ASF Travel Photos

[new girl]

Hehehe, are you on the hunt New Girl?

CanOz, my nice canadian/chinese friend

hardly, as I am unavailable, just curious, are you? on the hunt that is

ps why don't you post us something nice on the poetry thread, I'm bored

 

[borat]

here are a few more from Iceland...

 

[3 veiws of a secret]

2020Hindsightedpilotofmisadventures!
My 13 year old son wants to know if you can take him up in your microlite.....when he was 11 and we popped up to Taree some place called I think Tor Bar???? there was this guy trying to clock up some hours on his micro....and he gave my son a go ( as passenger ) ever since he wants to be a pilot!!!!!! WHY me!!!! I'm the dad that always has to pay for the expensive pass times of my family .

 

[2020hindsight]

2020Hindsightedpilotofmisadventures!
My 13 year old son wants to know if you can take him up in your microlite......

3 views, I've been out of this for years and never was an expert...(except in my dreams lol, - although the little I did remains the most exciting adrenaline rush that I've ever experienced in my life) -
http://www.hanggliding.com.au/ here's sydney hang gliding centre details. (Chris) . If your son takes this on, tell he has to be in that caccoon that the pretty girl is in - but no, not at the same time. Bald Hill is where Hargrave had his kites. (real world-wide pioneering stuff which had big influence on Wright bros)
http://www.abc.net.au/tv/rewind/txt/s1173819.htm hargraves kite

As for microlites / ultralites , I don't know nothing
http://lastminute.godo.com.au/email...3162&subcategoryid=27&todate=&toprice=1100000
http://stayz.godo.com.au/activity/FCML102 here's a couple of addresses in Qld, Fraser Is. (googled). I seem to recall (maybe in the early days) that you had to keep a switch between your teeth , so that you could always stop the prop rotating (at least) before it turned the back of your head into a double-helix.

Found similar thing on this UK school... http://www.cheshiremicrolights.co.uk/
quote: "If you have the urge to fly, an introductory lesson may turn your dreams into reality and soon you could be free to fly almost anywhere in the world. Indeed, members of our club often fly the length and breadth of Great Britain, and recently several flew to Madrid. The pleasure is freedom!"

Of course the good hangglider pilots can do the length of South Island in NZ - just "the wind beneath their wings" - only coming down when they want a break.

then of course parasailing (parachute behind boat). - another yarn if I may. Parasailing is best done with reliable equipment lol. I had a go in Pattaya once. Asked them "when do they replace the parachutes" - "ahh we do dat wen one breaks!"
They land you on a shore, with an on-shore breeze, while they hold the boat i position 50 yards off whatever. Best if they have two motors. Anyway there was a story about an incident where the boat motor packed it in, the boat drifted back, the parachute passenger drifted across the beach, across the power lines, across the road, finally landed through the roof of a house.

Gave the family a real surprise as they were having dinner.
But.... THEN they finally got the outboard to fire - and they dragged him through the wall and (rumour only) killed him. The entire thing is a rumour probably - truth is he probably landed in a tree or something, maybe a scratch or two - but the temptation to "embellish" with each passing on of the story can be irresistible

 

[3 veiws of a secret]

3 views, I've been out of this for years and never was an expert...(except in my dreams lol, - although the little I did remains the most exciting adrenaline rush that I've ever experienced in my life) -
http://www.hanggliding.com.au/ here's sydney hang gliding centre details. (Chris) . If your son takes this on, tell he has to be in that caccoon that the pretty girl is in - but no, not at the same time. Bald Hill is where Hargrave had his kites. (real world-wide pioneering stuff which had big influence on Wright bros)
http://www.abc.net.au/tv/rewind/txt/s1173819.htm hargraves kite

As for microlites / ultralites , I don't know nothing
http://lastminute.godo.com.au/email...3162&subcategoryid=27&todate=&toprice=1100000
http://stayz.godo.com.au/activity/FCML102 here's a couple of addresses in Qld, Fraser Is. (googled). I seem to recall (maybe in the early days) that you had to keep a switch between your teeth , so that you could always stop the prop rotating (at least) before it turned the back of your head into a double-helix.

Found similar thing on this UK school... http://www.cheshiremicrolights.co.uk/
quote: "If you have the urge to fly, an introductory lesson may turn your dreams into reality and soon you could be free to fly almost anywhere in the world. Indeed, members of our club often fly the length and breadth of Great Britain, and recently several flew to Madrid. The pleasure is freedom!"

Of course the good hangglider pilots can do the length of South Island in NZ - just "the wind beneath their wings" - only coming down when they want a break.

then of course parasailing (parachute behind boat). - another yarn if I may. Parasailing is best done with reliable equipment lol. I had a go in Pattaya once. Asked them "when do they replace the parachutes" - "ahh we do dat wen one breaks!"
They land you on a shore, with an on-shore breeze, while they hold the boat i position 50 yards off whatever. Best if they have two motors. Anyway there was a story about an incident where the boat motor packed it in, the boat drifted back, the parachute passenger drifted across the beach, across the power lines, across the road, finally landed through the roof of a house.

Gave the family a real surprise as they were having dinner.
But.... THEN they finally got the outboard to fire - and they dragged him through the wall and (rumour only) killed him. The entire thing is a rumour probably - truth is he probably landed in a tree or something, maybe a scratch or two - but the temptation to "embellish" with each passing on of the story can be irresistible

Many thanks!
I was trying to scan my photos from S.America ....hmmm my wife never told me we had a flooded laundary that resulted in the photos being damaged!.....I recall swimming in Ecuador on the Amazon jungle in a river called Bonbinaza(?) with my wife and for the local indian shouting at us Anaconda in the river!!!!!!! ,latter after drinking some cheecha we where told of Piaranhas and crocs there too .....Bloody idiots me and wife cannoeing for 3 days tugging these wooden canoes over rapids! a picture and dreamy memory! Actually caught a small croc and ate it ,but the tapir just as chewy as Dunlop remoulds!

