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About the Destinations: Leh, in the Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir is where one can experience a heavily influenced Tibetan culture. Needless to mention, fondly referred to as Little Tibet, this land of Lamas is known for its barren yet stunning landscapes, brightly painted gompas, fluttering colourful prayer flags dotting the entire land, rugged mountains and a contrasting imagery with snow-peaked Himalayas in the far background.
The erstwhile capital of the Himalayan Kingdom of Ladakh, Leh is attractive for its innumerable offerings. From monasteries to high altitude passes, the region gives the world its highest motorable road, a natural phenomenon defying gravity in the form of Magnetic Hill, and a high altitude water body the Pangong Lake stretching for over 130km.
A tryst with Leh is surely a once in a lifetime experience. Presenting a wide variety of episodes from challenging long distance trekking, fantastic campsites, thrilling road trips, and a wonderful slice of natural beauty Leh truly makes Ladakh amazing.
Altitude: 14,000ft
Temperature Range: 3 to 35°C in summer, minimum range from -20 to -35°C in winter
Meal Types: Veg
Activities: Sightseeing
Duration of the Tour: Ex Delhi/Ex Mumbai: 6N/7D
Dates of Departure (2015)- Ex Delhi: 15th May, 16th May, 17th May, 18th May, 20th May, 21st May, 23rd May, 26th May, 27th May, 30th May, 3rd June
Dates of Departure (2015)- Ex Mumbai: 17th May, 30th May
Duration of the Tour: Ex Mumbai: 7N/8D
Dates of Departure (2015)- Ex Mumbai: 15th May, 22nd May, 23rd May, 29th May, 31st May, 4th June, 6th June, 7th June, 12th June, 14th June
About the Destination:
In addition to the spectacular views of the snow clad peaks, Kinnaur and Spiti Valley introduces the visitors with the diverse culture and traditions of the Spitian and Kinnauri people. Kinnaur - notably known as the land of fairy tales and fantasies, has an amazing terrain of lush green valley, orchards, vineyards, snow clad peaks and cold desert mountains. The old Hindustan–Tibet Highway, runs northeast from Shimla through the Kinnaur Valley, providing access to its rich flora and fauna. Being the border district of Himachal Pradesh, the culture and language is different from other parts of the state.
'Spiti' means the 'middle country' - a name given as a result of its ties with both India and Tibet. With freckles of green over a dry weather-beaten face, the cold deserts of Spiti is characterised by stark beauty, narrow valleys and high mountains. A century ago, Rudyard Kipling in Kim called Spiti "a world within a world" and a "place where the gods live" - a description that holds true to the present day!
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For Spiti Valley Trip via Kinnaur, the moment you depart from Delhi, you are embraced by the cold winds of Shimla and its exquisite beauty. You can enjoy all the way travelling with exclusive sights and scenes that are so native only to India and the location.
The experience will leave you spell bound as it takes you from lakes to apple orchards, from temples to monasteries, from the smallest villages to the largest one and moreover it promises to be all the more exciting as it proceeds in its course.
Have a first-hand experience of some of the Indian heritages that has still been preserved all through these years. Experience how nature can enthral you with mountains, snow, natural lakes and also the fact that it beautifully moulds us the mix too. Fill your memory with exclusive events of the history that has splendidly carved out temples, monasteries and houses for all to experience.
Meal Types: Veg/non-veg, North/South Indian
Activities: Sightseeing, Sampling Local Cuisines
Duration: 8N/9D
Maximum Altitude: 15,059ft (4,590m)
Temperature Range: 20° C
The festive and cultural hub of Daankudi - Heritage House of Ranikhet is a great place for big family holidays, artistic retreats and intellectual musings. Look at wooden carvings and refreshed paintings inside this old stone house. Appreciate the fields, forest and villages nearby from courtyard of Heritage House and listen the sound of cattle, people and birds. You will surrender yourself with the finger- licking, pure organic fresh food prepared by locals. On your trek, run into some sadhus, go temple and sing together with the priests. Activities and other leisure things to do takes the fun and delight of staying in Heritage House to an extended level.
Meal Types: Vegetarian and Non- Vegetarian- Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation Types: Double/Triple/Quad Sharing
Activities: Paragliding, Village Interactions, Biking, Organic Farming, Bird Watching, Night Hikes, Leopard Tracking, etc.
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Head for an exciting village cycle safari in Jaipur on your next holiday! At early Morning at 07:00 AM, the tour departs from Nahargarh Biological Park amidst the Aravali range, heading towards the Samode village on a bicycle. The total distance to be covered is around 56 km, crossing some extremely beautiful landscapes in the heart of Rajasthan, riding along unexplored country roads through mustard fields with desert berries on either side which is an indigenous way of fencing the fields.
Enjoy and admire the landscape on two wheels with a mix of everything that India has to offer to a traveler. The mighty forts, majestic palaces, the abundant Havelis village folk performing their arts full of vibrant colors and traditions belong to one the most culturally rich people in the world
The melancholy of the landscape elevates as the lake-side is brought to life with the glory of the setting sun. Traversing through this "royal" state on a bicycle is an exhilarating excursion.
Meal Types: Light refreshments with energy drinks
Activities: Village bicycle tour of 56 KM
Bicycle Tour in Udaipur starts from Chandpole at 7 am, a prominent point in old city and you head towards nearby villages, and stop at the breakfast point which is a private land with a lake. After breakfast, go through the village and into the narrow road which takes us back to the old city, stop here at Dudhtalai for photography and then head into the old city. Park your bicycle at the gate of old city and with the accompanying guide, visit the palace Museum. After the museum, take a 1 hour boat ride in Lake Pichola (optional), and return to the Palace gate to continue your bicycle tour, going uphill and reach Jagdish Chowk, where you will park your bikes. Visit the Jagdish Temple, and walk to restaurant and have your lunch. Post lunch, get on our bicycles one last time and go downhill towards Chandpole and your tour ends.
Meal Types: Vegetarian-Breakfast and Lunch
Activity: Bicycle Tour, Sightseeing with a local guide
Duration: 7 hours
Timings: 7:00 am-2:00pm
About the Activity:
Accommodation Types: Double Occupancy-Pool Villa and Courtyard Room
Meal Types: Vegetarian and Non-Vegetarian-Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Activities: ATV rides, Village safari, DJ, Jeep safari
Difficulty Level: Easy
Bijay Niwas Palace is away from noise and pollution set amidst vast farms, orchards and rare trees.
The very well laid out artistic building and a virtual art gallery are the main highlights of this Palace. It is ideal for a family outing to experience royal luxury with a blend of modern amenities.
The palace is a majestic heritage retreat along with being a stopover for visiting the great Indian bustard reserve at Sokhlia.
Bijay Niwas Palace is a charming and romantic boutique hotel hidden amidst vast private farmlands and orchard.
Hushed with floral scents and punctuated with sounds of nature, it is a perfect place to switch off and relax in the expansive gardens. Take a lazy dip in the pool or a walk in the soulful serene farms.
