http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/ktoverland/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from ktoverland en-us Tue, 14 Oct 2008 05:04:25 BST Tue, 14 Oct 2008 05:04:25 BST As mentioned in the previous entry which I was unable to edit but could actually publish written earlier this month its been difficult to get a computer that doesnt have conniptions when I try to load this site. So stop whinging that you dont know where I am here is news in postcard formUlaan Ude Russia more than a month ago Enjoyed some delicious shaslik kebabs and seeing the bigges http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/China/Hangzhou-/blog-327450.html There was supposed to be a part 2 and part 3 to my Trans Siberian trip but although everone appears to be online in Asia it is apparently not the case in China and it has been difficult to find internet cafes where this site actually works so this is written from Beijing not the great wallFirstly my one and only photo on this blog so far. Me and the sumo wrestling champion of the world. http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/China/Beijing/Great-Wall-of-China/blog-318897.html Hey guysSorry its been AGES since I've last written entirely due to the complete lack of internet so far between Moscow and here. You don't know how happy it makes me to click on the 'siberia' region in Russia at the top of this posting. St Petersberg to Moscow We started the journey with the lushest train that I've travelled in so far counting both Western and Eastern Europe. Real shee http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Russia/Siberia/Irkutsk/blog-314495.html 2 weeks 2 long weeks probably seem longer to me than to anyone reading this because so much has happened since my last blog post.Having left the safety and happiness of Ukraine I ventured across the border with the cigarette smugglers to the Disneyland style touristness of Krakow. I'm sad to admit but it wore me out pretty quickly. After a day of 'come on my tour buy my stuff come an http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Russia/Northwest/Saint-Petersburg/blog-310928.html Having managed to enjoy the dramatic Romania scenery see more castles than you could poke a stick at and have my photo taken with Dracula I paid 10c for the privilege the closest I came to vampires were the bedbugs that gave me little bitey trackmarks. Short of rubbing myself with garlic sexy or whittling 1000 little stakes I moved hostel. But eventually the green pinecovered mountains http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Ukraine/Lviv/blog-305428.html Its going to rain today and the houses here have 'beaten metal' roofs which require further beating at 7am...as they've all unbeaten themselves due to the 40 degree weather. Due to the late arrival of my train by only 5 hours yesterday I'm really lucky to have not only lasting imprints from sticking to the plasticky train seats but also a room just under currently being beaten roof in the http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Romania/Transylvania/Brasov/blog-299879.html HiSorry for the radio silence I am alive and kicking in TurkeyFollowing an exciting and communist collector item fuelled trip to Sofia and a trip to the beautiful mosiac filled Rila Monastary I got the remainder of the Orient Express to Istanbul.Apparently there was drama at the Turkish border at 3am and lots of American tourists complaining that the border guard had taken their passports a http://www.travelblog.org//Middle-East/Turkey/Aegean/Koycegiz/blog-292454.html Finally I'm heading West and aboard the Orient Express not the expensive American Tourist version rather the cheap local version no red velvet curtains lino rather than carpet and a surprising lack of female travellers. I'm not sure why this is...Following a VERY full 5 days in London including ingesting amazing amounts of food and drink catching up with as many people as possible Helga http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Serbia/West/Belgrade/blog-287670.html In medieval times pilgrims who got to Santiago and still wanted to do some walking before they walked all the way home again Im so glad we have planes now walked to Finisterre which was the end of the known world and pretty special because you could see the sun disappearing into the ocean at the end of the day and apparently the waves crashing masked the sound of the water pouring off the end http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Spain/Galicia/Cape-Finisterre/blog-282815.html I made it10.30am yesterday after 25 days of walking and 800km I walked into Santiago with Elin the fastest Peregrina on the CaminoWe had agreed that wed find a private hospedaje and in true camino style we were stopped on the way to the Cathedral by a woman who offered an obviously illegal room in her house. We even got TOWELSSome camino highlights. The walled garden in Trinidad del Ar http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Spain/Galicia/Santiago-de-Compostela/blog-279996.html These and other questions have been at the forefront of my mind for the last weekI left you in Leon where I was recovering from food poisoning blah literally. Tip from the road When you order paella in a restaurant and they start rooting around in the freezer next to you take that opportunity to leave ReallyI said bye to Michael belated thanks for an awesome 400km drink more milk do http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Spain/Galicia/Sarria/blog-278344.html Hey everyoneOnce again Ive left myself 8 minutes to get a blog together so I thought Id give you a day in the life...and many of you may wonder why the hell anyone does this crazy camino.5.30am The first pilgrims usually german but more about that later get up. They have lots of plastic bags but are gone by 5.45am. Its OK really because the 'quiet' time between 45am when the snorers an http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Spain/Castile---Leon/Le-n/blog-276248.html Even if a toe LOOKS dead it probably isnt and it would hurt more to cut it off The difference between wheat and barley It is possible to sleep quite comfortably on a garage floor when you liberate some garden furniture cushions from the flashy terrace upstairs Snoring echos MUCH louder in a church You shouldnt just randomly pick a country to come from because the next person you meet w http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Spain/Castile---Leon/Burgos/blog-274226.html I kinda promise this will be a quick entry well as much as I can write in 14 minutesArrived in St Jean PieddePort along with about 150 other pilgrims who all swarmed the pilgrim office although everyone got beds They stamp your credential like a passport along the way to prove that you have been walking the entire time. Then in Santiago they give you a Compostela which if youre Catholi http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Spain/Navarre/Pamplona/blog-272199.html VERY quick update to say a proper hello and tell you where I'm going to be for the next monthFollowing 3 leaving parties in as many days and an amazing London sendoff its hard to believe that I'm actually flying out.Tomorrow afternoon I'm flying to Bordeaux then getting the train to Bayonne and then on to St John Pied de Port which literally means St John at the foot of the mountain pass http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Greater-London/Willesden/blog-270630.html .....last day at work....First blog post to prove that I'm actually writing a blog stupid blogsCheck back in a couple of days everything is manic at the momentNext stop...SPAIN http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Greater-London/London-City/blog-269974.html