BACKGROUND In the past, we would arrive in Phnom Penh on the 2nd of January and leave for Siem Reap on the 10th , giving Donald enough time to receive permission from the Ministry of Aviation to fly his ultralight. However, last year was different. Those of you who have been following my Cambodian Journal, […]
Cambodian Journal 2011, Part 2 – Introduction to Tuit Read More »
The route to Hacienda Venecia led us through the city of Pereira, capital of the Department of Risaralda. It is at an altitude of 4,600 feet and its population of almost 600,000 makes it the largest city in the region and the sixth largest city in the country. The Conquistadors arrived here in 1540 but
I first become aware of New Zealand back when I lived in Oregon, a state even in the early 80’s known as the ‘last bastion of the terminally hip.’ I guess that’s me. Hi. But if the ‘hipness’ passed around wholesale back then like fresh bud seemed a bit smug and self-righteous, the Oregon kind
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Well, I already had a couple days in Brisbane BEFORE my side-trip to PNG, so that gave me a little bit of an idea of what to expect in Australia, some good and some bad. I originally landed at Gold Coast, not Brisbane proper, and the cheapie airport there wasn’t much better than LCCT at
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When the Andean Mountain range enters Columbia from Ecuador, it branches into three ranges and crosses Columbia on a diagonal from south west to south east. These ranges, called Cordilleras, are labeled Occidental (west), Central, and Oriental (east). The coffee growing area, Zona Cafetera, which Donald and I visited is located in the central part
Visiting Zona Cafetera, the coffee growing region of Colombia Read More »
Papua New Guinea is one of the most exotic places in the world, full of tribes and languages and the artifacts of ancient culture, many of which only came to the light of the rest of the world less than one hundred years ago. Unfortunately, unlike many other exotic countries- such as Ethiopia or Kampuchea
Papua New Guinea: Fear Eats the Soul, Faith Restores It Read More »
BACKGROUND The word “coffee” is derived from a Turkish word, which could have been borrowed from an Arabic word, as coffee was first cultivated in the Arabian Peninsula, or it could have evolved from an Ethiopian word, because coffee was first discovered there. Around 850 AD, as per the legend, a goat herder in Ethiopia
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Enjoy a boat trip on the canals of Tortuguero. Visit Selva Bananito, a secluded rain forest lodge. Day hike up the Bananito riverbed. Jolin a naturalist on walks at the La Selva Biological Station. Go birdwatching at Rancho Naturalista, Turrialba. Day 01 Arrival-San Jose Arrival. A representative will meet you at the airport and provide
SOUTH PACIFIC 11/27/2010- 1/25/2011 This trip is my first foray into the vast South Pacific – including Australia and New Zealand – an area that covers about a third of the earth’s surface, though with populations amongst the world’s sparsest. Paradoxically this is probably the first area to be settled once modern humans finally got
Return to Thailand before foray into South Pacific Read More »
15 day tour of Brazil that packs remarkable diversity of all that Brazil has to offer. As almost always, start your tour in Rio, enjoy the must-see Corovado and Sugar Loaf tours, which never disappoint, in the evening proceed on Rio by Night with BBQ dinner. From Rio fly to Foz Do Iguassu to tour
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