Hi anyone out there,
Oops I missed writing for the whole of Feb. Probably just busy trying to adjust back to the real world.
Only had one major meltdown, on my first trip to the supermarket. So "normal" having to shop to cook, but so boring.
Anyway that's all history now, as I've been a few times since, but I really draw the line at buying fruit and vege in the supermarket. I'm completely pissed of that our local green grocers has closed down, which means I have to get in the car to go to the next closest one.
But I will not be defeated, I will support the green grocers. Bloody supermarkets want to monopolise everything.
Anyway otherwise it's pouring rain here, and looks set in for a few days, so no evening beach walk and swim this evening.
Thats all for now
Love Zak
Tuesday, February 28, 2017
Tuesday, January 17, 2017
Greetings from Los Angeles airport
Hi all,
Well it seems there is wifi at the airport here inLos Angeles.
We arrived here about midday from Mexico City.
As our connecting flight isn't till 10pm, we decided to get out of the airport for the day, so caught a cab to the famous Venice Beach.
What a great idea (mine of course) It was a beautiful sunny balmy winters day here.
A bit too cool to swim, but we strolled the promenade, and checked out all the local characters, who make this place the eccentric, eclectic crazy place it is.
It's about 7.30 now, and we don't board till 10pm, so I have bought myself a new book -The Japanese Lover by Isabel Allende.
I have read another of her books while I've been travelling, called Eva Luna, and it was a great story.
Hasi is lying down behind me, making the most of being able to be in the horizontal position, before the 15 hour plane trip.
I really think I will get a cup of tea, and start my book.
So this really will be the last blog of this travel series.
Love to all
Zak
P.S. Have a great time in Melbourne Annie and Clare
Well it seems there is wifi at the airport here inLos Angeles.
We arrived here about midday from Mexico City.
As our connecting flight isn't till 10pm, we decided to get out of the airport for the day, so caught a cab to the famous Venice Beach.
What a great idea (mine of course) It was a beautiful sunny balmy winters day here.
A bit too cool to swim, but we strolled the promenade, and checked out all the local characters, who make this place the eccentric, eclectic crazy place it is.
It's about 7.30 now, and we don't board till 10pm, so I have bought myself a new book -The Japanese Lover by Isabel Allende.
I have read another of her books while I've been travelling, called Eva Luna, and it was a great story.
Hasi is lying down behind me, making the most of being able to be in the horizontal position, before the 15 hour plane trip.
I really think I will get a cup of tea, and start my book.
So this really will be the last blog of this travel series.
Love to all
Zak
P.S. Have a great time in Melbourne Annie and Clare
Monday, January 16, 2017
Greetings from Mexico City
Hi all,
Today we flew from El Salvador back to Mexico City.
The flight was a bit more than 2 hours and it was great, because it flew low enough to see the lay of the land, the whole way.
Totally amazing landscape, coast rivers, lagoons behind the coast, mountains and volcanoes.
Spent hours waiting to get through immigration at Mexico City. I really hate airports and flying. It really is a means to an end. There's no fun in it
And still have to get out of Mexico,and go in and out of the USA before arriving in Sydney.
Hasi had a bit of a hassle getting out of El Salvador. We had not got stamps in our passports coming into El Salvador, I didn't have a problem, but the guy was interrogating Hasi. He finally let him through, but it's always a bit of a hold your breath moment.
So now we are in our beautiful hotel room, just 5 minutes from the airport, as we have to be there by 7am, so didn't think it was worth going into the city, just to sleep.
It is incredibly quiet. Has double glazing, so you can only just hear a rumble of the planes going over, and nothing else.
This is pretty amazing in a city of 20 million people!
Also we need quiet because we need sleep.
Last night we barely slept due to mosquitoes, bed bugs, party people outside our room, so we really have been like zombies today.
It's almost 8pm and we are ready to sleep, after long hot showers, scrubbing ourselves, to make sure we are rid of all the bugs before we dive into these lovely crisp clean sheets.
