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26th August 2019

Andreas Jena
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Volunteer
Hi, I will be in Antigua form Nov 8-18 looking for a volunteer opportunity. Is there a place I can go to help build the stoves or anything else to help. Would really appreciate a feedback. Thanks
From Blog: Volunteer stove building in Guatemala
26th August 2019

RaeDan
Rachael and Dan

Volunteering in Antigua
Hi Andreas Jena, The Phoenix Projects do great work close to Antigua. Please contact them at https://www.thephoenixprojects.org/contact-us/
From Blog: Volunteer stove building in Guatemala
20th May 2019
People inside the volcano

Tan Sue Anne
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People in a volcano?
How can there be anyone in a volcano? I thought its dangerous.
From Blog: Mud bath in a volcano
22nd June 2010

Rick
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From Honduras
I live in a small village in Honduras. Almost everyone cooks on a wood stove here. They have their kids cut wood in the forest every single day for about 4 hours, then cook the rest of the day. Nearly every child here in the village spends time in the hospital for pneumonia or asthma, sometimes for weeks, a few have died from it. If you spend just a little time in their homes, when you leave your clothes and hair have a strong smoke smell, it's no wonder they're all sick from it. Rick
From Blog: Volunteer stove building in Guatemala
22nd June 2010

Dave
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La Paz is not a capital city...
Sucre is the capital of Bolivia. :)
From Blog: Highest Capital City in the World
31st January 2010

GreenM
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time
I've heard that another benefit is that this frees up time for the people who would have had to gather so much more wood and tend the fire. More free time should allow people to start enterprising, no?
From Blog: Volunteer stove building in Guatemala
17th October 2009

Åsa Frick
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Lot´s of fun!
Great to read about all your fun at our place!! Hope to see you all here again ,some day!
From Blog: Winter wonderland on a Swedish farm
26th September 2009

RaeDan
Rachael and Dan

Wedding in Costa Rica
Yes, we got married on a small beach near the jungle in Costa Rica. The blog "Waves and Monkeys at the wedding" details our day :)
From Blog: Hiking and wedding location scouting
20th September 2009

Rene
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DID YOU GET MARRIED
Hi Rachael, I was reading one of your blogs and it mentions that you were looking for a location to get married, did you do it or will you return in the near future?
From Blog: Hiking and wedding location scouting
17th September 2009

Mike
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Have I missed anything
Hi Guys Well - it seems I have not been following your goings on as closely as I have should have! I have just read and re-read this four times, sat closer to the screen, squinted then wide-eyed just to make sure I wasn't getting the wrong idea here. You've gone and got yourselves married you sly devils. Wow! Congratulations, and what a magnificent way to do it.... sneaking away, little (if any) family - reminds me of us. Well I had better look around your site to see wot else I have missed! Enjoy the rest of your travels. Mike.
From Blog: Waves and monkeys at the wedding
15th September 2009

anonymous
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Congratulations from Kirstin and family. Your wedding day sounds that it will never be forgotten.
From Blog: Waves and monkeys at the wedding
10th September 2009

RaeDan
Rachael and Dan

The most important thing to mention, is that the people of santa Maria de Jesus chose the addition of a stove when offered volunteer assistance for their village. It is they that think that progressing from cooking indoors over an open fire, will improve the overall quality of their lives, including no longer suffering the medical conditions that I mentioned. They are also concerned with the destruction of the forest that they rely on for cooking and heating, so a 60% reduction of the wood required for this is not only money well spent, but an improvement in the sustainability of this forest and the earth in general.
From Blog: Volunteer stove building in Guatemala
6th September 2009

Paul
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Nice blog, but I don't understand why you say that cooking indoors over an open fire is an "issue" that needs fixing. Probably the majority of the world's population live this way and it isn't a big issue (at last for those people who I've met). In my experience, people would probably that the $200 was spent on something else (especially given how low their income levels are).
From Blog: Volunteer stove building in Guatemala
18th July 2009

Berynice
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Nice log and fotos
HI! Very nice pics. Those "xylophones" were marimbas - they're in your last pic. It looks like the municipal band. And the drink you had was ponche (punch) made with fruit, as you noted, and the local brew pox (posh) and that is a special cake they put in their ponche (I prefer it without). The pox is also used in religious ceremonies.
From Blog: Beautiful San Cristobal de Las Casas
10th July 2009

cathy
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hair
Love your beard Daniel
From Blog: Studying Spanish in Oaxaca
9th July 2009

Jamie
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thats shocking news! sneaky b@stard! hope you did not lose too many memories on the Cam and HDD. Hope you both are well and enjoying yourselves Jamie
From Blog: Theft on overnight buses
8th July 2009

Richard May
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Goodness!
Yep. That's the one thing about travel that I don't care for, the extra caution you have to take with your stuff. Sorry to hear what happened... hope the HD wasn't too much of a loss. Grrrr! See you in Costa Rica!
From Blog: Theft on overnight buses
15th June 2009

Richard Huckett
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Lion's Milk
Hi RaeDan Have been following your peregrinations in the Middle East via John Boy with much interest. Many of your tour highlights very nostalgic for me. Well written and illustrated travelogue. Congratulations.. Sad to hear your comment about the wine in Istanbul because I went native and sloshed down the Raki. Loved it but learned what happens when you drink Lion's Milk. Turkish Saying correct. "From Lions to Lambs in too many glasses! All the best Richard.
From Blog: Harbour city of mosques
2nd June 2009

Ben
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Haha
We'll make divers of you yet :)
From Blog: Beach hut on the Red Sea
5th May 2009

Scrimmers
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Jayne of Arabia..
Aqaba, famous for being retaken from inland by the Arabs led by T.E. Lawrence.. then from there they raced the Army to Damascus. Let me know what it's like I'm a huge Lawrence fan, and I'd lvoe to go sometime
From Blog: Cairo to Istanbul Intrepid Tour
9th April 2009

Scrim
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I never knew you liked mummies and stuff.
Bristol Museum has a great little collection of those! Or used to
From Blog: Parisian Encounter
5th January 2009

faye
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awesome
well done guys - just awesome - could almost feel the cold!!
From Blog: Winter wonderland on a Swedish farm

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