Archive for June, 2008
Buckingham Palace at Night
June 27, 2008Travel Tips for Russia
June 26, 2008In Suzdal (Around Moscow), the money change and visa card facilities at GTK and the bank in the town are no longer. The bank is now housed in a modern purpose-built building but only exchanges US dollars or UK pounds. The facility at the hotel was closed down due to lack of custom.
In Irkutsk, American [...]
Dream
June 25, 2008Pre Flight Preparations
June 21, 2008If you are taking a cheap flight which will be 10 hours or more, have plenty of rest, before the flight and drink a lot of fluid. Avoid alcohol before and during flight because altitude causes dehydration and might lead to prolong jet lag.
Glowing St Johns Peak
June 20, 2008Detail
June 17, 2008Carnivale!
June 15, 2008Dust off your party masks and brush up on your salsa moves–Carnival is around the corner. Taking place this year from Friday, February 25 to Tuesday, March 7 (better known in the English-speaking world as Shrove Tuesday or Mardi Gras), Carnival is the week or so of unrestrained merriment that precedes the holy month of [...]
Flying Portugese Water Spaniel – Dog Agility Trial
June 14, 2008San Francisco
June 13, 2008Our day starts early in the morning in the academic enclave of Berkeley, California. To get there, take BART (www.bart.org) to the Downtown Berkeley station. The station is located at the corner of Shattuck and University avenues. You will want to take a right on University and begin heading uphill toward the University of California [...]