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Next ??? Kansai, Japan for a three day weekend next month....
June 2009 Italy/Slovenia/Croatia/Hungary: Train loop from Rome to Budapest and back,,, weather was good and the beers were cold.... Euro prices makes things expensive, tho.....
Jan 2009 Ghana/Dubai: I've never been to sub-Saharan Africa before, so this was a real experience. Ghana is a wonderful country. People here are as friendly as you will find anywhere.... Look forward to the next time I can get the chance to visit. (who knows... maybe combined with a Mali, Burkina Faso sorta itinerary....) If you ever get the chance to visit Ghana, dont pass it up....
Dec 2008 Hong Kong/Macau: Vegas in Asia, and mini-Disneyland.....
Dec 2008 Bali/Komodo: Komdo is one of those paradise on Earth places. Beautiful islands, world class diving, and the closest thing you'll find to Jurrasic Park with the dragons running around....
Sept 2008 Spain/Morocco/Gilbraltar: Finally was able to make this trip after a few delays.... had to shorten it a bit, though due to work time constraints, so only a couple days in Morocco (Tangier) Will have to save Marrakesh/Casablanca for another day....
Feb 2008 Japan: It was fun to get back to Japan for visiting friends, a day in Kyoto, and some skiing. (It had been a while, over 10 years since my last visit to the land of the rising sun...) Surprisingly, my Japanese held up OK. It was put to the test trying to negotiate a way of paying for my hostel in Hachikogen. (the place only took local cash, and the local ATM's are not friendly to Taiwan bank cards...) After much ado, we were able to locate a bank up in the mountains to change money, tho...
Dec 2007 Philippines/Borneo: By far the two highlights of this trip was the thresher shark diving in Malapascua, PI, and the wild life along the Kinabatangan River in Sabah. Here, we saw 30+ wild elephants, 4-5 orangutan, plus countless other monkeys, snake, crocodile, birds... Quite a special place, hope Malaysia does all they can to preserve it...
June 2007 Greece/Turkey: A lap around the Med. Seeing the ruins in Greece and Efes was great, and Istanbul is among the best cities I've ever been to... The only negative thing I'd say is that diving in Bodrum was cold, cold, cold... ;o)))
April 2007 NYC/Vermont: Manhattan skycrapers and tree climbing in VT... (I much prefer the latter to the former, I think..... ) Here is video link for a short TV show on my friends tree climbing adventures. (He's the one who taught me "always tie the safety knot around the six pack...)
Feb 2007 Thai/Burma: Finished a quick Chinese New Year trip thru Northern Thailand and Burma, with stops in Chiang Mai, Sukhothai, Si Satchanalai, Mae Sai, Takchilek, and Kengtung. (I have to say, this is one of my favourite parts of the world...)
Dec 2006 Mexico/USA: Yucatan Mexico was fun, though a bit too touristed I think... (the area looks overdeveloped ala Sharm el Sheikh or the like....) Cave diving was an experience, though... Take a look at this short video clip on You Tube....
Jul 2006, Holland/Poland: The best part of this trip was sailing the Mazurian lakes for 3-4 days.... No phone/newspaper/email/VT, just wind, water and wodkas... (it is a healthy thing to drop out of the daily news circuit sometimes.....
January 2006, Puerto Galera, PI: Probably one of the lowest energy vacations I've had in a while, just diving and beers on the beach in the evening in Puerto Galera, Philippines over Chinese New Year..... My job has been killing me, so pretty much the way I intended this holiday to go.....
November 2005, Galapagos, Ecuador: Well, all I can say about the Galapagos Islands, except, my god, what an experience.... The quality of wild life here, both above and below the waves is just breath taking.... Not sure if I can ever enjoy diving anywhere else after seeing this place...... (Just cant measure up.....) I just hope the Ecuadorian Govt does all that it can to preserve it.
June 2005, China: Birthday in the Middle Kingdom... well, time was short and the country is huge, so only a brief intro into China this time around... Not sure what the locals though of me though.. (speaking broken Mandarin with a Taiwanese accent,,,,) Look forward to getting back to China to see more. (Yunnan province next, maybe....)
Dec 2004, India: Back from a whirlwind tour thru India with a few days on the beach at the end in Goa to recuperate. Nice trip, much to see, many touts to fight off, though the diving in Goa was about the worst I've seen most anywhere....
Sept. 2004: Orchid Island (Lanyu) Just got back from a long weekend trip to Orchid Island (Lanyu): Nice mix of beautiful volcanic coast lines, aboriginal culture, and great diving....
July 2004: Back from Micronesia: Finally made the trip to Chuuk (Truk) Lagoon: This is one dive location that I've dreamed of visiting for years.... An entire fleet of Japanese World War 2 vesels sitting at the bottom of this tropical lagoon. Quite an amazing site..... Also had the chance to stop by Pohnpei again.... Always a pleasure to visit old friends on this most hospitable island... (..and of course slurp cups of muddy Sakau til yer face muscles experience partial paralysis, but, sorry, I digress...)
May 2004:
Republic of Palau: After 2 or 3 tries, I did finally manage to make it to Palau, now trying to post a few pictures of these beautiful islands... (standard holiday fare: sharks, jellyfish, sharks, mantas, sharks, sunsets, and the of course the odd beer).
Jan 2004 : Northern Thai/Laos/Burma: Was fortunate enough to spend most of the Chinese New Holiday hiking around in Northern Thailand and the Shan State, Burma. Been able to complete two pages: Lwe Villages of Wan Nyet and Wan Seng up in Burma, and a slice of Yunnan in Northern Thailand: Mae Salong. Will add a couple more when I have time...
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Taiwan
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New Zealand
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Burma
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State of Pohnpei
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State of Chuuk
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Happy belated birthday, Ken.
happy belated birthday!
Happy Birthday greetings from the Netherlands. PJ
Happy Birthday Ken - Hope you have a Great Day - Best Wishes from Rob in Cumbria
Happy, happy birthday Ken! Have a great day.
kenneth!!! wedding and honeymoon were AMAZING!!! had a blast! thanks for your well wishes my friend! x
Most of Imelda's shoes are now in display in a Shoe Museum in Marikina City.
Ahoy Kenmerk! Hope all's well! Just read your list of 2010 travels---and I'm exhausted! :-) Where was that member pic taken of you standing atop the peak? I WANT TO GO THERE!
Hi Ken, greetings from AsiaBarney!
Hi Ken!! just at the back side wall. :)
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