http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/salhasan/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from salhasan en-us Fri, 13 Nov 2009 06:16:48 +0000 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 06:16:48 +0000 Hello Amigos I am not sure who if anyone is reading this blog so there have been no updates lately I MAY get round to it one of these days....In the meantime for photos please follow these LinksPeruStarted in the north of Peru in Mancora Trujillo Onto the capital Lima Followed by a month in Cusco with lots of photos Here we have Machu Picchu Here photos of Cusco Pisac More in Cusco http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Misiones/Iguazu-National-Park/blog-300543.html HOLA AMIGOSHope you are all well and husbands wives boyfriends girlfriends mothers fathers brothers sisters and pets are all treating you wellArriving towards the one year anniversary of my travels I though I would give you some stats of my adventures for you to google be amazed envy or just laugh at how crazy this whole thing has been. The only stat I cannot measure for you is how mu http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Ecuador/Centre/Riobamba/blog-267502.html Hola Amigos Hope you are all well wherever you may be. Here are the latest notes from my adventures in Ecuador...6th 7th April Ibarra Hotel El Ejecutivo 7USD So the long and winding road from the border of Colombia leads me down to Ibarra and first introduction of Ecuador. There is not much to mention about this town and after spending one day wondering around the streets we decide to head o http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Peru/Cusco/Cusco/Cusco/blog-276032.html Amigo Arrives in South America Hola Chicos ChicasSo I am back on the air typing this blog of Colombian adventures while I am here in EcuadorS.A has been interesting so far and I am enjoying the ride even though some of the rides in Colombia were expensiveColombia 3 x the size of France bordering Venezuela Panama Ecuador and Brazil with a northern Caribbean coast and a western Pacific coa http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Colombia/Bogota/blog-260373.html HOLA AMIGOSNow broadcasting from around the globe with bitesize clips is the new Dude Show called El Mundo and Its Peeps which you can watch on the following addresswww.youtube.comsalala1980 Once you go to the webpage you will see 6 videos that I have uploaded they are towards the bottom of the page on the right hand side. Click on any one to watch it. Once you have watched it go back to www.yo http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Colombia/Cali/blog-262741.html Journey into the UnknownHello PeepsAfter a rollercoaster few months in Asia I have finally managed to hop across the pond know as the pacific ocean to the promised land South America and have been here in Colombia for almost three weeks now. From Philippines to Colombia it took me a mega three days and five flights and also one incident of landing at my destination airport BEFORE I had even take http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Philippines/Boracay/blog-260370.html Hello PeepsHope you are all well..I have been lazy and hence there is no blog of the past month or so since Bangkok. But there are photosThailand Kho Tao Kho Phangyang Islands Click Here Malaysia GeorgetownClick Here Malaysia Pangkor IslandClick this Malaysia Kuala Lumpur KL is here Then I went to Singapore Then I flew to Indonesia top destination will return here Jakarta Bali Ph http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Philippines/Cebu/blog-248610.html Hi All Hope you are well and mothers fathers brothers sisters husbands wives boyfriends girlfriends neighbours bosses unlikely are treating you nicely. Wishing you all a merry xmas happy new year.I have typed a few blog entries of my adventures in Myanmar but they were 'quiet published' so you did not get any emails but now you know. So have a look if you are interestedhelli http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Burma/Yangon/blog-230959.html Yangon 28 29th NovemberRoyal Guesthouse 7USD twin room with shared bathroom Arriving in Yangon airport I am shocked to land at a super cool super new airport terminal with air conditioning cranked up to the MAAAAAXXXX. I was expecting an old bamboo shed but as ever the Lonely Planet is either wrong or out of dateReading through the web and LP I am determined not to stay in the Motherland I http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Burma/blog-227731.html Mandalay 2nd 4th DecemberBus from Bagan to Mandalay 8500Kyats 8half hours ...km Dep 0700 arrive 1530hoursRoyal Guesthouse twin room with fan shared bathroom 4USDThe bus from Bagan to Mandalay is small and the seats don't recline but I have just enough leg space and