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| 23rd July 2007 Kat | - From: Wigs and Weirdos Brilliant! You guys know how to make the most of things!! You must have sampled how many beers now form how many countries?! Well, I guess you need to try them all just to see which its the best.... Latvia that would be awesome. Have a great time! Part of me wishes we were still on the road but part of me is so glad to be without the back pack! Keep on cruisin'! Kat |
| 20th July 2007 Diane aka Travelblog blogger Cocoonuts | Russian photos - From: Travels in the Land of Endless Daylight Your photos are amazing! |
| 20th July 2007 Johanna | - From: Travels in the Land of Endless Daylight Hi Suzanne, most envious of your fabulous trip. Great to see that you are enjoying your time so much. Johanna |
| 10th July 2007 David | I am ok - From: Lessons from the Vodka Bottle Back in Sweden after a short trip back in UB after not beeing able to get in to Russia... passport problem.... think you know... Hope your trip is good and that you both are find Europe I nice place! If you are in Sthlm pls right me a mail! All the best and thanks for a lovley time in Mongolia |
| 8th July 2007 Pattusa | Kid and another kid - From: Lessons from the Vodka Bottle I love the titles! Thank you! Patt Barrington |
| 28th June 2007 Overlanders | A funeral? - From: Asian Vegas and a little touch of Portugal Are you thinking that our current antics may soon render us in need of a funeral? Well, will keep it in mind, but lets hope we don't need it just yet!! XX |
| 27th June 2007 Sally | Winter and Walls - From: Walls, Warriors and Forbidden Cities Hi guys thanks for the most amazing travel log. Pics are amazing and stories great. Today it is poring with rain in melbourne let's just hope it is hitting the resivours. The local council recently did a new recycle of mobile phones and household goods. very successful, your old council Suz. You are raging across the world quite fast. See you in the next Suz and Dave rage across the world. keep well and look after yourselves Sally |
| 24th June 2007 Jacinta | hello - From: Walls, Warriors and Forbidden Cities Hi there guys You're both looking fit and fabulous - walking along the Great Wall must have been fantastic. Got my birthday pressie from India - THANK YOU!!!! Jacinta |
| 24th June 2007 Adam | - From: Walls, Warriors and Forbidden Cities Fabulous photos. You have captured such beauty. Can't wait to talk to you guys again soon. Love Ads |
| 20th June 2007 Fi | Just a lil' something 4 u - From: Asian Vegas and a little touch of Portugal Given your interest in all things green, I thought I'd send u this clip from stuff..... North Americans who spend their lives reducing, reusing and recycling can keep doing their bit for the environment after they die, if Europe's "green funeral" trend makes its way across the Atlantic. Canadian activists say green send-offs could help the dead contribute to a sustainable environment, with funerals that use shrouds or biodegradable containers and involve no embalming, no headstones and no grave linings. "Having a green burial is one more thing a person can do to lessen the impact we're having on our environment," said Dorothy Yada of the Memorial Society of British Columbia. "Environmental organizations should take it on as something they could add to their list of things to do ... if people asked for it more often, (the cemeteries and funeral parlours) would do it." Bodies are typically embalmed to preserve the remains for public display at funerals. The results last about 10 days before decomposition begins again. "Embalming does three things... It requires the body to be worked over, organs sucked out and replaced with carcinogens. Second, it requires workers to be exposed to two potentially toxic chemicals (formaldehyde and glutaraldehyde)," said Joe Sehee of the Green Burial Council in Los Angeles. He reckons a million gallons of embalming fluid makes its way into North American soil each year. And when bodies are cremated, mercury - mostly from dental fillings - can get into the atmosphere and into rivers, said Mary Woodsen, of Greensprings Natural Cemetery in New York. Currently, there are no green cemeteries in Canada, only small plots within regular cemeteries. The Royal Oak Burial Park in