http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/Mysha/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Mysha en-us Thu, 10 Dec 2009 04:46:24 +0000 Thu, 10 Dec 2009 04:46:24 +0000 Text gone with CRASH Will publish soon http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/New-York/blog-117502.html Text gone with crash Will update soon http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/California/Los-Angeles/Anaheim/blog-117500.html It took around 2 hours by boat to go to Dalyan and it was a very hot journey with the sun right on top of us Once there we changed to smaller boats and made our way to the Mud Baths and it was fun digging to get the proper mud rather then the watery mud which seemed to go. We stood in the sun to get dried up and it was quite a site It took a bit long because the layer we had on was quite thick. http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Turkey/Aegean/Dalyan/blog-165109.html Jonjo Asia's Wedding weekend had finally come I had been looking forward to this for ages and also the fact that this would be my first holiday with all girls and their families Met Vinah Jessie at Marble Arch then met Gi Gem at the bus stop to catch a coach to Luton. The flight to Poland was very smooth in the beginning and then right at the end it started getting a bit rocky then all http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Poland/blog-145650.html When I think of California I think of HOLLYWOOD Beverly Hills 90210 Rodeo Drive but this visit was the complete opposite scenery wise. Were talking desserts and hills Think of The Hills have Eyes movies I swear if I would of seen someone walking on one of those mountains looking a little dodgy I think I would wet my pants Okay a bit of an exaggeration but I would of been a lit http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/California/blog-145654.html The thought of going to Vegas was a worrying prospect because me and casino's do not go well together because its so addictive We left Mari's house late to drive to Barstow Jun's family home to drop of Mya which I hated because it meant spending less time with her then drove to Vegas I can't say much about the journey because I was a sleep We arrived at Tiffany's house after midnight and a http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Nevada/Las-Vegas/blog-142245.html Took a trip to Lord's Cricket Grounds with my team from work. I seriously wasn't going to go because I am not interested in cricket I couldn't even give you a name of a player if I wanted to but I thought I would check it out to see what the fuss was about.I guess having worked for an Architect's Firm for nearly 5 years I have started appreciating buildings and details more and I have to say http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Greater-London/blog-138535.html Christine's BDay just passed and Gem Gee organised a surprise trip for us to take her to York. It was quite amusing because everytime a sign was coming up on the motorway we would cover Christine's eyes. It also helped that Christine is practically blind There were 7 girls in total so it was a good ride upto York A bit of singing reading knitting in the backseats. The trip took fai http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/North-Yorkshire/York/blog-137905.html Hadnrsquot been to Philippines in 5 years and I was really excited to be going back to see the family and especially my Grandmother I was flying out on Christmas Day but luckily my flight wasnrsquot until the early evening so I had Christmas Lunch with Vicky and her family My sister flew out the day before so she arrived in Philippines on Christmas Day but luckily Christine and her fa http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Philippines/Pampanga/blog-134622.html So my cousins have never been to New York before so what better person to take them then me who has been there loads of times and knowing my cousins needed to know where the best shopping places were We arrived in NYC and we stayed as Desireersquos house Diva and Gem Dezrsquo dogs were there to greet us as was Dezrsquo parents and Lizelle. The first thing we did the first day that http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/New-York/blog-134631.html Christmas was coming up so Vicks I decided to go do some shopping in New York. Cutes was meeting us a few days later. Our first day was spent mostly shopping especially in FOREVER 21. We had bags full leaving the shopThat night we were going to Atlantic City with Bobby and Dez and we were staying at Borgata Hotel which was very nice. The hotel room was massive with a big massive bathroom http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/New-York/blog-134312.html The weather was supposed to be nice it being end of July but it started of quite chilly and continued for the rest of the day with a spot of sun here and there...Hadn't been to Brighton in ages so I was thrilled to tag along with the Jacobs and Sanidads.Had loads of fun and eat lots of bad things but what else do you eat on Brighton Pier but bad things http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/East-Sussex/Brighton/blog-134279.html DAY 5Had breakfast after 8ish and this time round we actually saw other people in our Riad eating breakfast. There was also a man leaving and I remembered him from the night when we were eating at the Market Food Stalls because he was sitting behind me. He was from Strassburg but he lived in France. He was traveling on this own but when he originally booked tickets there was supposed to be mor http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Morocco/Marrakech-Tensift-El-Haouz/Marrakech/blog-126055.html Woke up a little later this morning. It wasnrsquot raining but it was very chilly We arrived at Sahara Expeditions and there were only 2 other people on this trip Ken Josie from Nottingham. The journey wasnrsquot as long this time and the driver was nice enough to make a few stops for us to take photos. When we arrived at Ourika Valley again we were asked if we wanted a guide and http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Morocco/Marrakech-Tensift-El-Haouz/Ourika-Valley/blog-126028.html Woke up to what sounded like hard rain pouring down so was feeling a little glum plus the fact we had to get up at 6am in the morning to get ready for our trip. The Riad staff were really nice because they got up a little earlier then usual to make our breakfast. It was a good thing because we had a 3 hour journey ahead of us When we finally arrived at Ouzard the sun was starting to come http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Morocco/Tadla-Azilal/Ouzoud-Falls/blog-126027.html DAY 1Stayed awake waiting for 430am so I could take a cab to Victoria Station to catch the Gatwick Express to Gatwick to meet Silvia and Roland and check in.I was really hoping to catch up on some sleep on the plane but I couldnrsquot get comfortable At one point I started feeling dizzy and when I got to the back of the plane to use the toilet I fainted. But it wasnrsquot anything serious. http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Morocco/Marrakech-Tensift-El-Haouz/Marrakech/blog-99914.html My task was to organise 8 girls together on holiday Luckily it wasnrsquot a hard task at all because everyone knew each other and got on really well We stayed at the Aloi Hotel which was stunning Our rooms were nice and clean and had loads of room. First day was soooooooooo hot outside We all went to the poolside to do a bit of bathing and of course the sleepyheads Vicks Dania http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Greece/Crete/Heraklion/blog-121390.html Irsquove been wanting to go to Paphos since last summer so when Jill invited me to go to her wedding there I couldnrsquot refuseWhen I got to Paphos is was early evening but it was very humid I hadnrsquot gone with anyone but I was meeting my new roommates at the hotel Paphos Garden Hotel Apartments which Jillrsquos sister arranged. There were 3 of Jillrsquos friends who were al http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Cyprus/blog-121395.html So my work needed an architectural model bought over to Abu Dhabi and the cheapest way I found was for someone to fly over there I joked with my boss and said that I would go and he said yes straight away so that was that So the flight hotel and expenses were sortedSo I get to Heathrow Airport really early and I go to check in and of course they are asking about the model and who packe http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/United-Arab-Emirates/Abu-Dhabi/blog-121346.html Apart from nearly being run over by bikes and trams Amsterdam was a great place to be in It definitely was more then I expected it to be and Lou and Justin made the experience even more fun The thing I couldn't get over was the bikes everywhere I heard about the bikes but I wasn't expecting what I saw I wasn't sure what I was expecting Anyway I got a bit obessed taking photo's of the http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Netherlands/North-Holland/Amsterdam/blog-99875.html