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Start spreading the news ... Part 1
It's freezing today Sorry for breaking into song but it is hard not to in this beautiful city. So for your reading pleasure we will split New York up because this place is seriously amazing Albeit FREEZING COLDWe took the red eye flight from LA to NY and arrived at JFK at 830am. I am not sure what people talk about when they say it takes forever to get through security domestically and

Onto Malaysia
Our ferry from Koh Samui was at last a proper car ferry. No more sea sick passengers as we previously had on the smaller ferries. We soon arrived back on mainland Thailand and were taken to the bus station in Surrathani possibly spelt wrong. We decided to go to Hat Yai as it was a fair way south and we've hardly moved geographically over the last 2 weeks and also we were told it has good tra

"Good Police" unwittingly doubles as delivery service
Mondayrsquos ldquoeventrdquo was paying to use the pool at a local hotel but that one went off mostly without a hitch. I took my swimming things to school and walked straight to the hotel after school. The charge is 35 bahtday which is just a little over 1.00. There were some kids in the pool that kept trying to talk to me and at least I could get a few of the basics in Thai ldquoW

Final days in South Africa
Again having trouble uploading photos so will try again later.My final few days in SA a quiet day in Jozi as its affectionately known by the locals I don't feel quite the same affection although it really wasn't the frightening experience I'd been expecting was followed by a busy day an interesting trip to Soweto including a visit to the Hector Peterson museum the 13 year old boy famo

The Proudest New Member of the Local Video Store
My current life is made up of everyday activities that because of being in a new city with an immense language barrier become ldquoevents.rdquo Each day has a new ldquoeventrdquo which is how I am choosing to look at things. If I successfully complete one such event which is often an adventure sometimes into absurdity in a day then I can be pleased. My Sunday night event after a

It's been a bad day please don't crash your taxi
No one was hurt in the aformentioned accident although were it not for a ruck sack between my knee and Takishi's crown jewels as he flew out of his benchseat opposite my own this may have been a different story None the less I was glad to be back at my house which incidentally has no address other than on the second street to the right opposite AlWard hammam first black door on the right

My weekend in Beirut
My weekend in Beirut.My blogs are like London busses you wait ages for 1 and then two come along at once and also as you'll see they're full of angst confusion extortion and traffic mishaps.... The reasons for this delay will become clear as you read but I do appologise and promise to try harder next timeAfter the first week of my Arabic course had been completed I decided it was time fo

Thailand
Ko Phangan Ko Samui and Hat YaiDays 72 80Woke up this morning to blue skies and the sun funcking sweet After breakfast hit the beach yay being stupid though i forgot to put suncream on and fell asleep on the beach.. Out for around 3 hours and woke up not being able to move one side of my face and having a bright pink glow coming off my left side ha ha great first bit of sun in a few weeks a

Venice Beach
Last day in LA so went down to Venice Beach to see the famous boardwalk. After that I did some shopping managed to pick up an autographed copy of Neil Gaiman's latest book. Yay.In the evening Rachel was so kind to give me a tour of the Grove Rodeo Dr where all the stars shop and Beverly Hills BIG housesAfter that it was an eery ride back to San Diego where I'll be taking the flight back hom

Reggio di Calabria 4
Wednesday night continuedAfter a wonderful bath and changing we went down to reception and bought some wireless internet time.We published the blogs that I have been writing for the last two weeks and caught up with some emails.We also surfed a little and decided to book some accommodation on Sicily at a place somewhere near Catania called Acireale. The Aloha D'Oro Hotel through lastminute.com