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the wildflower hikes of different time

pingchoi — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 13:35:00 +0000

different time has different travl content.
Portland Island, British Columbia, part of Canada’s Gulf Islands National Par Reserve, reachable only by private boat or rental kayak from Vancouver Island. Best time to go: April and May.
Deer Isle, Maine. A schooner runs lupine cruises and the annual lupine festival is June 19-21.
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge in Texas. There are paths through marshes and fields, or drive the 16-mile tour loop. Best time to go: April-May.
Homer, Alaska. Visit the Carl E. Wynn Nature Center overlooking Kachemak Bay. Wildflowers like fireweed can be seen in various parts of the state through the summer.
Gros Morne National Park in Newfoundland, Canada. Visit the Green Gardens Trail and the Lomond River Trail. Best time to go: June-August.
Yellow Island in Washington’s San Juan Islands. You can glimpse it from a boat, book a charter or kayak tour to the island from Friday Harbor on San Juan Island, or rent a boat at Deer Harbor Marina on Orcas. Best time to go: Late April-Early May.
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in Michigan. Take the Bay View Hiking & Ski Trail to Lookout Point. Best time to go: Saturdays in June, when rangers offer free guided hikes

the expecting journey,Chicago

pingchoi — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 13:33:24 +0000

It was a tiring journey and it had just commenced.
We’re visiting the great city of Chicago,at the Great Lakes naval training center.n as much as we are already in the area, I decided that we would spend the entire weekend to sightseeing tour of Chicago and other tourist spots that are popular with visitors.
Our place of origin is San Jose, California, and we were driven at San Jcose international airport by my wife’s sister. We were early at the airport, and we took advantage of the curbside check-in and had our baggage checked in. We were taking American Airlines on a direct flight to O’hare airport in Chicago. It was an enjoyable four-hour flight. We left at around 1:40 p.m. and we arrived at Chicago’s O’Hare airport at around 7:35 p.m. Chicago time. I was seated in the middle of three seats in the back part of the plane, and I kept on ogling at the window right when the we were nearing to land at the airport.
The airport I believe is still very far from the main city. At any rate, I kept my excitement under control. I was thinking, we have all the time in the world right on Friday to see the great city.
the Chicago adventure for the four of us has began. We drove out the huge airport and en route to the hotel that we chose to stay all through the weekend. Driving on the roads and freeways of Chicago was a breeze. The freeways I-294 and I-94 have areas under repair, thus some of the lanes are a bit narrow to my estimation.the clear guide that helped was the maps that I made out from Google several weeks back while I was making preparations for the trip.
It took some trial and error of navigating the roads and highways of Chicago until I was able to adapt to its many nuances and finally, we were able to locate the hotel that we were to stay for the visit.

Ruins of Ephesus: goddess Nike to St. Paul

pingchoi — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 13:31:51 +0000

EPHESUS, Turkey,its islands in the Aegean Sea, the ruins in Ephesus, but left in ruins by pestilence and earthquake.
Carved into the stone walkway are the likeness of a woman’s head, a left foot and a bird; it is said to be an ad for the local brothel. A tunnel from the remains of the venerable, two-storied Library of Celsius was connected to the same house of pleasure.
intricate mosaic-tiled floors remain in what were once were homes. In Domitian Square, a ground-level relief portrays a flight of the victory goddess Nike, her draped garment swooshing into the shape used in the modern sportswear brand.
The public lavatories provide an eye-opening glimpse into the social life of the era. Lines of marble-seated toilets form a right angle at the sides of what was once a pool; it was here that the ancients gathered and swapped gossip while they also attended to their personal business.
Along the side, Remains of an aqueduct and the Temple of Artemis (one of the ancient wonders) mark the way to this early center of Christianity, where archaeological restoration continues. But it takes little imagination while walking amid the ruins to envision yourself among its toga-donned denizens of nearly 2,000 years ago. While the remains of colonnaded temples, the ornate fountains of Trajan, and a library that once held 12,000 scrolls draw your focus, it is wise to look to the ground as you move on.

