Archive for May, 2007

Brazil Visa

by kristengill
( May 19th, 2007 )

I am sitting here sweating while waiting for my Brazillian visa to arrive, since I’m supposed to leave on Monday for Rio de Janeiro. If I don’t get my visa tomorrow, they will not allow me to board my flight. This is a problem!

So, as I sit here waiting for …

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syttende mai!

by kristengill
( May 17th, 2007 )

Syttende Mai is Norway’s Constitution Day, and has similar significance to the USA’s 4th of July. It celebrates the signing of the Norwegian Constitution in Eidsvoll on May 17, 1814.

In Oslo, the children parade past the Royal Palace carrying flags.

The National Day is celebrated throughout the …

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Pirate of the Caribbean

by kristengill
( May 15th, 2007 )

(Roatan Island, Honduras) Pirates have been raiding Roatan Island since the early 1600s. The first to invade were the Spanish. Then the British. This time, it’s a Czech. Jiri Maska is a modern-day pirate if ever I met one. He is conquering the island with a …

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