 

[GreatPig]

Images from a climb of Mt Egmont in NZ with a friend back in the late '80s. The first photo was taken at a different time, as there was no snow when we climbed it. Going up was long, slow, hard, and labourious, while getting down was relatively quick and easy, especially once we were back on the loose scree slopes. We did it as a day walk, taking about 9 hours in total on a beautiful clear day. Often there is cloud around the summit, even in mid-summer.

The mountain from New Plymouth:

Resting on the ascent:

The summit crater with its permanent ice cap:

Walking in the crater:

Shuffling back down the scree:

 

[2020hindsight]

view from Franz Josef Glacier after being dropped off by helicopter

imajica , and / or borat - howdy chaps.
I was wondering, since
a) you both posted pictures of glaciers - and
b) since glaciers are sometimes called the barometers of global warming ,

If you could maybe bring us up to speed on what is the general feeling of the current rate of retreat (or advance?) of the glaciers in the various hemispheres.
PS I dont think I'd be investing any long term money into snow fields at the moment.

 

[2020hindsight]

some photos taken over buildings - new and old
http://maps.google.com/maps?

you sure they didn't play aussie rules at the colesseum ??

 

[GreatPig]

I think this thread is supposed to be for photos you've taken yourself on your travels, not images downloaded form the Internet or Google Earth.

GP

 

[Pommiegranite]

Got to say, there certainly are some fantastic photos on here. Would love to visit many of these places!!

Anyways...these were taken from my honeymoon in India in 2004
1. Golden Temple, Punjab
2. Fatehpur Sikri, Uttar Pradesh
3. Taj Mahal (The immense detail of this monument meant I had to reduce the quality ridiculously in Photoshop!)

 

[Pommiegranite]

and...

1. Turbans in Rajasthan
2. Hotel Porter, Jaipur, Rajasthan
3. Musican, Amber Fort, Rajasthan (I thought this was a unique photo until I saw an exact replica in The Sunday Times....same clothes and pose!)

 

[Wysiwyg]

and...

1. Turbans in Rajasthan
2. Hotel Porter, Jaipur, Rajasthan
3. Musican, Amber Fort, Rajasthan (I thought this was a unique photo until I saw an exact replica in The Sunday Times....same clothes and pose!)

Those guys ever have itchy scalp or dandruff problems.I bet shampoo manufacturers do alright hey.

p.s. very colourful photos...thankyou.

 

[2020hindsight]

1. Golden Temple, Punjab

great photos pommieg, That Golden Temple is out in the middle of a lake yes? and after it was attacked by Indian army, it indirectly triggered the assassination of Indira Ghandi yes?
http://www.answers.com/topic/indira-gandhi

In 1984 she used the military to suppress Sikh rebels and ordered an attack on a Sikh shrine in Amritsar; a few months later, Gandhi was assassinated by Sikh conspirators

PS also - apologies GP for trying to slip in those google shots as ones that I had taken (just couldn't find another suitable thread ) Personally I think you're making a tough call there, but whatever. I mean - lol - pommieg is apologising for the detail on his photo of the Taj Mahal !!?? - wait till I find some of my old waterstained ones lol - assuming any are worth posting in this company )

 

[Pommiegranite]

Thanks WYSIWYG and 2020 for the compliments

You're right about the colour. Rajasthan is probably the most colourful state in the most colourful country.

As for the Golden Temple. Yes it was attacked on Indira Gandhis orders in 1984. She was subsequently assassinated by her sikh bodyguards. You can still see the mortar damage and bullet holes in the gold, left as a reminder!

 

[nomore4s]

A couple from Singapore 2006

 

[Pommiegranite]

lol...how#d you get the bear into that pose????

class!

 

[nomore4s]

A couple from Japan 05

 

[nomore4s]

lol...how#d you get the bear into that pose????

class!

lol, yeah its good, should get joe to resize it so I can use it for my avatar

 

[Pommiegranite]

here yer go....

a little difficult to see though

 

[2020hindsight]

Here's an old redwood - the sign says it's pertrified - I would be too if I saw man approaching. The sign goes on
"Redwood Tree. This tree is representative of Yellowstone's unique fossil forest. It remains in the same position in which it grew , probably 40 million years ago". Yellowstone was the first National Park in USA (1872) .

Oregon coast -which I guess is close to where Terri Irwin heils (hails?) from. great lady!

And one half of the Chip 'n Dale team that Walt Disney used to make comics about. Pretty average photos, but what the heck - this is my version of "a temple"

PS I particularly found it strange when you travel through USA, and you read signs like that eg "40 million years old" - then you find that 50% of American (USA) believe the universe is only 6000years old.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellowstone_National_Park Yellowstone National Park is the centerpiece of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, the largest intact ecosystem in the Earth's northern temperate zone.[3] Yellowstone became the world's first national park on March 1, 1872.[1] Located mostly in the U.S. state of Wyoming, the park extends into Montana and Idaho. The park is known for its wildlife and geothermal features; Old Faithful Geyser is one of the most popular features in the park.

More than 1,000 sites of historical significance have been discovered. Native Americans have lived in the Yellowstone region for at least 11,000 years