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| 27th February 2007 erik | been here for a week. - From: Fabulous Buenos Aires - Argentina yes, i have been here for a week now. i'm loving it. The whether is fantastic, the people are unbelievably friendly and the the city definately has a culture that is unique to BA. I hear other people try to compare it to other cities such as "it's like paris, or it's like New York, or "it's a mix between Athens and Paris" etc etc. But i really feel you just need to see BA in it's own light without trying to draw any comparisons. I have just found many great resources on the city for people looking to learn a little more. i found a forum for exacts and some very helpful blogs as well.. i hope this is of help. http://www.baexpats.com http://nufftinggwonguyyaheard.blogspot.com/ http://suitcaseonwheels.blogspot.com/ take care everyone. |
| 23rd January 2007 Terri Miller | Love Curitiba - From: Curitiba, Brazil My husband, kids, and I moved to Curitiba in July of 2006 from USA and will be here for at least 3 years - husband works for EXXON. Have been here 6 months now and we absolutely love it here. You can use your VISA everywhere!!!! The people are by far the best thing in Curitiba. Have made trips to Florinopolis and to Foz Iguacu so far but hope to go to Honey Island soon. My only negative is that we were used to very nice hotels in the US and even though we have been to some very expensive supposedly 5 star hotels, I have not been overly impressed so far. |
| 7th December 2006 cheese | hu - From: Second biggest pyramid (outside of Egypt)!! eeeek |
| 3rd December 2006 carla | - From: Curitiba, Brazil Yes.. we are civilised.. What do you think you would find? |
| 3rd December 2006 carla | curitiba - From: Curitiba, Brazil It's interesting how we, brazilian, see how you (not brazilian) see our country and our cities. I use to travel too. And i think that the most important thing to do, when we are in a new place, is to keep our eyes open. Open to the difference and open to the nice things... |
| 4th November 2006 Julia | La Boca " The Mouth" - From: Fabulous Buenos Aires - Argentina it refers to the mouth of "The riachuelo" ( litle river) it was a heavily industria area of BS As to where the Italian inmigrants of early entury congragated given the heavey industrialised congragation of factories ( many english meat processing plants) were located. The colorful that carachterizes the area comes from that historically people were dirty poor and used the left overs of ship paint to paint the metallic corrugated roofing sheets they use to build the houses ( which still standing. Quinquela Martin is (was) an local artist that perpetuated the colorful amabiance and did so masterly. there is a Arts & Crafts school in "La Boca" and many artists live there now also it is an area where thspians like to present their plays on the stree and for people enjoyment. |
| 28th October 2006 giovanni | and - From: The Inca Capital, now under Spanish management and there was never one with 14 angles the rock with 12 was the rock with the most angles around there people say theres one with 13 on the other side of the building but its not realy true its jus broken rock |
| 28th October 2006 giovanni | by the way - From: The Inca Capital, now under Spanish management about the rocks with all the angles the most famous one is the one with 12 angles not to far from the plaza of armas beleive me im peruvian i know |
| 18th September 2006 Martina | Great Info - From: South America Round-up Hi, Thanks for putting up all this good info. I am planning a trip with my boyfriend at the moment and genuine advice from travellers is great! |
| 1st August 2006 carol | visa - From: Curitiba, Brazil about visa i dont agree...i always had visa there... maybe you had a bad time at some place...but is not always like that!! :) |
| 29th July 2006 Vishwanath | Add History - From: The Inca Trail!! I am reading this article in India. I am interested in knowing "Dead woman´s pass", "small ruins on the way and these were explained to us by Aly.", "saw a small ruin terrace on the mountainside " When reading article if these details were not given it becoms boring. Please add little History so that we can learn and take interest. Regards. |
| 12th June 2006 Charles | Missing Photo - From: The Galapagos Islands! Where is the photo of the two gay guys. I was really disappointed. Penguin |
| 1st June 2006 Sarah | Thank you! - From: The Inca Capital, now under Spanish management I'm sitting in my computer science class and i just got information for my power point from this sight! thank you!! -Sarah |
