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Post by Alan Cullen Wed Dec 31, 2008 10:22 pm

I'm back.....we only got lost twice. Ended up in some strange towns. Saw my first ruins.....woohoo.

All the piccies will be uploaded to Photobucket as soon as Alex get's back to work on Friday. Unfortunately we lost the battery recharger in the move......and haven't found it yet. So piccies of the new house are dependant on that.....will post them as soon as we get them.

P.S......'C' loves the new laptop I gave her for Xmas...I'm typing away on it at the moment.....but I did ask her permission first.

Happy new year everyone...gotta go outside and watch the fireworks.....be back soon......
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Post by Hedgehog Sat Jan 03, 2009 1:10 am

ps_port wrote:Thanks zars for the vid.. very funny

Alan..true Aussie bloke dancin style there.. Laughing

Pah... Aussies don't dance that well... he must have had lessons!
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Post by zars Wed Jan 07, 2009 12:58 pm

Ok people thanks for waiting.

http://picasaweb.google.com/alejandromontoro/Acapulco
http://picasaweb.google.com/alejandromontoro/Acapulco2doDA#

You can see the piccies of our little trip to Acapulco in those albums that I've set up for you.

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Post by jimithing Thu Jan 08, 2009 8:03 am

Ok Alan the dance, ok. The photographs though slightly out of composition, and out of range coming from a semi pro photographer ok. But please next time you're in Mexico or on a beach? get some Mossimo shorts! or some clam diggers!! I loved the history of your trip. And its odd. Every photograph that has Alan in them he seems to be somewhat inebriated!!! D A M N you for all the fun you're having in Mexico!!!

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Post by skeeps Thu Jan 08, 2009 9:17 am

/\ yeah what he said!
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Post by zars Thu Jan 08, 2009 10:30 am

Hahaha.

Ok, Alan did dance, I took the piccies in Acapulco, almost all of them, and in Alan's defense I can say that he didn't drink anything there, in fact he refused to drink alcohol the only thing he drank was soda, that's probably what affected him.

Hehehehe.

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Post by Alan Cullen Thu Jan 08, 2009 2:59 pm

Not true....I had the obligatory beer on the beach in Acapulco......they actually gave me two (for the price of one)....in a bucket filled with ice.

I didn't know about the second one, or see it, until we were leaving. How very un-Australian of me.......
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Post by Alan Cullen Thu Jan 08, 2009 3:46 pm

Claudia and I went off on a coach to Mexico City on Monday night....arrived in Mexico City at 4:30am. Sleeping on a coach is just as hard as sleeping on a plane.....I just don't seem to be able to do it.

First thing we did Tuesday morning was head for the ruins of Teotihuacan....the biggest ruins in the Americas. We spent about 3 hours there. And we climbed to the top of the Temple of the Sun...the highest pyramid in the Americas. It was bloody hard climbing, and I couldn't figure out why I was sooo out of condition. Then Claudia told me the reason we were having trouble was because of the high altitude of Mexico City (not a lot of oxygen about....plus all the smog).

Wednesday we went for a look "down town". Mexican's don't call it the CBD (central busines district).....they call it "down town", always "down town".

After a bit of a look around, we went to have a look at the canals in Xochimilco. That was interesting...all the Mariachi bands on punts playing to all the tourists on other punts. And all the Mexicans trying to sell the tourists any and everything. I got caught.....Claudia fell in love with a pair of silver (not real silver) ear-rings of the Aztec Calendar. So I had to buy them for her.

Wednesday back on a coach for the trip to Morellia.....arrived here at 3:30am....and it was FREEZING cold.

This morning we went for a look around "down town" Morellia, and took a tourist bus to check out more of the city. This afternoon we're going to the zoo.....

A lot of Alex's and Claudia's families live here. I'm typing away on C's niece's computer at the moment.

We should arrive back home at Lazaro Cardenas about midnight tonight. Dunno if I'll get a chance to get back here before I head back to Australia on Monday....but if I don't, I'll write a full story on this holiday when I'm back home (my aussie home).

Just HAVE to say this.......Having my own guide/translator by my side 24/7 (and someone as beautiful as Claudia) has been absolutely wonderfull. Claudia has been a terrific friend, always looking after me no matter what. And she has a wonderfull sense of humour, even to being as big a deviate as we aussies are.....probably worse. Travelling with her has been a ton of fun.
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Post by jimithing Thu Jan 08, 2009 5:38 pm

I think he misses the ewe thats why he is now converting to the non alcoholic beverages. Dont worry Alan you will soon be back in the "Homeland where men are sheep, and sheep are... well sheep!!" Rock On!!! I hope you're still having a blast!!!

