Sorry about the backlog in terms of what we have been up to.  We've spent the last week taking a holiday from our vacation.  Poor us...we know you all feel bad for us being so tired from all our travelling. Believe me, it's hard work. Let's go back 2 weeks now to Salzburg:Our main reason for going to Salzburg was to obtain our visa for Russia. At some point while we were in Italy, it occurred to us that we needed visas for Russia, Mongo...

Benvenuti/Wilkommen from Europa!We´ve been here for over a week and already we´ve been running around a whole lot.  But first, we left Cape Town bright an early although I didn´t quite make it on the plane because I forgot my Leatherman in my carryone.  Fortunately I was able to check it with my bag.  Our flight was pleasant and uneventful; in fact, it was even enjoyable although I got a reputation for being a big eater as I alway...