Accommodation Types: Double Occupancy-Deluxe and Suite Room
Meal Types: Vegetarian and Non-Vegetarian-Breakfast and Dinner
Activities: Swimming pool, Horse riding, Nature walks, Folk music and dance, Biking, Bullock cart rides, Village safari with an escort
Level: Moderate
About the Activity:
Accommodation Types: Double Occupancy-Cottage
Meal Types: Vegetarian and Non-Vegetarian-Breakfast
Activities: Machaan with barbeque, Bonfire, Swimming pool, Outdoor games, Cycling, Badminton, Bird watching, Village safari, Nature trail walk, etc.
Difficulty Level: Easy
About the Activity:
Accommodation Types: Double Occupancy-Deluxe Room and Golden Suite
Meal Types: Vegetarian and Non-Vegetarian-Breakfast and Dinner
Activities: Swimming Pool, Camel safari, Jeep safari, Village safari, badminton, Museum, Folk dance, Puppet show, etc.
Difficulty Level: Easy
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Wiggins plus Roubaix: project pavé?
Bradley Wiggins planned seriously for his final Paris-Roubaix and his last ride in the Classic vindicated his approach
Word is that Bradley Wiggins really does fancy a crack at Paris – Roubaix in 2014. Actually in this context, the 'word is' means that the whispers, speculation and circumstantial 'evidence' have been totted up enabling a headline to be conjured: Wiggins is going for Roubaix in 2014.
Seriously? Can we interpret rumours, speculate a bit, read the runes and conclude that 'Project pavé' really is on? Where did this mad rumour begin? Not in a smoke-filled and windowless room, but in a pub. A sometime supplier of goods and services to the Wiggins household asked if I believed in all the 'Gain weight to improve time trialing stuff' that I had read. In as much as I had been partly responsible for them I felt obliged to say I did.
More fool me. It turns out that the weight and (presumed) power gains which Wiggins had talked about as long ago at the Tour of Poland in August 2013, were part of a long term project of gaining flatland horsepower for a tilt at the Hell of the North in April 2014. "The thing is," added my mole, "Brad's won one of everything, hasn't he? A Grand Tour, Olympic gold on road and track and World track golds – but one of the thing's he's missing is a Classic, isn't it? He's not got a Classic." Well, that much is certainly true.
The obvious course of action was to email Sky Performance Director Tim Kerrison and ask him about 'purely hypothetical' questions about the physical demands of racing Paris-Roubaix. Answer came there none.
The next obvious course of action was to slip in a 'sneaky' question to Sky coach Rod Ellingworth. who might also have heard rumblings. "Well. Someone said that? What I've said is that we have deliberately pushed back on race programmes at the minute because we are doing some quite big reviews within the team at the moment, in terms of asking where we are going and there's been a lot of questioning of what we've done and so on. Everyone – riders and staff – have big questionnaires to fill in. So for now (November), we've been holding back on those decisions. Obviously some riders know what they want to be doing, but, er..I've heard that Brad wants to ride Roubaix, but I don't know if that's going to happen, to be honest," said Ellingworth, adding, "I'd love to see him ride it and be competitive."
So, for the purposes of this speculative little story, we'll take that as a cast-iron guarantee that we can crack on with those Wiggo4Roubaix banners and book our ferry tickets, right? Since Sky is having a team get-together in Mallorca in early December, we can expect a little more clarity after that.
Kenny Pryde, 26 November 2013.

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Here are our experiences on a Kenya safari in late January, focused on how the current political problems affect safari-goers.
Jan 19 KLM flight from Amsterdam to Nairobi, ~50-60% full a day after the Wed – Friday demonstrations. A KLM agent tells us they are allowing people to switch Kenya flights to other KLM routes with no penalty and many are choosing to do this. There are ~20-30 sign-carrying safari guides meeting clients at airport, which I understand is far fewer than normal for this time of year.
We booked our trip with an upscale company specializing in photo tours and had requested a guide used to working with long-lens photographers who knew birds well so we could ID all the species we shot (the primary photo target was cats, but we usually pick up 50-80 bonus bird photos along the way).
The guide we were originally assigned came with high recommendations from someone I knew who had worked with him on a photo safari, but at the airport we learned this guide was not available and we were met by a different guide, someone who was an expert birder (a birding tour had cancelled so he was available), but as we learned someone with little experience working with serious photographers. He turned out OK, but was not really what we had hoped for.
At the end of the trip we learned that the original guide asked out of the safari because he was unable to get some orphans he cared for into school because of the political Troubles, so this was the first direct effect of the political situation on us.
We stayed at the Nairobi Serena first night and the drive from the airport was uneventful. Security agents checked for bombs under the vehicle at the Serena entrance, which was a bit disconcerting.
A Serena clerk said ~100 rooms were vacant due to cancellations. Few white tourists were in evidence, but many Africans wearing suits, apparently including diplomats in town to help work on a political solution to "The Troubles".
Jan 20 – drive Nairobi –> Naivasha –> Nakuru –> Baringo. Roads are very crowded with big trucks carrying goods from Mombassa to Uganda and Rwanda. Very dusty, very dirty air with exhaust fumes, many people passing by taking risks and forcing oncoming traffic to slow down or pull off the road. At times it feels like we are auditioning for a Mad Max movie but the driver says this is 'normal traffic'. My throat is burning after an hour of breathing diesel fumes and I get a wicked throat infection that lasts a week.
Navaisha, where our guide lives, seems quiet. Nakuru seems tense. We try to bypass a large convoy of double-wide trucks by going thru downtown Nakuru but get stuck in heavy Sunday traffic. See a couple of gathering/camping places which were covered with signs for Raila Odinga, the losing candidate in the election, with most of the signs torn down and reposted. Lots of trash in Nakuru, it looks like public services have been spotty. It feels a bit edgy.
Arrive at Baringo, where we are the only guests at a 20 tent 'luxury tented-camp'. We are there primarily to photograph Fish eagles. The manager tells us business dropped off precipitously after "The Troubles", with almost everyone canceling. After we leave he has a couple of zero-client days, then a group of 15 (8 tents) is coming, then ten days with zero clients. He is getting cancellations for as far out as August and September.
Flat tire # 1 as we reach Baringo. Our guide had heard rumors of problems between the two main local tribes and "outsiders" but we see none of this and things seem calm (this is a lightly populated rural area). The guide points out that he hears many rumors of problems but when he gets to a place it is always quiet, indicating the whole deal is over-blown and driven by false rumors.
Jan 22 – leave Baringo, suffer flat tire # 2. We are driving to Nakuru and staying two nights at a lodge inside the park. As we are driving thru downtown Nakuru we have flat tire # 3 (!!!) and have to change it while parked illegally on a main street. The jeep is quickly surrounded by gawkers and one very pushy beggar who keeps hassling me for money, I thought I was going to have to shove him in the chest to get him to back off as he pressed against me but eventually he got the message that I was really ticked at him and wasn't going to pay him. Traffic cop almost gives us a ticket for parking illegally but the guide talks her out of it. Finally we are thru Nakuru and to the park. Glad to see the exit sign in our rear-view mirror.
