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11th November 2009 Luis A. del Valle	- From: Città del Vaticano Just so you know: the Pious-Pee-Pee reference is false--anti-Catholic but false. Thus, I offer you a suggestion: do not learn your history from works of fiction.
3rd November 2009 helen	assistance - From: Filipino community of Testaccio am looking for a place to stay in while on tour.. and also thinking of settling temporarily in italy.. anyone can give a helping hand... maraming salamat po ;-)
16th September 2009 Irawan Alwi	Great Blog - From: Livin’ la Vida Loca Hi.. I found this Blog is really usefull and informative for traveler. keep Improving and allow me to have opportunity to get the up dates. Rgds Irawan Alwi
14th September 2009 John C. Anderson	Congratulations - From: Swimming across the Mississippi River I also swam across the Mississippi River, from Moline, IL to Bettendorf, Iowa, fifteen years ago, on my fiftieth birthday. My hands were cuffed behind my back and my legs were shackled. Instead of giving me the key to the city for my daring feat, the evil backwater burg of Moline gave me a damned ticket.
17th August 2009 April	To Anne - From: The liberal Amsterdam Hello, Anne~ I'm April, my name is April. I'm Korean. Do you know Korea? I like you. I was reading your diary. It is interesting. I envy you, because you are Jewish. Jewish is genius.I admire you. Bye, Anne~ I love your diary. -Your April-
22nd June 2009 Teresa Acevedo	quick question - From: On a magic chopper ride hello - i will be on the argentine side - do i need a visa to go on the helipcopter ride on teh brasilian side? thanks!
26th April 2009 Doug	Further proof - From: Città del Vaticano I have a picture of a painting located in the Castel Nuovo in Naples that shows a clearly redone "diaper" on an infant. It seems this "Castration" was not limited to the Vatican.
5th November 2008 Donna	reply to czarina - From: Filipino community of Testaccio start filipino business? u can open up an internet center & money transfer service. i represent moneygram to the filipino communities and so far its a good business to start with. if you want further information contact me from my blog http://littlealien.blog.friendster.com/
9th October 2008 Ron Hoppe	Jobs for Filipinos in Canada - From: Filipino community of Testaccio We are actively recruiting Filipinos currently resident in Italy for restaurant and hospitality industry employment in Canada. For details contact rhoppe@recruitmentsolutions.org
6th October 2008 anonymous	- From: Italian fiesta and open air opera in Verona Thanks for reminding what the interior of Rotunda looked like
21st August 2008 lito flores	- From: Filipino community of Testaccio i m looking for my long time special friend in the name of Ms Fely Dimapasoc . She stayed in Italy for 15 years , but i dont exactly his address . Could you pls help me to find my special friend , thank you.
5th July 2008 lisa	culebra changes - From: The Last Spanish Virgin Havent been to Culebra since my son was 1 he is 18 now, alot of changes . What should we expect, looking forward to our visit Aug 5. Lisa
27th June 2008 Ashley	The Atlanta Braves - From: What to do as a tourist in Atlanta My best team of MLB is The Atlanta Braves . This why I always fallow their games especially whenever I have some time. I’m always trying not o miss any of their game and hear about the team’s news. But The Atlanta Braves tickets get more pricy especially when there are some hot games. But, if we’re really good fans we should try not to be mean when we’re talking about a favourite teams. It’s not only the Braves tickets that got pricy, but there are other major teams too, so the team needs our support and we should provide as much as we can.
11th May 2008 Czarina	hi - From: Filipino community of Testaccio im looking for a place where there's a filipino community to do a business like put up a filipino restaurant with my fiancee.im fil-canadian and my fiancee is italian-can and were planning to live in italy and start a business.where are the best hangs out of filipinos on their holidays?my fiancee has house in rome and i dont have any idea what is the lifestyle there and what will be the life waiting for me there,what is the best business for filipino community?thank you
27th April 2008 Steve D.	Wow! - From: Lan Zi - Sorry, Apparently I’ve been Neglecting the Grand Ancient Chinese Culture Man you really get around! It looks like you had a wonderful trip and I hope you were able to rejuvinate via the ceremonies. wonderful insight into your travels.
