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18th August 2012

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

We are experiencing the same prices in Greenland
This is an amzing country. Looks like we will add Norway to our short list. Awesome blog! Love the stories. Carry on and enjoy the adventure.

From Blog: From Flashpacking To Backpacking

14th August 2012

Sameul
Sameul

Grass growing on Wall like illusion.

From Blog: Hey, There's An Old Zealand

11th August 2012

littlewing
Cindy

Isnt Padang..special LOL
You're right, gotta love Indo for what it is. As one of the more mature bloggers I found Sumatera Barat an awesome place..and at a certain age what the hell, we dont need to stay in backpackers anymore. You are so right about the wan massage, wan tshirt, wan bintang...bloody bali!! Give me Sumatra anyday

From Blog: The more things change, the more they stay the same.

11th August 2012

colvinyeates
penny and gary

Thanks.
I like your profile photo

From Blog: The more things change, the more they stay the same.

6th August 2012

Graeme Theobald
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Islandic manhood
Yeatesy, haven't these people heard about shrinkage!!

From Blog: Get Your Kicks On Route 66 Degrees North

7th August 2012

colvinyeates
penny and gary

Shrinkage.
Apparently not

From Blog: Get Your Kicks On Route 66 Degrees North

6th August 2012

Ilya
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You know, those visa restrictions are mutual. It's not that Russians can freely travel the world. The West suffers from this Cold War hangover too. Still the situation is slowly changing. Several weeks ago there was mutual visa regime easing with USA. And negotiatons with EU about visa abolition are in progress. Let's hope that one day there will be no barriers for those who want to see the world.

From Blog: Cruising. It's Saturday, It Must Be St Petersburg

6th August 2012

His Dudeness
Ralf Kreuze

Where New Zealand gets its name from
New Zealand doesn't get its name from Sealand, Denmark, but from the Dutch province of Zeeland. It was so named by Abel Tasman who was Dutch and came from that province. Hence, he named this new island he had discovered, Nieuw Zeeland in Dutch, and in English it became New Zealand.

From Blog: Hey, There's An Old Zealand

6th August 2012

colvinyeates
penny and gary

I stand corrected
Thanks His Dudeness, I'll lock that one away.

From Blog: Hey, There's An Old Zealand

5th August 2012

Fiona cosgrove
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Smoking for all
Haha Gary (I presume not Penny) - sure you could have found some payback for the smoke sharer that didn't require oat bran! Great to read your news.. all good on the Gold Coast!

From Blog: Hey, There's An Old Zealand

4th August 2012

Carolyn Taylor
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Alaska cruise
Loved your blog. I am hoping to do a smaller cruise next year from Moscow to St. Pete with an extension to Estonia and Finland. Two years ago a friend and I did the Inside Passage in Alaska from Juneau down to Prince William (in Canada). We used the Alaska ferry system and stoppend in Sitka and Petersburg. It cost us about $250 a piece. This was in early July and the ferries were practically empty. We had berths for two overnights ( the price includes that fee). Granted the arrival and departure times are somewhat inconvenient but it is much better than being on a cruise ship with 3 or 4,000 people (in my opinion). There are cafeterias on board the ships with serviceable food. We researched B & B's on line and had good luck everyplace we stayed. Nothing fancy but clean and in good locations ( walkable distance to town) both in Juneau and Petersburg for around $75 per night for two. We flew from Prince William to Vancouver and spent a few days there. It is a beautiful city with lots to explore. Keep travelin' Ps I am a travelblogger and write under the name 'gunga'

From Blog: Cruising. It's Saturday, It Must Be St Petersburg

4th August 2012

Home and Away
Bob Carlsen

Thanks for the information!
Now I can add St Pete in my trip to Finland and the Baltic countries. I've been to Moscow, but that's all I've seen of Russia.

From Blog: Cruising. It's Saturday, It Must Be St Petersburg

2nd August 2012

Home and Away
Bob Carlsen

Cruising can be a good deal if you are selective...
We only cruise to places where it is very difficult to get to any other way; the Alaska Inside Passage for one. We will be taking advantage of the prices on a repositioning cruise from Honolulu to Sydney via Lahaina, American Samoa, Samoa, Fiji, Vanuatu, and French Caledonia in September. Hard to see these islands any other way. We were thinking of taking a Baltic Cruise for the same reasons you did...I want to see the Hermatige in St. Petersburg and wanted to avoid the visa hassle. Anyway, I'm enjoying your blogs, having followed you since the beginning.

From Blog: Cruising. It's Saturday, It Must Be St Petersburg

3rd August 2012

colvinyeates
penny and gary

St Petes
You can also get a ferry out of Helsinki which gives you 72 hours visa free in Russia.

