2002-2005 (c) GetJealous.com, All rights reserved. http://www.getjealous.com/susie.kara/rss.xml Hello Everyone! Welcome to my travel website, chronicling the adventures of my around-the-world trip. I will updating this with thoughts and photos whenever time permits. Please leave me love on my message board! XOXO, Susie http://www.getjealous.com/susie.kara http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=514259&go=susie.kara Bonjour from Benin!Benin is a small country in West Africa, right next to Nigeria. It is known for being the birthplace of voodoo, as well as a major slave port. This is also where Phoebe and Jeff are carrying out their Peace Corps service. Currently, we are living in luxury at the Hotel Du Lac in Contonou. They have air conditioning, flush toilets, television, swimming pool, and best of all...hot... http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=514259&go=susie.kara Sun, 24 Aug 2008 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=512978&go=susie.kara I can not even begin to articulate the horrible nature of overland travel in West Africa. So I am going to steal Jeff's eloquent words (http://bonjourbenin.wordpress.com/):"Transport Troubles... is putting it mildly. If I"ve complained about the transport in Benin before, please forgive me: compared to Kumasi, north to Burkina, still further north to Mali, and south toward Benin, our ha... http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=512978&go=susie.kara Tue, 19 Aug 2008 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=511886&go=susie.kara Hello friends!After many days on varoius forms of transport, Phoebe, Jeff, and I made to Mali! My guidebook calls Mali the jewel in West Africa's crown, and that sems true. We are currently in Mopti, which is located in the Niger River on the way to Timbuktu. We just spent a few days trekking through the Dogon Country. The Dogon Country is located in and around the huge Falaise de Bandiagara. The ... http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=511886&go=susie.kara Fri, 15 Aug 2008 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=510421&go=susie.kara Akwaba from West Africa!I arrived safely in Accra, Ghana, where my dear friends Phoebe and Jeff were waiting for me at the airport. Ghana was a nice transition country into West Africa because they speak English (well, some people speak some form of English). Our time in Accra was mostly spent trying to get onward visas for our next destinations and eating. Accra has tons of dining choices compare... http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=510421&go=susie.kara Sun, 10 Aug 2008 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=507615&go=susie.kara Hola from Barcelona, Spain. Architecture is the of the game here, and the main player is Antoni Gaudi. I have spent most of my time in Barcelona visiting Gaudi´s most famous works: his lamp-posts at Plaça Reial, Palau Guell, Park Guell, Casa Batilo, La Perdera, and Sagrada Familia. His style is unique and dramatic. My favorite place in Barcelona is Gaudi´s spectacular Park Guell... http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=507615&go=susie.kara Fri, 1 Aug 2008 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=506879&go=susie.kara Greetings from London!I lived in London while I studied abroad in 2001 and have not been back since. It was the first place I ever traveled to. Needless to say, I have very fond memories of London. It has made me happy to relive some of those memories while being here. The weather is somewhat cool and gloomy, which is actually a welcome change from the heat and humidity of Asia. I revisited the n... http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=506879&go=susie.kara Tue, 29 Jul 2008 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=505433&go=susie.kara Hiya! I'm still in Thailand. I have been scuba diving, scuba diving, and scuba diving! I have one more day of diving until I become a certified open water diver. Yeah! Diving here has been awesome. It is deserted, so there isn't a mass of other divers getting in your way. I have seen a wide array of sea life, including sea turtles (rare and endangered) and nemo fish. I hope the weather holds up so... http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=505433&go=susie.kara Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=504553&go=susie.kara Hi from Thailand! After an exhausting day of planes, buses, and ferries, John and I arrived in Ko Lanta, Thailand. It is low or rainy season here, so everything is deserted. The place we are staying, La Laanta, is the last resort on the island. It is wonderful. We started a PADI open water scuba dive course today. The book work is painfully boring! We also went elephant trekking. I had a great tim... http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=504553&go=susie.kara Mon, 21 Jul 2008 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=503721&go=susie.kara Greetings from Hong Kong, a Special Administrative Region of China. Hong Kong is an interesting place. There are remnants of British colonial rule--a beautiful skyline of sleek skyscrapers and signs in English. But it is also undeniably Chinese, with colorful street markets, temples, and tasty food. I am lucky to have a local friend, Hsin Ying, who has been showing me the sights. We rode the tram ... http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=503721&go=susie.kara Fri, 18 Jul 2008 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=503071&go=susie.kara Hello!I have arrived in China. And it is hot here! Very very hot and humid! Shanghai is a cool city. The newly developed area of Pudong is full of skyscrapers that look like they come from the new Star Wars movies. I spent time going to the top of the Oriental Pearl Tower, which is a very kitschy pink tower that is now one of the most recognizable buildings in Shanghai. It seems as though for many... http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=503071&go=susie.kara Wed, 16 Jul 2008 12:00:00 GMT