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| 24th October 2009 cjperry | Standing Ovation - From: Pushkar; We were there. Standing Ovation...you got it, girl! Each time I see this video, I have to clap and smile. Are you sure you only had one lesson?? |
| 21st October 2009 JenGui | Hmmm..comments? - From: The REAL adventure begins. Hello there, Im not sure about what to say. Usually we find our way around easily enough. Because we are always just hopping in a rickshaw and letting the driver take us where we want to go. The subway (skytrain) is amazing. Very easy to facilitate and get around with. I guess the problem is just with the steet signs, there are not enough of those around. It is easy to not know what street you are on. If you need to know anything else, just email me, I'm happy to talk about our travels in India. Thanks! |
| 21st October 2009 JenGui | oops - From: Honey Valley Estate Hello there, Ya, sorry about that. I seem to do that on every trip. The blogs go great for the first little while, then when we realize that we are running out of time, wherever we are, I just seem to focus more on the travelling. No, we made it back to Canada safe and sound. We only spent another month in India after the Honey Valley Estate. I am flattered that you like our blog and appreciate that SOMEONE out there is reading them! We will be leaving next week for another 6 month adventure. So, hopefully we will be diligent again at the start of the trip with writing the blogs. So, keep reading, more coming soon. Thanks for your message! |
| 13th October 2009 Raman | hi there - From: The REAL adventure begins. hi, I'm a design student and an architect here in India and I'm researching on the problems that tourists face while finding there way in Indian Cities. Please mail me your comments, ideas, observations on this. I'm based in Delhi and this research is for the improvement of signage systems in the city. Thanks Raman |
| 6th October 2009 jose | - From: Quick but pleasurable. pls visit nice place of north kerala also. if you give your email id i will send some good photos of my village. its so nice |
| 2nd September 2009 Kandarp Thaker | Cool Presentation - From: Glorious Diu! OOhhh i have such wonderful feeling and i am glad to see that, I also love this place, and i m lucky because its just 7 to 8 hours Journey from here. so i visited many time, I m also trying to write blog for diu. But it takes some time, www.diu-info.blogspot.com |
| 26th August 2009 Kevin | Great read... - From: Honey Valley Estate Found your blog while doing some research into a return trip to Pulau Weh - and got hooked and have been spending way too many late nights reading your blog. Sounds like you guys are having a great time! I especially enjoyed your entries on Indonesia - I spent three months back in 1996 traveling from Sumatra all the way across to West Timor visiting many of the same places in Indo as you guys did, so it's great to read your experiences there and read about how things have changed (or not, in many cases) in Indo. BTW, it looks like the blog came to an abrupt end with this entry? Did you pick it up elsewhere, or just decided that it was more fun to experience than to document? A long-ago traveling companion of mine refused to write a journal, calling it 'Homework', a pretty apt name if you ask me - although your 'homework' means those of us stuck at our desks get to travel vicariously. :) |
| 22nd May 2009 jassiepoo | - From: Tibetans in South India? Whazza? Ben non... your henna.. was... interesting... :P |
| 22nd May 2009 Jassiepoo | That's awesome - From: Honey Valley Estate We had such an awesome time in the Coorg Valley... I'd go back for more hiking there for sure! And more home cooked meals! |
| 17th March 2009 jassipoo | don't we rock!? - From: Where the wild boulders roam We just wanted to stop paying for that stupid boat... lets start a petition to get that bridge up and running! |
| 16th March 2009 Anil Mulchandani | Lucky restaurant - From: Guja-what? The story of Lucky is that it was, and is, Ahmedabad's popular place for tea and a bun with their own fresh butter from decades. When they decided to expand and add a South Indian/snacks place, they found that the graves below the shop they had been using by chance. They did not know who were buried here but decided to respect them by not destroying the tombs but covering them with fresh flowers daily. This is not a cementry but the restaurant owners respect for those buried below the place he has been using for decades. |
| 16th December 2008 Vivienne | beautiful... - From: Bhang, bang VARANASI! Beautiful words, amazing pictures. We're going in January and I can't wait. You sound like a lovely couple! Have fun! |