Our lodge at Nakuru fills 15 rooms one night, 18 the next (out of 70).
The guide keeps telling us The Troubles are over, that the sides are negotiating and that things are quiet over Kenya. We meet a lady from Wisconsin at the lodge who had been on the KLM fight with us and just came from the Masai Mara. She says she was part of a large tour group but everyone but four cancelled. She tells us it was tense passing thru Narok (on our way to Mara) and, according to her, a group staying at her lodge in the Mara said they needed a police escort to pass thru Narok on a demonstration day, and the police had to fire in the air to drive off protestors who approached them aggressively. I'm starting to think our guide is giving us the mushroom treatment (keep 'em in the dark and feed 'em manure).
As we are leaving the lodge at Nakuru the desk clerk calls the driver back to take care of one more charge for several hundred shillings … the driver ate his meals with us and paid for all the water but one night he missed dinner when he was getting tires repaired in Nakuru and we paid for the water. The clerk told the driver he still owed for this water and he paid, then got back into the jeep. A hundred yards down the road he groused about it to us, saying the clerk should have told him earlier. I mentioned that we had paid for this and showed him the receipt, so he checked the 'receipt' the clerk had foisted on him … no room number and a scribbled unrecognizable signature … I showed him our receipts, all with our room number and a clear signature. He drove back and showed this to the clerk, who said he had made a mistake and refunded the money. The driver said this is a common scam the clerks run.
We ran into one more scam later when the official in charge of collecting fees for a park entrance wanted the driver to pay for all days but get tickets for one less day than he paid for, with a promise that he would not be checked that day. The official would sell the day pass to someone else for a discount and split the money with the driver. Our driver passed on this 'offer', to the chagrin of the clerk. Whether this is commonplace or a result of the economic hard times I cannot say, but it cheats the parks of a portion of their fees.
Jan 24 – leave Nakuru on our way to the Mara. The entire drive we see only one other safari vehicle, which we flag over to inquire about conditions in Narok ("Not bad", we are told). We learn there is fuel in Narok but no bottled water so we buy more water in Navaisha.
In Narok we see burnt marks on the road in and out of town where the protestors piled and burned tire barricades to block traffic. A large supermarket is burned out (our guide tells us it was owned by a Kikuyu and that's why it was burned, the local tribes resent the Kikuyu economic influence and want them out) and several burned down houses are seen near the road, homes of people who belonged to the wrong tribe and are now dead or refugees.
We stop near a restaurant and curio stand to eat our picnic lunches in Narok. The manager tells us this is the first day they have opened after The Troubles and they have no other customers. We see no other safari jeeps passing thru Narok. A young man in a red T-shirt with ODM written on it (ODM is the group that lost the disputed election) glares at us in apparent anger (our guide is a Kikuyu, the 'winning' tribe) but does not approach.
When my wife has to go the bathroom at the gas station the women's is out of order and locked. The door to the men's room has been kicked in during the demonstrations and the toilet bowl is plugged with feces about half-way up the bowl but there are no other options so I stand guard at the broken door while she uses this filthy toilet, which reeks of urine.
In a driving rainstorm we arrive late afternoon at our next stop, Mara Intrepids. This luxury tented camp has 30 tents and because of its near-ideal location they are still running 60-70% full, helped by a 10-tent group of USA photographers on a photo tour, which arrives a day after us.
At Intrepids we hear of more troubles in Nakuru (one guy said they had to detour around the town to avoid problems, and says further fighting there has led to 47 deaths … this is the only mention we heard of this and I have no way of knowing if it was true or not).
On a game drive we come across a jeep driven by managers of a small tented camp and our driver knows them so they stop to chat. They have zero clients and except for an upcoming tour group have zero scheduled. They are driving around the Mara doing an informal survey of lodges and camps and it is bleak … Keekorok Lodge has 3 rooms filled, another lodge has 6 rooms booked, most of the smaller tented camps have zero clients and a mobile tented camp in the area is closing temporarily due to lack of business.
Near the end of our five-night stay at Intrepids another arriving tourist tells us of 'fighting' in Naivasha, where our guide lives with his wife and two young sons. Our guide has been telling us all along that all is calm, but now he tells us that Kikuyus from outside Naivasha have come to town and are taking revenge on other tribes for atrocities committed against Kikuyu in towns where Kikuyu are minorities. He checks on his wife and kids twice daily and feels they are OK because they are in the majority tribe in Naivasha but obviously he is uncomfortable being away from them. Again, he said nothing of this until we heard it from another tourist, then he verified it. We wonder what else we are not being told.
Our guide also mentions that the root cause of The Troubles is that other tribes are jealous of the Kikuyu, who are very smart and industrious. As he explains it, a Kikuyu can go to Kisumu and learn the fishing business and help them export fish, or go to Mobassa and learn export-import, or even to Narok and learn to be a cattle rancher 'as good as the Maasai', and the other tribes resent this. He singles out the Luo as being particularly sneaky and untrustworthy but of course the leader of the opposition is Luo. (The flip side of this, told to me by a non-Kikuyu, is that the other tribes feel the Kikuyu seized most of the land left by the white settlers after independence and that they use their influence in the government to get permits and ministry support to expand economically into areas traditionally controlled by other tribes. Understanding these opposing views tribes apparently have of each other provides insight into the root causes of The Troubles.)
We are short on gas and cannot buy more at Intrepids because they are not getting full shipments. On our way to our final stop at Kichwa Tembo we stop at Mara Serena to buy gas (they have supplies because their jeeps are not being used as much, they are filling 15-20 rooms per night, mostly tours) but are faced with a 2-hour wait for the generator to kick in so decide to try our luck at Kichwa Tembo (if we can't top off there we'll do a game drive back to Serena, about 32 km away).
At Kichwa Tembo we are their first guests in 11 days. This is another nice tented camp, a CCAfrica property with 40 tents. A Micato two-day tour that fills 7 tents also arrives later that day, so the camp is 20% filled (after 10 days with zero business). The clerks tell us there are very few customers coming in February, maybe 3-5 tents filled most days. Many employees are temporarily laid-off.
The second night the driver is very quiet and a little upset after talking to other drivers. Apparently he heard an MP (Member of Parliament) of the opposition party was shot and killed in Eldoret and he fears this could spark more violence, which it soon does. Hours later he tells us this was not a political killing and that the policeman was also a member of one of the opposition tribes. Apparently the MP was boinking the girlfriend of the policeman, which got him shot. No one will riot over that and we learn things calmed down quickly from a boil to a distrustful simmer. Everyone who mentions this incident to us says it's lucky the policeman was not a Kikuyu or the violence would have been much worse.
We have decided to fly back to Nairobi instead of driving, in part to avoid any potential problems on the roads and in part because the dust and exhaust fumes are so bad that our lungs burn after a short time on the roads once outside the game parks.
At Nairobi we are met at Wilson airport and ferried to the Serena (February 1). The streets of Nairobi seem calm but the Serena is a madhouse as journalists and TV crews are jamming the entrance, trying to push their way in and shouting questions at the staff. The UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-Moon, is inside discussing The Troubles with the losing candidate, Raila Odinga. We are dressed in dirty khakis and seem very out-of-place among all the diplomats wearing blue suits and red power-ties as we shoulder our way thru the entrance and check in.
