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After almost five years of being happily married, relocating to a different country and many years of continuous work and study, we (the World-Wide Wanderers, Daniel & Janice West) have decided to take some time and go see those parts of the world that we either haven't been to or haven't spent nearly enough time in!!

I look forward to "reporting" our adventures to you over the coming months as we travel South and Central America; South, West and East Africa; the Middle East and Holy Land; India and Nepal; South East Asia; Australia; and Eastern and Central Europe.

I hope you enjoy reading about our travels as much as we're (hopefully) going to enjoy doing them!

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By WW Wanderers
August 18th 2008

All Good Things Must Come To An End North America » United States » California » Palo Alto

Machu Picchu, Peru

It is now just under four weeks since we arrived back in the US and the details of our frustrating journey home are becoming a distant memory. The main entries of this Travel Blog are complete and we've (mostly Janice) almost unpacked all of the boxes and got our condo back to "normal". We're back to visiting the various coffee shops around Palo Alto and I'm back at the gym three or four times a week; routine is a wonderful thing (so is sleeping in the same bed for more than two nights in a row!!). So.....what was it like? Over [View Full Entry]

By WW Wanderers
July 27th 2008

Where East Meets West Middle East » Turkey » Marmara » Istanbul

Panorama from Galata Tower

Leaving Paris and "civilization" behind, we flew to Istanbul where, on disembarking, we were surprised by the modernity, cleanliness and relative lack of chaos in the airport. The surprises continued as we climbed into a clean, recent model taxi and were sped along good roads with traffic that was happy to stay within the marked lanes. After experiencing the noise, dirt, smog and utter chaos of Cairo, I had expected Istanbul to be similar, but it was nothing like it. The city, cut in two by the Bosphoros Strait, is quite modern and orderly in comparison to other middle eastern cities [View Full Entry]

By WW Wanderers
July 12th 2008

And Now for Something Completely Different... Europe » France » Aquitaine » Dordogne

Festung Hohensalzburg

After spending weeks visiting World War II and Communist sights, we felt that it was time for a change of pace and headed to the quaint city of Salzburg nestled on the edge of the Austrian Alps. As Salzburg is known for its classic composers, Janice had been lobbying to visit the city for several weeks and when we found out that our good friends, Tim & Sarah, were going to be there as part of a soccer trip, our decision was made. A short train ride from Munich later, we arrived in Salzburg and were disappointed to find the city [View Full Entry]

By WW Wanderers
June 25th 2008

From Bad...to Worse Europe » Czech Republic » Prague

Castle, Cesky Krumlov

Leaving Vienna, we arrived in the border town of Gmund and approached the ticket office at the small, deserted station. A few minutes later we had managed to communicate the need for three tickets to Cesky Krumlov to the ticket guy (despite his complete lack of English) and he wrote down the platform from which our train would leave twenty minutes later. At the appropriate time, we wandered out to the platform and were surprised to see a dilapidated, single carriage sitting forlornly by itself on the track - after checking the platform we got on certain that an engine would [View Full Entry]

By WW Wanderers
June 8th 2008

Music and Misery Europe » Austria » Vienna State » Vienna

Dragon Guards

Arriving in Ljubljana after a long bus and train journey from Dubrovnik, we arrived in the capital of Slovenia and made our way to the hostel where we would spend our one night in this tiny country. As it was still early morning, we dropped off our bags and headed out to explore the town. According to a travel magazine, Slovenia is the new "undiscovered" jewel of Europe, but unfortunately I didn't see it. The old part of town was nice to wander around, but there were no major sights to see; the highlight for us was sharing a horse burger [View Full Entry]

By WW Wanderers
June 6th 2008

Bridges and Castles Europe » Hungary » Central Hungary » Budapest

Walled City of Dubrovnik

Continuing our journey through Eastern Europe, we arrived in Budapest tired and exhausted from the long overnight train journey from Sighisoara. Leaving the station, we found a taxi, agreed that 'meter' was fine (very important in Europe) and left for the hotel. After only a couple of blocks, I noticed that the driver's hand was hovering very close to the meter's buttons as he changed gear so started to watch the meter ticking over like a hawk. A couple of minutes later, I glanced at the map momentarily and on looking back at the meter noticed that the price had almost [View Full Entry]

By WW Wanderers
June 1st 2008

Stomping Ground of the Count Europe » Romania » Transilvania » Mures » Sighisoara

Bran Castle, Dracula's Home??

Our first impressions of Bucharest, capital of the former Eastern European state of Romania, on walking out of the airport terminal was that it was a bleak, foreboding place where you had to watch out for yourself and your belongings at all times. Having been warned about airport taxis preying on new arrivals, we decided to take our chances on the public bus. Once on board, the locals regarded us and our backpacks with attitudes ranging from complete indifference to mild amusement. About halfway through the long trip into town, it began to pour with rain - not ideal considering that [View Full Entry]

By WW Wanderers
May 26th 2008

The Ultimate Irony - Communism in the Birthplace of Democracy Europe » Greece

Communist Rally

Leaving Syracuse in the evening, we boarded the train for what would be our longest overland journey so far - the train would take us from the deep south of Sicily back across to the mainland before crossing the "Boot" and arriving at the port city of Bari where we would board a passenger ferry for a long overnight journey to the port of Patras in Greece. Then it was onto a local bus and finally, after almost 48 hours of travel (and having to put up with about 200 French teenagers on the ferry) we arrived in Athens. Continuously occupied [View Full Entry]

By WW Wanderers
May 24th 2008

Naples to Sicily Europe » Italy » Campania » Naples

Breakfast with a View

Arriving in Naples, we found our hostel hidden up several steep flights of stairs in a building accessed by a nondescript door opening directly off a cobblestone street in the oldest section of the ancient city. Naples was established by the Ancient Greeks as a colony in the 7th Century BC and played a significant role in the Roman Republic's war with Carthage, before becoming a Roman colony during the early expansion of Rome's Empire. Originally we had planned to be in Naples for only one evening before moving on to the Amalfi Coast - however, after the first couple of [View Full Entry]

By WW Wanderers
May 10th 2008

A Taste of Europe Europe » Italy » Tuscany » Lucca

Sometimes I don't Know my Own Strength

Well....it is now the 6th July as I write this entry in front of a roaring fire in a farmhouse built in 1881 in the south west Dordogne province, near the world famous Bordeaux region of France (yes, its early July and its still cold enough for a fire). We have been traveling in Europe for over two months and it is only now that I have some time to sit down and try and get this blog up to date. Our time here has been action packed as we have covered fourteen countries and traversed most of the continent during [View Full Entry]

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