Comments on: Reflections of a Travel Addict

By: Neil Haggart

Neil Haggart — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 09:18:43 +0000

Not really, unfortunately red hair and fair skins don’t take a tan…

By: Andrea

Andrea — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 17:10:51 +0000

LOL That’s brilliant! Can you see any family likeness?

By: Neil Haggart

Neil Haggart — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 16:49:04 +0000

That’s my Clan Tartan they are wearing…….

By: Andy Montgomery

Andy Montgomery — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:08:29 +0000

Heading over to your facebook page to take a look…

By: Allan Moore

Allan Moore — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:39:21 +0000

Yes, Andrea, right on both counts, it was a fantastic experience but then so are so manny of the things that happen at eden, I love the place and feel it is a great privilege to be able to volunteer there. The educational work (Eden is an educationaly charity) is fantastic and internationally famous now. We get schools visiting our educational centre (The Core) and the dedicated classrooms and playgrounds are in pretty constant use in term time, with coach loads coming from all over the Continent as well as the UK.

There are a couple of pics of the Masai troupe on my Facebook page, where I have a lot of pics of Eden including some videos I have started taking recently.

By: Andrea

Andrea — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:07:07 +0000

Hi Allan,
Wow, how fantastic to have seen the group at the Eden Project and even better, to be a volunteer there. I’ve only been to Eden once but was blown away by the place. When I went there was an African a capella group performing and they were brilliant. It was such a nice, festival scene down there.

I’ve only ever encountered the Masai in Kenya and I think they are the most beautiful race I have ever seen.

By: Allan Moore

Allan Moore — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 06:09:11 +0000

I found the picture at the head of this thread interesting.

The Masaai Warrior group depicted in the picture performed at Eden for a few days in the summer as part of a Europe wide tour, and I even had the “priviledge” of being dragged onto the floor to join in with their performance in a section where they dance (OK jump, lol) with members of the audience, (mosly children). I suspect they picked me partly because I am a volunteer at Eden and was in uniform. I have to admit though that it was great fun and they are a very happy troupe, always smiling, despite having little in a material sense.

I am still wearing a necklace they sold me.

The one in the middle of the pictured grouping, has an amazing falsetto voice, and his diction is perfect despite the speed at which he sings his part.

By: Andy Montgomery

Andy Montgomery — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:34:54 +0000

Cheers, Mike. I love New York too. We spent the Millennium in Times Square celebrating the new century as it arrived, every hour, in a different part of the world. It was the most sober New Year I’ve ever had because of high security which meant if you left the square you couldn’t go back. It was a 12 hour marathon alcohol-less party!

Berlin – oh yes please! It looks like an amazing city – uber cool.

By: Mike

Mike — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:13:18 +0000

hI Andrea,
I would love to travel more and I have a few places I would love to see, l enjoy citys and would love to go to New York and also see a lot more of America.
Berlin has always sounded exciting, I¬¥d love to sample the underground nightlife there.
I look forward to reading more of your travel stories.

By: Jack

Jack — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:01:52 +0000

I still want to surf down the Mekong River from the back of a gun boat to the sound of ‘Can’t get no satisfaction’ (maybe I’d update the song to Kasabian’s ‘Club Foot’). Don’t think it’s likely to happen, but I could live with siiting on any boat floating down the Mekong and forgetting the surfing.