Active & fit Hi Peter, what a great blog, I don't know where you are in the world at the moment but know you will be enjoying it. Recently spent a day with my (our) first cousin twice removed Irvin Hastwell who at 86 years of age hikes regularly in the Adelaide Hills, pacing himself in 3-weekly cycles of 30km, 40km, building up to 56km on the third Sunday. Your sister says he must be a man after your own heart. All the best Pete, from another of the Hastwell family historians!
Active & Fit Thanks Wendy
It's a long time since I thought about this blog. We are still currently on KI as we have now bought the property we have been renting for the last 5 years. Moving from renting to owning means work! We are off to Sabah & Sarawak and seeing a friend in Kuala Lumpur in August. Cheers
Peter
APPLAUSE Peter, you've definitely missed your calling. Your stories are so realistic and interesting - you should become a travel correspondent. I would suggest you put in an application to GETAWAY. Cheers.
Koala Ted Yes he's happy to be home. He's in the kitchen on the palm. He's putting pressue on me though to put up the rest of the pictures of him so he can show "Been there, done that". You know first time OS and all that.
Mahler's The Man Hi Jen
Yes it is interesting that someone has chosen to put him up- no comments or artistic merit attached to it. It's not really a tag as such either, it seems that someone has just discovered him and wants to share. Isn't that nice.
The Slovakia, Hungary and Slovinia blogs are yet to come. It's a matter of when I get the chance when I am away. Internet access is not always possible or convenient. That last lot you got in a lot was when I was in Ljubiljana and the internet was at the hostel and was free!
Chhers, Pedallingpete
"What is THAT" The The Haus der Musik sounds like a fantastic experience. Mahler seems to be quite the man of the moment for some reason. He has been played a lot on ABC Classic FM. Peter might be interested to hear that somebody has been spray painting "Gustav Mahler" around Toronto for some reason. I have found a photo (link below). It isn't particularly inspiring or artistic as far as graffiti goes, but quite curious. Try this link for a picture (Hope I've done it right).
http://www.flickr.com/photos/davetill/sets/72157602339434368/
I'd love to hear about your experiences in Slovakia and Hungary, but assume you couldn't post online from there? I spent a day going through Slovakia in 1998 and was thoroughly intrigued by it. I would love to go back, but for now, will have to live vicariously through your adventures. I imagine it would be wonderful cycling country.
Thanks Wendy Wendy sent these comments to me as a message and I thought they were so nice I would put them up here. It's funny isn't it, I neither feel full of fun, brave or adventurous. But there you are. I've done this sort of thing before, but this is Koala Ted's first trip.!
Koala Ted Gets into Graff I know, I know.....I can just see him putting up in Austria with stencils of himself (of course) with "There Are No Koalas in Austria" just so those ill informed Americans will know that they are not Down Under. He's so damn patriotic. How much can a Koala Bare?
That checky koala Your photos and script are such fun to see and read. That checky koala is having such a wonderful time popping up everywhere!! You are a very interesting person so full of fun Peter and so brave and adventurous with all the travels that you do. Love getting your travel blogs, which Greg has sent on to me.
Much love and jealousy from me xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Wendy in Tassy
Hi M
No Koala Ted was cuddled up in my pannier and didn't want to get out for anything. Pigs don't turn him on. He enjoyed seeing a real fox the other day rushing back into the sweetcorn crops. Not time for the photo opportunity though.
Love Pete
DOING IT WHILE I CAN..before old-age, climate change, terrorism, terminal illness, lack of money ...hits.
54 yrs....WHAT HAPPENED....I USED TO BE SO YOUNG!
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Active & fit
Hi Peter, what a great blog, I don't know where you are in the world at the moment but know you will be enjoying it. Recently spent a day with my (our) first cousin twice removed Irvin Hastwell who at 86 years of age hikes regularly in the Adelaide Hills, pacing himself in 3-weekly cycles of 30km, 40km, building up to 56km on the third Sunday. Your sister says he must be a man after your own heart. All the best Pete, from another of the Hastwell family historians!