26th April 2008 Heidi Hohmann	lan zi - From: Lan Zi - Sorry, Apparently I’ve been Neglecting the Grand Ancient Chinese Culture Hey Halef: I really enjoyed this blog, you lan zi, you! But, it's better than being a lao wai--trust me on this! Your blog brightened a rather dreary Saturday (just one week of classes left here, so everyone's pretty much out of gas and GRUMPY) and I'm glad to see you still like TRAVELLING. I'm doing Savanna Studio for the first time in a number of years next fall. Eek! Hope you're having a wonderful time. Cheers! Heidi
26th April 2008 Steven	while you are in china - From: Lan Zi - Sorry, Apparently I’ve been Neglecting the Grand Ancient Chinese Culture http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2008/05/china/guizhou/amy-tan-text
24th April 2008 Talia Jeanty	Hello - From: A little bit of Communism, Catholicism and Gambling Hello Halef, it is always great to see your blog. i can say now that i know a little more about Asia thanks to you and your detailed explanations of the places you visit. i also saw your previous blog about Singapore , i was a little concerned in the beginning but i am happy to know that your Dad is doing fine. i am sure it was nice to see your family.we live so far away from each other and it is unfortunate that we have to see each other in those moments. i specially like the picture where all of you are together. again thank you for the experience. talia
24th April 2008 CTE	Qinghai Tour - From: A little bit of Communism, Catholicism and Gambling Qinghai is an important livestock breeding center. Its livestock includes sheep, yaks, pian niu (crossbreed of bulls and yaks) and horses. Qinghai produces large quantities of sheep wool, meat, leather and sausage casings for other parts of the country. It is an important producer of medicinal materials such as caterpillar fungus, antlers, musk and rhubarb. Qinghai Lake is famous for its scale less naked carp. The province grows spring wheat, highland barley, broad beans, potatoes and rapeseed.
20th April 2008 Wempie	Singapore - From: Uniquely Singapore Hey Halef, great to hear that your dad's okay now and that you got to enjoy Singapore. I was just there a few months ago and I loved it as well. Did you go back to Indo at all? Anyhoo, we went to Chad and Diana's wedding last night, it was beautiful, it would've been awesome if you had been there!
28th March 2008 Willy de Luna	Help - From: Filipino community of Testaccio Hi! I need to ask a favor from you. I would appreciate if you know somebody (who does it for business) who can give us a tour in Rome and neigboring town with a transportation. We had this in the past (about 7 yrs ago) but i lost the person's name and tel. no. I know that there are several Filipinos hanging around at the airport and doing business like this. Thank you very much for your help. Willy
18th March 2008 Ivan	Great review - From: City that doesn’t sleep, and neither do we NYC is pure magic! I remember walking from Brooklyn to Manhattan over East river in May 2007.... No one mentioned, nor it wasn't on TV that it was actually over Hudson back in 2004 ;)
TravelLadyBug 23rd January 2008 annmariemarie	Wheee! Aquariums! - From: In between marathon training and the Georgia Aquarium I so want to go to Atlanta to see this huge aquarium you've been to. Also, did you mean Beluga Whale instead of Beluca Whale?
13th January 2008 sexmaster	Horray - From: The liberal Amsterdam i love the red light district that club looks fun i love sex and i would hug that fountain penis' are amazing thank you for the pix
29th November 2007 Richard	Not a Cessna! - From: The Last Spanish Virgin As a Caribbean pilot I can't let the "Cessna" remark go un-commented. The airplane you travelled in was actually an old British airplane, the Britten-Norman Islander. It is almost standard-issue in the Caribbean because it gets into the tiny restricted airports with few problems. Its joy to be in the Caribbean (even the northern parts! :) but even more of a joy to fly for a living in the Caribbean.
29th October 2007 tessa clarke	- From: A REAL Catacomb of S. Callisto Thank you for your intellegent comments on the various sites visited. I hope to visit Naples soon and I wanted a sensible view of the place. So many horror stories about the crime in Naples.
