This was written Oct 21, 2001...This is a Long several part Blog in one broken up by Pictures We Left for Pokara by bus!...7 very long hours...I would rather trek back to Kathmandu than risk my life returning in the bus!! he roads, if that's what you call them are very questionable at best...and … Continue reading WE ARE OFF TO TACKLE ANNAPURNA
Last Impressions of Turkey June 1,2015 Well, first off, Turkey is an amazing place...simply a historians dream...there are few places in the world that can claim the history and a true chaotic and complicated one at that...I read a brief historical book to catch up on a few thousand years of their fractious past before … Continue reading LAST IMPRESSIONS OF TURKEY
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New Adventures in Turkey! May 25, 2015 Landing in Istanbul was like the western world greeting me with lovely and oddly familiar sights. The convenient thing about booking a tour is that you are met at the airport and can relax about how to get to your hotel...My guy was right there but then he … Continue reading NEW ADVENTURES IN TURKEY
Ephesus Et Al June 1, 2015 Well our departure from Cappadocia to Pamakkule was by a 9 pass Mini Van with the 4 Singaporean women and the other couple from Singapore...We had the same driver, who we called Poncho...seemed to be a nickname he picked up because of his way with women. (-: Well he … Continue reading EPHESUS ET AL
I am renting a lovely little bungalow just off the center of town. This is a local neighborhood full of all the wonderful ambience of life here in Ubud...but that also means...I awoke to a very early rising rooster who must have gotten confused because he began his lovely …good morning… at 4am! That, of … Continue reading HELLO FROM UBUD BALI
OK...it is amazing what 6 consecutive hours of sleep...and ...well..a lot of Starbucks Frappacinos will do for my energy level and brainpower...as well as sense of Direction! Today I proudly re-tackled the train and subway system ...and other than one slight misdirection, overcame my newly found transpo-phobia! I feel less "Lost in Translation" today. Last night … Continue reading A LITTLE MORE ON TOKYO
Yep, here I am on a very speedy trip to Tokyo and Hong Kong( 9 days)...but this time it is an all expense paid one...no I didn't win the lottery BUT I did get hired to take a Video Crew to tape the Christmas show at each place for ABC's Disney's XMAS Parade(if you watch … Continue reading WORKING IN TOKYO…FOR A MOMENT!
Each day brought new adventures....and always fabulous food. The 400mg Ibuprofen I was given seemed to fix the pain from my falls. During our trekking we crossed rope bridges, ridges, icy areas and all sorts of other topography...The clouds stayed with us most of the journey except early in the morning during breakfast and really … Continue reading
Today I met the nine other people who will be on my Annapurna Trek. There is an older German couple, 2 Swedish men, 2 British women, a Swedish woman(who I will end up sharing a tent) and 2 young British guys. All but one woman came alone and the guys all came in pairs....it's a … Continue reading MEET & GREET THE OTHER ANNAPURNA TREKKERS
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