Great Thanks a lot for this great blog. I grew up in Lviv and was there last year first time in 13 years (I now live in the US). Your pictures and story brought back a lot of memories of my childhood, things we did, places we went... Thanks again!
Rackarns så nära skolstart Vad taskig jag är som påminner er om att det snart är dags att börja skolan igen men det är ju bara för att jag är så attans avundsjuk. För min del, eller kanske för min och Lenas del så försöker vi guppa oss (tolka oss rätt tack) ut på östersjöns blåa, ibland skitiga, algblommande östersjön. Efter vårens dåliga väder med köld och regn så började renovering av motor och slangar och så sent som den 8:e juli kom Olivia i sjön och den riktiga jungfruturen utanför skanshålet och inloppet till nyköping skedde den 24:e Juli. Synd och skam när man har en sådan farkost men än är inte sommaren slut så jag hoppas det blir mer. Ha det så bra Åke och Emma och fortsätt med bloggandet och se värrrrlden.
Svante
Pee and Poo ... This is where I don't mention the fact that a friend of mine has a girlfriend with the name Poo ...
Fick ni med didär hem? Borde passa finfint till någon femåring i kiss- och bajsåldern.
thanks i would like to thank you. before i read all about kalkuta i only the name of the city and it's location
but now i got a brief knowledge of it
so thanks alot
keep it
The Inca trail were many trains The original Inca Trail was not one trail but a vast network of trails. It's like the road network of any country really. Most of these trails have either disappeared, been abandoned or have been turned into modern day roads. A few of the old roads in the Inca Trail road system have been restored to their original state, mostly for hiking purposes not so much for transport. The trail we took is the most popular one and is the one that most people refer to when they mention The Inca Trail. It is an old trail laid out as part of the Inca Trail System. When it was rediscovered it was cleared from debris and restored to its former state. So it is a real Inca Trail in the sense that it was used as a pilgrimage trail to reach Maccu Picchu. But it was not the only one. There were other trails leading to Maccu Picchu as well.
Ake
Stayed there very short time Hi,
I stayed in Chongching only for a day so I didn't really have time to get to know the city. It is a big city and I found it hard to go around on my own. I got lost several times. I would have liked to stay longer because I think there is a lot more to see in Chongching than what I saw. Finding the interesting spots might be a bit difficult though.
Ake
Thanks for the info Thank you for adding som information about the photos. I am also very glad you enjoyed reading it. Makes me a little proud actually...
communist monuments The one with the anchor is the monument to the Krasin icebreaker that sank in 1930's, the hand with a globe is the monument to the victims of the WWII and the tall structure with the Soviet Navy flag is dedicated to the Soviet Navy, i.e. its Northern Fleet. I was born and raised in Murmansk and I really like your blog. You speak plain and hit the nail right on the head. Cheers!
Make a poster You should ask the Tourist Office in Oman if they want to use your photos for nice posters, like the ones they've done in some cities in Europe!
Frankincense So, frankincense exists IRL!? :-)
Cool to have seen a tree. As an ex-salesperson of incense amongst other stuff, I must say that was the most interesting photo for me ...
But then I've even seen Abraham's grave ... or at least I think that was it. Can't remember all those guys ;-)
Titicaca vs Röda Havet En gång lyckades vi bada fötterna i såväl Röda som Döda havet pås amma dag. Det är också lite coolt, fast Titicaca är nog coolare.
Kan ligga något i det... Kan ligga något i att vi är "bloddopade". När jag joggade idag, efter 6 veckors uppehåll i träningen, var det benmusklerna som gav upp först inte hjärta och lungor. Kan det stämma med effekten av att vi varit på hög höjd en längre tid i kombination med att inte löptränat på länge?
We are Emma Holmbro and Ake Dahllof. We live in Stockholm, Sweden.
We have travelled more or less regularly since the mid 1990-ies and it seems like the more we travel the more difficult it is to decide where to go next. Not because we are running out of places to visit but because we find more places we want to go to faster than we manage to travel to them.
Some of the things from our travel bucket list we have ticked off since we started this blog in 2006 are
Angel Falls in Ven... full info
Ake Och Emma
Ake Dahllof and Emma Holmbro
...and Khair means...
...and "khair" I have been told means "good" or possibly "goodness"... Thanks for telling us you liked it! /Ake and Emma