http://www.travelblog.org/ Live Travel Journals, Diaries and Photos from real Travellers en-us Fri, 20 Nov 09 22:15:19 +0000 Fri, 20 Nov 09 22:15:19 +0000 We arrived in Dubinat 9 am and were able to check in early. After days of rain and terrible flooding throughout Ireland the day was beautiful. Full sunshine and in the 50's. We took a short nap and then headed out to explore. Unfortunately because of the flooding we are putting off our railtour until Monday. We had a great dinner at O'Neills Pub and promptly got lost going back to the hote http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Ireland/County-Dublin/Dublin/blog-454683.html The lake district region in Chile is one of the most amazing and attaching despite its climate rather rainy... If you're about to take a boat in Puerto Montt to Puerto Natales then dont leave so fast without entering the region puerto varas llanquilhue lake clibing the osorno or the calbuco valcanoes rafting in petrohue river crossing to argentina in boat or better with horse through http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Chile/Los-Lagos/Ensenada/blog-454682.html Today was a really good day. I didnrsquot go on the last ISA trip to Ronda because I had already gone with my parents and I have a lot of work to do this weekend and initially I was worried that I would regret it but with all that happened how could I possiblyI guess Irsquoll start with last night because thatrsquos when the fantasticness began. After dinner with Mishri and Kate in a http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Spain/Andalusia/Seville/blog-454680.html Kuala Lumpur http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Malaysia/Wilayah-Persekutuan/Kuala-Lumpur/blog-454677.html DUBAI Nov 1720 http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/United-Arab-Emirates/Dubai/blog-454671.html WorldVentures Biz is a LEGITIMATE business is truly remarkable...This company purchases vacation packages at retail price and sells them to members at wholesale prices...This company allows you the ability to travel for 12 less than everyone else pays and make moneyWhat does everyone think Ive read a lot of message posts about members and how they love it and other posts that convinced others http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/blog-454670.html 72 hour until I leave. Been getting hard to sleep at night these last few days. The mix of excitement and trepidation lead to restless nights and moments during the day where I find myself just standing there staring blankly lost in thought. I'm finishing up the last bit of packing up the few things I plan to keep and will be taking those to be stored with my Dad. I have a few things to give t http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/British-Columbia/Vancouver-Island/Victoria/blog-454668.html MoL is a small restaurant located in downtown Victoria B.C. Canada. It is located at 554 Pandora Avenue which is within walking distance of the downtown shops the Parliament building and Chinatown. This unique restaurant serves breakfast and lunch on a daily basis. As a team of culinary tourism students we made a visit to MoL on Sunday November 1 2009 at 1100 am. After reading on eatmeca http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/British-Columbia/Vancouver-Island/Victoria/blog-454667.html Nepal in June 2009 http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Nepal/Kathmandu/blog-454662.html Day 10 9th October 2009130 PMAfter a week of fairly good if cold weather with only the odd exception Iceland has today given us a taste of the unpredictable extremes that we had read about. The winds that seemed pretty strong when they cracked Lyndseyrsquos head against the car door last night were it seems just the beginning. After arriving back at the hostel last night we decided to http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Iceland/South/blog-454661.html Life in Norway...well here I am writing yet another blog about this beautiful Scandinavian country and only two days after I wrote my last one. I guess writing kind of helps me helps me clear my mind too. And I'm just sitting here in the comforts of my room waiting on my Russian friend. Have you ever waited on a Russian Well they are quite the characters as they give you a time end up being a http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Norway/Nord-Norge/Bodo/blog-454660.html Hello Bloggers and VisitorsI am excited to start posting to travelblog.org about the niche travel market of vacation rentals. Vacation rentals are a great alternative to hotels as they provide you with more space more amenities and provide the creature comforts of home all at an substantial discount to hotels. Why shove your family into one or two hotel rooms when you can have multibedroom http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/blog-454657.html Mexico is one of the most popular tourist attractions in the entire world. It offers a cultural experience that cannot be found anywhere else not to mention being a huge draw for college students on spring break who are looking for some of the most beautiful beaches in the world. However as exciting as it can be to tour Mexico and experience its breathtaking ruins and luxurious beach resorts http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Mexico/blog-454656.html Spending time with family over Christmas always make for some very interesting stories however once in a while you need a break from that over bearing mother in law or huge invasive family. Donrsquot get me wrong spending time with family during the holidays is the ultimate tradition but there are some great places around the United States that offer unique and enchanting Christmas experience http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/blog-454654.html If you are tired of the standard vacations to popular tourist cities and destinations and have vowed to find an alternative to standing in seemingly endless lines waiting for rides or to be seated at restaurants itrsquos important to know that such exotic locales do exist. Sure you could always take a cruise but odds are you are going to end up in one of those crowded tourist cities you are http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/blog-454653.html The big tripWe have one way tickets to Kuala Lumpur on 20th January 2010. We have tickets from Mumbai to London on 23rd March 2010. And in between we shall see what happens The vague plan is to spend 2 to 3 weeks in MalaysiaIndonesia where Tom our son is currently staying with his girlfriend Lizzie. Hopefully they will show us some of the things they have discovered such as village http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Indonesia/blog-454651.html Friday August 10th Leave Glasgow and head back homeMom John and I board the bus for the last time around 8am canrsquot remember when actually just know we were on the 2nd shuttle to the airport. No Frank he took off the night before so we just have Margie. She isnrsquot quite sure she believes my mom when she says we went to The Waterloo last night so I whip out the computer and sho http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/California/Los-Angeles/Glendale/blog-454649.html ldquoTheresa you changed my liferdquo I said dramatically one day in Taiwan. Then she looked at me like I was crazy. I laughed and said ldquoNo seriously you did.rdquo When I tried to make the lonely exchange student feel more welcome at a high school football game I never dreamed of all of the amazing experiences that would follow I just wanted to make a new friend. The more we talk http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Ohio/Cincinnati/blog-454647.html More Amazing Churches More Amazing Dad DancingNatata La'ab MonasteryWednesday Morning. Some of us go for a short drive to the Natala La'ab Monastery built into a cave near Lalibela.Our first stop is a religious school near the monastery. The teacher who we are told is 83 years old has a class of about 10 boys no girls who are training to be priests. The boys are all chanting different pas http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Ethiopia/Amhara-Region/Lalibela/blog-454646.html Good Day AllThought I'd drop a hello from Sperwan Ghar. It's a smaller FOB or Patrol Base that I'm stopping by for a couple of weeks. The weather has been near freezing at night and almost 30 during the day. We live in a school that's quite comfortable. The surrounding village is a maze of pot fields grape huts and mud homes. There is no electricity in the area so it's lights out for us and http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Afghanistan/blog-454643.html