Christmas at Valtournence, Italy
New Years in Vicenza

Climb to the highest point in the Arabian Peninsula - Jebel Shams, Oman

Got engaged to Stella

Fun weekend with friends at the Stormy Castle in Llangennith, Wales

Nights out in Lapa, favelha tour, riding the bonde to Santa Teresa, Pao de Acucar, and Corcovado...

A two-day trip to Iguassu Falls on the border of Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay... stunning views, great wildlife, lots of water.

We flew from Salvador to Manaus, 1000km from any other major city. From there, we ventured on a deep jungle tour to the south... Jungle Hotel; jungle trek with bullfrogs, fire ants and tarantulas; piranha fishing; a visit to an Amazon jungle school; and crossing Encontro das Aguas where the Rio Negro and Rio Salimoes join to become the mighty Amazon.

An island escape for some rest and relaxation...

A few days spent in the colonial capital of Brazil...

NYC

Good concert

Christmas cheer, birthday parties, skiing...
Brothers, beer tours, beer drinking...
Family and friends...

Ski trip in the Alps...

Went to see Nelson Mandela speak at his 90th birthday party...

Cousin Connor, Lords Cricket Ground, Red Bull Flug Tag, Kew Gardens

Next stop after Beijing was Shanghai. Sites visited include Shanghai Museum, The Bund, Shanghai Xiao Long Bao Restaurant (like dim sum), the French Concession quarter, Jade Buddha Temple, Yu Gardens, and more...

Not much to say here - Mutianyu is regarded as the best maintained section of the Great Wall. At 2,250m long, it took a lot longer to hike than I thought. I am definitely amazed how steep some sections of the wall are...

Arrived into Beijing for four days of sight seeing. Sites visited include: Tian'anmen Square, the Forbidden City, Worker's Stadium, Houhai area, Sanlitun bar district, traditional hutong markets, and more...

1999 Lexus LS400 - Gold
86,500 miles
V8, Namagichi premium audio, CD changer, all leather interior, navigation system, sunroof, dual front and side airbags, traction control, anti-lock braking, accident-free.
$12,000 or best offer
Email: brian.raggett@cerner.com
Send preferred test drive date. Dec 18-21.

It's already been a Long December in London - pub crawls, unending holiday parties, ice skating in Hyde Park, going away hoorays, Nottingham Forest football matches in Brighton, and...

Just some recent photos I've taken - nothing special...

Call me crazy...

Went to a 'fancy dress' party in London last night... pretty sure I was the drunkest banana there.

First time in KC in 7 months...

This weekend, the Mayor of London paved the way for bike traffic by shutting down the streets of London to cars.
Last night, I went out in London with Kit Reyes, my old friend and mentor when I worked in Germany.

The Notting Hill Carnival invaded London this weekend about a mile from my flat.

Pictures of all kind of August stuff - Engman's last weekend in London, Random Saturday in London, and Visiting Paris for Engman's first weekend there...

Spent a weekend in Riga, Latvia with the fellas... cool city.

Dave Peal travels a distance from Phoenix to do the same thing we've always done - hang out, have a couple drinks, and get crazy.

Went hiking in Wales this weekend, followed by loads of alcohol in Cardiff. This is the evidence...

Brad Wilde's last weekend in London. He went wild.

The past week was very Live Earth, Last Call. Went to the Live Earth concert and made a last call for some friends moving home.

I came and I saw - will conquer soon enough...

Pictures of London