Mr Jan s Guesthouse

... belt. We got our bags and went out to the airport bus, which took us all the way to our hotel, Spitsbergen guesthouse in nybyen. The guest house is former accomodation for miners, and consists of separate buildings around a central building containing ...

... stretch back towards town. As an added bonus, I saw a couple of reindeer up close for the first time after returning to the guesthouse, and I enjoyed watching them mooch around for a good 20 minutes. It had been a nice start to my trip, and there was ...

... than yesterday, too. Yesterday, I signed up for a glacier hike on the Larsbreen and Longyearbreen. These glaciers are right behind Guesthouse 102. The tour guide came around 9:30. Her name was Martine, I think. Two other people were on the trip. ...

... 102, our home before we board the ice breaker. Guesthouse 102 is situated in a glacial moraine between two huge ridges. Guesthouse 102 looks like a prefabricated 2-story rectangular building. It reminds me of a cracker box. This building is quite old, ...

... was slightly sparser than what we had on the main land. It consisted of the same stuff, though. It was quite busy. I guess Guesthouse 102 is a popular place. I should say a little bit about Guesthouse 102. I'm staying in a room about the size of a ...

... the island and decided to spend a couple of nights in Longyearbyen before boarding the ship.  I stayed at the Spitsbergen Guesthouse which was formerly used as housing for miners.  Longyearbyen was a mining settlement but it has recently been ...

I was fairly sore in the morning from the hike the previous day. After breakfast we checked out of Guesthouse 102 and stuffed our luggage in the storage area under the building. The weather had turned for the worst and it was blowing and rainy. ...

... up to the library to talk about the plan for the last few days. We leave the ship on the 19th, stay a night in Guesthouse 102 in Longyearbyen, fly to Oslo, stay at the airport Raddison, and then fly back home on the 21st. Then the students discussed ...

... . We managed to talk our way back in to the hostel and finally fell asleep after all the drunken banter stopped. 16th Jan 2009 After such a fantastic day tubing yesterday we decided it would be a crime not to go again, however this time we ...

... most peaceful of starts to the day. On the way out we also noticed a sign on the door stating the curfew for the guesthouse as midnight. I hate this. I'm paying for a hotel, not a prison! Grumble grumble. The beach just wasn't worth it with the gloomy ...

... system here. The road winds through the mountains, some dirt roads with some tar, all in all we arrived safely. Found a nice guesthouse overlooking the Nam Song river (Domon) and met up with the crew. Drinking, eating (Aussie Bar) went on a ...

... the cool statues in there among other things but it was interesting and educational as well.  One of the drivers here at the guesthouse has kind of befriended me.  He has taken me to some interesting restaurants (one of which got me sick but oh ...

... bus when they saw a volcano erupting nearby. Not knowing where they were at all they just stopped the bus and found some small guesthouse to stay in where they lay on their bed and watched the volcano late into the night. They decided there and then to ...

Another cheapy tour up to the ‘perfume pagoda’, a very famous pagoda and Buddhist cave of religious importance. The lunar new year is soon approaching so we luckily have the place to ourselves, and the local people are in the process of ...

... when malaria is still a major problem within the Akha villages? Next day we get collected at 8.30am outside our guesthouse, and meet fellow trekkers Juan (a Mexican photographer for, amongst other things, National Geographic), Rich and Rena (a retired ...

... in the middle of northern Lao was wearing an A's hat.  Go A's.  We finally reached Hongsa and checked into the guesthouse.  Hongsa was a sleepy, but large village, with not a lot going for it.  Some villagers, those who are mahouts ...

... 3500 inwoners, ergens hoog in de bergen. We gaan snel op zoek naar een slaapplek en komen terecht bij de uistekende Mr. Jan's Guesthouse aan. Snel douchen en de stad in. De stad bestaat uit een hoofdweg met een aantal supergezellige zijstraten. ...

... say it was well worth the journey! It's a tiny, beautiful, laid back little city (more like a village if you ask me). Mr. Jan's Guesthouse had a medicinal herb garden with a pond (more like a swamp). Mr Jan's: Pai had great food, cool people and no ...

... the bus but it was dark and we were carrying loads so we caught a taxi instead....... -.-'' When we arrived at our guesthouse at about.. 3:30am ?? the reception people were still awake and lively. Extremely helpful and they were already telling us where ...

... bagage op een becak (motor met zijspan) en rijden naar het centrum. We slapen in het uitermate relaxte Batu Mandi Guesthouse met een heel vriendelijke bediening. In de huiskamer gekeken naar de finale van de Asia Games (voetbal). Indonesie verloor helaas ...