| 11th May 2006 Heidi | Thanks - From: Curitiba, Brazil Thanks for all the great pictures and info about Curitiba (especially about the Visa Credit cards). My husband and I are planning a trip to Curitiba in October 06 to pick up our son who has been living there for two years serving a Mormon mission, and we appreciate your fun, informative, and interesting blog! |
| 28th March 2006 Shiane | Nice Photos - From: Ushuaia - the southernmost city in the world Thanks for sharing! |
| 18th March 2006 Leo | Answer to Annalog - From: Curitiba, Brazil Maybe the suburbs is misrepresented, for the same reason, people don't post pictures of trailler parks in US, or the buildings of projects in Chicago, Detroit and other cities where the black people live. Why Anna we don't see pictures of Compton - Ca?? Why?? |
| 17th March 2006 annalog | "suburban brasil" - From: Curitiba, Brazil ...funny how suburban brasil is misrepresented.... |
| 13th March 2006 alejo | alebidanchon@hotmail.com - From: Historic Colonial Colonia hola!!!, mi nombre es Alejo, y queria felicitarlos por haber ido al restaurat de mi papa, Carlos Bidanchon, La florida the best resto in the world!!!!! |
| 6th March 2006 anonymous | Thanks! - From: Koh Tao Island I loved reading your blogs. Thank you for sharing! I just ran across this last entry today. I had the last one bookmarked and never deleted it. Good thing. Anyway, I wish you both all the very best that life has to offer. Thanks again. Take care. |
| 5th March 2006 Giovanni | Right! - From: Curitiba, Brazil Yes, Curitiba is the Parana capital ! :) My friend from canada just sented the link of this site when he was finding about honey island (he wanna come here some day, i hope! hehe) Anyway, nice blog! I'll visit it more often. Cya! Giovanni gigio2k3@hotmail.com |
| 4th February 2006 randomlight | Splendid! - From: A BIG Walk Thanks for the inspiration! Even with my lack of experience, I could have given you some advice about packing food, but hey, glad it worked out. Beautiful pictures. |
| 9th January 2006 mark | scouser steves bar - From: Beautiful Samui Does scouser steve still run the moonlight bar near cleopatras....many a late night in there...a lot of ex pats as i remember. |
| 6th January 2006 GODBLESSAMERICA | NICE PHOTOS! - From: Salar de Uyuni - a whole lot of salt and a bit of a nature lesson... Beautiful visual documentation of Bolivia. Cheers! |
| 3rd January 2006 Random looker | - From: More on Tokyo cool pics |
| 15th November 2005 A Canuck | - From: Beautiful Samui Hi Guys! Sure, we're all waiting to hear more about how you're doing now. Great that you both got jobs. After reading all your blogs we feel that we know you and what's happening in your lives. That's what happens when you share your thoughts and [you might as well say] life, with the world! Take care and hope to hear more. P.S. I visited many of the places that you did and that's what got me interested in your slant on things. |
| 3rd November 2005 Gord1976 | Palm Point bungalows ? - From: Beautiful Samui hi ..... how much were they per night ? Enjoyed reading that and love Mae Nam |
| 3rd November 2005 Gord | good reading ! - From: Beautiful Samui I read your 'blog' about Samui (is that what they call it ? ! neevr seen one before !!), and i thought it was superb. I have been to Samuitwice now as an independent traveller ans was myself introduced to Mae Nam and its a great place to relax, far better than Chaweng ! Thinking of going again soon and maybe moving there, will try out Palm Point.... how much was it by the way ?!! Anyway happy travelling |
| 1st October 2005 Darius | THANKS - From: The Magnificent Iguazú Falls Thanks for your comments.myself, I feel honoured by your comments! Hope you may come back soon! |
| 14th September 2005 fabrizio | thanks - From: Fabulous Buenos Aires - Argentina really thaks, for the great things you wrote abaut Buenos Aires, i fell so proud of that. we are not passing good times here, but is nice to know that people from others places see my country like you. bye BOCA JUNIORS !! (five times American Champion - 3 times WORLD CHAMPION) best team in the world. |
| 29th August 2005 Cumberland Sausage | "So Much Incense!" - From: Honky Konky Excellent shot. |
| 27th August 2005 Anna | Fellow Galapagos Traveller - From: The Galapagos Islands! I was lucky enough to go to the Galapagos Islands this summer (also aboard the Amigo) & had a fantastic time! It was really nice to read your account of your trip & to look at your great photos. I feel so privileged to have visited this amazing place. |
