http://blogs.bootsnall.com/busman7 My BootsnAll Travel Blog Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:16:57 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en So everyone is looking for an update?? Well after 2 weeks here trying to get my head around what I had experienced in the past 3 months I have managed to relax enough to get 3 good nights sleep in a row & now with my blog rants out ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/busman7/boracay-island-philippines.html Well I guess I am now really an ex-pat though I still have a Canadian address. The reason being that in my travels I have experienced enough to see through the propaganda fed us in the North American media & the lies told by our politicians but when I ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/busman7/it-was-bound-to-happen-2.html Traveling 1/2 way around the world then flying most of the way across Asia & overlanding it back in 2+ months has taken it’s toll as I have been at a resort on the beach on Boracay Island now for a few days & the art of relaxation is so ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/busman7/hmmmm-whoa-down-boy.html The first thing I noticed about China (I do NOT recognize China’s claim to Tibet) was upon awakening in the morning on the train from Lhasa to drab, dreary, mud colored shacks of the Chinese rural population. This was in direct contrast to the colorful houses I had been accustomed ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/busman7/not-so-nice-china.html Firstly I want to bring my readers up to date on the status of my mother, my children took charge & rescued her from incarceration in the bowels of Brockville General Hospital where she was serving time in purgatory due to Ontario’s UNcaring Health UNcare system. Any one without mega ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/busman7/tibet-an-occupied-land.html So the busman arrives in Beijing after a 48 hr train ride on the piece of crap Bombardier built train from Lhasa at 08:30 (rush hour on a Monday morning) with no hotel reservation. As warned, practically no one in Beijing speaks English, not the hotel info guys or the ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/busman7/guardian-angels-great-kids.html Just to let all know that I am in Lhasa Tibet & won't be updating blog until I leave China also can't access facebook here. http://blogs.bootsnall.com/busman7/no-updates-for-a-while.html Those words from Laxmi, my guide at The Jungle Lodge pretty much sum up the Bharatpur district of Nepal which encompasses Chitwan National Park or as an American with a house near there said on the bus ride down from KTM (Kathmandu) “Nepal is a laid back India”! The Hotel Jungle ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/busman7/no-hurry-no-worry-have-some-more-chicken-curry.html For the fourth time so far this trip my Capitol One Master Card that I carry as a backup saved the day when my fancy new BMO chip credit & debit cards “that work at any ATM in the world with the Cirrus logo” or so said my rep at ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/busman7/thank-you-capitol-one.html The biggest day is apparently today with some streets blocked off & others nearly impassible but the whole city having a grand party & they really love their fire crackers. However some are still working as I managed to submit my visa application for Tibet & China, arrange a 3 ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/busman7/festival.html