Ki-Moon, Kofi Annan and Odinga are all staying at the Serena, negotiating a possible settlement. Even more impressive (to me), so is comely CNN reporter Zain Verjee, a native Kenyan who is even foxier in person than on TV when I see her in the lobby. We are told Odinga has to remain here because it is not safe for him to return home without a deal showing some progress.
The driver who ferried us from the airport and the bell-hop both tell us Kenya is fine and there is no fighting, that the "International Press" is sensationalizing the problems, causing tourists to stay away. But we learn the death toll from the riots is approaching 1,000 and several hundred thousand people are displaced from their homes as tribe attacks tribe.
We turn on the TV once inside our room and on BBC the bottom screen crawl reads "Second MP of Kenya's opposition party killed in Rift Valley violence". This is apparently the boinker, critical info the BBC omits due to lack of crawl space.
We had a beverage with the safari company owner, who shared his views about the root causes of the current problems. He feels the western tribes have not shared in Kenya's prosperity because they have been largely disenfranchised in the government. All leaders since independence were either Kikuyu or continued with Kikuyu-centric policies (Moi). Government service is very lucrative and the other tribes feel cut off from the power, patronage and money, thus their outrage when they felt the recent election was stolen from them.
He tells us that 70% of the tourists are from England and that 90% of these have cancelled due to warnings issued by the British tourist officials. If I recall the numbers right, he said 12% of the tourists were from the USA and about 20% of those had cancelled (almost all the tourists we ran in to in the Mara and at Nakuru sported US accents).
Feb 2, Kenya Air flight back to Amsterdam which is an hour late leaving due to 'mechanical problems', looks like it's only 30-40% full, with only two people in the first class cabin. Our Nairobi airport shuttle driver tells us KA says they will begin cutting back on flights soon if business does not improve. Newspaper headlines report a deal has been cut in the Ki-Moon talks we stumbled across at the Serena yesterday and the end of The Troubles is in sight, according to the diplomats and politicians. What the unemployed youths with machetes and matches in the slums think isn't known. We will see.
My personal opinion is that Kenya is not unsafe for tourists on safari but it feels a bit uncomfortable at times, with shortages possible and a chance of stumbling into demonstrations in the mid-to-larger towns. Political tensions seem to be simmering and another 'incident' could quickly bring the simmer to a boil.
If you have a trip scheduled and cannot get out of it financially I would say go, but try to fly between parks. If you have the option of canceling or delaying your trip then you have to weigh the advantages of being there in partially-filled game parks versus any security concerns you might have. Everyone has to make that decision for themselves.
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What it's like to safari in Kenya right now
Here are our experiences on a Kenya safari in late January, focused on how the current political problems affect safari-goers.
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A very good report Bill, you got to hear first hand many of the diverse opinions and feelings… I suppose you have caught up with the news and timeline of incidents from the Kenya sources and noticed that your Guide skipped a few bits here and there! I hope all is still well with his family and with the other Guide and the orphans as well. Sad, all the school problems on top of all the other ongoing problems, it will take a long time for recovery.
Glad you are home safe; I hope you were lucky getting the snaps you wanted.
Thanks, Den
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Wow, what a report... You give a very real feel for what it's really like on the ground as a traveller... I think if I were scheduled, I'd be thinking very seriously about it...
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Many thanks for your extensive first hand report.
I know you and Mrs. got lots of great photos and hope you can put up a few before you head back for Tanzania in a couple of weeks. BTW, did you hear anything about safari business being affected in TZ from trouble in Kenya?
regards - tom
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Hi Bill,
Glad you had a safe trip and thanks for your first hand report ....... can't wait to see your pictures from your recent trip!
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I'm so appreciative of your report - extensive, detailed, calm and very helpful to get an idea of the situation from a tourist visitor's perspective.
Thank you so much for taking the time.
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Great post with lots of insights. The near-term appears bleak for safari to Kenya. Have you heard anything at all as it relates to Tanzania? We leave in a couple of weeks and I wonder how their safari business has been effected. On a final note, how did the photography go? Were you able to bring your driver/guide up to speed on positioning and lighting?
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Bill -
Thank you for the excellent report. We, like many others, have gleaned the daily news (Reuters, AP, etc) looking for indications of some hope for the Kenyan people and also some idea of what conditions are for travel. Your update provides more useful information than anything else we've seen in weeks.
I especially appreciated your comments about security within the reserves themselves. I rationalize that those areas are isolated from the populated areas, however, with the likely increase of poaching and even preying on tourists, it is quite unsettling.
Looking forward to your report on safari activities. We are booked to return to Tanzania and then on to Kenya in August this year.
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Thanks for the report, Bill. I'm pleased to hear you didn't have any substancial problems.
I also wonder if travel to Tanzania has been affected.
I look forward to hearing more about the fun part of your trip and seeing your images.
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Thank you Bill. The time and effort you put into this account, the stats you took note of, the comments by members of different tribes will be extremely helpful to others.
Later, I look forward to your account of the nature part of your trip and those wonderful photos.
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Bill, thanks for writing this very detailed and informative report. I'm glad you made it through with only a modicum of problems, and I am looking forward to seeing your pictures from the trip. Be sure to let us know when you'vep osted them.
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Bill, thanks for the extensive and quickly posted update. Though I must say that most of the negative things you describe have nothing to do with The Troubles. Does everybody call the post election violence "The Troubles"? Scams, trash, pushy beggars, bad road conditions and flat tires do occur under normal circumstances. From a tourist's point of view the lack of information from your guide is the worst problem, and I've noticed it's very common to be treated like a child, not being informed about troubles – but I suppose in many cases it's a justified treatment of tourists. When will you post a report with all your wonderful experiences, wildlife sightings and photos?
I'm going to Kenya in June.
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Just an update, while plowing thru email last night I came across a January 31 bulletin from the State Dept (we had signed up for these before we left) with this statement:
U.S. citizens should avoid all travel to the cities of Kisumu, Nakuru and Naivasha, and defer all non-essential travel to the remaining portions of Nyanza, Western, and Rift Valley provinces. The situation in Kenya is volatile and subject to change on short notice.
While Kisumu is well-off the usual tourist trail both Nakuru and Naivasha are popular tourist destinations (especially Nakuru). This warning went into effect a couple of days after we passed thru these towns on the way to Masai Mara.
I would just repeat my last advice to people still going on safari in Kenya, which was to fly between the major parks if possible. If going right now I'd say flying to Samburu, Amboseli and the Mara should be safe enough. Even driving the odds of bumping into a demonstration are low but the roads aer so poor I would avoid them if possible.