| 22nd August 2005 Pablo | - From: Fabulous Buenos Aires - Argentina very nice letter... you know, BOCA is the best club of the world =P Pablo from Buenos Aires |
| 4th August 2005 Nic | Excellent Description - From: Potosi - a mining we will go... That was a great description of the mines. I went travelling through Bolivia this year and Potosi was by far the strangest place to visit. The city had an eerie feel to it. I thinkl that mining has made it a truly depressed city. |
| 2nd August 2005 Sean | Interesting - From: Fabulous Buenos Aires - Argentina Thanks for putting this together- its an interesting read with some nice photos !. I am stuck in London ( work commitments and all that ) while my gorgeous girlfriend has gone travelling- shes in Buenos Aires now- so its nice to see from your pages just the sort of places she is probably visiting. July 2005. Sean |
| 28th July 2005 Danny | ? - From: Historic Colonial Colonia Mate is commonplace is Chile as well!! = ) |
| 19th July 2005 Alex | Gorgeous photos - From: Historic Colonial Colonia You have an excellent eye for photography. Beautiful composition. Thanks for taking us armchair travelers along for the ride. If either of you ever get the urge to write more about your experiences, consider dropping us a line at the Piker Press (www.pikerpress.com) - you could get a whole new set of enthusiastic fans. We love informal travel accounts. Meanwhile, keep having fun for the rest of us! ~ AQ Senior Editor, Piker Press |
| 14th July 2005 Valerie | I was there - From: Honey Island Hi, It was interesting to hear about the grotto. I was just there with Gecko tours staying 2 nights near the surfing beach. You should go back off season- winter like when I was there. We had no rain, perfect temperatures, and hardly no people. |
| 22nd June 2005 Jackson | tank you your visit - From: Curitiba, Brazil Moro em Paranaguá, agradecemos a sua visita em nossa cidade e desde já nos colocamos a inteira disposição para recebê-lo quando quiser. Um abraço Jackson. jacksonjorge@ig.com.br |
| 20th May 2005 anonymous | Arequipa - From: ¡Hola Arequipa! Enjoyed reading about your journey and will now look to stay longer in Arequipa, it sounds and looks nice. - Gary & Caroline |
| 17th May 2005 anonymous | Thanks Guys - From: The Galapagos Islands! - Bobb and Moses |
| 13th May 2005 anonymous | At last something I really know about... - From: Every bit like you'd expect! It's been a while since I've been able to dole out an interesting fact about something you've seen. Here is my latest attempt. The only grandmaster or Yokozuna at the moment is Asashoryu. He is from Mongolia, 184cm tall and weighs 144kg. So he's a lot smaller than me, but a lot heavier. Reckon I could give him a slap though because he's obviously a big girl. He's been criticised for a number infractions of the code of conduct. He is the first yokozuna to be disqualified in a match - for hair pulling. And he also allowed himself to be photographed wearing a suit instead of traditional costume and has so far refused to adopt Japanese citizenship. - northernrich |
| 5th May 2005 anonymous | That'll teach you - From: Christchurch and Selling the Van! Are you sure that when you asked the Germans about the condition of van they said "Ja, Gut" and not "Kaput". It think you have been dealt an important lesson in trading with Germans. Here's hoping you didn't pay more than the Egyptian. - northernrich |
| 3rd May 2005 anonymous | congratulations! - From: Blenheim and the Winegrowing Region Great job on the certification. Nothing like at random pat on the back from the other side of the planet! derrick@kayakwisconsin.net - derrick |
| 12th April 2005 anonymous | Spooky! - From: Potosi - a mining we will go... I visited the mines a few years ago and was never so scared in my life. Never thought I'd get out alive after crouching through a couple of miles of damp tunnels in the dark (headlamp only), nearly falling into an open shaft, suspecting I could be kidnapped and kept there until released, etc. That was an exciting moment when I finally saw the light at the end of the tunel! - Allen |
| 24th March 2005 anonymous | It's Maundy Thursday... - From: Whip through the Bay of Plenty Are we going to get an Easter update guys? We all want to know about Taupo |
| 4th March 2005 anonymous | It is a dream!!!!!! - From: The Magnificent Iguazú Falls Really terrific...I will be there in a few days!!! thanks for this "prelude" - cricri |