relived not to get DVT. The drive is nice and it is the only bus journey I manage to do during the day as the Burmese love http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Burma/Mandalay/blog-230949.html Trekking 8th 10th DecemberApprox 70km over three days 10USD per day for Guide all food by the Cook on the guide and accommodationDay 1 Starts of uneventfully as the walk through the town and into the mountains is not so scenic. But once we are out of Kalaw and climbing towards our lunchstop the Viewpoint the views are spectacular. We meet two blokes on the way both carrying a huge piece http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Burma/Inle-Lake/blog-230953.html Thannaka This is a yellow powder made from the bark of a tree and the women and children here in Burma put a yellow powder on their faces as a natural sun block. The women sometimes blot sometimes swipe and sometimes make other patters on their cheeks and noses and sometimes forehead with it as well as they believe it also makes them more beautiful. They are right in most cases It has grown on m http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Burma/Yangon/blog-227733.html 2 Names Myanmar or BurmaThe country was called 'Myanma' for centuries before the British arrived. During the British 'occupation' shall we say for about 100 years the name was changed to 'Burma'. The majority ethnic group making up about 70 of the population is Bamar. The British being as they are called them 'Burmese' instead and hence named the country Burma during their occupation. The mi http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Burma/Yangon/blog-227727.html HELLO PEEEPSSSAfter an uneventful few days in Laung Prabang in the north of Laos I decide to make a mad dash into Thailand.Before crossing the Laos Chapter I must say that so far Laos was the best place I have been to. No kids chasing after you shouting you buy braceleeeet siiirrr ooooonlyyy one dollllaaaaaaaa Anyhow I take a 15 hour bus from Luang Prabang to the border with Thailand http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Laos/West/Luang-Prabang/blog-220563.html 18th Nov 20th Nov... Mae Hong Song Johnnie Guesthouse single room shared bath 150BahtPaigtMae Hong Song 3 hours by bus 70Baht 120kmAlmost running away from Pai as the place was a bit like an itch that I could not reach Annoying it exist solely for the purpose of tourism and I did not like that much...So on the 18th I jump on a bus from Pai to MHS at 11am after a long and winding roa http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/North-West-Thailand/Mae-Hong-Son/blog-220968.html Photos of Luang Prabang Hi ALLI have now put up some photos of L.Prabang for you to google.Copy and paste these linkshttpwww.facebook.comalbum.phpaid66265l35540id672660622httpwww.facebook.comalbum.phpaid66265l35540id672660622 http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/blog-219213.html 7th 8th November Vang Vieng. Viengvilay Guesthouse en suite rm with fan 3USDTaking the local bus from Vientiane for 25000Kip About 2.50USD the 160km takes about 5 hours as the bus can't do more than 30kmh as it is old and also the roads are edgeofthe cliff stuff winding through the mountains....The bus station is on an old air strip referred to by the USA during the Vietnam Wat as Lima Si http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Laos/West/Vang-Vieng/blog-218618.html SabaideeeeeThere was not much news from me for some time as I ditched my bag and camera for two weeks in Vientiane peeps and stayed away from everything touristy. Vientiane 24th Oct 7th Nov Chiandamay Guesthouse AC ensuite Room 7USD Festival I spend the first four days of my time wandering around along with the rest of the crowd on the banks of the Mekong River as all the festival activity http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Laos/West/Vientiane/blog-216489.html BasicsLaos Peoples Democratic Republic though 'Democratic' is a loosely used term as the communist party is the only party...Population 6.5millionLandlocked between China Burma Cambodia Vietnam and ThailandCurrency Laos Kip. 1USD9500.00 Kip though US Dollars and Thailand Baht are used most of the timeCapital Vientiane population of around 600000 I think Other major cities Savanna http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/blog-214649.html ...Kratie Don Det Pakse Champasak Savannakhet Vientiane Hope you have missed me AT LEAST half as much as I missed you So being the self proclaimed Devarajah of the Roads I continue to trailblaze through Cambodia and Laos and I'll pick up from where I left of last time Phnom Penh what aplace Cambodai was...Anyhoo without making you feel any worse hee hee the urge to keep moving hit me o http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Laos/West/Vientiane/blog-214164.html