From Blog: Cruising. It's Saturday, It Must Be St Petersburg

2nd August 2012

nick
non-member comment

amazing pictures! but one question to ask...
i am not jealous of anyone in the world except for those who travelled more than me. please tell me how you financed your year long trip? i really am jealous... thanks in advance

From Blog: Iguazu Falls

2nd August 2012

Krellers
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Cruising
It's a great cruise and you are so lucky to get to go back to the cities to really get into the culture. We weren't so lucky, but the part about Stockholm was right on, Gary, and Penny, Tallinn, Estonia was Wen's fave! Have fun exploring more in depth and Penny nailed it, never take a "lift", always do stairs....feel better about eating twice your weight each and every day! Good to hear Gary is open to doing another cruise! The inland passage of Alaska sounds great! The Alaskan cruise we did was one of our first, and one of our most memorable. Life is GOOD...

From Blog: Cruising. It's Saturday, It Must Be St Petersburg

30th July 2012

Maldives Surf Charter
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Maldives Surf Trip
Maldives was the "M" place to surf in the 90's, now it seems like everyone is going on surf trips to the Mentawais. I'm getting ready to book a trip to the Maldives on a Surf Charter and hoping to score fun surf like you did! http://bit.ly/_Maldives

From Blog: Pitstop at Pitstop

25th July 2012

Lisa
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Beautiful but...
93 is stunning of course, but I would not go so far as t say it usurps Chapman's Peak Drive! Nowhere near as colorful or geologically interesting for one! By the time you count the whole Cape Peninsula, the 250 or so Miles from Langebaan through to Hermanus, taking in Bloubergstrand, Chapman's, The Twelve Apostles, Cape Point, Kogel Bay etc etc, I don't think it's even close.

From Blog: Canadian Rockies 101 . When Same Same Is Sublime Sublime.

21st July 2012

Trude
non-member comment

Padlocks
Lovers lock their love with padlocks and throw away the key.

From Blog: PECS - BUDAPEST

19th July 2012

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

What a great title
So much to do in so little time. One of the world's great cities! Glad you are squeezing every ounce of pleasure out of it. Plenty of observations are to be made in that city! Happy travels.

From Blog: Manhattan Transfer

17th July 2012

Stephanie and Andras
Stephanie

Very glad to hear you got a dose of New York hospitality; I've always thought the rudeness must be coming from other visitors. Living in a city (transplant or native) so jam-packed with people and not learning how to pleasantly co-exist with all forms of humanity is just counterproductive. But I reach the opposite conclusion that you did - I think it's a great place to live but a terrible place to visit (because, as you saw, NYC is so much more than cupcakes and crowds - though boy oh boy do I know a lot about those darn cupcakes). It's the daily beat, the walk down the street, the little nooks and crannies and endless small discoveries you can make as the world converges at an intersection. It's a city that only reveals itself slowly, otherwise it just overwhelms the senses.

From Blog: Manhattan Transfer

17th July 2012

colvinyeates
penny and gary

Thanks
Nice to know people are actually reading my blogs and I love the comments even when we don't agree on everything.

From Blog: Manhattan Transfer

6th July 2012

Scott
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Go the Cubs
Twenty major events that have occurred since the Chicago Cubs last laid claim to a World Series championship: 1. Radio was invented; Cubs fans got to hear their team lose. 2. TV was invented; Cubs fans got to see their team lose. 3. Baseball added 14 teams; Cubs fans get to see and hear their team lose to more clubs. 4. George Burns celebrated his 10th, 20th, 30th, 40th, 50th, 60th, 70th, 80th, 90th and 100th birthdays. 5. Haley's comet passed Earth twice. 6. Harry Caray was born....and died. Incredible, but true. 7. The NBA, NHL and NFL were formed, and Chicago teams won championships in each league. 8. Man landed on the moon, as have several home runs given up by Cubs pitchers. 9. Sixteen U.S. presidents were elected. 10. There were 11 amendments added to the Constitution. 11. Prohibition was created and repealed. 12. The Titanic was built, set sail, sank, was discovered and became the subject of major motion pictures, the latest giving Cubs fans hope that something that finishes on the bottom can come out on top. 13. Wrigley Field was built and becomes the oldest park in the National League. 14. Flag poles were erected on Wrigley Field roof to hold all of the team's future World Series pennants. Those flag poles have since rusted and been taken down. 15. A combination of 40 Summer and Winter Olympics have been held. 16. Thirteen baseball players have won the Triple Crown; several thanked Cubs pitchers. 17. Bell-bottoms came in style, went out of style and came back in. 18. The Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Indians, Boston Red Sox and the Florida Marlins have all won the World Series. 19. The Cubs played 14,153 regular-season games; they lost the majority of them. 20. Alaska, Arizona, Hawaii, Oklahoma and New Mexico were added to the Union.

From Blog: Red, White and Blue.

6th July 2012

Chris and Nikki
Chris

Cool picture, I love your style of photography.

From Blog: Red, White and Blue.

4th July 2012

Val
non-member comment

...More blogs please...your getting lazy Yatesy..Regards Val
You and Penny write very well, you sound educated, but ! Minister Bob Carr did warn "people who communicate in sentences are treated suspiciously"

From Blog: Cuban Sandwich

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