11th October 2007 FJ	its not - From: Becoming an Aussie Bum RUGBY! we play aussie rules football in Melbourne, not that northern rugby rubbish
27th September 2007 Mike H	Fabulous site - From: By crikey, watch up mate, that's dainjerus! This is pretty cool Halef, I have been enjoying reading about the adventures. So did Ryan really run all of it or did he get a ride part way through? Great job you guys. brother Mike
24th September 2007 Mike	WOW - From: Doesn't it feel upside down in the Down Under? Nice pictures, glad you are having a good time.
18th September 2007 t jeanty	whao!!!!!!! - From: 'Sheep jokes? Nah, they've herd, .. sorry heard 'em all!' good to see that you and Ryan are having a great time. it is always nice to see your blog. very intersting place, i am mesmerized. thanks for the experience. btw where is Cy?
16th September 2007 Jason	Wow - From: 'Sheep jokes? Nah, they've herd, .. sorry heard 'em all!' I was wondering who was in the plastic ball, you or Ryan? It seems like you guys are having a great time, keep sending pictures!! Talk to you later! Jason
16th September 2007 Steve D.	Wow! - From: 'Sheep jokes? Nah, they've herd, .. sorry heard 'em all!' Halef, Looks like you and Ryan are having a great time "down under" I hope youe race went well! Your your photos are awesome...but where is Cy? See you back home safe! -SD
16th September 2007 Steve D.	Wow! - From: 'Sheep jokes? Nah, they've herd, .. sorry heard 'em all!' Halef, Looks like you and Ryan are having a great time "down under" I hope youe race went well! Your your photos are awesome...but where is Cy? See you back home safe! -SD
15th September 2007 Heidi	Hi Halef! - From: Beyond the Sea Looks like fun. Glad you still have those traveling shoes on! I enjoy periodically receiving your blog. Cheers! Heidi
14th September 2007 jb	any hairdressers? - From: Filipino community of Testaccio did you meet any filipina hairdressers? i'm planning to get married sa rome (i live in the US) pero i don't know that i trust foreigners to do my hair and make up. just wondering if you know a website of filipinos in rome or something that i can look up. saw some random websites pero nothing much in them. thanks!
29th June 2007 "MARIO PRESTON"	PICTURE - From: All I want for Christmas is a real good tan LA MANO (THE HAND) IS AN ESCULPTURE IN PUNTA DEL ESTE, URUGUAY, IS NOT A CHILEAN BEACH,......IS IN URUGUAY,.....CHILEAN'S GO THERE BECAUSE WE HAVE BETTER BEACH RESORTS AND SAND AND WATER, AND WOMANS.......
24th June 2007 danny	thanks for lovely pics - From: Livin’ la Vida Loca i love puerto rico and appreciated your pics and commentary. I went to inter-american university in san german, p.r. in 1968-70 and fell in love with this beautiful island maybe i will retire there.
4th June 2007 Jason	Cool - From: Live Large, Think Big: Drizzle in Dallas Looks like you had a great time!!
26th April 2007 Lori	- From: 'Life is good' Hey Halef, I see that you kind of enjoyed your trip. I am going to Savannah this weekend and I hope that I enjoy mysef as you did. Poor Dustin.....I am glad that it was his jeep and no one else's.
25th April 2007 misty	- From: 'Life is good' love the blog,you should wright a book.I cant wait for you guys to come back to visit although next time we will stop dustin after the sixth long island tea. We will visit hilton head next time so that you can add that to your blog. Take care hope to see you soon!
25th April 2007 talia	hawsom - From: 'Life is good' very nicw Halef, i realy enjoyed the pictures and also the story, interesting and entertaining. having been there myself, i must admit, it is a marvelous place
28th March 2007 Irani	inspiring! - From: I'm running another marathon, y'all! Hi Hal... aktifitas loe bener-bener menginspirasi I. I mo keliling dunia... hahahaha!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
27th March 2007 Steve D.	Congrats! - From: I'm running another marathon, y'all! Haelf! Another great accomplishent for your marathon journey! I wish you the best of luck in your next one! You have such speed you should come out for the softball team at SRSS!