| 6th November 2008 anonymous | - From: We Heart Brooklyn! hey guys, loved seeing you both. i ripped some of the photos on to facebook. hope you don't mind. bon voyage |
| 30th May 2008 Jtheman | wonderful - From: West Siiiiiide...of Sumatra. thx 4 the story.im so proud to be born in bukittinggi,my own heaven.....................peace..... |
| 21st December 2007 Tammy in Thailand | I LIKE that hobbit-sized door! - From: Lovin' the Lake Toba Hey there Jen, How great to see some of your Indonesia adventures! I think I'd like to check out Lake Toba myself one day...... |
| 14th December 2007 JenGui | thank you - From: West Siiiiiide...of Sumatra. sumatra is a photographers dream come true....perfect landscapes... |
| 14th December 2007 JenGui | great! - From: West Siiiiiide...of Sumatra. im so glad that you enjoyed our blog!! we loooooooooved sumatra also...and indonesia as a whole...wow...amazing place. dont think that i could live happily without going back many, many times in my life. good info about the pineapple! thanks! |
| 9th December 2007 pPamela | - From: West Siiiiiide...of Sumatra. By the way Fabulous fabulous photos. Pamela |
| 9th December 2007 pPamela | - From: West Siiiiiide...of Sumatra. Hi, Just loved your report, made me feel like I was there again. Loved the photo of the small hut in Harau Valley- never got back to stay- after your report-glad I did not. Wow!! so many earthquakes. I travelled Indonesia for 5.5 months in 2006, staying 3.5 months in Sumatra and never felt one. Your another Indonesian wildflower is actually the beginnings of a pineapple. My guide showed me one of those on my 2 day trek from Bukittinggi to Lake Maninjau, down through the jungle- what a fantastic experience. Thanks again. Pamela whose heart lives in West Sumatra, whilst my body lives in Sydney Australia. |
| 30th November 2007 François Gohier | Dinner for two! - From: Sick, Tired and Thrilled In East Java Le rituel repas asiatique! J'espère visiter ces endroits paradisiaques un jour. Vous êtes chanceux de pouvoir le faire étant jeunes. Amitiés. François |
| 24th September 2007 vikki | omg - From: Lombok Style omg, the waterfall picture is amazing!!! truly, truly amazing!!!! |
| 12th September 2007 chantal | - From: From Aceh with Love i think its a briliant idea, "only eat things bigger then your head" i might try that ........... but what about liguids? |
| 28th August 2007 Alice Smith | - From: Jurassic Parts sigh....you guys look like you're having so much fun. Pictures and stories are great. keep them coming. |
| 28th August 2007 Alice | - From: Georgetown: Food, temples, food, food Hey guys....looks like you're having a great time....and the food is welll.....interesting I must say......It sounds great!!!! I love the blogs and hope you both keep them coming. |
| 27th August 2007 Francine | La nouriture, toujours la nourriture! - From: Georgetown: Food, temples, food, food La on vous reconnait quand il est question de nourriture. Ca nous donne l'eau a la bouche! Vous vivez des experiences gastronomiques incroyables... and you look so great surrounded by all those magnificent temples! You're so lucky and we're so happy for you. Enjoy! |
| 27th August 2007 mom | great times! - From: Georgetown: Food, temples, food, food looks like you're checking out some pretty amazing stuff, when you're not eating, that is...ha ha |
| 11th August 2007 JenGui | dozens... - From: Adventures in Visa Renewal ya...this is not just ONE prostitute outside the hotel.. its dozens upon dozens of prostitutes.... mostly indian transvestites dressed in very revealing saris, if you can imagine... makes for a fun walk home from dinner. |
| 11th August 2007 russ | hotel - From: Adventures in Visa Renewal We had a nasty hotel like that in Rome. There was a prostitute right outside the door every night. No smoke on the head board though, that's deluxe! |
| 10th August 2007 JenGui | awesome. - From: Lamalera=Zazitek thats great....we will be speaking czech very soon. |