Victoria, British Columbia, on Canada's Pacific coast, will begin offering the organic option next fall. "In the last couple of years, there's been substantially more interest," said cemetery spokesman Stephen Olson. "I think people are looking at every facet of their lives and saying: Is there something I can be doing differently?" The trend is a lot further along in Britain, where there are some 200 so-called natural burial sites. "We've done between 80 and 90 burials in the last six or seven years," said Penny Lally of Penwith Woodland Burial Place in Cornwall, England. "I think people like the idea of going back to the earth and creating a tree instead of a crowded cemetery." |
| 15th June 2007 Jacinta | hello - From: Asian Vegas and a little touch of Portugal hey there guys - photos, as usual, are fabulous - i love those coloured buildings - when i am rich and famous i think i'll build myself an enormous villa and paint it pink or blue or yellow :-) love Jacinta |
| 14th June 2007 Linda | Great pics - From: Asian Vegas and a little touch of Portugal hello to both of you - its sounds so fantastic all of your travelling - i can hardly stand to read all the great things you are seeing and doing. I am going through a bit of a bad patch - have lost licence and now my job so will be poor for at least the next 6 months - definately no travelling for me but it does mean i am catching public transport and being far more environmentally sound which is a great thing! Keep on Rockin' around the world Luv Linny |
| 5th June 2007 Frog | Honkers - From: Thunder and Lightening ... very, very exciting! Hi Suz and Dave...lovin ya adventure stories, keep em coming! Shirl's BBQ/Bonfire b'day bash last weekend was enormous...the whole gang partied til' the sun came up! Enjoy, Frog!!! |
| 3rd June 2007 Boba81 | HongKong - From: Thunder and Lightening ... very, very exciting! Very interesting Journal! |
| 3rd June 2007 simon | - From: Thunder and Lightening ... very, very exciting! I feel sorry for the guy in the photo with the one nut, he must have got hit by a red car… he he loving the blogs guys. Safe travel Sim |
| 30th May 2007 Kat and Mike | Pandamonium! - From: Full bellied and Soggy in Western China Suz and Dave you will know I mean it when I say we are so jealous! We were so close to heading that way with you after Tibet! Pandas are the greatest and you have even managed to capture their personalities in your photos! About time you were stalked young lady the amount of stalking you have done! As you said in Tibet Snipper Suz is out in force daily! Glad you are loving it! - K |
| 29th May 2007 Simon | Shichuan Province - From: Full bellied and Soggy in Western China Hey Cleary!!! Finally i got the chance to catch up on several blogs.....wow, China looks awesome and I can't believe how close you were to those pandas!! I look forward to reading your Hong Kong + Macau experiences, I'll be heading over there shortly. Happy travelling and I promise to send u an e-mail soon!! Take Care - Simon |
| 27th May 2007 Fi | PANDA!!!! - From: Full bellied and Soggy in Western China I love the baby panda's. They're just so cute! :) Leopard was cool, yak freaky, rhino interesting, but nothing can beat a baby panda....v v cool. Sorry I had to bail on u the other nite Suz - hopefully world clock and your adventures will align and I'll be able to talk next time you get yourselves connected to the outside world. Lotsa luv Fi |
| 27th May 2007 Adam | Trashbags - From: Full bellied and Soggy in Western China Hey babe, im finally doing what you wanted me to do and post a comment.love the blog!.dont forget my friend michelle is still in china if ya wanna look her up.The countdown has began. 5 months till we are pissing it up in fab new york, love ya both, Ads |
| 26th May 2007 Shell in China | Mama Naxi - From: Full bellied and Soggy in Western China Glad you guys loved Mama Naxi as much as I did. Sorry to have missed catching up with guys in China. Love the Panda photos. |
| 23rd May 2007 Johanna from Melbourne | post-script - From: Gerbil in the Plumbing, Frog in a Blender and Carnal Knowledge of a Deviant Nature PS If you like Nepal, I have a friend Nadine, who works at Bass Coast Shire, who was paid to live and travel around Nepal spreading environmental education messages, but I'm not sure which organisation it was for. She went to a lot of events and festivals. Email me for more info. Johanna |