27th March 2007 Arleen Faeth	Hello from Ames - From: I'm running another marathon, y'all! Halef, I do enjoy following your journeys. I've kept travel journals, but nothing like your blog - with photos intersperced, color - you are terrific! Thank you for keeping me on the list. I did send your latest blog link to Michael Martin because he's the LA runner. Arleen
Halef Gunawan 9th March 2007 halefg	Culebra is the place to be - From: The Last Spanish Virgin Joanie - I would highly recommend Culebra to visit on a budget and a 'real' Caribbean experience. That said, if your ideal anniversary is having a pampered accomodation in a high class resort (ie spas, drivers etc), your best bet is maybe St John in US Virgin Island or Bahamas, or Bermudas. Culebra is definitely a much slower pace place where you can have a beach by yourself, camping out by the shore for 10 bucks a night, and biking around the island in comfort. Simple roads with potholes, sleepy bars and restaurants with no set open hours, and not many cars. Not touristy, relatively not too expensive, especially if you bring your basic essentials and some food from mainland PR. Culebrenses still need to import many things from the mainland.
9th March 2007 Joanie	Thinking about going - From: The Last Spanish Virgin My husband and I are looking for somewhere tropical to spend our 25th anniversary. We need somewhere affordable. We do not want anything touristy. Culebra was suggested. What do you think?
Jena Hazlerigs 15th February 2007 Jena	:) - From: In between marathon training and the Georgia Aquarium Looks like we've had some overlaps in our travels. Nice to see some familiar sights on yours! (Brazil is next on my list!)
11th February 2007 Akasio	Wonder boy - From: Livin’ la Vida Loca hello Halef.Your pics are very nice,some of them remind me when I was in Puerto Rico.You too are very nice.Lots of love and kisses from a fan in Tenerife,Canary islands.
31st January 2007 martha	I love Culebra also - From: The Last Spanish Virgin I'm headed back to Culebra in a few weeks, so I do a search to see who has been there and to see if anything has changed. Apparently not! The only bad thing about going there is coming back -- re-entry to the rat race seems overwhelmingly pointless...
31st January 2007 Wempie	- From: The Last Spanish Virgin iriiii gua iriiiiii..... i truly truly envy you.....hikz.....
31st January 2007 Jane	- From: Livin’ la Vida Loca wahhh lef keren2... gile loe asik banget maen di PR nya... sama sekali gak kayak gue yg cuma bengong nonton tv dan jemuran di pantai haha.. laen kali kalo jalan2 ajak2 loe ah... ya udah sok kapan atuh ke ny? jane
29th January 2007 Sandra	Hello - From: The Last Spanish Virgin Thanks for sharing those lovely pictures and sharing the world with us. How are you?
26th January 2007 Carla	Exclamation up-side down! - From: Livin’ la Vida Loca I am really glad that you are living La vida loca, la vida es una sola y lo mejor es aprovechar cada momento. Now, you translate this. Hey! you are on the way to became "poliglota" that means in spanish a person who speak more tan 3 languages -like you- at least you are trying :o) Muy bien Halef
19th December 2006 "carrie klann"	I'm Getting MARRIED! - From: Semper Fi, Marathoners! hey Halef, I know we haven't talked in a while but guess what I'm getting MARRIED!!! To Craig it's about time isn't it. The wedding is this spring April 28th! I want to put you on the guest list and Ryan Hardy as well but I have lost contact with you guys. Please send me your address I would love for you guys to come and hopefully we can do some catching up. Talk to you soon. Carrie Klann
5th December 2006 bdragon	Banana Trees? - From: On a magic chopper ride FYI - Your photo labeled banana trees is actually a photo of heliconias.
15th November 2006 Wempie	Congratz! - From: Semper Fi, Marathoners! You still amaze me! Another marthoner that I know woke up late, start halfway and finally took a cab. Hehe...next time you do a marathon, do a detour to ohio, will ya? ;p CONGRATZ lef!!!
