and the weather is fantastic. I just bought myself a europe-SIM so that my loved ones could stay in contact with me at all times. I cannot recieve any international calls, but I sure can recieve and send smses. So those of you who wish to stay in contact with me through this media, please feel free to save this number and sms me at any time: +44 776 020 6977 I will be on Heathrow for about 15 hours and fly to [View Full Entry]

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