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Bill H. thanks for such an insightful report. My safari overlapped some with yours, but I arrived a few days earlier (January 15) and returned on January 29 (after a few days in Zanzibar) before departing from Nairobi. I think those few days made a bit of difference to my experience – and especially, I think, to the mood of the people I met. I was in Nairobi for a day (en route to Zanzibar) – that just happened to be the day that Kofi Annan managed to get the principals to shake hands, and people grabbed onto a bit of hope that day I think. And I left before the most recent disasters and the killings of the legislators. The rest of my time was away from the bad stuff, and mostly in Tanzania. A major difference between my experience and yours was that I went with Micato which whisked us out of Nairobi on the first day and accommodated us instead at the Arusha coffee lodge, which was delightful. The Pintos had welcomed us at breakfast at the Norfolk and instead of their fabled dinner, treated us to luncheon at their home at the end of the safari. The other change they made involved substituting one flight for a drive. Finally, instead of having a day-room at the Norfolk before my departure, I was met by my tour director who spent the day with me and had a private dinner set up for us at the airport before my flight home. Apart from those changes, my experience was very similar to those written up by Lynda S., by Joe, and in Hausfrau's Elephant Express.I was pleased to learn that Micato doesn't let employees go when business is slow, but instead affords them the security of working a reduced schedule. And business was indeed slow – as you said, Bill H. – people are simply staying home.
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What I've read on AllAfrica news is that tourism is down about 30% in both Tanzania and Uganda as a result of the problems in Kenya.
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Thanks for the very insightful, at the scene report Bill.
I am sure this will help others make a decision(those that are going within the next 2 months ).
Looking forward to your pictures.
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Fabulous report Bill. Asante Sana.
I was on the NW flight yesterday (Feb 3) from AMS to SEA. Was anyone from your group on that flight? It was packed. (I came from Stockholm).
I was reading "Serengeti Shall not Die" for the first time and there's some great philosophizing by Bernhard Grzimek about when the British left East Africa and how they should have prepared the native tribes for democracy, etc. It's interesting after reading what you heard in Kenya. It's a great book and worth reading.
Welcome Home,
I can't wait to see your pictures
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Here's a clip of Zain Verjee (my favorite Kenyan) covering a rally and getting plinked in the shoulder by a tear gas cannister in what she calls the "fierce brutality of the police" ...
safarimama, we traveled to the US the same day as you but were on the AMS - Houston route. I also read "Serengeti Shall Not Die" and really enjoyed it, except for the tragic death of his son in the plane crash. Always tip my hat when we drive by the monument to him on the crater rim.
You might also enjoy Myles Turner's book "My Serengeti Years" ... he was the Serengeti ranger in charge when the Grizmeks did their research and was actually in the plane with Michael when the plane hit a wildebeest taking off from Ngorongoro.
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Brilliant report, Bill. Well written and very dramatic to read. I love how the locals try to shield the visitors from the bad news even when it's all around them. Though I may so the same if my familys' livlihood depended on it. You don't think about long-term consequences in that situation.
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You could be right LAleslie, but maybe it also has something to do with culture? After all it is not polite to burden your guests with your troubles, and perhaps it is not their business either. I think the mushroom treatment may not be reserved for "the Troubles". National pride is another candidate I'd consider.
And thank you for a really good, straightforward report, Bill.
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Just wanted to update this as I've been reading various web sites describing what was going on while we were there. In particular I was struck by this site, describing killings and clashes in Nakuru and Naivasha a couple of days after we were there ... http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/World/2008/01/25/4793736-ap.html
To be blunt about it we were lied to by our guide, who kept telling us there was no violence and all was calm, even as people were being killed in these two tourist areas. Some quotes from the article:
"For every one Kikuyu killed, we shall avenge their killing with three." (quote from a rioter in Naivasha)
55 bodies at the Nakuru morgue with more arriving
"At least nine people were killed by gangs with machetes and clubs (in Naivasha), a local reporter said. Five others burned to death in their homes, said Willy Lugusa, a police official"
"Tourist police escorted a convoy of nine vehicles of tourists trapped outside Naivasha through the town and on to Nairobi, the capital."
We only heard snippets of these incidents, and only from other tourists we met in the Mara who told us of being in police convoys near Nakuru and of the fighting in Naivasha. As soon as this was mentioned the guide would explain it away (it was clear he knew about it already) as minor and 'already over'.
We were stuck in downtown Nakuru twice, once for many minutes in a traffic gridlock and once when we had our third flat tire and parked illegally to change it. Would have been nice to be given the truth about conditions rather than lied to so we could make our own decisions.
I would reiterate my earlier advice that as a tourist you are probably safe, but that it's best to fly between parks. But I must admit that hearing of the spontaneous fighting that errupted in tourist areas like Nakuru and Naivasha would give me pause about driving thru them. While you might not be a target your guide could be (according to our guide a Kenyan can usually tell which tribe someone belongs to just by looking at his/her face). For sure our Kikuyu guide was getting some hard stares by youths wearing ODM T-shirts when we stopped in Narok, and I imagine a Luo or Kalenjin guide ferrying you thru Nakuru or Naivasha during the fighting could be a target there.
And not all the 'demonstrators' are there for politics, some are just thugs looking for a chance to rob or loot, and if you get caught in this you could easily be robbed as well. Admittedly no tourists have been harmed thus far but there might not always be a police escort handy for every tourist jeep either.
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Thank you for taking the time to write this report and its updates. It is helping me to understand the sad situation in Kenya.
Anyone planning a trip to Kenya should have as much information as possible before they go.
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The Pintos (Micato) did not lie to us,- but spoke frankly about their own views, political and otherwise. The guides were pretty up front about things too; I actually watched the killing and the burning on CNN with my tour director and some waiters and a bartender, - Kenyans all - as we waited for my plane and it seemed like everyone had a cousin or a sister-in-law's uncle, etc., who had been affected somehow (remember 9/11?). But as horrific as it all was, to the extent everyday life could go on, it did go on,, and there was more than a passing interest in the football scores (theirs- not ours).The one thing I did hear from everyone though was an expression of faith (not just hope) that Kenya will survive this -- but definitely NOT "hakuna matata." I did feel and respect their pride in not wanting to share their pain (and perhaps shame?) with outsiders. I would not hesitate to go back.
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Thanks Bill for the time taken to write this report so quickly, it has given a great insight to this sad time in Kenya.
Good to see you have returned safely and eagerly looking foreward to your photo's.
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Thanks Bill for such wonderful first-hand information and for the follow-up information. I have to admit that I'm glad I don't have to make a decision on whether or not to travel to Kenya right now.
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Kimburu, since I've never been to Kenya, I can't say whether it's the culture. Bill seems to think a lie's a lie. Any guide or person in that business has a duty to tell visitors if they are in any danger, and not to take them into harm's way. Luckily they weren't hurt, but in instances like this the climate can change quickly. Tourism companies have an obligation to tell their employees to make sure their charges are safe and tell them the truth so they can make their own decisions. If it was me, I sure wouldn't chance a trip there at this point.
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Wanted to pass along this link to a Newsweek article that describes the conflict as deep-rooted and probably long-lasting. After talking to various Kenyans from different tribes during our trip I think this article has captured the scene pretty well.
Some selected quotes:
Signs of hope are few.
"Anything can happen at any time."