| 9th August 2007 Marek | Czech ver. - From: Lamalera=Zazitek Ostrov Lembata, vesnice Lamalera. Jedno z mala mist kde se lovi velrybi tradicnim zpusobem. Vesnicane pouzivaji pouze male, deset metru dlouhe lodky a harpunu. Lovecke lodky nemaji motor. Pohani je pouze padla a plachta. Harpuna je takovy ocelovy hak na dlouhem provazu. Harpunar ho nasazuje na bambusovou tyc a s tim skace po velrybe. Vesnicane maji nekolik clunu se zavesnym motorem a tak nektere lovecke cluny k velrybe odtahnou. Potom je pusti. Samotny lov je ale jenom na lidske sile. Nektere jedou k velrybe pouze s plachtou uz od pevniny. Takze velky rozdil oproti komercnimu lovu Japoncu. Zde se podari chytit maximalne 25 velryb rocne. Minuly rok vsak pouze dve. Je to taky dost nebezpecna prace. V kvetnu se tady utopil kluk pri harpunovani delfina. Lano se mu zamotalo kolem nohou a delfin ho tahl pul hodiny pod vodou. Ve vesnici jsem byl uz sest dni a velrybu jsem ani nevidel. Az sedmy den rano se ozvalo "Baleo, Baleo". Nekodo z vesnicanu zahledl na mori fontanu vody. Vsichni z vesnice se zacali schazet na plaz a z bambusovych pristresku se strechou z palmoveho listi zacali tlacit cluny na more. Nekolik loveckych clunu me nabyzelo abych jel s nimi, ale nakonec rekli ze ne. Nakonec se ukazalo ze to bylo dobre. Tak jsem aspon chytl posledni motorovy clun. Po pretlaceni pres plaz a probojovani se pres priboj jsem vzali do haku jednu loveckou lod a jeli jsme na otevrene more. Tam jsme vypli motor a cekali az se velryba znovu vynori. Hlidkujicy cluny operovali na obrovskem prostoru a nektere se uz stracely za obzorem. Najednou se kousek od naseho clunu vynorila ploutev. Byl to zralok, kladivoun. Odpoutali jsme loveckou lod. Chlapi zacali okamzite padlovat ke zralokovi. Az byli dost blizko vzal harpunar bambusovbou tic s harpunou na konci. Pak skocil po zralokovi, ale netrefil. Lod jsme znovu privazali a jeli dal. V dali se objevila zpenena voda. Pry od rejnoka. Nez jsme tam dojeli byl samozrejme pric. Tet mijime jednu lod u ktere se objevil delfin. Borec po nem skocil, ale netrefil. Snad po hodine se objevuji tri gejziry vody. Velryby. Jsou to Vorvani. Nez k jedne z nich dojedem je uz u ni jedna lod. Podarilo se jim harpunovat a tet je velryba tahne zasebou. Vorvan je obrovska. Jsme docela blizko. Oproti ni jsou desetimetrove cluny jak hracky. Poustime nasi loveckou lod. Padluji k ni. Velryba se ale neustale potapi a meni smer. Nedari se zapichnout dalsi harpuny. Velryba straci hodne krve, ale porad ma dost sily. Tet ji to asi prestalo bavit a zacale se potapet. Najednou koukam a clun se zacina potapet s velrybou taky. Prvne predek a hned potom pekne cela pod hladinu.Vsichni chlapi vyskakali a nalezli na druhy lovecky clun. Nekteri do naseho. Clun je tet vzhuru nohame a velryba ho tahne porad za sebou. Jeste jednou se vynorila, znovu se nepodarilo harpunovat. Nakonec z ni harpuna vypadla a velryba zmizela. Chlapum se podari clun obratit a kyblikama z neho vylivaji vodu. Lod znovu stoupa na hladinu. Pak se z hladiny pozbyraji padla, plachta, harpuny a ostatni veci. Pripoutame nasi loveckou lod a jedem zpatky. Dalsi motorovy clun bere potopenej a polamanej clun a jedou taky. Po osmi hodinach jsme znovu na pevnine. Za dve hodiny prijizdi nektere cluny a tahnou za sebou jednu vorvan. Za tmy potom zbytek a dalsi vorvan. Druhy den rano velrybi zmerily. Maji 10 az 11m. Velky ale na fotce me tady ukazovali vorvane pres dvacet metru. Zacina porcovani. Velryba se rozrezava a pomoci velkych nozu, lana a haku. Kdyz uz je skoro prvni hotova, znovu "Baleo, Baleo". Nekdo zustava aby porcoval, nekdo jede na more. Vecer se vraci, tentokrat pet vorvanu a zadna potopena lod. Toto byly pro vesnicany velice stastne dny. Krome toho ze velrybi maso jedi tak ho taky vymenuji za ryzi a ovoce. Velrybi maso jsem mel nekolikrat. Bylo starsi na slunci ususene a potom tepelne zpracovane. Melo dost silnou chut. Me chutnalo. No a po uspesnem lovu jsem mel cerstve. Nemelo tak vyraznou chut a bylo vyborne taky. |
| 30th July 2007 James and Suz | Nice work! - From: Success: The Rinjani Trek You guys should apply for work as Shirpas! Pictures are beautiful, we should have followed in your footsteps. It would have been better than getting into our motorbike accident north of Senggigi. |
| 2nd July 2007 Paul | Looks like... - From: Success: The Rinjani Trek my favourite-people-no-longer-in-Montreal are having a blast in wherever they go, as per usual. Nice pics, team! Oh yeah, don't eat sketchy looking dead birds. There's some life advice from uncle Paul. Oh, and Guillaume, my shoes are holding up great, how are yours? p |
| 1st July 2007 vikki | wow - From: Success: The Rinjani Trek way to go !!!! that's quite along journey but well worth it. crater lake looks amazing. (great pics too!) i'm so proud of you guys!!!!! |
| 1st July 2007 mom | woo hoo! - From: Success: The Rinjani Trek OMG! What a spectacular view! Way to go guys! You should be proud! Hopefully that will be your only encounter with sickness. love ya both, have fun and be safe! |
| 1st July 2007 cjperry | WOW! - From: Success: The Rinjani Trek Hi Jen (and Guy) - That's some lake! - I guess I owe you some photos too. |
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