Need to be up again at 6am.
Breakfast at 6.30, then we get taken to the airport.
This may be the last blog of this series.
I'm not sure if there is wifi at Los Angeles airport.
We arrive home Thursday morning. We are going to get the train straight home, as we will be zombies by then.
So speak to everyone when I get home
Love to all
Zak
Today we flew from El Salvador back to Mexico City.
The flight was a bit more than 2 hours and it was great, because it flew low enough to see the lay of the land, the whole way.
Totally amazing landscape, coast rivers, lagoons behind the coast, mountains and volcanoes.
Spent hours waiting to get through immigration at Mexico City. I really hate airports and flying. It really is a means to an end. There's no fun in it
And still have to get out of Mexico,and go in and out of the USA before arriving in Sydney.
Hasi had a bit of a hassle getting out of El Salvador. We had not got stamps in our passports coming into El Salvador, I didn't have a problem, but the guy was interrogating Hasi. He finally let him through, but it's always a bit of a hold your breath moment.
So now we are in our beautiful hotel room, just 5 minutes from the airport, as we have to be there by 7am, so didn't think it was worth going into the city, just to sleep.
It is incredibly quiet. Has double glazing, so you can only just hear a rumble of the planes going over, and nothing else.
This is pretty amazing in a city of 20 million people!
Also we need quiet because we need sleep.
Last night we barely slept due to mosquitoes, bed bugs, party people outside our room, so we really have been like zombies today.
It's almost 8pm and we are ready to sleep, after long hot showers, scrubbing ourselves, to make sure we are rid of all the bugs before we dive into these lovely crisp clean sheets.
Need to be up again at 6am.
Breakfast at 6.30, then we get taken to the airport.
This may be the last blog of this series.
I'm not sure if there is wifi at Los Angeles airport.
We arrive home Thursday morning. We are going to get the train straight home, as we will be zombies by then.
So speak to everyone when I get home
Love to all
Zak
Sunday, January 15, 2017
Greetings from El Tunco
Hi all,
Had our last lovely day at El Tunco today
We feel like we know most of the locals and tourists here at the moment.
We have our favourite place for coffee in the morning to start the day
Then Beach, jumping in and out of the water, catching the waves.
And this evening, Our last sunset, for this trip, over the Pacific.
And packing. This is the last big pack for this trip. Most of the stuff won't see day light again till we get home.
We have booked our cab for 10am tomorrow to take us to San Salvador airport, and our plane leaves at 1.50pm to Mexico city. It's only about a two and a half hour flight.
We have booked a hotel close to the airport, as need to be back at the airport pretty early on Tuesday morning.
Hope we have a more peaceful night tonight than last night. Music was pumping till after 1am.
Anyway, that's our day.
Hope the weather isn't too extreme anywhere
Love to all
Zak
!Hola!
That was (almost) that, as they say. Due to the wonders of modern technology, you already know most of wot happened, Kate being the diligent blogger she is. No use to catch up and tell all the amazing tales of wonderous Magic foreign lands to a mesmerised audience anymore.? ... Luckily, not quite...
Highlights / summery:
Long flights, hours of fun in airports, immigration, planes, queuing up for stamps and luggage.
Long bus rides, squashed in with dozens of fellow travellers, sweat, elbows, NEVER enough legroom,.
Dozens of hotel/hostel rooms, cold showers, fans that range from (too) gently to far too powerful and noisy, sleepless nites with mosquitos and noisy neighbours.
Lots of people who don't speak English, and two travellers too lazy (or too busy) to learn enough Spanish before leaving OZ.
Amazing cities with wonderful architecture and incredible history.
Volcanos, beaches, rainforests, cloud forests, mountain ranges, the Atlantic / carribean, the Pacific.
Lots of rum. Oodles of noodles / great food. More rum.
Thousands and thousands of dollars not invested in a retirement fund...
