Category Archives: Places
Lillia, the Anthropological Museum & a Tap Dancing Wall With 6 Legs
Ok, if you think the title of this thread is weird, you should have tried being in my shoes yesterday! I went back to Reforma on Monday morning to see if I could find the restaurant where I met Liilia … Continue reading
New Series – It’s Not What You Do, It’s Who You Meet
I have met a lot of people in this trip but there have been a special few who have changed my life, my outlook, inspired me or who have just stood head and shoulders above the rest. I have decided … Continue reading
Getting Picked Up & Locking Tongues
This is one of my favourite photos of one of my favourite days out in L.A. Katie had gone roller-skating with the family we were couchsurfing with and their daughter and I explored Hollywood and downtown L.A. I met Captain … Continue reading
Posted in Experiences, Los Angeles
Tagged Beverly Hills, Captain Jack Sparrow, Gene Simmons, Los Angeles, Marilyn Monroe, Robert Downey Jr
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A Lao Method of Getting a Baby to Sleep
I know it is not good to pass judgement when travelling, that everyone, everywhere has their own way of doing things. But while I was going through my trip photos I came across this photo and I remembered something that … Continue reading
The Green Lizard
This is photographic entry with some of my favourite pictures that I took on the whole trip. They involve the most tame lizard I have ever come across. We were at a cultural village in Kuching, Sarawak, which is in … Continue reading
The Dancing Mariachi
This is the bum shaking, hip wiggling Mariachi I mentioned in a previous post when I went on a canal boat in Xochimilco. It may just be me, and maybe you had to be there but I found him hilarious!
Posted in Experiences, Mexico
Tagged Days Out, live music, mariachi, Mexico City, videoblog, Xochimilco
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Day Tour Through the Bolovan Plateau, Laos
Ok a word to the wise and a precautionary tale. While we were in Vientiane, the capital of Laos, we booked a one day tour to the Bolaven Plateau in advance, starting from Pakse, which was the next stop on … Continue reading
Posted in Experiences, Laos
Tagged Bolovan Plateau, Experiences, Jungle trekking, katie, Laos, Pakse, Ventiane
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A Grand Day Out At Granja Las Americas
I know it has been a couple of days since my last update, but goodness, I have been exhausted! I was invited to join an outing with Katie’s summer camp to a place called Granja Las Americas.
Posted in Experiences, Mexico, Socialisation
Tagged Days Out, Experiences, Granja Las Americas, katie, making friends, Mexico City, Socialisation, Summer Camp
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Desperately Seeking Digs
I had intended to set up this blog when we first left England and write about our travels, but lack of time, exhaustion and irregular internet access worked against me. It wasn’t until we reached the States that I was … Continue reading
Posted in Mexico, Socialisation
Tagged katie, Mexico City, Socialisation, Summer Camp
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Fears About Kidnapping in Mexico
Before I made plans to come to Mexico I was as aware as everyone else of the high amount of kidnappings in Mexico City, so I decided that even though we would have to fly into Mexico City we would … Continue reading