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May 12th, 2013 - 6:45 pm § in Uncategorized

Day 2 leaving the GC and entering Moreton Bay

Mother39s Day and Naomi was woken with breakfast in bed.Left Tipplers at about 830 motored to Jacobs Well taking in the last view of the Gold Coast39s highrises and then sailed up the Main Channel with some rain and gusts but overall a lovely sail that...[...]

May 1st, 2013 - 3:22 am § in Uncategorized

TEFL Opportunities

Teaching English as a Foreign Language allows you to travel and see new places, while doing something fantastic and worthwhile.[...]

February 26th, 2013 - 3:04 am § in Travel News, Uncategorized

Expedia retools UK flights app

Expedia.co.uk has announced a significant update to its existing free mobile app to allow UK travellers to instantly research and book flights on more than 130 airlines via a sleek new interface. While this newest update still allows travellers to book...[...]

February 4th, 2013 - 5:29 am § in Journals, Uncategorized

5 Jan 2013

5 Jan 2013 After our first night in Te Anau we headed into town to the information center to book an overnight boat cruisekayak in the Doubtful Sound. Unfortunately the earliest reservation was not the 10th of January. So we stayed a second night in Te...[...]

December 4th, 2012 - 8:12 pm § in Uncategorized

Day 16 London to Vancouver Canada

This morning I got a cab to take me to Victoria Station. There was no way I was lugging all my stuff on the tube at 6 am in the morning. I was just in time to catch the next Gatwick Express train and surprisingly it was way nicer than the one I39d take...[...]

October 18th, 2012 - 8:25 am § in Uncategorized

Farewell Finland

Hello everyoneThis is my first blog and I think Id better start with introducing myself. I am currently living in Europe in my home country with my husband and two children. However we are planning to move to Africa and I wanted to share my thoughts an...[...]

October 7th, 2012 - 1:17 pm § in Uncategorized

Panama Canal

Transit of the Panama Canal Bill and I are about to host a little wine and cheese party in our stateroom to celebrate crossing from the Pacific to the Atlantic through the Panama Canal. Nancy and her sister Sharon are going to join us as well as the tw...[...]

October 7th, 2012 - 5:46 am § in Journals, Uncategorized

Southern most point of the trip.

Yesterday was a bit of a bad day not just for the possible storm but also as we lost Mark and Alan from the group. On leaving the campsite they heard a knocking noise similiar to France when they ran out of oil in the rear axle and wore out the bearing...[...]

September 27th, 2012 - 3:31 pm § in Destinations, Journals, Uncategorized

For the Birds: Remembering Rachel Carson

Today (September 27) marks the 50th anniversary of Silent Spring, Rachel Carson's warning against chemical pesticides that's credited with launching the modern environmental movement. Here are a few ways to celebrate her life, work, and enduring legacy.[...]