http://www.gnomadic.org The travels of Willard the gnome Fri, 11 Apr 2008 01:12:07 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Apologies for the delay folks, but it appears it took me a while to recover from that last Pina Colada at my farewell party...was a goodin. So where to start. Have no idea how I ended up out here. Came out of my box one morning to discover that ... http://www.gnomadic.org/2008/04/10/lizard-island-great-barrier-reef-australia/ This entry has taken a little while as I've been exploring the beautiful (and sometimes heavily polluted) city of Hong Kong. I've been here 38 days and think I have experienced lots of what this city has to offer. Some things I wasn't able to do due to ... http://www.gnomadic.org/2007/10/21/hong-kong/ My host was visiting family in Chesterfield so he insisted on taking me to Curber Edge, in the Peak's District National Park, where he used to come a lot when he was younger. There was a good view from the edge, though I was a little unsure standing so ... http://www.gnomadic.org/2007/09/06/chesterfield-england/ Our train journey to Prague was the longest so far, taking us North through Slovakia, and in towards the Czech Republic. I passed through Slovakia and even had my passport checked, so I guess I've been there too. There were so many sights to see in Prague and ... http://www.gnomadic.org/2007/09/01/prague-czech-republic/ All too soon we were on another train to Budapest, in Hungary. My hosts and I didn't do too much exploring the firs day, instead we simply sorted out our bearings and had a nice afternoon lunch at a cafe that's been around since the 1800's. The first ... http://www.gnomadic.org/2007/08/29/budapest-hungary/ My hosts and I took a train from Frankfurt to Vienna, allowing us to take in the sights of the country side on our way down and across. Unfortunately we had to leave really early in the morning. The city was a lot different to Frankfurt, a lot ... http://www.gnomadic.org/2007/08/27/vienna-austria/ With much aggravation and a very long trip down, I finally arrived in Frankfurt, a few days before my hosts arrived. Luckily they'd booked a nice hotel and I was able to relax before they arrived. Unfortunately they were jet lagged when they arrived though, and we weren't ... http://www.gnomadic.org/2007/08/25/frankfurt-germany/ August 8, 2007 I arrived in Oslo and my host, Ann, picked me up. She was pretty busy, and I was tired, so we agreed just to relax at home for a day. She had a surprise for me - my cousin and his wife were visiting, too! ... http://www.gnomadic.org/2007/08/12/july-8-12-oslo-norway/ http://www.gnomadic.org/2007/08/08/road-trip-norway/ http://www.gnomadic.org/2007/08/08/trondheim/