5th November 2006 Sil	Just a little thing. - From: ¿Tango, anyone? Hello, i would like to correct you in a title of one of your photos. Where says La Caminito, you must write Caminito, because is a proper name. thanks you, and i'm happy for you travelling to Argentina
5th November 2006 Robyn	The Bird is - From: Keep Austin Weird where is the baby a.k.a. the cyclone? He likes to travel also. Texas is beautiful & hot
3rd November 2006 Rachel	MISS miss - From: If this is the Mall, where are all the stores? Great Job, CY! Nice picture! BTW, I hate the weather here:(
1st November 2006 ira	the indonesian embassy - From: If this is the Mall, where are all the stores? thx 2 u, Hal.Gue jg surprise ngeliatnya.mending di jual n uangnya mungkin bisa nutupin sedikit utang negara yg katanya banyak banget, (tp ko ga keliatan yah, mengingat megahnya embassy)
1st November 2006 WOOF	Congrats - From: Semper Fi, Marathoners! Congrats on completing the 2006 Marine Corps Marathon - GREAT JOB - I knew you could do it.
31st October 2006 Jason	Good Job - From: Semper Fi, Marathoners! Good Job on the Marathon and all the hard work that went into it, the blog is nice!
31st October 2006 Abby Bullock	- From: Semper Fi, Marathoners! Congrats!!! Can't wait till March!
24th October 2006 "Nathan Meyer"	Hello!!! - From: Keep Austin Weird What an adventure you have been having!! Training for a marathon?! I need to talk to you because I have just started to train for one as well and could use some advice. I'm needing your phone number to give you a ring sometime. When I moved to Nebraska I had to get a different calling plan and was unable to transfer all of my numbers. Can't wait to hear from you and catch up on everything. Take care Meyer
24th October 2006 "JR"	hi Sir, - From: Filipino community of Testaccio Hello sir im jr filipino i would like to know something about the life of pinoys there in rome coz i really really love to go to that country.I hope i can get a feed back from you.Thanks a lot!!!
12th October 2006 ira	wow - From: All I want for Christmas is a real good tan pengen megang el mano, lari2 di antara jari2nya kalee. He3x.
17th September 2006 Dan DiCicco	Wonderful photos - From: Yellowstone NP I was born and raised in Bozeman, MT just north of Yellowstone almost 60 years ago. Yellowstone holds a special place in my heart and your photos are wonderful. The natural beauty of Yellowstone in one of this country's greatest treasures. The man-made beauty of the Old Faithful Inn in also a treasure. I am glad to see the structure is still in use and is obviously honored by the people who maintain it. Thank you for sharing your delightful experiences with us.
19th July 2006 Jorge	Ciudad del Este - From: Buying some goodies in Paraguay Hello hope you are ok, I'm a Paraguayan from Ciudad del Este, and i can tell you there is a lot of things to do In my city, a lot of familys, peoples, clubs, rivers, shops, stores, is difficutl to understand a city if you don,t speak the language, and if you don't spend a good time theres, hope you a ok and your family, I'm proud about my city, as you are from yours
Yoga Hooligan 14th July 2006 Yoga Hooligan	Great pictures! - From: Yellowstone NP That 'duck' is a pelican! Still serene and still beautiful though.
