Thursday, 29 July 2004

Kathmandu


Well made i'm now in nepal getting ready for our trip into Tibet and then onto Beijing, sorting out all the endless paper work for Tibet. The truck is all ready to go, Weve very little in the way of route notes for northern china so we will make it as we go along we have a vauge plan. From Nepal north onto the Tibetan Plateau then north upto the Gobi Desert and then East onto Beijing all in 6 weeks.
Just been on a flight around everest and it's hard to belive were going to be driving a truck over the Himalaya, The flight was just breat taking one of the most amamzing sights i have ever seen
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Friday, 7 May 2004

Middle East



What a cool place, must admit i was a bit nervous with the thought of coming here. I flew into Jordan and got a taxi to petra to catch up with the group, as soon as we hit the main road the first sign i saw was for Baghdad a little unnerveing with whats going on But wow what an intro to the middle east PETRA its place you have to see for yourself.
Next stop Red Sea and diving another wow !!! And some of the best rough camps ever in the western desert (Egypt).Then the norm Egypt stuff to many Tourists for me.
Then we were heading back to Syria which has to be my favourite Middle Eastern Country why ? well the list is endless great bush camps, amazing Roman Ruins, Alleppo Souk, And the best Falfel i've ever had, we had a few border problems on route but hey whats new.
Then eastern Turkey, very different to the west of the country and cold.
Then the big daddy Iran what wounderfull people, amazing mousque's (and cheap fuel 5p 1ltr) our first stop Tabriz onto Masuleh in the hills, Next up Shiraz (no wine), Persepolis, Yazd with is a really neat city in the desert and great cakes and then on to Terhan.
Then Transit back to greece in record time and to the UK to see Ben Harper in Manchester.

HAPPY DAYS.............

Sunday, 21 April 2002

Patagonia

St Patricks day in buenos aires boy o boy what a night had great laugh went to see a U2 tribute band,Drank and partyed all night long say no more ........
I always thought i would never see a water fall better or bigger than Vic falls but was i wrong Iguazu Falls is just huge i just made you want to jump into it.
It's one long old drive to the south but made to Ushuaia felling pretty wiped out time to chill out.
were at the Moreno Glacier and been on a short trek on the Glacier, Saw some great big chunks of the glacier braking off just incredible you can here it moving.
Still along way to go untill Quito and going well so far.
Nealry forgot went for a swim in a glacial lake at torres,One way to clear the head.