| 23rd February 2005 anonymous | I've noticed a pattern.. - From: Northland .. You might also like to check out Auckland Polo Club - New Zealand's oldest Polo Club Dunedin - New Zealand's oldest city University of Otaga - New Zealand's oldest University Wellington Zoo - New Zealand's oldest zoo Chez Eelco, Nelson - New Zealand's oldest outdoor cafe Ocean Beach Railway, New Zealand's oldest preservation railway, with New Zealand's oldest operational Steam Locomotive and unrestored carriage - northernrich |
| 23rd February 2005 anonymous | Why... - From: We survived South America! ...is the van called Blackie?? Have you considered renaming it? How about Ivan? - northernrich |
| 14th February 2005 anonymous | Pete got a new t-shirt - From: The Marvelous City, Rio de Janeiro I don't miss a trick. What happened to the old one? |
| 20th January 2005 anonymous | Interesting facts from the Best Man - From: The Brazilian side of Iguazú : Iguaçu It's been a while since I've shared my knowledge of places I've never been, and animals I've never seen. So here are some facts about the Coatis you saw. I have put my own comments in square brackets for your amusement. The four species of coati are relatives of raccoons. They live in woodlands, desert grasslands, forests [everywhere on land then]. Their diet consists of insects, fruit, and occasionally mice, lizards, and frogs [probably save these for Christmas and birthdays]. All females and young males live in [rock and roll] bands (groups) of up to 20. Except during the breeding season when adult males live alone [how does that work?]. Coatis are diurnal [means active during the day - don't laugh cos I had to look up the big word]. During the annual breeding season, a single male is allowed into a band and mates with the females [all of them?]. After a gestation of ten to 11 weeks, females build a tree nest and give birth to a litter of two to seven young. Several weeks later, mother and young rejoin the band. Once males are two years old, they become solitary [awww]. Coatis are not endangered [so you can eat as many as you like] - northernrich |
| 16th January 2005 anonymous | buenos aires - From: Fabulous Buenos Aires - Argentina i hade been there and .it is a great city ,i agree with you - aydil |
| 5th January 2005 anonymous | Heard a rumour! - From: Punta Del Xmas and VeryCrapolis Hi Sarah and Pete. Happy New Year. Hope you had a great Christmas. Sounds like you are having a ball. Heard a little rumour on the grape-vine (otherwise known as the Kennedy family!) that you guys might have gotten engaged over Christmas. If so congratulations, if it isn't true then sorry for starting a rumour that everyone you know will now hear about! Take care - Maura + Mark |
| 3rd January 2005 anonymous | Happy New Year - From: Punta Del Xmas and VeryCrapolis Hope you're having a good start to 2005. Would have left this comment a couple of days ago, but would you believe, no t'internet cafe's open on New Year's day. The Best Man |
| 29th December 2004 anonymous | Xmas Greetings - From: El Calafate and the Moreno Glaciar Howdie Dudes, them is some big pieces of ice, did you see any penguins or yeti's? I hope you get the memory stick sorted out, we all want to see the new year celebration pictures. Ng - Mr NiceGuy |
| 25th December 2004 anonymous | Happy Christmas Guys - From: El Calafate and the Moreno Glaciar A Christmas Day message for you from the snowiest part of Lancashire (probably). I think you guys were planning on being in Uruguay by now, so I hope you've managed to get over your tummy trouble and enjoy a Christmas Banquet. I hear that all the cool kids tuck into pan dulce and head to the beach for barbecue and picnic. Hope you're havin fun |
| 25th December 2004 anonymous | Happy Christmas guys - From: El Calafate and the Moreno Glaciar Guys, a Christmas Day message for you! Hope your tummies are fully recovered for a proper Christmas banquet. I think you were planning on being in Uruguay by now, so look out for the pan dulces, they sound nice. And everyone should be on the beach. Hope the weather's nice! |
| 7th December 2004 northernrich | I got this far - From: Rurrenabaque, Jungle and Pampas Do I win a prize? |
| 6th December 2004 anonymous | Pictures - From: Rurrenabaque, Jungle and Pampas Where are all the pictures dudes? Sarah I have got to see a picture of you in the jungle. Glad you both are having such a fantastic time. Eileen |
