Archive for March, 2007
Ile De Deux Cocos: Sublime, With Lime, Island Time

Ile De Deux Cocos: Sublime, With Lime, Island Time

Posted 29 March 2007 | By Funchilde | Categories: Africa, Mauritius, Photos, Pie Hole (Food), Quotes, Semester @ Sea, Travel | 9 Comments

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; } .flickr-yourcomment { } .flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }    I am loyal and consant in my love for travel, as I have not always been loyal and constant in my other loves. I feel about travel the way a [...]

Port Louis, Mauritius: I’d Never Heard of It Either!

Port Louis, Mauritius: I’d Never Heard of It Either!

Posted 24 March 2007 | By Funchilde | Categories: Africa, Life. Love. Laughs., Mauritius, Photos, Semester @ Sea, Stories, Travel | 4 Comments

Mauritius was a totally crazy port in good (and not so good) ways. We pulled in about 5 hours late on a beautiful, tropical afternoon. The island is the stuff dreams are made of with the lush green landscapes, the indescribably aqua-green waters and well, the people (as I had been warned) are gorgeous! (Pic=Sega [...]

Cape Town, So. Africa: One Last Thing

Cape Town, So. Africa: One Last Thing

Posted 24 March 2007 | By Funchilde | Categories: Africa, Stories, Travel | No Comments

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; } .flickr-yourcomment { } .flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }   My last activity in Cape Town was a poignant one. One of my favorite students organized a Middle Passage ceremony to remember and pay homage to the enslaved Africans who lost [...]

Cape Town, So Africa: Bye Bye Love

Cape Town, So Africa: Bye Bye Love

Posted 18 March 2007 | By Funchilde | Categories: Africa, Life. Love. Laughs., Lists, Quotes, Semester @ Sea, Travel | 2 Comments

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; } .flickr-yourcomment { } .flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } “Live every week…like it’s Shark Week.” – Tracy Morgan as Tracy Jordan on Tina Fey’s 30 Rock. [1] My first post from Cape Town was a view of Table Mountain from [...]

Oudtshoorn, So. Africa: Something Different

Oudtshoorn, So. Africa: Something Different

Posted 14 March 2007 | By Funchilde | Categories: Africa, Life. Love. Laughs., Photos, Semester @ Sea, Stories, Travel | 7 Comments

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; } .flickr-yourcomment { } .flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }    MEERkat Luv, originally uploaded by funchilde. So you get the point that I am totally in lurve with Cape Town right? Well, I decided to get out of the city [...]

Cape Town, So. Africa: Still Cooking (in & out of the kitchen)

Cape Town, So. Africa: Still Cooking (in & out of the kitchen)

Posted 11 March 2007 | By Funchilde | Categories: Africa, Life. Love. Laughs., Pie Hole (Food), Semester @ Sea, Travel | 5 Comments

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; } .flickr-yourcomment { } .flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }   So, after one of the best days ever, I had to go and be silly by not being ready to let the vibe go, and so I went out. Again. [...]

Cape Town, So. Africa: A Day To Remember Pt. II

Cape Town, So. Africa: A Day To Remember Pt. II

Posted 08 March 2007 | By Funchilde | Categories: Africa, Ear Holes (music), Life. Love. Laughs., People, Photos, Pie Hole (Food), Semester @ Sea, Stories, Travel | 32 Comments

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; } .flickr-yourcomment { } .flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }   I love this photo, not that it is well shot, but the context. The poster in the back is rather inflammatory without seeing the whole thing. It’s a beer ad [...]

Cape Town, So. Africa: A Day To Remember Pt. I

Cape Town, So. Africa: A Day To Remember Pt. I

Posted 06 March 2007 | By Funchilde | Categories: Africa, Life. Love. Laughs., People, Semester @ Sea, Stories, Travel | 2 Comments

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; } .flickr-yourcomment { } .flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } I’m not falling in love with Cape Town anymore. I’m so far past that that its ridiculous, inarticulable. Today was one of the top five days of my life. Really. It [...]

Cape Town, South Africa: Falling in Love

Cape Town, South Africa: Falling in Love

Posted 03 March 2007 | By Funchilde | Categories: Africa, Culture, Photos, Pie Hole (Food), Semester @ Sea, Stories, Travel | 7 Comments

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; } .flickr-yourcomment { } .flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Wow. 24 hours in Cape Town and I can tell you that I think I want to live here at some point. Like now. Yesterday was one of the most random [...]

Cape Town, South Africa: Choose Your Own Adventure

Cape Town, South Africa: Choose Your Own Adventure

Posted 02 March 2007 | By Funchilde | Categories: Africa, Photos, Semester @ Sea, Stories, Travel | 18 Comments

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; } .flickr-yourcomment { } .flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Table Mountain Cape Town: Can you hear me through the dark night far away ?, originally uploaded by FromJoanne. By the time you read this I will be out and about [...]