Posted: 2007-12-15 09:04 PM
Hi Marianne.
I am very glad that you liked the photos.it is a long time i want to upload them but since my study has became harder being long hours in hospital (i am medical student), i could hardly find a free time.yes,in iran we also had it but not now,you will find them in old buildings,as you know ,some parts of iran have terribly hot wether .
you are very welcomed to Iran.hope we see you here.
best regards
farnaz.
Posted: 2007-12-15 04:42 PM
Thanks for noticing my new profole pictue, I took it whilst I was in Jamaica, I even when swimming with my horse. We were in the sea and my horse was swimming, it was really amazing!, shame that it was rainning on that day!
New holiday...new pic!
I have just arrived from Tenerife. My friends and me had a great time there with spotless weather. We managed to do some trekking there including climbing Mt Teide (over 3700 meters high). It's an excellent place to travel from Europe in winter. It's relatively close and the weather is bound to be good.
Unfortunately my camera was stolen (not without my fault, I guess) at the baggage claim at the airport. There was a lot of mess then and I think that was the moment when it's gone. Hopefully we had another 2 cameras to take pictures and I hope you will like them. I'll try to upload them as soon as possible. When I have a bit more time I'll also spend some time on writing a report to show Tenerife is not only about beaches and partying but also offers great opportunities for other activities.
Posted: 2007-12-12 12:20 PM
This is the city in central/southern Poland, very pretty and pictoresque. I will write a report and post the photos soon. (Yesterday I posted some photos from United States and Chile ) so I dont have to many uploads in December. We are calling Sandomierz very often "little Cracow", is located on seven hills, with Old Town untouched by the wars, etc. You will see on the photos.
Bydgoszcz is located in central/northern part of Poland between Warsaw and Gdańsk. It is the capital of Cujavia region. Quite pretty. But the biggest advantage is that the city is not far from Torun (city of Copernic - one of the highlights in Poland).
How we pronounce "szcz" - "sz" is sch in German language and cz is "tch" in English. It is the easiest way to explain.
You are the master in posing travel tips. Those from Prague are excellent. Now in my travel i will put more attention on such thing, to be abel to put them after on Globosapiens site.
I just put one of the nicest place that i slept this year. Close to Sandomierz in Poland.
Posted: 2007-12-10 02:10 PM
That was in old USSR times. Now the border is open and Europeans do not need visa.
Georgia is a very pleasant country to discover. Go at the same time to Armenia and Azerbaijan, you will enjoy them. Life is very cheap compared to Western Europe.
Posted: 2007-12-10 01:32 PM
Yes Marianne, of course, you have buses even from Istanbul direct to Tbilisi, Georgia capital.
The best is taking a bus in historical Trabzon (Trebisonda in the past), to Batumi in Georgia.
But if you plan to visit the Republic of Abkhazia, forget getting there from Turkey or from Georgia. From Georgia is impossible, the roads are locked and protected by Georgian and Russians soldiers, and from Turkey the only way is getting first to Sochi in Russia, by boat (twice a week, and only costs about 30 US Dollars for a 12 hours navigation), and then trying to get a visa to Republic of Abkhazia.
In the near future I am sure that Abkhazia will be open for everybody, but presently it is complicated to get there, and you need a visa from the Republic of Abkhazia representative in Moscow, but it is hardly issued.
I heard that once Kosovo will get full independence, Abkhazia will be recognized in the United Nations. It is all a game played by the powerful countries, it all depends on them. Like in the school: you give me this toy and I will let you play with my chess game, or I borrow your doll and I will give you half of my chocolate sandwich.
Posted: 2007-12-09 01:44 PM
Through the wonders of the web I have found the precise quote in "The Clicking of Cuthbert" - The Russian celebrity was Vladimir Brusiloff and his presice phrase was "I spit me of zem all"
By the way the picture theft is very interesting and indeed compliments on having art-work of merit to attract thieves.