Trekity trek trek

pingchoi — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 13:29:53 +0000

It’s full of life now as its the Poi Sang Long festival, where young boys are ordained as Monks. They are dressed in bright robes and flowers and are paraded through the streets on peoples shoulders. There has been music and singing since 5:30 this morning! So there seems plenty to do here so plan to stay for a week maybe, haven’t decided what to do after, there are so many places I want to see and I don’t think I’ll manage in 3 weeks so may extend my stay here.
Well here I am in Pai, a town in the mountains about 4 hours from Chaing Mai. I only really spent 1 day in Chaing Mai, checking out the markets and went on a river cruise to a fruit farm. On Monday I went on a 3 day jungle trek. Me, trekking I hear you say!? Yep me! It was really hard and had I realised just how hard it would be I may not have done it but am so glad I did. The first day we went on an Elephant trek, feeding them as we went through the jungle. I really loved it being so close to the Elephants. After lunch by a waterfall we set off up the mountain, about 2 hours up hill in 30 something degree heat!
It dam near killed me! We spent about 4 hours walking the first day arriving at a Karen village where the hill tribe people live. The local children sang for us and we stayed the night there. There was a group of about 10 of us. The next day we split into 2 groups, 4 of us doing the 3 day trek , the others doing 2. The second day wasn’t so hard but still we walked about 4 hours stopping in a rice field for lunch. In the afternoon we arrived at the jungle camp, had a dip in the river and chilled out in the hammocks. It was so nice, dinner was cooked by our guide, probably the best food I’ve had so far in Thailand. The next day we walked again about 3 hours and then went bamboo rafting down the river which was brilliant, a nice way to finish 3 days walking. Of course I’m still aching now! So yesterday I left Chaing Mai and took a bus to Pai. I was recommended here as it has a really lively live music scene.

Culture Trip in china

pingchoi — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 01:55:01 +0000

In the Ka Fung Tin Ka Ping Secondary School, I could experience the enthusiasm of the Ka Fung people.
Today was a happy day that I could travel Honan with my friends. All the YOTTKPSS F.6 students left Hong Kong together. That time I thought it must be an unforgettable memory. We were in the airport. Hong Kong airport was really great; it had many shops and was very big. However, the plane was the smallest that I had traveled by. Although the plane was not comfortable, all the students felt very excited. It was a very invaluable opportunity. A few schools could provide these types of trips for a class to join, so I decided to be serious in the trip, so as to gain more and learn more.
These are the food that I ate in Honan. Tell you all a secret; I have seen these food everyday, which means I have had this food for lunch and dinner almost everyday! Be honest, at the photos, the black one and the orange one taste really bad! However, some food I like to eat since Honan people like to eat spicy and sour things. All my friends knew that I like to eat spicy food; they always call me the king of spicy. However, the food in Ho Nan was very dirty! For example, there were no clean water, all the water provided by the restaurant was very dirt and was full of mud! Also, one day the dishes had a dead insect. There were some other horrible cases, but I did not want to remember them so I decided not to write it here.
We went to the sister school of Tin Ka Ping Secondary School. It was taken in Kaifeng Tin Ka Ping Secondary School. I have met three friends in this school. They are really great and I have kept contact with them through the Internet and mobile phone.
Honan people have a big difference with the Hong Kong people. Hong Kong people look money, benefits very important. However, Honan people do not like this; they are very easy to trust people. They are very friendly. They knew me only one hour, but one of them introduced his girl friend to me; this circumstance would not be happened in HK.
I felt touching since Kaifeng people were so nice and kind. To compare with Hong Kong people, I thought that we are relatively selfish and we look benefits as so important.

