http://blogs.BootsnAll.com/lb/ Three months in West Africa en-us 2005-04-05T00:24:27-01:00 http://blogs.BootsnAll.com/lb/archives/010208.shtml As at 29 March 2005 Countries visted: 16 - Malaysia, South Africa, Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia, Sudan, Egypt, Netherlands, Belgium, France, Luxembourg, USA, Colombia, Ecuador and Fiji. Times across the Equator: 16 Methods Travelled: 18 - Plane, ferry, dhow, car,... Facts and Figures Louise Biggs 2005-04-05T00:24:27-01:00 http://blogs.BootsnAll.com/lb/archives/009931.shtml Leaving New York behind with a battered credit card and the anticipation of a new adventure we set off for Ecuador. Ecuador, home to some of the greatest wildlife on the planet, to spectacular scenery courtesy of the Andes and... Ecuador Louise Biggs 2005-03-28T23:42:46-01:00 http://blogs.BootsnAll.com/lb/archives/009424.shtml As at 14 March 2005 Countries visted: 13 - Malaysia, South Africa, Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia, Sudan, Egypt, Netherlands, Belgium, France, Luxembourg, USA. Times across the Equator: 9 Methods Travelled: 15 - Plane, ferry, dhow, car, London Taxi, bongo van,... Facts and Figures Louise Biggs 2005-03-14T12:42:40-01:00 http://blogs.BootsnAll.com/lb/archives/009423.shtml New York. NYC. The Big Apple. The City That Never Sleeps. Gotham. There is a lot of hype and self deification that surrounds this city and whether or not you like it or believe in it is certainly big. This... USA Louise Biggs 2005-03-14T12:22:10-01:00 http://blogs.BootsnAll.com/lb/archives/009231.shtml Goodbye third world and hello first world. We left Cairo in all of it's masogenistic confusion and arrived in highly organised but freezing cold Amsterdam. It was great to be somewhere where you don't get hassled in the street, don't... Europe Louise Biggs 2005-03-08T16:05:58-01:00 http://blogs.BootsnAll.com/lb/archives/008957.shtml Egypt is a land of amazing historical monuments and for this it is best known. We arrived in Cairo unprepared for these monuments or for the transition from sub-Saharan Africa to Arab North Africa. Our plane went from Ethiopia to... Egypt Louise Biggs 2005-02-28T15:16:51-01:00 http://blogs.BootsnAll.com/lb/archives/008912.shtml She's asleep upstairs which gives me some time to write this. I wanted to put down some thoughts about Louise that i have had since the wedding. As most of you reading this will know Louise had a tough time... Thoughts Louise Biggs 2005-02-27T13:07:21-01:00 http://blogs.BootsnAll.com/lb/archives/008840.shtml As at 26 February 2005 Countries visted: 8 - Malaysia, South Africa, Tanzania (pronounced Tan-zany-a), Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia, Sudan (I did a short dance on the tarmac much to the amusement of a Sudanese airport policeman), Egypt. Times across the... Facts and Figures Louise Biggs 2005-02-26T15:12:08-01:00 http://blogs.BootsnAll.com/lb/archives/008675.shtml The travellers have returned to Addis which means warm showers, busy streets and importantly internet access! We have just had the most amazing week in the north of the country. Tourism is a pretty new concept here (as our destinations... Ethiopia Louise Biggs 2005-02-22T06:12:01-01:00 http://blogs.BootsnAll.com/lb/archives/008361.shtml And so the travels continue... There's been so much to do and see in Addis. Museums, cathedrals and palaces are dotted right around the city and they tell the story not only of Ethiopia as a country, but of human... Ethiopia Louise Biggs 2005-02-13T09:21:44-01:00 http://blogs.BootsnAll.com/lb/archives/008359.shtml Ethiopia is so unlike the rest of Africa that we've seen that we thought we'd paint a fuller picture of the country for you. Below are justr some of the things that have struck us: 1. Ethiopia was never colonised,... Ethiopia Louise Biggs 2005-02-13T08:22:21-01:00 http://blogs.BootsnAll.com/lb/archives/008256.shtml As at 9 February 2005 Countries visted: 6 - Malaysia, South Africa, Tanzania (pronounced Tan-zany-a), Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia Times across the Equator: 7 Methods Travelled: 11 - Plane, ferry, dhow, car, London Taxi, bongo van, raft, boda boda, river boat,... Facts and Figures Louise Biggs 2005-02-09T10:52:48-01:00 http://blogs.BootsnAll.com/lb/archives/008255.shtml Here we are in Addis Ababa. Imagine dusty streets filled with crazy Russian taxis, buses, donkeys and flocks of sheep. Imagine shouts of "You! You!" or "Hey ferengi!" wherever you go accompanied by wide smiles and handshakes (this morning we... Ethiopia Louise Biggs 2005-02-09T10:15:42-01:00 http://blogs.BootsnAll.com/lb/archives/008161.shtml Here in the beautiful, modern and thoroughly exciting Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi (again!) we have time to update you on our second week in Uganda. The over riding theme is water. Rafting it, watching it, buying it and... Uganda Louise Biggs 2005-02-06T16:08:47-01:00 http://blogs.BootsnAll.com/lb/archives/007971.shtml Here are our photos so far. You can watch us both get progressively more crusty (and watch Tyson's facial hair grow). View image "The Happy Couple" View image "Squatters Camp -Soweto" View image "Tyson in our suite at Emerson and... Picture Gallery Louise Biggs 2005-02-01T07:12:23-01:00