3rd July 2006 rvk	nudity - - From: Città del Vaticano Nudity was only acceptable for deities (non-christian i.e. Venus, Mercury, etc. - fits in with the compunction of ancient Greeks to represent a studied and idealized human form - gods and goddesses were immortal and more perfect forms of humans but obviously needed to be visually represented as such). Nudity was also iconographically understood as "sin" during the Renaissance and in a few instances prior -. You will notice that the damned depictions of Last Judgments are always nude... During the Counter-Reformation the Catholic Church set forth a number of decrees about propriety and the depiction of saints - apparently it had gotten out of hand and in images such as Michelangelo's Last Judgment, the angels were seen to be represented as "buffoons" flying and contorting about, other images laid bare the Virgin Mary depicting her like a "harlot" (see original texts..) etc. so the Church in the Council of Trent had to re-address how religious images should be depicted and also address the intent of these types of images - they should move the viewer to humility and piety, not lust and/or laughter... so during the 16th century, the Church directed that fig leaves be painted over the nudity. Modern day restorers have recently undergone the debate over whether to restore the Last Judgment to its ORIGINAL state (without fig leaves) or to just clean it as the fig leaves also have become historical and are reflections of latter day historical events of cultural attitudes in the 16/17th century during the Counter-Reformation.... I too was surprised about Brown's claim - but he often does stretch ideas and plays very loosely with time periods. It is interesting to note that the genitals in the original statue of David was also covered by a gold chain belt and fig leaf as it stood in the Palazzo della Signoria in its early days - public nudity was an issue there as well...my art professor told us that - I think I did verify it somewhere but, these things can be difficult to locate when searching on your own...
23rd June 2006 anonymous	Photos - From: Only in the Deep South, Civil War Re-enactment We\'re using some old and new photos in a series of newspaper articles on the Civil War and would like to consider using some that you took at a 2005 re-enactment. Is this possible? We don\'t have much to offer because we\'ve never done this before, but we\'ll send you some copies of the paper when it\'s published in September. Also, we\'ll need the large file size JPG, not the smaller ones as found on your website. Thanks, Bill Fishburne
11th June 2006 Susan Bradley	Hi - From: Marathon … not, I dare you a 15k Ranger Run challenge and Blackhawk helicopters Hi again! Jon sent me the email, and I loved your blog about the day and your experience at the run. I am so proud of you for planning on the marathon......you will have a tough training in the summer heat and humidity, but I KNOW YOU CAN DO IT. I am so glad that you and Jon are friends. Being up here in the mountains of PA, I think of him often, and knowing that he has a quality, genuinely nice guy such as you as a buddy, makes me smile. Someday when you are a dad, you will know that your child is always just that.....no matter how old. So, go Halef......please let me know how things are going in your training efforts and send me a picture as you finish the marathon. Hugs, Susan Bradley (Jon's Mom)
22nd May 2006 joe	winnipeg manitoba hotels - From: Winnipeg, eh? http://www.therivers1.com/
17th May 2006 Reyna	The Great Castration - From: Città del Vaticano Recognizing this is a 'blog' and anyone can say anything, either Dan Brown is plagiarizing Haelfg or Haelfg is plagiarizing Dan Brown as the discussion on this page is not cited in either "Angels and Demons" or on this page by either author and is less paraphrased than actual verbatim in both works. My research into "The Great Castration" is revealing that a law published after Michelangelo's death requiring genitalia be covered on his "Last Judgement." While my research does not yet reveal why and when the statues' genitalia were covered, it seems to be leading down the path of Counter Reformation--the Catholic church's response to the Reformation when Protestants separated from Catholicism. If this time bracket is true, and further research reveals that statues were covered during this time (16th & 17th centuries, 1500's and 1600's, respectively), Pope Pius IX could not have possibly whacked the Willy's off the statues. This time frame is 292 and 192 years, respectively, before Pope Pius IX was born. Pope Pius IX was born in 1792 and died in 1878. Will add more FACTS when I have them--Reyna
10th May 2006 DC	Plot - From: Blackout I told you to watch out for those Gremlins in MouseLand. I hear there is a conspiracy between the Pluto and Mickey to capture all the royalties on pics in MouseLand so they released Gremlins to take over cameras and blackout pics. I am not even going to tell you the other conspiracy that Minnie has going on with the 7 Dwarfs but I hope you did not use any of the bathrooms in MouseLand…. Sorry to hear about your loss.
Halef Gunawan 1st May 2006 halefg	Experience - From: Città del Vaticano Thanks for the comment. Of course I can't guarantee that the Great Castration happened for sure, but if you're looking at thousands of nude male statues inside the Vaticani Musei, you will wonder why they all resemble a same characteristic of having the genetalia whacked off and covered with fig leaf patches. I did not see any statues with their genitalias still intact. If Dan Brown indeed made lots of mistakes in quoting historical facts for DaVinci Code, including the Great Castration, for sure he has a good base and evidence for this event.