Mosquito bites, fever, infections, liquid shit, and RAIN. RAIN. Lots of rain. Hurricane.
WAS IT WORTH IT???
Fuck yeah! Definitely. Anytime. When can we do it again???
See you guys soon, hasta luego,
Greetings and kisses,
Hasi
Had our last lovely day at El Tunco today
We feel like we know most of the locals and tourists here at the moment.
We have our favourite place for coffee in the morning to start the day
Then Beach, jumping in and out of the water, catching the waves.
And this evening, Our last sunset, for this trip, over the Pacific.
And packing. This is the last big pack for this trip. Most of the stuff won't see day light again till we get home.
We have booked our cab for 10am tomorrow to take us to San Salvador airport, and our plane leaves at 1.50pm to Mexico city. It's only about a two and a half hour flight.
We have booked a hotel close to the airport, as need to be back at the airport pretty early on Tuesday morning.
Hope we have a more peaceful night tonight than last night. Music was pumping till after 1am.
Anyway, that's our day.
Hope the weather isn't too extreme anywhere
Love to all
Zak
!Hola!
That was (almost) that, as they say. Due to the wonders of modern technology, you already know most of wot happened, Kate being the diligent blogger she is. No use to catch up and tell all the amazing tales of wonderous Magic foreign lands to a mesmerised audience anymore.? ... Luckily, not quite...
Highlights / summery:
Long flights, hours of fun in airports, immigration, planes, queuing up for stamps and luggage.
Long bus rides, squashed in with dozens of fellow travellers, sweat, elbows, NEVER enough legroom,.
Dozens of hotel/hostel rooms, cold showers, fans that range from (too) gently to far too powerful and noisy, sleepless nites with mosquitos and noisy neighbours.
Lots of people who don't speak English, and two travellers too lazy (or too busy) to learn enough Spanish before leaving OZ.
Amazing cities with wonderful architecture and incredible history.
Volcanos, beaches, rainforests, cloud forests, mountain ranges, the Atlantic / carribean, the Pacific.
Lots of rum. Oodles of noodles / great food. More rum.
Thousands and thousands of dollars not invested in a retirement fund...
Mosquito bites, fever, infections, liquid shit, and RAIN. RAIN. Lots of rain. Hurricane.
WAS IT WORTH IT???
Fuck yeah! Definitely. Anytime. When can we do it again???
See you guys soon, hasta luego,
Greetings and kisses,
Hasi
Saturday, January 14, 2017
Greetings from El Tunco, Pacific coast
Hi all,
We today we were up early, packs already packed last night, for our trip back to the coast.
3 buses and 4 hours later, we are back in Layback hostel.
Swimming in the Pacific, sleeping and reading in the hammock, just chilling out .
The news in El Salvodor this week was that either Wednesday or Thursday was the first day since January 22nd 2015, that there had not been a eported murder in the country!
This country has one of the highest murder rates in the world.
Our experience has however been awesome. Absolutely no problems, the people go out of their way to greet and assist you, and we will be sad to leave.
Really can't believe tomorrow is our last day, before we start the long trip home.
At the beginning, it feels like you have forever, then all of a sudden, it's gone.
Such is life!
Plan fort night, reading in the hammock.
It's still the 14th here, so we are having a few shots of Flor de Cana, (Nicaraguan rum) to celebrate Annie's birthday.
So love to all,
Zak
We today we were up early, packs already packed last night, for our trip back to the coast.
3 buses and 4 hours later, we are back in Layback hostel.
Swimming in the Pacific, sleeping and reading in the hammock, just chilling out .
The news in El Salvodor this week was that either Wednesday or Thursday was the first day since January 22nd 2015, that there had not been a eported murder in the country!
This country has one of the highest murder rates in the world.
Our experience has however been awesome. Absolutely no problems, the people go out of their way to greet and assist you, and we will be sad to leave.
Really can't believe tomorrow is our last day, before we start the long trip home.
