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Well what can i say but the travel bug has struck once more. After living in Fort Worth Texas for the last 3 years and having the oppotunity to travel around both North America and South America i just thought the time was right to once again go in to the big wide yonder, South America is also where i met my new travel buddy, Suzanne from Toronto Canada. We meet up in Perth Australia in late January and from there we head through India, Tibet, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Dubai, Jordan, Turkey, landing back in London next June - just in time for the world cup, follow this link for the scheduled route http://www.travelblog.org/gmaps/map_A8.html . I dont know how often i'll be able to update this but i'll try and update you all as often as i can but for now let me wish you all the very best in what you ever you do...

Cheers - Cass and Sukie

PS - the old website at www.stevencassidy.com will still be up and running for a while and shows the last 3 years of my life living in America (from Cass) but will not be updated for this trip... enjoy

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By SCandSC
July 31st 2006

Update Promise

Europe » United Kingdom » England

Hello one and all - although it's been a while since I updated this so it's probbaly just one person by now and i've no excuse but i'll get it updated ASAP Currently back in England now trying to get a job Watch this space Cheers Cass [View Full Entry]

By SCandSC
May 9th 2006

Colombo to Dubai

Middle East » United Arab Emirates » Dubai

The Scottish Burj Al Arab

How hot - in case your wondering - it's very hot, I'm not sure I’m going to actually write about Dubai as I might let the pictures do the talking about our favourite parts... Oh why not, when we arrived we didn't know where we were going to go so we jumped in a taxi and asked for a "cheap" hotel downtown, ha ha, as if there is such a thing as a cheap hotel in Dubai - so where do we end up - in a hotel/brothel, mmmmmmmmmm not exactly what I had in mind so the next morning we [View Full Entry]

By SCandSC
May 3rd 2006

Kandy to Colombo

Asia » Sri Lanka » Colombo

Mount Lavinia Hotel

Well after missing our express train from Kandy to Colombo, and then standing on the platform watching the next train go past in slow motion as we didn't think it was our train, we eventually managed to jump on a bus... Oh the joys, to be fair the bus was air conditioned and pretty clean but the music was shattering on delicate ears... A few hours later and we're dumped off at the bus station in Colombo so after a few taxi driver haggles later we’re hurtling down Galle road to South Colombo and the Mount Lavinia Hotel for our last [View Full Entry]

By SCandSC
May 1st 2006

Nuwara Eliya to Kandy and the Ancient Cities

Asia » Sri Lanka » Kandy

Beware - Elephants crossing

So we arrive by taxi and not public bus as we once again wus out as we were offered a pretty cheap deal to our next destination - Kandy. A little while ago you may have read we were in the Andaman Islands in the Indian Ocean, and while we were there we met a great kiwi couple called Leigh and Gail from Auckland. As it turns out one of their good friends lives in Kandy - and also lives in a large house and had some spare room for a couple of wondering souls and very kindly offered us a [View Full Entry]

By SCandSC
April 30th 2006

Adam's Peak to Nuwara Eliya

Asia » Sri Lanka

Suzanne swinging

On our way to Kandy we decided to stop off at little town called Nuwara Eliya which has a reputation of being just a little English, white picket fences, rose bushes etc, so we thought why not stop for a cup of good old tea... Once again the scenery was very green and hilly and we managed to find a very nice English hotel which was just beyond our budget - I really have forgotten what a hostel looks like never mind a dorm bed but we tell ourselves it's just for one night... And as it's only for one night [View Full Entry]

By SCandSC
April 27th 2006

Dalhouse to Adams Peak

Asia » Sri Lanka » Adam s Peak

Adams peak

Beep Beep - Beep Beep - it's 3am, only about 2 and half hours after getting to bed, BEEP BEEP - BEEP BEEP, ouch. The reason for the ludicrously early rise from our slumber is of course Adams Peak - the holiest mountain and largest pilgrimage in Sri Lanka - this is apparently where Adam (as in Adam and Eve), first stepped when he left heaven and they have a footprint to prove it - although it's always covered up so who knows...? Regardless how could we say no so we dragged ourselves out of bed and headed off under the [View Full Entry]

By SCandSC
April 25th 2006

Ella to Dalhouse

Asia » Sri Lanka

View from the left

Just a quick update this time as the views from the train were pretty spectacular - I also thought I would show that we don't always get taxi's while in Sri Lanka - just nearly always it seems. Anyway, the views from the train were pretty spectacular with more lush greenery and beautiful waterfalls to pass the time from Ella to Dalhouse - very nice indeed, although the trip was jaded a little as when we got on the bus to the hotel a local woman starting screaming abuse at us in mumbo jumbo - she was clearly distressed at something [View Full Entry]

By SCandSC
April 23rd 2006

Yala to Ella

Asia » Sri Lanka » Ella

The road to Ella

So as we survived Jumbo's super charge at the 4x4 in Yala we then headed towards Ella and the Tea Plantations - cup of tea anyone...? The drive to Ella leaves you with no guesses as to why this area is called the "Hill Country" - it's hilly my friend - very hilly... and also green - very green... also has a few beautiful waterfalls thrown in for good measure. Apparently the hill country was first of all used to grow coffee rather than tea but to some unknown reason (there is only so much I can take in when listening [View Full Entry]

By SCandSC
April 22nd 2006

Tangalle to Yala National Park

Asia » Sri Lanka » Yala

Yala National Park

Well now we've left the beach behind us we might as well continue with more animals so we head off to Yala National Park to hopefully see elephants, leopards, water buffalo, crocodiles, deer and various other wildlife including lots of birds… So we arrive (by taxi of course) and check into our lovely cottage and venture out to the most expensive hotel we could find and enjoy a beer by the lake before settling in, unfortunately it starts to rain - bugger, not good weather for animal watching as they tend to stay "indoors" as it were when the weather is [View Full Entry]

By SCandSC
April 21st 2006

Unawatuna to Tangalle

Asia » Sri Lanka

Turtle laying eggs on the beach

So after another taxi ride, surprise surprise, we arrive in Tangalle and we immediately see more effects of the tsunami, as well as the continuous temporary shelters by the coast and the Red Cross aid centers, it's quite easy to see boats simply where they shouldn't be - on land for example - I really cant imagine what it must have been like to have been here when the tsunami hit - absolutely shocking. Fortunately for us the hotel we arrived at which was nice enough also had a posh hotel across the road, the posh hotel however was designed and [View Full Entry]

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