Joel believes the election served as the "spark," but that widespread anger and resentment about land distribution are now the primary drivers of the violence.
"This fighting will continue until President Kibaki offers Raila the post. Otherwise this will continue for years," said Peter Kirui, 30, a Kalenjin who saw the bodies of two Kisii men carried off his farm the next day. "We don't want Kisii and Kikuyus here, because they are helping each other to kill Kalenjins. No Raila, no peace."
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FYI: Peace Corps Volunteers are being evacuated from Kenya and reassigned elsewhere/discharged. It's a sad, sad situation there...and very dangerous.
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Woo!! What an experience that was Bil_H. I was late for an appointment but couldn't leave as i was reading your article. We had a couple of tourists doing a safari in Uganda with http://www.toursinuganda.com Africa Safaris Secrets they had just canceled a safari with a re known Kenyan tour operator. It's sad what's happening there
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I came back from Kenya yesterday. No issues getting to my hotel - House of Waine - or at the Masai Mara camp which I visited. The tourists are staying away. My camp was essentially near empty with part of the camp closed.
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Bill, I was so depressed by your post referring to the Newsweek article "Into the Valley of Death" that I sent a really depressing email to Kennedy. He was kind enough to email me back today.
The things you have read here are true ! It has been that bad !
This things happened or are happening quite some distance from where I am. You know Kenya well. Eldoret & Kisumu are about 300 km away, Far away, yet so near!!
Rift valley has always been like this after every 5 years (Thanks to election time) but never like this.The tribal hatred and mistrust has gone to a madness that can only be likened to the Rwanda Killings-of course the approach not the magnitude!
The difference here is that it is happening to some regions involving some tribes. If Kenya had only two or three tribes, by now, it could be "another Rwanda".
You will kindly remember some mail I wrote to you and wondered what the world was waiting for... at least, the worlds' concern can be felt, EU is giving the negotiaters conditions, The US the same, the lame UN is doing it's act ... at least!! (Referring to what I said about the UN - Kristina)
As per your concerns, as it stands now, the peace negotiations going on are holding some areas like Nairobi to a complete calm..... Kofi Annan has just briefed the Nation that they are progressing well with the "political solution" (They have decided that a difficult political solution is the only way forward). He has given up to Tuesday next week to give a fully detailed agreement from both sides of the divide.
As at now, I have nothing to worry about my children.They are secure in their respective schools. As I write this, Val is watching TV downstairs (you know our House!), You can't watch TV with gun shots rending the air and marauding youths threatening peace!!. That tells you something as of now!
We have just come from shopping! the environment is such that one may be forget that there are peace negotiations that are going on, and you would be forgiven for momentarily asking "which peace negotiations!? ".... That is how it is here in Nairobi.... As for out in the Rift valley, I have to watch TV and read Newspapers for any new updates. Nevertheless, the absence of tension currently does not mean the country is in total peace, we need Kibaki and Raila to stand together and declare after each other has spoken that ......."we have reached an agreement...". We want to just hear that... no one really cares what they agree on... they can as well agree to fly together and bring down the plane somewhere in the middle of Atlantic!!!
I had two very normal city Tours, one on Wednesday 6th Feb with Faryl Kaye and her Mum. The daughter and Mum are both Very good friends! It was a BIG pleasure to be with them. They gave me good memories of the Kenya that was ... just last Dec ... when I used to take people proudly around my city. Shall I ever be that proud again!? Faryl is the Fodorite who wrote some times last two weeks asking Fodorites to visit Kenya as she was there and having fun. She is from Arkansas (hope spelling is correct!) We had fun in all corners of Nairobi. We ended the Tour at Sierra Restaurant enroute to the Airport where I dropped them at 2000hrs and I drove home arriving 2100hrs (at night!!)... Val was there waiting for me as we are now the only two in the house after the girls have joined boarding schools.) Nyiva is picking up very well. It makes us very happy as otherwise we could be very frustrated with the changes from day school to boarding!
Yesterday, I had another couple from the US /Texas, we did the full city tour with no threat to peace at all. We ended up at the Sierra Restaurant again on Airport/Mombasa road enroute to the Airport. I dropped them again at the Airport at 2000hrs and drove home safely again! Wish things could continue like that ... May God hear this prayer!!
I know you know Kenya well, So let me tell you this. All this chaos /Killings you have been reading about Kenya have been concentrated on Rift Valley and Nyanza. Rift valley killing is about Historical land issues with Kikuyu and Kalenjin. They thought that if Raila took the presidency, he could assist them in 'removing' the Kikuyu from the Rift valley back to central province. He campaigned in the Banner of Federalism (Federalism, Kristina, in Africa, has a totally different meaning-not what is spelt in those social sciences). During last years campaign, those advocating federalism had with them their own defination ... and did we learn!!
Education never ends Kristina, so let me educate you a bit!! In Africa, more so Kenya, Federalism means ..."each tribe sticking to its Geographical/Historical colonial boundaries". Stop fetching your Advanced Dictionary!! The Kenya constitution says that, you can buy property and live anywhere in Kenya!! Yet, if you where keen enough to buy land in Rift valley, and you are from "the other tribe", you are a foreigner, intruder!!
In Nyanza and Kisumu in particular, the Luo just hate the Kikuyu for voting against Raila, and other Historical differences that occured between the father of Raila (Oginga Odinga) and the first President of Kenya who was also Kikuyu- Mzee Jomo Kenyatta .... Ognga Odinga was then vice President before Kenyatta sacked him after a public disagreement in Kisumu - Odinga's home turf!! .... but that is a story of another day!!
Naivasha and Nakuru are also in the Rift valley but the two towns have more Kikuyu population than the others in the Rift Valley and it is here (in these towns) that the chaos that erupted where Kikuyu revenging on the few Luo therein! This has however fizzled out as quickly as it started -The son of Kenyatta, Uhuru Kenyatta (who is a Minister of local Government now) swiftly toured the area and adviced the Kikuyu to stop the revenge immediately - they stopped, of course after a family of eight had been burned alive in their house!! Serious crimes on human beings - sad Kristina!! ... but non of the other leaders ever did matter like the son of Kenyatta -Uhuru ! Kudos to him !
The rest of the country, viz, Central province, coast province, North Eastern, Eastern etc have seen either complete calm or relative.
Most political leaders, leading business people and other leaders have gone out together to preach peace. The last three days so Mombasa leaders go round telling the residents to stop ethnic hatred/fighting as they both ended up losing. The business people losing business and small man losing jobs!! .... Rare Logic that, for people who had taken such a hardline just after elections!!!
It is good that you chose a flying Safari, this was initially for your comfort, but if it were to be associated on avoiding the current chaotic situation, then August would be too far to still be in this Chaos... Nothing would be working!!.. Have hope!
Things will be good and back to normal soon! Be optimistic to your clients and tell them to get ready to visit this beautiful country and see for themselves what has been the 'catchy' news all over!!
Well, to sum up, next week, say by Friday 15th Feb, the direction that this country will take will have already revealed itself - Crossing fingers!!