| 30th November 2004 anonymous | Huayna is not a breeze - From: Huayna Potosi (6088m) Guys, I recently found this excellent travel blog. I am temporarily stuck in a training program to become an Anesthesiologist so I cannot currently travel at will but I aim to again....I wish this had existed when I was traveling around! Back in the summer of 1995 when I was traveling alone in Bolivia (I am one of the few weirdo's from the states who did) I met up with 3 Israeli's and a Brit who were itching to climb something big. Me too. We paid the group fee to get equipment and 2 Spanish speaking only guides to get some gear and direction (my advice is bring your own gear, especially if you're a tall dude like me; my sleeping bag sucked and was too small). All went well at first...We climbed a vertical ice wall for practice after reaching our 1st base camp (terribly freaking hard work!). One of the Israeli's in our company who was named Ayal got his hand lightly wounded that day by stepping on it with his own crampons. The next day we climbed to the 2nd base camp at 5500m and pitched some tents. After foolishly frolicking around in the snow with the others a bit, me and the British dude pitched our tent and took some much needed rest...Around 16:30 Ayal came by our tent asking for a lighter to extinguish his toilet paper (he was very environmentally conscious). An hour and a half later, it was time to boil some tea and dinner. We called for Ayal for about an hour and finally concluded he had fallen into a glacial crevasse, which was somewhat hidden but not 30m from our camp. We spent the night trying to bring him up (it was >40m deep and he was stuck on ice overhangs). That night was one of the most unforgettable in my life as I prayed we could possibly get him up still alive (there was not even a chance, he was no doubt dead upon impact). The next morning, with additional help we got him up, frozen, blue and dead. We did not reach the summit that day. We spent the cold morning in silence and bringing him down the mountain. The 2 other Israeli's got in touch with his family. That evening me and my new British friend angrily bargained in La Paz for a hostel room (I'm not sure if they truly understood our tragedy despite my best Spanish). I ended up getting into medical school, having some other later adventures (I joined the military and unexpectedly found myself in Iraq during the start of our ill conceived war)...but the point of this story is that we felt the shit got kicked out of us. Huayna Potosi is not a benign peak. I later heard of 5 Chilean climbers who went down at once a couple of years before. We were all pretty inexperienced climbers, but Ayal had more experience than any of us and he still made a mistake. To everyone else who climbs these Bolivian Andes, be a little bit careful. Best regards and continued adventures, Rob robdolan@yahoo.com |
| 26th November 2004 anonymous | you lucky b's!!!! - From: Huayna Potosi (6088m) ciao pete, ciao sarah, this is johnny, hailin' forom italy as usual... you're around the world while it's friday night and I'm tapin' on dis k-bor, is that fair?!? saq gave me the url to your blogger so I just had to peep, now I'll get some serious reading and then I'll write you a proper mail. you left without sending me your mail, you beeeep. lots of love, johnny |
| 23rd November 2004 northernrich | More words please - From: ¡Hola Arequipa! Whilst the pictures are amazing, and a picture may well say more than a thousand words. I would like more words in your diary please. I'm not a child and picture books lost their appeal some time ago. |
| 11th November 2004 anonymous | Hallo - From: The Inca Capital, now under Spanish management It all looks so amazing I wish I was there!! |
| 5th November 2004 anonymous | Keep it comin.. - From: The Inca Capital, now under Spanish management Come on boys and girls, keep the blogs coming. We're gettin bored at work, esp on a Friday. Need something to occupy the brain. PS You can buy me a pint (of coke) when you get back Saq. |
| 18th October 2004 Ladyboi | Animal Planet - the Pete and Sarah special - From: The Galapagos Islands! Being the only waster you know with time on my hands at work I recon I am the first person to get all the way through the message. Sounds like your having a blast. Its great to here your enjoying yourselves, and all of us will be experts on obscure animals by the time of your return. Keep the updates coming. |
| 7th October 2004 northernrich | Boobies - From: Galápagos here we come!! I also love boobies and think Peter should definitely get a t-shirt proclaiming his love. Here is some information I have garnered for you about boobies: There are three kinds of booby. Despite obvious colour differences, boobies are very similar in shape.The origin of the name booby is less clear, probably derived from Spanish "bobo", or clown, in reference to their habit of landing on ships at sea and being easily approached - and killed - by sailors. |
