http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/Nikkilovestotravel/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Nikkilovestotravel en-us Sat, 26 Dec 2009 13:08:01 +0000 Sat, 26 Dec 2009 13:08:01 +0000 Proud excited relieved overwhelmed emotional happy...these are all things I feel as I reflect on the 2009 Knowledge for People project httpknowledgeforpeople.org for Autism Care Nepal httpautismnepal.org. I knew that we were going to make a difference but I couldn't even begin to fathom how powerful this would turn out to be. When Tanya took the stage to give her presentation abo http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Nepal/Kathmandu/blog-422173.html Nagarkot was wonderful We drove about 2 hours up and up and up into the mountains to a beautiful mountain town. Our hotel The Hotel Country Villa was perfect. It is perched up on a cliff overlooking the Himalayas and the stunning view was visible from our beds The clouds would roll in and out and we were literally in them when we stood on our room balconies. When the clouds cleared again http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Nepal/Nagarkot/blog-422197.html Hello Having Knowledge for People work with Autism Care Nepal ACN and the families has been more amazing than we could have imagined I tear up just thinking about it. The center is now jointly run by many parents all who have a child with autism. ACN is completely funded by the parents. They have managed to rent a house for ACN for 12 months to start but they are still in great need of t http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Nepal/Kathmandu/blog-420494.html Hello Everyone Hope all is well. We have had 2 amazing days in Chitwan It is hot beyond hot but the continual sweating has been worth it and we are forever grateful for our airconditioned rooms. Our guide from the Hotel Parkside Gopal is awesome and has done a wonderful job explaining some of the culture of Nepal. He told us about the 3 isms and said that tourism is just as important t http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/blog-419370.html Hi Everyone I hope all is well. I have arrived in Nepal for our first Knowledge for People autism education project to read more about it go to httpknowledgeforpeople.org and click on the orange visit our blog link on the left. This trip is quite different from other trips I've taken because the main purpose of coming this time is to give back to a community that I fell in love with 8 yea http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Nepal/Kathmandu/blog-418743.html We all know that Cabo is a great place to relax party and take in the sun and beaches but while you are there you can also help out the locals. Unfortunately there is a lot of poverty in Cabo and for only 14 of what you might spend on a hotel room for one night you can really help out some children. Nios del Capitan day care is only a quick taxi ride away from main area with all of the hot http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Mexico/Baja-California-Sur/Cabo-San-Lucas/blog-345158.html This place is one of the most beautiful places I've been to. Definitely the most beautiful Caribbean spot I've seen. We just loved it San Andres is an island that is closer to Nicaragua but is considered Colombian territory. The people of the island are English speaking Africans who are considered to be natives and Spanish speaking Colombians. For years the natives have been trying to gai http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Colombia/San-Andres/blog-328259.html Here are some short videos that I took from my camera in Morocco... http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Morocco/Mekn-s-Tafilalet/Merzouga/blog-304356.html Hi EveryoneIt has been another great few days We realized that we could get to the Mediterranean Sea in only a 90 minute taxi ride from Chefchaouen so we did a day trip and were able to stay in the Blue City for an extra night. The beach town we went to is called Ouad Lau and the sea was gorgeous We were the only tourists in sight and the only women aside from 13 year old girls wearing ba http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Morocco/Rabat-Sal-Zemmour-Zaer/Rabat/blog-306004.html We arrived to Chefchaouen on the 24th. I had really been looking forward to coming here and aside from being smack in the middle of the Sahara this is my favorite place so far in Morocco. The town is nestled in the Atlas mountains in the north. The city is built into the mountains so the streets are winding and very steep and there are many sets of uneven steep stones stairways. The city ea http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Morocco/Tangier-T-touan/Chefchaouen/blog-304372.html Hello I hope you are enjoying the summer back home. I have to say that even though it's supposed to be dry heat here it still feels very humid. I can tell we are in the desert because soaking wet clothes dry within an hour Kelly and I spent our last night hanging out with some British tourists and some locals. We had some really good talks about the differences in our cultures. They said http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Morocco/Souss-Massa-Dra-/Ouarzazate/blog-302290.html Hello Kelly and I are now in a town called Essaouira which is about an 8 hour bus ride from Casablanca down the west coast of Morocco. Getting off of the bus was quite overwhelming It didn't appear to be the quaint ocean town we had read about. The ocean was nowhere in sight and it was dirty and dusty. There were people everywhere trying to get us to go to their hotel and women with only th http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Morocco/Marrakech-Tensift-El-Haouz/Essaouira/blog-301481.html Hi I hope all is well. I made it to Morocco safely. I had a 5 hour lay over in Paris and decided to take the train into the city for lunch. My smile was huge walking the streets of Paris and I had a yummy panini in the Latin Quarter area which is surrounded by little shops and beautiful old architechture. What a lovely place Paris is. My smile evaporated when I went into my purse to find my http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Morocco/Grand-Casablanca/blog-300581.html Hi guys We had much better luck leaving Puerto Lopez. We took a bus and then a short flight to a city in Southern Ecuador called Cuenca. We really love this city It's an old colonial city with beautiful architecture and cobblestone streets with a big river running through it. Our luck with the weather has been awful We went to see the remaining Ingapirca structures and it was cold and it drizzl http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Ecuador/South/Cuenca/blog-189988.html Hi Dan is feeling better We spent the last 4 days in Bocas del Torro which is a cluster of islands on the Carribean side of Panama. I really like this town. We stayed at a great little place called Cocomo on the Sea and they had kayaks for us to use whenever we wanted. One day we kayaked around the island and out to the pointe where Dan had fun in the huge waves. One day we ventured to a b http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Panama/Bocas-Del-Toro/Isla-Colon/blog-178822.html Hi I hope everyone had a great 4th of July. To all of the CanoeTrippers...I hope it was as fun as always and I want to see pics and hear stories Apparently in Ecuador booking a plane ticket and paying in advance doesnt mean you will get on the flight. We were at the airport 1 hour and 45 minutes in advance and while in line at least 20 of us were told that our flight to Panama was full. http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Panama/Kuna-Yala/Archipielago-de-San-Blas/blog-177749.html Hi guys We had much better luck leaving Puerto Lopez. We took a bus and then a short flight to a city in Southern Ecuador called Cuenca. We really love this city It's an old colonial city with beautiful architecture and cobblestone streets with a big river running through it. Our luck with the weather has been awful We went to see the remaining Ingapirca structures and it was cold and it driz http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Ecuador/South/Cuenca/blog-174283.html Hi Everyone Thanks so much for all of the comments and notes. Its so great to read them Well we decided it was time to leave Baos only there was one problem. Part of the road around the mountain collapsed from all of the rain and there was no transportation in or out of the city. We headed to the bus terminal anyway...hopeful that we were misinformed. Unfortunately what we were told wa http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Ecuador/West/Puerto-Lopez/blog-172978.html Hi Everyone We had a very adventurous day in Baos yes Matt Baos means bathroom...I was waiting for you to say that. The rain just wouldnt let up so we got our hands on some fashionable rain gear. We rented 4wheelers and set off to a town called Puyo. Near Puyo is the biggest waterfall in the area called Diablo which is in the Amazon jungle. I cant believe we actually made it back. http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Ecuador/Centre/Banos/blog-171635.html Well we started out with a few bumps in the road but all is well now. There was a huge storm and we got stuck in Houston and had to stay a night there. We arrived in Quito 24 hours late and eventually ended up in a cute hostel called Crossroads. Since we were arriving at midnight we booked a hostel the Iguana Lodge for our first night ahead of time and arranged for them to pick us up at the a http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Ecuador/North/Quito/blog-170664.html