Phoenix, United States - That week in Hawaii

Wow I can not believe it has been over a year since that week in Hawaii! I would have blogged about it, but to be honest it was kinda Scandalous, I'll leave it at that. By my current picture, you can guess where I am going next. Feels strange not to go to Europe this year. I miss my apartment in Rome so bad my heart almost breaks. Of course it could be the guys I miss. Guess I should habve taken that marriage proposal when I was there! I'll back another time, maybe next time for good.

La Paz, Bolivia - Kicking back in La Paz

Greetings to one and all, After yesterdays epic (in terms of lenght) journal entry I've decided to make a concertive effort to keep things a little more up to date. It has absolutely nothing to do with the fact that I am once again a solo traveller, having departed the tracksuit crew who ventured onto Suicre. Thankfully once again I slept the whole way from Potosi to La Paz. I arrived in the hostel, ¨The Wild Rover¨ at 6 in the morning greeted by two individuals completed banjoed. It must have been one hell of a 24 hour party people drugged / boozed inspired session. Each one was like the Leaning Tower of Pisa against the other. Perhaps a good human analogy of La Paz's reputation. Looking forward to some entertaining evenings!!!! The worst thing about arriving early to a hostel is that you can't check in till one in the afternoon. With nothing better to do I decided to venture out to a nearly pub, Oliver's Travels for a Full Monty "English Little did ...

Siem Reap, Cambodia - How NOT to cross the border

Pakse in southern Laos is something of a forgotten part of the country in terms of tourist. Most people just cruise the north or maybe the 4000 island region on the Cambodian border. We decided to rent some motorbikes and make a loop around a big plateau. We rented our monster 100cc bikes, filled up with supplies and headed out into the cold rain. Most of the first day was spent cruising on nice paved roads until we hit a town noted for its waterfalls. About the time we pulled in it really started dropping buckets on us so we settled into a nice guesthouse along the river just overlooking the waterfalls. After some short hikes and a bug filled evening we pressed on the following morning. Most of the night it had rained and it continued into the following morning. We had about 70km of paved road to cover before hitting what we thought would be a compact dirt road. Little did we know it would basically be a mud puddle for the next 70 km. Luckily our bikes were very light and we were ...

Ulan Baator, Mongolia - Riding Mongolia

13-14 Ulan Baator, Mongolia We went out into the steppes of Mongolia to see the vast countryside. There is a national park about and hour's drive from Ulan Baator, the capital. Along the way, we saw flocks of sheep, goats, herds of cattle and horses. There are more horses in Mongolia than people! The animals are skinny, having come through the long winter. The grass is just beginning to appear, but is short and hard to graze. Sheep and goats are more ideally suited for the conditions. Even the horses look bony. We stopped at the crest of a hill to see down into an extended valley where we were going. A shepherd kept watch over a large flock of sheep on the surrounding hillsides. We saw a prayer pole, banked with rocks. We were told it was the custom of soldiers to drop a rock there on their way to war. When they returned, they picked up their rocks. The rocks remaining were from those who never returned. The valley containing the park is impressive. I can imagine that it is ...

Sydney, Australia - Sydney (Cant think of a better title!)

The first major thing we did in Sydney was the harbour bridge climb. We decided to do a night climb because Dan had already done one in the day. We got to the centre just in time (we'd gotten lost), and rushed through to put our suits on. Everything had to be clipped to us in case it fell from the top of the bridge to the motorway below. We were attached to a line running the whole way up the bridge, and off we went. The first bit was scariest. We stepped out onto a wire mesh really high up, and could see directly below us. After that everything below our feet felt pretty sturdy. The climb wasn't too hard. It was more of a walk than a climb. We had the best view of the opera house. It was all lit up in the dark and looked amazing! The next day we went to see the blue mountains, which we later found out don't really look blue, and aren't actually mountains! We got picked up outside our hostel, and drove for ages. We had several stops on the way to ...