| 23rd May 2007 Johanna from Melbourne | - From: Gerbil in the Plumbing, Frog in a Blender and Carnal Knowledge of a Deviant Nature Dear Suz - Glad to see that Michael Palin DVD set came in handy for your travels. You look so incredibly happy in all the photos! Am having a scan through your trip journal now - Johanna email jnlvanklav@yahoo.com |
| 17th May 2007 Bristol2Bombay | Magical Tibet - From: Monk Slapping and Sky Trains You blog is really fantastic. I'm currently in Tibet as well, north of you, and the images you have captured are really perfect. I hope you continue to have a wonderful time in this amazing and magical country. |
| 17th May 2007 Rachel Everson-Crane | Loved your photos! - From: Monk Slapping and Sky Trains Your photos and blog were great - really interesting thanks! Rachel |
| 17th May 2007 Fi | - From: Monk Slapping and Sky Trains I am sitting at work bored senseless when a wee email pops up to tell me that once again you guys have added an anecdote to brighten my day. I open it, only to laugh myself silly at the total visual of Suz's chicken/yak/vegetarian imitations. I look like an idiot laughing at my PC by muself, but I'm pretty sure I don't look quite as bad as a flapping chk imitation!!! Love ya. :) Fi |
| 11th May 2007 lovelyplanet | great pics - From: Mummified at Mount Everest love the picture with the two kids. Great shot! |
| 11th May 2007 Wanderful Kiwi | - From: Mummified at Mount Everest wow........i mean WOW.....Tibet looks amazing. |
| 9th May 2007 Tracey | Wow - From: Mummified at Mount Everest Photo's look amazing. Journey of a lifetime. |
| 9th May 2007 Sally | Yaks - From: Mummified at Mount Everest WOW what can I say the journey looks spectacular ands you have really shown a diversity of Yaks, they are not all the same. long hair short ahir piebald and fat. But the veiw of Tibet and the history is great. hank you for sharing and I am looking forward to the next instalment of Suz and Daves travels. keep Kool Sally |
| 9th May 2007 Pete | - From: Mummified at Mount Everest Bloody hell Suze, you are so talented with your photography. I was reading your blog at work and soon had a gathering around me, all open jawed at your beautiful images. Love you heaps and miss you. |
| 8th May 2007 Fi | - From: Mummified at Mount Everest So completely jealous!!! Somewhere I've always wanted to go & see and those yaks are just so cool!!!! I specially like the panda version :) Nothing so exciting happening in lil' old NZ. Keep having a great time (as if you need telling). Catch you guys next time. Luv Fi |
| 8th May 2007 Pene | WOW! - From: Mummified at Mount Everest Just stumbled across your blog, and what a pleasure itis to read. Amazing - Simply amazing! Great journal and gorgeous photos!! Thanks for sharing with us. |
| 7th May 2007 Wanderfulkiwi | Can't eat another Snickers - From: A Guiltfree Excuse to Scoff Loads of Snickers Bars Hey Suz, Hi Dave. What an awesome hike, tempted to head that way myself. Long treks are a great way to develop loathing for certain chocolate habits. |
| 7th May 2007 Pete | - From: What to do in Kathmandu? The jealousy is overwhelming. Miss you lots. Big hug to you both. |
| 7th May 2007 Jacinta | hello - From: What to do in Kathmandu? hey guys - photos, as ever, are fantastic. so glad you're still having such a fabulous time. sounds like you've met some wonderful people - where are you off to next? miss you heaps Jacinta |
| 6th May 2007 Ashleigh & Alicia | hi - From: What to do in Kathmandu? Hi Dave and Suz It looks like you had lots of fun in kathmadu. We love the spinning prayer wheel. It looks really good Can't wait to see your next blog Alicia and Ashleigh. |
| 4th May 2007 Melissa in Hobart | Finally catching up... - From: Gerbil in the Plumbing, Frog in a Blender and Carnal Knowledge of a Deviant Nature Phew, What a trip and incredibly good read. Have only skimmed through to see where you are up to. Love the photos and anecdotes. The rickshaws were very posh. The white water rafting looks brilliant. The camels have really got me inspired too... transport options in the wake of a future oil crisis (?), but can you really beat a bike? |