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Post by Rickard5 Thu Jan 08, 2009 11:50 pm

Alan did you pick me up any of that Gold I asked you to bring back from Acapulco? Man we can double our money!
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Post by zars Mon Jan 12, 2009 10:57 am

Everybody:

Alan's plane took off today at 9.10 am, we took care of him while he was here and as I predicted he didn't want to leave Mexico.

He had a lot of fun and he fell in love with my country.

He'll be arriving to Australia sometime next wednesday night - thursday morning.

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Post by Rickard5 Mon Jan 12, 2009 11:19 am

thanks Alex for looking after our little man
I hope you and Claudia didn't feed him, if you did He'll be back Smile
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Post by zars Mon Jan 12, 2009 3:02 pm

Hehehe, well, in Alan's words "this was his lifetime trip" and we achieved our objective which was to make him feel comfortable and to have a lot of fun.

I would have liked to spend more time with them but I couldn't because of the last and new job situations.

Anyway we had some great parties and spent a great weekend in Acapulco.

So now let's hope he gets to his Aussie home safe.

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Post by jimithing Mon Jan 12, 2009 10:47 pm

Glad you guys had an awesome time

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Post by Alan Cullen Thu Jan 15, 2009 4:32 am

Just sitting in the terminal at Hong Kong International Airport at the moment......We landed here from LA at 5:00am, I got the train into Hong Kong, but it was SOOOOO bloody cold I was back at the airport at 9:00am.Been here all day, found a corner of the terminal with a heap of seats....it's where everyone lies down on the seats to get some ZZZ's....that's what I've been doing all day....sleeping. Then I found these internet terminals, so I thought I'd better say something.

I'll be home sometime tomorrow....have no idea what time......friggin' time zone changes.

They didn't stamp my passport when I entered Mexico.....so they nearly weren't going to let me out of the country. Weeeeelllllll......I didn't have a problem with that......they must have realised I was happy to stay in Mexico......so they quickly solved the problem for a fee of $1100 (Mex pesos).......and I thought they liked me in Mexico, they were pretty keen to kick me out.......

anyway.....more on things when I get home tomorrow.......

Cheers all
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Post by Hedgehog Thu Jan 15, 2009 8:35 am

Alan Cullen wrote:
I'll be home sometime tomorrow....have no idea what time......friggin' time zone changes.
Which means youu'll be back some time... errrrrm



... last Tuesday Shocked
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Post by Rickard5 Thu Jan 15, 2009 10:19 am

Hedgehog wrote:Which means youu'll be back some time... errrrrm
I Talked To Alan hours ago and he should be home in time for Tea , or atleast in time for a pint or 50 @ the pub.
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Post by Alan Cullen Fri Jan 16, 2009 2:15 am

I'm back home now (as of 2 hours ago)...finally. First thing I did was drive down to the pub and get a couple of bottles of Bundy (Ted for you plebs).

4 bloody days of travelling on aircrafts, and hanging around airport terminals for up to 12 hours each time. Only managed one shower and change of clothes in LA the whole trip....boy do I stink now. I better be careful or people will start calling me a pommie.........

I have soooo much to sort out about the trip.....but at least I have the whole weekend to do it. Plus I have to write the final installment of the trip.

Question #1....how long does it take to de-Mexicanise yourself?

hehehe...I got home and had to ask the taxi driver what day it was....I really had no idea. When he said it was Friday......well I just went RUM, RUM, for my poor little jet-lagged TUMM.

Anyway....things will be back to normal by tomorrow....maybe....hopefully......s h i t I already miss Mehico.
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Post by Hedgehog Fri Jan 16, 2009 5:08 am

Ha... well I miss Oz... all we need is for Zars to miss the England & we could all do a swap!

4 days... geeze... to go a few thousand miles... I guess we get spoilt here in the UK with reasonably direct flights.
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Post by Alan Cullen Fri Jan 16, 2009 7:48 am

I had a direct flight....one of 4.........okay, 4 of the barstards

Flight #1.......Lasareo Cardenas - Mexico City _ _ 8 hour layover
Flight #2.......Mexico City - Los Angeles _ _ _ _ _ have a shower and change your clothes....you are here for 27 hours...your hotel is waiting for you
Flight #3.......Los Angeles - Honk Kong _ _ _ _ hey bucko.....wait 19 hours in 6 deg C...and wait in the terminal because tropical aussies can't go out in those temps
Flight #4.......Hong Kong - Cairns _ _ _ _ sorry, forgot to tell you....on Fridays this flight goes to Brisbane first...well hell, you're used to waiting by now. Add 5 hours onto flight time. We flew passed Cairns, I could see Cairns...."no Mr Cullen, we do not carry jumping bags"

DO NOT TALK TO ME ABOUT DIRECT5 FLIGHTS..........arrrgggghhhhh
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Post by skeeps Fri Jan 16, 2009 7:48 am

Good to have you back here you pommie barstool.

Missed you Al. Place hasn't been the same without you.

...been smelling a bit fresher anyhow.
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