http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/Sam---Scott/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Sam Scott en-us Wed, 23 Dec 2009 01:05:11 +0000 Wed, 23 Dec 2009 01:05:11 +0000 Quick visit to the rock.... http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Northern-Territory/blog-217478.html A little golf the zoo and swimming with dolphins.Description to eventually be written...... http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Western-Australia/Perth/blog-217359.html coming... http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/South-Korea/Seoul/blog-200738.html coming.... http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Japan/Hiroshima/blog-200750.html to be updated http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Japan/Nara/Nara/blog-206592.html to be updated http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Japan/Kyoto/blog-206590.html From Tanzania we flew to Cape Town with a short layover in Jo'berg. We arrived late after flying all day and were glad to be greeted with a shuttle to the hostel where we quickly had a shower switched off the alarm and jumped into soft beds.Monday day one had us trying to hire a rental car for the four days and booking the tours we are hoping to go on. The first tour booked was Sam's Great Whit http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/South-Africa/Western-Cape/Cape-Town/blog-213124.html We arrived in Tokyo via Chicago from Seattle. It was a long flight but I was lucky to have two seats to myself which I curled up and slept most of the flight except for when food was being served. Scott was not as lucky he had to sleep upright. Even with all the sleep jet lag hit me like a ton of bricks. I was lethargic for two days.The first night we stayed in a hotel right by the airport and the http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Japan/Tokyo/blog-206588.html We caught the 133 train from Vienna and were pleasantly surprised at the nice modern train for our four hour journey. The only problem was something we constantly face while traveling by train. Where do we put our packs because they sure as hack don't fit in the tiny overhead compartments After stuffing bags under seats up and down the aisle we settled in for a 4 hour trip. Once we arrived at t http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Czech-Republic/Prague/blog-183317.html ViennanbspEurope raquonbspAustria raquonbspVienna By Sam ScottMay 5th 2007Samantha Scott GillettPictures first....words later http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Austria/Vienna-State/Vienna/blog-155515.html According to an excellent website seat61.com which has information about all sorts of train travel around the world we should have been able to purchase a cheap ticket from Istanbul to Budapest with a quick train change in Bucharest. Unfortunately the agent at the train station was not helpful and prices must have jumped because instead of the 3050euro listed on line we were quoted euro310 http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Hungary/Central-Hungary/Budapest/blog-155513.html IstanbulnbspMiddle East raquonbspTurkey raquonbspIstanbul By Sam ScottMay 2nd 2007Samantha Scott GillettPictures first....words later http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Turkey/Marmara/Istanbul/blog-155536.html Izmir Ephesus or as known in Turkey Efes Our journey to Izmir Turkey began by taking a ferry from the island of Chios or Hios Greece to Cesme Turkey. We had spent the night in Hios after taking a ferry from Athens. It is a resort style island with a small town feel. The ferry to Cesme was only 35 minutes yet cost about the same 25 v. 27 euro as our six hour ride from Athens. I guess t http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Turkey/Aegean/Izmir/blog-155517.html DelphinbspEurope raquonbspGreece raquonbspDelphi By Sam ScottApril 28th 2007Samantha Scott Gillettphotos first..... http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Greece/Central-Greece/Delphi/blog-183724.html Tuscan farm housenbspEurope raquonbspItaly raquonbspTuscany By Sam ScottApril 14th 2007Samantha Scott GillettPictures first...words to come http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Italy/Tuscany/blog-155539.html As we headed north from Rome to the Cinque Terre region we decided to stop for a picnic lunch along the beach. It wasn't the nicest beach I've seen but it would do. The interestinghumorous sights were the fisherman in his striped underwear and naked yoga. I never realized underwear was for fishing but hey why not get a tan The naked yoga later a photo showed that she had a thong on was being http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Italy/Liguria/Cinque-Terre/blog-183310.html South from Madrid we headed to Cordoba. This small town is known for a giant mosque called La Mezquita. The temple standing in the center of the town surrounded by a labyrinth of smaller buildings is basically the main reason to go to Cordoba. The mosque was created by Abd arRahman 1 when the Moors ruled most of Spain. Started in 756 AD the temple continued to expand over the next couple of gene http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Spain/Andalusia/C-rdoba/blog-156528.html After waking cold stiff and hungry we started the long drive to Bilbao. It would appear that Europeans don't adhere to same standard for road signs as we do in the US. If a street sign exists it is usually tucked behind a tree right at the point of turning without warning or a good ten yards passed the turn so you can clearly see it once you start turning. Needless to say it took us a while to http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Spain/Basque-Country/Bilbao/blog-155542.html Since the English pound was killing our feeble attempt at a budget we decided to get out of England as quickly as possible. We looked at several options but the cheapest and easiest way was by bus from London to either Calais or straight into Paris. We have decided to rent a car rather than purchase a Eurail pass because of the remote sites we wish to see in such a short time. The cost of the car http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/France/Lower-Normandy/blog-156541.html DRINK.....not different than other days other than the quantity they consume. http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Ireland/County-Dublin/blog-147271.html