| 30th April 2007 Ashleigh | Looks like fun - From: Gerbil in the Plumbing, Frog in a Blender and Carnal Knowledge of a Deviant Nature Hi Dave and Suz, The white water rafting looks like fun. The posh tents look good as well. Good to see you are making lots of friends. |
| 29th April 2007 Sally | emails I recieve are fine - From: Gerbil in the Plumbing, Frog in a Blender and Carnal Knowledge of a Deviant Nature Hi thought I'id let you know I have been recieving everything OK and even if I do get a few repeat blogs am loving being part of the trip with you. So informative and wish I was there. looks absolutely great. Smokey says hi. Sal |
| 27th April 2007 KevinRL | Great blog guys! - From: Gerbil in the Plumbing, Frog in a Blender and Carnal Knowledge of a Deviant Nature Great to read your words about Nepal, and good to see some real rafting photos. But I hate to say that your flower captioned Rhododendron, is in fact a Bougainvillea, just a small error. Keep up the blog writing, great stuff. Kevin |
| 24th April 2007 Swapan | Am speechless - From: A Guiltfree Excuse to Scoff Loads of Snickers Bars Hi Dave and Suze, Like your last blog posting this latest one is simply mind blowing. You just can't imagine how envious I am of you guys. The descriptions of your treks and the photos are absolutely great. Do keep it up. All the best. Will be in touch again soon. Swapan |
| 24th April 2007 Overlanders | Maribyrnong Goes Green! - From: Lesson 101:Rhino Avoidance Tactics ... (and some observations on ritual goat sacrifice) WOW! What a fantastic achievement! I'm so proud of everyone there for making it happen!! Keep up the great work! |
| 23rd April 2007 Caroline English (MCC) | Awesome stuff! - From: Lesson 101:Rhino Avoidance Tactics ... (and some observations on ritual goat sacrifice) Hi Susan, Wow, you and Dave sure are having an adventure of a lifetime. Your travel journals are really entertaining to read You should write a book about it all! Anyway keep the stories coming. I am sooo jealous... Take care and stay safe :) |
| 19th April 2007 Janet | - From: Lesson 101:Rhino Avoidance Tactics ... (and some observations on ritual goat sacrifice) I've just caught up on your travels over the last month - what a trip and you've still got lots more to come. Thanks for sharing it through the blog. Maribyrnong is choofing along - big achievement on Tuesday when we voted to go carbon neutral - for council itself by 2015 and the community by 2020. And it was unanimous! |
| 17th April 2007 Henna | You seem to be having a blast :) - From: Lesson 101:Rhino Avoidance Tactics ... (and some observations on ritual goat sacrifice) The pictures are great and so is the write up... I'm so happy for you... You guys seem to be doing all the right things so I'll keep coming back to check up on your next adventure :) |
| 17th April 2007 Cameron Jones | - From: Lesson 101:Rhino Avoidance Tactics ... (and some observations on ritual goat sacrifice) Sorry i have not responded in a while it is only becasue it makes me Jealous that you are having an amazing time and I am stuck at work ha ha , keep the updates coming really enjoy reading them |
| 16th April 2007 sally | all is cool on the home front - From: Lesson 101:Rhino Avoidance Tactics ... (and some observations on ritual goat sacrifice) Wow! what a trip loks loke you two are having the ride of a lifetime..Melbourne is still in drought, but winter is slowly decending. The days are still warm but the nights are getting cold. Looking forward to the next installment. Sal |
| 16th April 2007 Larry | Great Trip - From: Lesson 101:Rhino Avoidance Tactics ... (and some observations on ritual goat sacrifice) Looks like a great trip of a lifetime ! Enjoy - miss you at the salt mine ! |
| 4th April 2007 Frog | THE VIEW - From: "Our vegetables are organic and our chickens are vegetarian" WOW!!!! Shirl says "hi". |
| 4th April 2007 Sally | What aTrip - From: "Our vegetables are organic and our chickens are vegetarian" These travel journals are spectacular. I want to be there and the photographs are great. The air is changing in Melbourne and winter is on the way. It is a long weekend coming up and religious festivities are on at all the churchs. However the Rabbit and its relationship to Easter is debatable..Look after yourselfs.....all the best Sally |
