by Rachel Hard to believe that we've been in Roviano for two weeks already. We're settling into a bit of a routine and I think that the people of Roviano are getting used to seeing us around (hopefully aren't fed up with us and our barely existent Italian yet!). We've also had the great pleasure …
Roviano
By Pippa We arrived in Roviano, Italy on Friday the thirteenth. After lugging our suitcases up a steep hill we arrived at our house. A small, three storied house with an amazing view of the valley! Roviano is small, quiet, not a lot of people and relatively laid back. But then again, after Adelaide and …
Italian soccer game
Today, we went to a soccer game. It was the team from Roviano against the team from Tivoli. I honestly didn't think that either of these two places were big enough to have a team, but apparently they did (it was a league game, if you were wondering) Anyhow, to start the game they had …
Hanoi’s Crazy Traffic
By Pippa What did I say about another blog post! In my latest blog post (the one about Vietnam) I talked a little about the crazy traffic in Hanoi. So now I'm going to do a whole post about it! I got the hang of crossing the street pretty quickly which is good. The trick …
Ha Long Bay
by Rachel Visiting Ha Long Bay yesterday was our one foray out of Hanoi and what a great day it was! The 2.5-3 hour drive each way made for a long day, but the weather was perfect for a boat ride and the bay was beautiful. According to our guide, Vietnamese legend says that the …
Another Cooking Class!!!!!!!
So, yeah, we took another cooking class, but this time it was in Vietnam. We learnt how to make spring rolls! (among other things). But we made spring rolls!!( I don't know why I'm so happy about that). We arrived at the place (which was a restaurant that we had been at) just on time. …
Singapore Interlude
by Neil We arrived in Singapore on March 29th and entered a world I could never have imagined. Nothing anyone could have told me would have prepared me for this experience. Singapore is Wow, just Wow. It is hard to find an appropriate adjective, but take your pick; exotic, energetic, diverse, world class, world leader, …
Bia Hoi
by Neil So, Hanoi has this great tradition, custom, ritual, whatever you wish to call it called Bia Hoi. This translates as "New Beer" and it's pretty straight forward. Beer is brewed at the brewery in Hanoi with no preservatives added, so the beer has a shelf life of less than 24 hours. Vendors collect …
Vietnam (So Far)
We arrived in Vietnam on the fourth of April. We arrived to humidity for sure, but it wasn't nearly as bad as in Singapore, thank goodness. Also, the people here are very nice! And, like Sri Lanka, the traffic here is CA-RAZY! Sure there are crosswalks that are marked down and all, but that doesn't …
luge number 2
We went lugeing (is that even a word?) in Singapore. There are currently only 6 luge runs in the whole world: One in Singapore, two in New Zealand, two in Canada and one in South Korea with another one in the making. Anyhow, we all went lugeing this time and it was quite fun. Not …
A year of discovery 