1st May 2006 researcher	the great castration - From: Città del Vaticano Did the Great Castration actually happen? because the only proof i have is this site and the famous book by Dan Brown, and he made a lot of mistakes thank you for your time
15th April 2006 Val	NICE - From: All I want for Christmas is a real good tan I spend very nice time reading this article.
25th February 2006 John C. Anderson	I did it too - From: Swimming across the Mississippi River I swam across the Mississippi River with my hands cuffed behind my back and my legs shackled, from Moline, Illinois to Bettendorf, Iowa on my fiftieth birthday, September 2nd 1994. The low down burg of Moline, Illinois gave me a tcket for my efforts.
14th February 2006 Marcelo Armstrong	Your FAVELA TOUR - From: Be a local (dot com) Sorry to inform you that FAVELA TOUR is the name of a tour created by myself in 1992. So just dont use this name to promote another company. Favela Tour is not a general name. Is a private name of a tour operator. Be a Local is another tour4 operator. we have nothing to do. Your texts lead to misconfusion. Marcelo Armstrong www.favelatour.com.br
5th February 2006 bonnie	Only in the U.S.A. - From: Only in the Deep South, Civil War Re-enactment My husband and I attended the same re-enactment event in Conyers last November and really enjoyed it. You described it very accurately. So many of the participants we met had ancestors who fought in the Civil War, and were very willing to stop and talk to us about their ancestor's story. We had also attended a civil war re-enactment in northern Florida (Feb.) two years ago, where they had explosives pre-set in the ground. They shot cannons, and it would "appear" that the cannonball landed and exploded on the ground. VERY loud and realistic! I couldn't believe how thick the air was with all of the smoke from the cannons. It had been a very cold and drizzly day, which added to the entire effect. I liked the location up on the hillside of this Georgia re-enactment, as you could see everything occurring or developing right in front of you. As Canadians who travel quite a bit, we would definitely like to encourage other visitors to the U.S. to try and find a Civil War re-enactment to attend during their trip. It really helps to bring this very important part of American history alive. Apparently, some Americans think that war re-enactments are politically incorrect, but we saw them as honouring their ancestors and simply trying to bring an important time in American history alive to everyone. I certainly didn't see it as glorifying war in any way. To be honest, we are both REALLY glad that we visited the "South", as we had such a wonderful time. We definitely want to return for a longer stay.
17th January 2006 marcelou2	Hola - From: On a magic chopper ride Argentina's side or Brazil's side is the same nature, let´s see this point of view
8th January 2006 ona	iri!! - From: Buying some goodies in Paraguay Hal,gue ikut hepi loe bisa ngalamin begitu banyak petualangan.Iri!!! Btw,foto-foto loe ga banyak ya.Ntar disangkain cuma ngarang dari Lonely Planet =)
Halef Gunawan 5th January 2006 halefg	Foz do Iguacu - From: On a magic chopper ride Erin: we stayed the first night in Argentine side (Puerto Iguazu), which is so much smaller than its Brazilian counterpart (we stayed there on our second day). We stayed in hotels both nights, which have competitive price due to its nature of competing for tourists. Foz has a better town feeling, so if I had to pick out of the two, I would stay in Foz. If you have two days, I would recommend exactly what we did - stay in Pto Iguazu for a night, to explore the Argentine side of the falls - then second night at Foz, exploring the Brazilian side of the falls. Good luck, if you have any other questions, please let me know.
5th January 2006 Erin	Nice Photos - From: On a magic chopper ride Question - where did you stay? Would you recommend it?
4th January 2006 paul dinardi	- From: Buying some goodies in Paraguay wahhh asik leff....penuh petualangan euy
29th December 2005 Nathan Meyer	Nao Falo Portugese - From: On a magic chopper ride Thanks for the dialogue and pictures! Have fun in the great country of Brazil. You will have to take some pictures of the scenery (i.e. ladies). Enjoy yourself
29th December 2005 Jon Ross	Envious Voyeur - From: On a magic chopper ride Looks like a great spot for some 'Pool Drills'! Thanks for sharing your adventure with us.