my South Africa experience

pingchoi — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 07:54:41 +0000

it’s a special tour experience
Going through customs Oliver got asked for his yellow fever certificate, rather unusual as I didn’t get asked and even when I went to show the guy mine he just waved me away. Anyway got through okay, grabbed bags which were out in a flash then ventured out to try find a place to stay.
Hello beautiful lovely modern South Africa. Can’t tell you how wonderful it was to arrive, despite it being 5:50am and having had pretty much next to no sleep since 6.30am the previous day.
Thankfully for us when we returned to the hostel just after 11 our room was ready and we were able to check in. Wicked. Splurged on a lovely double which turned out to be a lovely big room with wooden floor boards, bay window overlooking the garden and pool with double and single bed. It was massive.
Somewhat sorted and rested we wondered up to the hostel bar for a beer and game of pool before heading down the road to the Colony Arms pub for two more pints and dinner – chicken schnitzel. Yummo. Fed we struggled to finish our second pint so called it a night and strolled back to the hostel stopping off along the way at a second hand bookshop as we’re both determined not to be stuck reading any more crap on the second leg of our trip to Nairobi. Oliver may dispute this fact given my choice of books but I’m sure a 3 inch book on the Cray brothers and various other British gangsters will prove interesting reading when driving for days on end. Or my chick book entitled “Drop Dead Beautiful” oooooh with a title like that how could it not be interesting. I’ll definitely report should Oliver be caught reading either.

we find a gay beach in our tour

pingchoi — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 02:23:14 +0000

I was up with the sun. I spent some time on the balcony reading for a while then went for a walk around ship to see if I could find any friends.
Day 2 started early for Mike. We did go to the Pier（you can read pi-lak-tour） on Monday, where wepicked up some souvenirs and tasted some Florida wines – fruity and good.
On Tuesday, we played shuffle board in the am – Bob is a tough player & kept knocking my disks out or into the minus area. In the pm, we took Aunt Letha to play mini golf and had lots of fun. They don’t build level mini golf courses here, so we were like mountain goats climbing to the top and back down. Of course Bob won, again!
On Wed we went to Treasure Island beach and managed to find a gay beach (“not that there’s anything wrong with that”) where one guy was sporting a thong (and I don’t mean a sandal!). We did get some great shells there.
Today we rented a boat again and this time I got some pictures of the dolphins that populate the area (Inter-coastal Waterway). We even docked at McDonalds for some fries! What a fun day. Only 4 more sunsets – tomorrow night we will go up to Clearwater to take part in their sunset festivities!
at last,we enjoy ourselves，tanks.and I belive you will like it（click it）.

Cochin tour of mine

pingchoi — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 03:43:01 +0000

The 4 hour bus ride from Cochin developed into a 6 hour journey as we drove in the bus that was more like a tank into the mountainous region. I was moving with Asa, a nice Swedish girl & also met Laura & Jay, a couple of really funny English girls on the bus. Due to the temperature difference we entered a beast of a storm, with thunder & lightening which eventually struck a huge tree just up ahead and brought it down smack bang in the middle of the road. All the guys piled out into the torrential rain and with the help of one guy with a stone age axe began ripping off branches and trying to clear the way which was a bit optimistic considering it must have weighed about 50 tonnes. Eventually a bulldozer turned up and helped out and we were back on our way after loads of young lads had had their photo taken with me “the token whitey with blonde hair”. Arrived in Munnar Valley and explored the tea plantations and took an early morning trek up a mountain during sun rise, reaching the summit at about 10:00am for breakfast.
it likes the my tour Experience in Pi Lak

my tour Experience in Pi Lak

pingchoi — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 02:05:58 +0000

We were taken to the residence of Pi Lak,There were two states in which I would enter Thailand: total euphoria or absolute exhaution.Mania or koma. The first because of the fact that I haven’t been here for the last six years, the latter because of the massive preparation stress. I decided for the latter.
I entered Thailand in a dangerous state of sleep deprivation – I was nearly 36 hours up, the small naps here and there not counted. On the taxi to Heathrow I further has a kind of itching of my eyelids which left me looking like a mongolian. But I was surprisingly awake – up to the moment in flight where my conditions gradually declined. My head started to draw attention by starting aching and I was taken from reality – gradually, as if the air host put something into my tea.
After a night of drunken debauchery at Sora’s wedding celebration, I lugged myself and 130 lbs of stuff to LaGuardia headed to Washington DC for the sole purposes of obtaining a Booeymonger’s sandwich.
I arrived to a cold and raining evening in Georgetown. My first stop was Booeys where I got an Ace, macaroni salad and some type of beverage. The sandwich with all its gooey cheese was up to snuff but alas the macaroni salad was ehhh. Reasoning that it would be a long while before I would return, I chased the Ace with a Duke. A painful stomach ache ensued shortly thereafter.