http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/Totus-Mundus/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Totus Mundus en-us Sat, 26 Dec 2009 09:35:48 +0000 Sat, 26 Dec 2009 09:35:48 +0000 Oh the prairie lights are burnin brightThe chinook wind is amovin inTomorrow night Ill be alberta boundThough Ive done the best I couldMy old luck aint been so good andTomorrow night Ill be alberta boundNo oneeyed man could eer forgetThe rocky mountain sunsetIts a pleasure just to be alberta boundI long to see my next of kinTo know what kind of shape theyre inTomorrow night Ill be alberta boundA http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/British-Columbia/Vancouver/blog-380902.html Well everyone the boys apologize for the long wait between blogs but between the south pacific islands internet connections and the south pacific islands themselves its been difficult for them to sit down and write. However as they find themselves in Auckland yet again it seems like a good time to let everyone know what Fiji and Tonga were all about.After an extra night in NZ due to STA http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/New-Zealand/North-Island/Auckland/blog-380638.html Hello everyone apologies for the long delay between blogs but the Kiwi Experience doesn't give the boys much time to type. Since Lake Taupo Dave and Jord have been up to quite a bit finishing of the North Island in the capital of NZ Wellington. There they reunited with Jmo and friends for a night out on the town and some interesting times in even more interesting bars. Ask for details when the http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/New-Zealand/South-Island/Queenstown/blog-371450.html Goooooood morning everybody and Kia Ora maori for hows it going. Well the boys made it safe and sound to New Zealand following the treacherous night and morning of flights across Australia and the Tasman Sea and what a difference the Sea makes. Not only does the accent change tennis now sounds like dinnis minutes now sounds like mainutes etc. but the temperature colder and landscape gre http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/New-Zealand/North-Island/Taupo/blog-365191.html Well folks it's finally about time for a blog entry musta had you worried that our chutes didn't open or something like that. As you can probably imagine there isn't alot of internet access available from the back of a camper van especially when you're about 300 kms from the nearest human. Lets keep this party moving though After a crazy fun time spent in the party capital that is surfers http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Western-Australia/Perth/blog-361365.html Well everyone the boys again apologize for the lack of entries but it takes them a while to pool enough memories together to complete a blog. When they last left off the group was sweating it out in the rainforest heat in Cairns and it was here that they managed to book what was sure to be a highlight of the trip sailing in the Whitsunday islands. After another overnight bus ride to Airlie Bea http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/blog-353999.html Wow has it ever been a longtime since our last bloggizzle we have to apologise. See since we arrived Australia has been unbelievable. We're talking the stuff we'll think about when we listen to Kenny Chesney songs when he whines about how good things were when he was young that's what's happening right now. Anyways we started out our Oz Odyssey in lovely Bribane or Brizzie or BrisVegas http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Cairns/Cairns-City/blog-349829.html Well folks the boy's time in Southeast Asia is about to come to an end. After an enjoyable yet extremely expensive couple of nights in Singapore the boys made their way to Kuala Lumpur. So far KL's been a hit offering very much the same experience as Singapore but everything is at least half the price. Not only that but the boys made their way to the Petronas towers look them up this morn http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Malaysia/Wilayah-Persekutuan/Kuala-Lumpur/blog-344052.html Well everyone its been a while since the boys posted a blog and they figured they better before leaving Asia so here it goes. After a few days in Koh Tao spent on the beach and minigolfing the boys decided that since they weren't diving it was time to get moving to the next island in line Koh Phangan home of the infamous full moon parties. Unfortunately they boys missed the full moon by a co http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Singapore/Chinatown/blog-343170.html Well as expected the blog entries have been few and far between ever since we got to the South of Thailand which the boys can only apologise for things here are much much busier than anywhere else they've been so far. Sooooo back to the blogging of Totus Mundus 20082009. After a super swell time running through Cambodia the boys managed to get their two flights down to Krabi on the Andaman C http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/South-West-Thailand/Ko-Tao/blog-338159.html Hello everyone a lot has happened since the last entry. After the crazyness that was Nha Trang the boys decided to head to the much more laid back resort town of Mui Ne. There isn't much to do there except sit on the beach but there is however one activity that the boys had to trysand dune crazy carpeting. Just outside the town there are massive red sand dunes and for a couple thousand dong yo http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Cambodia/North/Siem-Reap/blog-334112.html Bickety Bickety Blog Time Well after a quick night spent in Da Nang where the boys hung out with a Canadian girl teaching english there they made there way across the river to the amazing town of Hoi An. Basically Hoi An is the Vietnamese version of Luang Prabang but on the ocean. Old french buildings and amazing Asian architecture pretty much make up the town. After a relaxing first night i http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Vietnam/South-Central-Coast/Nha-Trang/blog-331396.html Well every 10 month trip is bound to have some minor setbacks and the boys experienced one in Hanoi this past week. The flight from Vientiene to Hanoi on the Laos national airline was exactly what would you would expect from Laos an international airport smaller then most small town hockey rinks and ridiculously translated airline magazines. For example a direct quote The Laos capital was bu http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Vietnam/South-Central-Coast/Da-Nang-/blog-328451.html Well our Lao adventure has finally come to and end and what a good time it's been. Never have we been in a country thats had to face so many hardships where the people are so laid back and friendly as here in Lao. Trivia time whats the most bombed country in history You guessed it Laos So they've been through quite a bit.Anyways after their trekking experience the boys decided that they http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Laos/West/Vientiane/blog-326158.html Well everyone after two days spent in the wild the boys managed to trek back to civilization to share some Laosian stories with you. But first things first the north of Thailand and travels into Laos. Jord and Dave flew out of Bangkok to the northern city of Chaing Mai 1 hour by plane and 14 by bus. Pretty obvious which they chose. This first night was spent wondering around this town which http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Laos/West/Luang-Prabang/blog-324201.html So we made it out of Bangkok alive and well sort of. After a pretty early morning arrival in Bangkok from Mumbai the boys made their way to their hostel. Obviously having heard the news we were all a bit tense with regards to Bangkok but we figured we'd have to bite the bullet and try not to let the news scare us away from an amazing city and incredible country. Little did we know however th http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/Central-Thailand/Bangkok/blog-321138.html Just so everyone doesn't get worried about us. Things are fine here in Bangkok the media are blowing it up to be alot more than it is. We just spent the day and night all over Bangkok and there's no problems at all. We miss and love you all. And Jord wants me to say 'PEACE' So I did. http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/Central-Thailand/Bangkok/blog-319343.html Soooo after another long break between entries its time for an update on the last leg of India. After seeing that a train ride from Mumbai to Delhi took about 26 hours the boys decided to reach into the other pocket and take a plane to the Indian capital. Upon arrival in Delhi they took a taxi to Paharganj the main bazaar in Delhi. This also happened to be the location of our hostel and made http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Maharashtra/Mumbai/blog-318173.html Finally got some time at a computer. So figured it would be time for a new blog. Goa ended as well as it could have. David Jordan rented some scooters a couple days and made there way up and down North Goa. Trekking form Madjid Beach in the far North to Fort Aguada in the far South have a look on google maps if you get the time. Anyways there were plenty of huge beaches rolling hills a http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Dadra-and-Nagar-Haveli-/Silvassa/blog-315363.html GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD MORNING CANADA and the UK and Europe and I think even India. So after their day spent at Elephanta Island Dave Jord thought that it would be a good time to try and meet up with some of Dave's Indian friends from good old Antwerp. After a couple calls to a couple secretaries Dave managed to get in touch with his good friend Anshul Mehta one of the diamond boys although in http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Goa/Vagator/blog-311200.html