26th December 2005 Angie H.	- From: República Oriental del Uruguay MERRY CHRISTMAS HALEF!!!
24th December 2005 Wempie	Merry Christmas - From: ¿Tango, anyone? Lep, just wanna say happy holidays and enjoy your trip to South America. I sure envy you...looks like it's a lot of fun!
23rd December 2005 Valentina	- From: First day in the Good Air That Steak looks yummi!! Have fun, and don't forget The Tortoni, chau Valen
23rd December 2005 Insun Yu	Have a safe journey - From: Republic of Argentina said yes! Don't; just eat anything, be over curious (becareful), even think that you can't come back w/o SOUVENIR. Do; enjoy. :)
23rd December 2005 Nathan Meyer	You the man!! - From: First day in the Good Air Good to hear that you are enjoying the Argentina atmosphere! My Argentinian office mate says that you should try Las Lilas in Puerto Madero, Buenos Aires (close to downtown) one of the better steakhouses (expensive) in the city. Siga La Vaca is a less expensive steakhouse and is worth the money. Keep up the fun and keep the pictures coming. Have a great trip
23rd December 2005 Randy Simon	- From: Republic of Argentina said yes! Have a great trip!
22nd December 2005 Cappy	Man!!! - From: Republic of Argentina said yes! Man, I need your job! It must be nice to be able to travel like that. My fiancee and I have a 4 month old son now so that will hamper things down a little (lot). Well Hope to keep abreast of your trip. Later Bro!
15th December 2005 Erin	- From: Oklahoma! aww what a cute picture of us!
Halef Gunawan 26th November 2005 halefg	- From: The dark side of German history Thanks for the clarification.
25th November 2005 Truth in Advertising	"Gas Chamber" at Dachau - From: The dark side of German history I was a tourist at Dachau once too, and like you I believed I was walking in a real gas chamber and not merely a room to killing lice to stop the spread of typhus, the number one killer in the work camps. No one was "gassed" at Dachau according the Holocaust Memorial Council (see below). They also misled you by not telling you that the steel door on the chamber is a reproduction from a door at another camp, but that the Jews intentionally left off the inside door handle on the reproduction so as to further their deception about "gas chambers". January 28, 1998 Mr. Erich Brudehl 1068 Keentz Rd. Chehalis, Washington 98532 Dear Mr. Brudehl: This letter is in response to your query as to whether there were any working gas chambers in Dachau and if any people were gassed. The following is taken from the Encyclopedia of the Third Reich (New York: MacMillan, 1991) article on Dachau: "Dachau was not planned as an extermination camp; its prisoners were shot trying to escape or died of hunger, disease, and exhaustion, under torture or as victims of pseudoscientific experiments After the decision for the Final Solution, a crematorium, including a gas chamber - whose use, however, cannot be proved - was built in 1942. By November 1944, 3,225 physically and. mentally handicapped prisoners had been transferred to the euthanasia facility at Hartheim Castle and gassed." This is consistent with other accounts of Dachau by scholars. American troops did claim that people were gassed there, but after Dachau trials and historical study, the consensus seems to be that people were routinely executed in many incredibly cruel ways, but not gassed. Hope this helps and I would encourage you to do more research than I was able to do here with our limited staff and time. Sincerely, VittoSignature Steven Vitto, Library Technician Holocaust Memorial Council 100 Raoul Wallenberg Place, SW Washington, DC 20024&emdash;2150, Telephone (202) 488-0400, Fax (202) 488-2690
2nd November 2005 CHITO	Its good your connecting with your roots - From: Filipino community of Testaccio You seem to be enjoying your stay in Italy. Although the good thing is you maintain youir connection with your roots. Jogging is good for the health. But most of all it keeps you away from homesickness. Anyway, I was also away from my family in Manila for 5 years as I ventured into the opprtunities America offers. And I worked most of the time to keep myself busy. How are the opprtunities in Europe?

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