Trip entries from my travels
Today I got to channel my inner Sheldon Cooper… yup its train ride time! I am REALLY looking forward to this ride when I wake up. It is often billed as one of the most scenic train rides in the world. Spoiler alert… I think they are right! Of course the lovely guest house I … Read more
Kandy is Food… Kandy, Sri Lanka that is and I took today the most amazing food tour that I could have asked for. But first its the journey… again.. it was a relatively easy one by Wild William’s standards. A short tuk tuk to the bus station, no harassment at the bus station, a magnificent … Read more
So here is the score Moby Dick 6 – “Ahab” Niester 0. That is right folks I’v been shut out in Sri Lanka too. That makes the following shutout locations: Phillipines – no whale sharks, other friends on tour saw them Sharm El Sheikh – no whale sharks, other ship saw them Maldives – snorkelers … Read more
Everyone needs a Secret Escape now and again and I seem to have found mine. But getting there after I left you last was actually incredibly uneventful if not slightly more expensive than expected. So after my friend Ibrahim tried to pursuade me to …. well who knows what… I paid off my bill at … Read more
I just wish that people would stop harshing on my vibe. I mean evertime I get a good groove going, something has to come along and remind me that peace is fleeting so enjoy the hell out of it when it comes. Now why the preamble? Well this morning I woke up all shits, giggles … Read more
Well folks I have to say, if it’s not Scottish its shite, is absolutely true. My new Scottish friends Kat and Arni from Edinborough have proven to turn the experience on Fulidhoo from solitary and lonely into entertaining and exceptional. So let me back up. When last we met, I was feeling a bit lonely … Read more
My sincerest and warmest (and I mean warm) greetings from 3deg of lattitude. Getting here was a hell of an adventure and now that I’m here I’m actually rather bored. Where am I you might ask, specifically I’m on the island of Fulidhoo, the Maldives So what was the trip here like. Its the familiar … Read more
How do I begin to describe the SCUBA paradise that is the glory of the Red Sea. When last we met, I had just gotten to the Sharm El Sheikh Renaissance Golden View Beach Resort. I wasn’t quite so happy with my room so I asked to be moved. Well before I discovered if I … Read more
Wanderlust souls, I hope this entry on my lesson in patience in getting to Egypt doesn’t turn you off from traveling. It is not really that challenging but you just need to learn to roll with the punches and find a way to cheer yourself up. One Night In Aqaba So everything in Aqaba, Jordan … Read more
Well Wadi’ya want… Rum? Yes indeed I would love some rum. Today I spent the day roasting my huevos… something like 100 degrees in the desert. By the way Wadi is Arabic for valley and Rum is the name of the valley. My group of the California Germans and myself are picked up at the … Read more