Anesis Ayia Napa

... It has it’s fans amongst the crew here too for everything except the styling. Honestly it looks like the head of design at Ford asked their 4 year to draw a car and that is what they went with!

We drove north to two vineyards Bella and Ferrari something or other. I am fortunate that a majority of people here actually know the first thing about wine so I can just tag along. Bella was a nice setting – small ...

... days to clean up. Every time we thought we'd cleaned it all, we'd spot another drop! Anyway, not to worry, Hugh came out of hospital the next day and has since made a full recovery, with just a splint on his arm to get a tiny bit of sympathy from passers by! A little inforamtion about Cyprus, then! Known as the island of Aphrodite, Cyprus lies at the crossroads of three continents, where east meets west. You will find it floating on the waters of ...

... place. It was all going into a storage unit. One last item: Carrie's car. That was also going into the storage unit. So I drove and followed to the storage unit. We, and by we I mean they, stuffed ev**ything into the unit and Carrie put h** car in it as well. Fit beautifully. Now we're off to get some food before the airport run. Mmm chipotle. I hadn't had something so filling in a long time. On the way th**e, we drove by the SGI East Bay ...

... All the bathtubs had a handheld shower valve as well. Driving In Europe We did not pick up our car until we left Rome and dropped it off when we got to Paris, so we did not actually drive in these cities except for a short stint in Paris to drop off the our luggage at our hotel and drop off the car which was quite the experience. We had the car for 41 days, drove 5000 km and never had a problem with our Peugot Partner. It was an ugly but highly functional 90 hp turbo diesel ...

... in the "cottage" where she works. Her boss, Elb, and his wife Adrienne generously offered to have us stay overnight. Adrienne is a family doctor in a practice just south of Berkeley, and it was interesting to see that family/ general practice faces similar issues as we do in NZ. In Berkeley we attended a very up-market craft fair, and could ...

... under 4 days! Apparently, 'Most Haunted' and Derek Akorah did an investigation on the ship as it is supposed to be haunted. We toured the boat and did our own investigation of the hot-spots of ghost sightings. It felt very strange, but Sam assured us it was safe. It was wierd sleeping there and 2 nights was enough. On the last night, live drum and bass was on in the ship so it was less spooky... Whilst we were wondering around Long ...

... resturants... an enclave that we sampled further with a wonderful pasta meal. On another day we took advantage of having our rental car and drove around as much of the city as we could; from China Town to the Financial District. The China Town area is much the same as most of the twenty or so we had seen before, although before leaving SF we walked through and bought some bargain fruit, a bit of practice for Lynsey before we head to China at the end of ...

... Before, I had spent the afternoon studying the collection of plants at the local botanical gardens, later headed for a restaurant to dine. Tomorrow I am heading for Santo Domingo, but as always I will remember the good times of Miami. One occasion worth remembering was New Years Eve, the Bayside celebrations, the free concert and , of course, the eventual fireworks. Very enjoyable, and a nice way to welcome in the New Year. I will be back. And I hope soon.

After a 10 hour flight, we arrived on the 8th November at our first destination, San Francisco, the legendary setting of 'Tales of the City', birthplace of the flower power movement , counter culture, and the Gap. The city is known for its liberal politics, and San Franciscans are justifiably proud of their heritage. The skyline's most enduring landmark, indeed, the Golden Gate Bridge, was part of FDR's New Deal initiatives. Cynical and/or Republican commentators have said that ...