Blogs from Maldives, Asia - page 10

Another Day in Paradise... Cigarettes - probably way too many - in fact I know way too many. Mosquito bites - we'll deal with that one later... Alcohol - NONE FOR THE PAST 7 DAYS... NOT ONE DROP!!!! And in case anyone reading this thinks I usually drink excessively - I don't, it's just I would have one or three every couple of days or so... My excuse for the cigarettes is pretty lame - they are sooooooo cheap out here, I did say it was lame! Now mosquito bites are, as we all know, very itchy and irritating but when they become infected they're also very painful, resulting in one very swollen foot (predominantly because I had been bitten 3 times on the sole of my foot...) and one very inflamed arm - I was ... read more

Sunny Greetings from Kurumba! I feel I should start writing this evenings blog in the format of Bridget Jones' Diary... Cigarettes - quite a few Alcohol - 1 Passion Fruit Mojito - with definitely more mojito than passion fruit - so much for a 3 month abstinence from alcohol... that lasted oooh about 5 hours... Mosquito Bites - way way way too many to count now Number of fish I saw when I went snorkelling (for the first time ever...) lots and lots So I tried snorkelling today and once I was sure I could breathe underwater I didn't do too bad - I actually really enjoyed it, so much so I'm going again tomorrow :-) What did freak me out was after I was out of the water I saw a shark fin circling... okay ... read more

Hello again :-) I've woken to another beautiful morning on the island of Kurumba - I'm not sure there is any other kind of morning in the Maldives... I'm sporting two very attractive mosiquito bites (one on each leg...) and my hair really has taken on a life of it's own! The locals have suggested coconut oil to tame the curls so might give that a try. Can you tell I'm not really a morning person...? I'm heading to work in an hour or so and get this... I go by speed boat!!! No crowded buses or trains here... this would not be a place to work if you get sea sick :-) I'd like to think I resemble a 'Bond' girl whilst standing on the rear deck casually leaning against the railings but in truth ... read more

Here we are, the focus of our travel, the birthday! It has been a long journey to make it here, with a short stop in Paris, but we can finally state we have arrived. One might think that this is the focal point or height of the travel, but looking at the details we realize that it's just another of our steps before the eventual goal is realized. What is that goal? Well, it's still a mystery to Penny. When we arrived here yesterday, it was spilled quite quickly that we would only be here for a week. So, once the 14th arrives, we are on the road again. Where to, anyone's guess but mine. So, yesterday, once we changed out of our Paris gear and into something more atune to our climate; then we wandered ... read more

Jak vlastne vznikla situace, do který jsem se dostal, jsem popsal v minulym prispevku. Vsechno bylo potvrzeny, Zderada se doopravdy vydava k rovniku a byla jen otazka kdy. Puvodni odlet byl planovan na konec zari, konkretne 28. Bohuzel na Maledivach zrovna v tu dobu bylo vyrizovani pracovnich viz dost pomaly, takze se datum odletu posunulo na paty rijen s tim, ze to uz snad bude vyrizeno a ja budu moct zacit pracovat. Ani takovyhle odklad ale nestacil, ovšem nakonec jsme se dohodli, ze toho pateho odletim s tim, ze se ještě prikoupi prelet na Sri Lanku, kde ve druhem sidle firmy na udeleni viza pockam. No proc ne, na Sri Lance se preci jen ceka trochu jinak nez na Smrzovce. Krome toho jsem byl rad ze vim kolik casu na rozlucky zbyva. No.. Moc ho nebylo, ... read more