At the beginning, it feels like you have forever, then all of a sudden, it's gone.
Such is life!
Plan fort night, reading in the hammock.
It's still the 14th here, so we are having a few shots of Flor de Cana, (Nicaraguan rum) to celebrate Annie's birthday.
So love to all,
Zak
Welsh Greetings
Hi All,
Greetings from Wales. Much colder here than you are all experiencing.
To answer your query Kate, we had a fall of snow on Thursday. Didn't settle here but the mountains look pretty with a coating of white. Due to be a bit milder tomorrow but that means rain. Europe has had a lot of snow, even into Greece as you said.
Birthday greetings from Wales too Annie. Was great to speak to you. Enjoy what's left of your celebrating. Have a great trip to Melbourne with Clare.
Not much happening here to tell about. Work is busy so I am getting it when I want it.
Jules is well and sends his regards to all.
Really just an hello post to remind you I am here and keep in touch.
Love to all. xxxxx
Greetings from Wales. Much colder here than you are all experiencing.
To answer your query Kate, we had a fall of snow on Thursday. Didn't settle here but the mountains look pretty with a coating of white. Due to be a bit milder tomorrow but that means rain. Europe has had a lot of snow, even into Greece as you said.
Birthday greetings from Wales too Annie. Was great to speak to you. Enjoy what's left of your celebrating. Have a great trip to Melbourne with Clare.
Not much happening here to tell about. Work is busy so I am getting it when I want it.
Jules is well and sends his regards to all.
Really just an hello post to remind you I am here and keep in touch.
Love to all. xxxxx
Friday, January 13, 2017
Greeting s from Santa Ana, El Salvador
Hi all,
Firstly, happy birthday Annie.
Have sent 2 greetings to you on Facebook, but believe it or not, neither have appeared yet on your timeline.
Maybe it's not instant from the other side of the world, but the first on I sent about 2 hours ago.
Anyway, gorgeous sister, have a great day. Thinking of you, as always.
So we are still in Santa Ana. Somehow didn't get organised to move on today, but now we are packed and ready for an early start in the morning, back to El Tunco.
From there we are only half an hour from the airport for our flight on Monday to Mexico City.
Just strolling round town today, swimming, reading and chatting with other gringos travelling.
Just swopped my last novel for another, so have just started a new book.
I have been reading about the heat in Sydney. 30 degrees at 2am!
Hope everyone is staying indoors with aircon on and drinking lots of fluid!!
And I saw your tree across the driveway Annie. That looked like a crazy storm.
People here are saying it's snowing in southern Ittaly and Greece!
What's happening in Wales Moo.? Did I hear it was snowing in London?
Well that does happen, as it did when I was there many years ago.
Please take care.
Safe and fun travels to you Fran.
Ok one more chapter before I turn out the light
Love to all
Zak
Firstly, happy birthday Annie.
Have sent 2 greetings to you on Facebook, but believe it or not, neither have appeared yet on your timeline.
Maybe it's not instant from the other side of the world, but the first on I sent about 2 hours ago.
Anyway, gorgeous sister, have a great day. Thinking of you, as always.
So we are still in Santa Ana. Somehow didn't get organised to move on today, but now we are packed and ready for an early start in the morning, back to El Tunco.
From there we are only half an hour from the airport for our flight on Monday to Mexico City.
Just strolling round town today, swimming, reading and chatting with other gringos travelling.
Just swopped my last novel for another, so have just started a new book.
I have been reading about the heat in Sydney. 30 degrees at 2am!
Hope everyone is staying indoors with aircon on and drinking lots of fluid!!
And I saw your tree across the driveway Annie. That looked like a crazy storm.
People here are saying it's snowing in southern Ittaly and Greece!
What's happening in Wales Moo.? Did I hear it was snowing in London?
Well that does happen, as it did when I was there many years ago.
Please take care.
Safe and fun travels to you Fran.
Ok one more chapter before I turn out the light
Love to all
Zak
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