As of now, we are doing fine. There seems to be a glimmer of hope somewhere in the Horizon !!
By the way Kristina,
If I wanted to drive to Samburu now, to Mt. Kenya, Nakuru, Naivasha, Maasai Mara and back to Nairobi, I would do so without batting an eyelid; all that route is CALM !!
I wouldn't dare go past Nakuru, Eldoret, Kakamega, Kisumu, not even if you promised me an Airbus !! ..After all, what tourism is there!! Seeing burned out Villages... and meeting illiterate tribal goons ...., not my cup of tea!! - Thanks!!
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by Joseph Hargett | April 1, 2014 1:24 pm
Micron Technology (MU[1]) has been caught up in a whirlwind of NAND and DRAM flash pricing speculation during the past couple of weeks. MU stock was pushed sharply lower last week on concerns of weak flash prices, but some analysts believe that inventory constraints and rising demand will create a floor for these key smartphone components.
Either way, Micron will have a chance to finally clear the air when the company releases its second-quarter earnings report after the close of trading on Thursday, April 4.
And traders might want to consider playing options on MU stock ahead of that report.
The consensus is expecting Micron earnings to surge to 61 cents per share from a loss of 28 cents per share in the same quarter last year. Furthermore, revenue is expected to nearly double from $2.08 billion in the year-ago quarter to $3.98 billion this year. What's more, most in the analyst community are expecting Micron to lift its 2014 outlook due to rising demand for solid-state hard disk drives, which depend on flash memory.
Sentiment is trending bullish within the brokerage community ahead of Micron's quarterly report. For instance, the second-quarter whisper number arrives at 79 cents per share — 18 cents higher than the consensus.
There still is room for improvement, however, as analysts have also doled out 18 "buy" ratings, 11 "holds," and four "sells." Meanwhile, the 12-month consensus price target rests at $30, representing a modest premium of about 27% to yesterday's close.
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Swans prove class act just like Michael Laudrup
MICHAEL LAUDRUP was a class act as a player who dazzled crowds across Europe, but the Danish manager has now planted his own footprints in the Premier League. The style – and the substance – is with Swansea City.
Never mind how well West Bromwich Albion had been playing this season, Swansea beat them 3-1 and Laudrup said: "It was the best I've seen for several seasons. It is not often as a manager you can sit and enjoy your team playing."
The former Real Madrid and Barcelona star has already put his own slant on the model of attractive football which was well established by predecessors Roberto Martinez, Paulo Sousa and Brendan Rodgers at the Liberty Stadium.
The hallmarks of Laudrup's Swansea are clear: fluid passing, attack-minded play with the use of wingers and creativity with a clinical edge in the final third.
And it is not just pretty. It is effective too, with the team eighth in the table with only one defeat in nine matches – at the champions, Manchester City.
It is not often as a manager you can sit and enjoy your team playing
When Rodgers left for Liverpool last summer, Laudrup proved to be the stand-out candidate for his philosophy on football. After a turbulent start amid unfounded rumours of unrest, slowly but surely, the Laudrup effect is growing in south Wales with the culmination of work over recent months resulting in an outstanding performance to see off high-flying West Brom with ease.
Steve Clarke's men were shell-shocked by a three-goal blitz inside 39 minutes but, with the visitors having no answer to the Welsh club's relentless control of possession, full credit must go to the hosts, who already have 20 points by December.
Yet, just what has Laudrup achieved in less than six months in charge to guide Swansea into such lofty heights?
The answer is to simply tinker with what was an already sound foundation and build on a squad which has grown with the experience of a year at this level. A directness in Swansea's play – through both short and long passing – has allowed them to be penetrative in attack, turning last season's defeats to draws and shares of the spoils into vital wins.
At this stage 12 months ago, Swansea had scored just 14 times in 14 games. This year they have added seven more and six extra points in the bag.
A second factor is Laudrup's shrewdness in the transfer market. Clearly with an eye for a player, the 48-year-old has used his vast knowledge of Spain's La Liga, where he coached Getafe and Mallorca, as well as capitalising on their struggling economy.
Gylfi Sigurdsson was seen as a vital cog in the wheel last season, scoring seven times during his loan spell from Hoffenheim. But Michu has raised the bar, underlining his bargain-buy status with his ninth goal of the season against the Baggies. Themidfielder converted into a striker cost just £2million from Rayo Vallaceno.
Then step forward Pablo Hernandez. The record signing cost a modest £5.55m – almost £700,000 less than what Swansea sold out-of-favour winger Scott Sinclair to Manchester City for – and took a while to adapt after his deadline-day move from Valencia.
But his displays in the past month, alongside impressive outings from fellow recruits Chico Flores and Ki Sung-Yueng, would entitle the Spanish international to be a front-runner for the November player of the month.
Hernandez said: "I like this football. The Premier League is different to Spain, a bit more physical but I am enjoying it here. Swansea is a good team for me, the philosophy of the manager is good for my style and the other players have a good relationship with me. We are all happy and playing good football."
Thirdly, Laudrup has managed to get the best out of the supremely talented Wayne Routledge, a bit-part player under Rodgers.
Routledge can play on both flanks as well as behind the lone striker and has been a revelation with four goals, including a brace over the Baggies.
Midfielder Leon Britton said: "Wayne did brilliantly. He took to the role really well and got two goals. The front four were on fire all together and we look great going forward."
Since winning promotion, Swansea have been a very unassuming, understated and under-rated club during their 18-month stay in the top flight. Possibly until now.
Laudrup takes his side to Arsenal and the Emirates tomorrow for a clash between the league's pass masters.
It will be a venue where you can judge how good their current crop of players really are.


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Snyder Defends Eisenberg Casting: 'Jesse is Going to Be an Amazing Lex'
Zack Snyder knows the selection of Jesse Eisenberg to play Lex Luthor in the Man of Steel is divisive — but the director insists he isn't crazy.
In an interview with the Los Angeles Times, Snyder spoke at length about the somewhat controversial casting choices for the film, which sees the first live-action pairing of Batman and Superman. The director said he accepts that some fans have issues with decisions like Eisenberg as Lex, but ultimately, he explains that "the fans don't know the material."
"We're casting according to what's happening in the script," he said. "And we're hoping that leads to enough originality, enough perspective on what we're doing that you get something fresh and exciting. I understand the canon. I'm not crazy. I know what these characters need from a mythological standpoint. I think Jesse is going to be an amazing Lex. Let's not forget he was nominated for an Academy Award. It's not like I just grabbed my friend to play the guy! This guy's the real deal."
Further, Snyder explained the Man of Steel sequel is "not as tied to the mythology," as this is the first time Batman and Superman have teamed up on the big screen, The LEGO Movie notwithstanding.
"In Man of Steel, we had to create an origin story, a mythology, and there's a lot of energy into that, which we love doing," he said. "But when you think about how fun it is too — now that you've got these characters — to now let 'em loose. That's fun!"
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mammad (3572) 2006-04-15 11:57
Dear Eyal,
Great artistic view combined with excellent technique.
The colors are well balanced and the focus is just fine.
