A City of Deception
Photo: Flickr/Pavangupta
Reminisces from Beunos Aires, Argentina
Photo: Flickr/jess_f_okeeffe
I´m on my way home, and it´s really late, from the best party I have ever been to … and had a FAB-U-LOUS time. The Gay Mardi Gras was on tonight beginning at Plaza De Mayo, and ending at Congresso, travelling along the famous and historic Avenida De Mayo.
Of Legs and Livestock
Photo : Flickr/Fustos
Ow. What the hell was that? Did something just stab my foot? I try and lift my leg up enough to see what this piercing pain in my ankle is but it’s no use. These dilapidated bus seats are to small to do much more than sit up straight and look forward. So I rub my hand across my ankle to rub the pain from it. I bring my hand back to my lap only to discover my own blood smeared across my finger tips. Oh great, I’m in a health hazard of a bus in a third world country and I’m bleeding. Thats just great. What the hell could have done that? Contorting my self into quite a bizarre posture I manage to get my head down enough to peak under the seat.
“SSSQQUUAAKK” Whoa, crap. What the… As soon as I peak under the seat, my face is the prime target of the chicken tied up in a burlap sack stuffed under my seat. My twisted position barley lets me escape its beak in time. The guy behind me kicks his man eating beast to get it to shut up. Once I convince myself that the man behind me keeps kicking the chicken and my feet for my own safety, I sit back and think to my self that this two hour bus ride is off to a great start and can’t get much worse.
A Trip to the Tailor
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Travel Picks of the Week - 01/04/08
Photo: Flickr/Nikond200
A sculptor wields the chisel, and the stricken marble grows to beauty, said the American romantic poet W. C. Byrant. The same could be said of the fascinating sculptures of Harbin, Heilongjiang province in China, albeit these were carved in ice with modern tools. The International Snow Sculpture Expo and the annual Ice Festival held in January showcase some of the finest works of global snow and ice artistes, drawing thousands of locals and foreign visitors.
Kilkenny, Ireland
Photo:Flickr/Edward Dullard
On the banks of the river Nore, rise the castles and cathedrals of Kilkenny, Ireland. Its narrow, winding roads weave the magic of medieval times with antediluvian edifices. Some make the journey to Kilkenny to discover their roots, some to be overcome by the spiritual air exuded by the centuries-old churches, and by many to soak in the region’s rich history and architecture.