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The Wadi is named after me, Eyal!
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Ram ;)
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Great blues. What a POV. A very beautiful place. Good work.
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Sci-fi action trilogy. In the original 1987 film 'Predator', Major Alan 'Dutch' Schaefer (Arnold Schwarzenegger) and a band of mercenaries head into the Central American jungle to rescue some Americans from guerillas. However, there is an additional evil force at work in the jungle, something not human. The mercenaries are picked off one by one and soon Schaefer must face the alien predator alone. In the 1990 follow-up, 'Predator 2', crime-riddled futuristic Los Angeles becomes the target of an alien predator, killing drug lords and police alike. A maverick cop (Danny Glover) and a federal agent (Gary Busey) set out to capture the creature. Adrien Brody and Lawrence Fishburne star in the much later third film, 'Predators' (2010). Produced by Robert Rodriguez, the film follows contract killer Royce (Brody) as he is abducted by alien creatures and released along with seven other professional killers onto a strange and hostile planet. Battling for survival, the group comes across Noland (Fishburne), an American commando who has managed to survive on the planet for several years by hiding out in a cave, and discover to their horror that they have been brought there as prey for a new and merciless race of vicious human-eating alien predators.
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Wednesday, 13 July 2011
Symbol Carvings on Headstones
Headstones are used as memorial symbols for the people who have rested-in-peace. They are used as identification marks installed at the place of cemetery to serve as a remembrance for the person who has expired. They also serve to denote the place where friends and relatives can mourn openly, and feel close to the person who is no more in the world. Headstones bear the deceased's name, the years of birth and death (in numerical), an inscription and an emblem or symbol. Inscriptions are usually personalized to honor the deceased person's life or may quote a religious text. The emblem symbols for headstones usually represents hope, faith, wisdom, glory, purity, love, life, victory, etc.
Headstones and grave monuments come in a variety of shapes, styles and sizes. The common types of options are upright, slant, and flush. Upright stones provide the most room for inscriptions in the form of text and stand straight up. Slant stones have a slanted edge where the inscription is carved. Flush markers are grave markers that can be laid flat on the ground of the cemetery. Customization of any type of shapes, sizes and styles can be done as per the requirement.
Headstones can be personalized in many different ways. Religious, fraternal symbols, flowers, portraits, autographs and many other designs can be made as per the requirement. Special emblems indicated on tombstones and headstones have several themes. Some of the most commonly used symbols are Angel of grief (resembling sorrow); Cherub (divine wisdom); Birds (the soul); Cross, anchor and Bible (trails, victory and reward); Dolphin (salvation, bearer of souls to heaven); Column (noble life); Conch shell (wisdom); Book (faith, wisdom); Crown (reward and glory); Garland (victory over death); Dove (purity, love and holy spirit); Heart (devotion); Ivy (faithfulness, memory and undying friendship); Horseshoe (protection against evil); Lily (purity and resurrection); Hourglass (time and its swift flight); Lamb (innocence); Lion (strength, resurrection); Lamp (immortality); Palms (martyrdom); Mermaid (dualism of Christ); Oak (strength); Star of David (the God); Peacock (eternal life); Triangle (truth, equality and trinity); Shell (birth and resurrection); Tree trunk (the beauty of life); Crossed swords (life lost in battle); Pillow (eternal sleep); Broken sword (life cut short) and Weeping willow (mourning and grief).
Granite is the most commonly used stone material for making memorials and monuments and comes in various colors. It is a hard stone and carving can be done manually and by machines. Sandblasting technique is used for carving text letters and designs through precut stencils. Marble or limestone is meant to be the best for carving and skilled sculptors use tools like toothed hammers, axes, mallets and adzes for hitting, carving, pitching and wedge tools are used for making rough shapes of out block size stones and chisels, points and claw chisels are used for chiseling the letters, figures and symbols. Sandstone is also used in making headstones and waterproofing is done so as to enhance the surface resistance against water. Slate is used for letter carving and has textured surface which can be highlighted by paint. Bronze is called the eternal metal and is used for making grave markers.
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Jagged Alliance: Flashback - Update #2, Tactical Layer and Core Combat
Full control has a new update for Jagged Alliance: Flashback. The update talks about various topics, and explains their vision for the game.
Core Philosophy of Jagged Alliance: Flashback
There is a great deal of speculation and doubts surrounding what we mean by staying true to the core and what we mean when saying words like "accessibility" or "modern".
So lets just hammer this one into the ground right away.
"If it ain't broken - don't fix it".
This is where some of the newer games got it wrong we think.
Flashback will be using the same mechanics for the tactical layer as Jagged Alliance 2. We are NOT dumbing anything down or replacing complexity with simplicity.
We will try to take a look at some mechanics and see if it's possible to tweak and improve them. A prime example of this is stealth and fog of war. So read on.
But You Say You Are Not Making JA2
Yes - We are not making a new Jagged Alliance 2, we are making an all new game, but this does not mean that we're moving away from the gameplay it pioneered.
We are making a new story - using the JA2 core tactical mechanics, selected pieces of 1.13 community patch as well as additions of our own.
A new story means we can include a new setting, dream up new missions and introduce all new enemies - but at the same time the current budget means we're restricted in the scope of the game in terms of assets and the total amount of mercenaries, which are a scalable factor of the final budget. However, all of these elements do NOT change the core gameplay.
Simply put, more money = more game content.
We don't just want Flashback to be a rehash of JA2, we want to ensure that the improvements made by the community are taken into consideration. We want to show you how AIM came about and we want to expand the backstories of your favourite mercenaries. We think these are ample reasons to make a new game for both new and old fans to enjoy!
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Florida's Attorney General requests Obama to waive Jones act to hasten oil spill efforts
TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA (BNO NEWS) – Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum on Friday sent a letter to President Barack Obama, asking for a limited waiver on the Jones Act to hasten the oil spill response and the cleanup efforts.
The Jones Act is impeding that the most advanced skimmers and other vessels in the world cannot be used in the oils spill recovery efforts as the law indicated that the transportation of merchandise between U.S. points is reserved for American built, owned, and documented vessels.
It was reported that many international parties are willing to support the cleanup efforts. The European Union recently announced that special equipment has been requested and by the U.S. Coast Guard. However, the Jones Act impedes foreign vessels to offer direct assistance to the Gulf Coast response because the foreign equipment must be transferred to U.S. ships, resulting in a time-consuming process that slows down the cleanup efforts.
The Netherlands offered highly effective skimmers, which many parties recall as an effective equipment to remove oil from seawater and more important, it is capable of processing large quantities of water daily. For the fore mentioned reasons, McCollum is asking for a temporary waiver on such law.
"Federal law should not stand in the way of relief to our natural resources and economies," the Attorney General said on his letter. "I respectfully as that the provisions of the Jones Act be waived given the ongoing environmental disaster, as it was waived to assist in response to Hurricane Katrina."
McCollum said that Press Secretary Gibbs said on Thursday that if there is need for any type of waiver it will be granted. Due to the fact that the oil spill has invaded Florida, Louisiana and other Gulf Coast states.
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