http://www.nielsenscolumn.com/blog Paul Nielsen's blog Thu, 10 Jan 2008 21:30:44 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Well its day three on the journey from Eastern Europe through to Asia and so far so good. Have just checked into a lovely hostel in Krakow called "Goodbye Lenin". Very near the central train station, super clean, very friendly staff, a big bar with loads of vodka and beer, ... http://www.nielsenscolumn.com/blog/?p=44 3 months, 21 flights, 14 countries, heaps of miles in the air, sea and on the road..... now back to the grindstone in London. Start work next Monday with my old employers back in the city and its amazing how quickly the last few weeks went. The travelling was ... http://www.nielsenscolumn.com/blog/?p=43 Hi there from Mexico City. Its hot, its polluted, its packed but its a fun city to be in. Es Muy Bien!!!!The city is deemed to be the largest in the world and its not hard to see how this is true. Flying from Tutxtla on Monday afternoon I was ... http://www.nielsenscolumn.com/blog/?p=42 Hello again from a sunny and beautiful San Cristobal. It makes a pleasant change after all the rain and bad weather over the past four days. Its been pouring down donkeys and iguanas in this part of the world! San Cristobal lies in the Mexican highlands almost 1,100 kilometres south of ... http://www.nielsenscolumn.com/blog/?p=41 Ola amigos y amigas. Buenos dias!!! The sun is shining, the birds are singing and people are getting about with daily life in Antigua. This is my fifth day in Gringoville (heaps of foreigners here) and its been extremely good so far. The place is famous for having the best ... http://www.nielsenscolumn.com/blog/?p=40 Saturday afternoon and the living is easy. Its been another scorcher and I am now sitting in Bella's guesthouse enjoying a Belikin beer and taking it easy. Reggae music in the background, the owner,s kids running around in the front yard and the sun starting to set. Currently on the ... http://www.nielsenscolumn.com/blog/?p=39 Sunny skies and time to take a packaged tour to the ancient Mayan site of Chichen Itza, or "Chicken Pizza" as the foreigners like to call it. No diving for me unfortunately so have had to skip the diving islands of Cozumel and Playa. Boarded the tourist van along with a ... http://www.nielsenscolumn.com/blog/?p=38 Day 4- Headed down to Vinales (population of 14,000) on the Viazul tourist bus. Steady three and a half hour drive through the rural countryside. Although Havana was enjoyable and an amazing city, it was good to get out the big town vibe. Arrived in Vinales to be greeted by scores of ... http://www.nielsenscolumn.com/blog/?p=37 Its pouring down here while I sit catching up on email and updating my blog after a fantastic nine days in Cuba. Currently on the east coast of the Mexican Yucatan peninsula in a place called Playa Del Carmen. On arrival at Cancun airport yesterday afternoon it felt like a regular ... http://www.nielsenscolumn.com/blog/?p=34 Sitting in Miami airport now waiting for a plane to Cancun, Mexico on American Airlines. Just seen Man United eliminated from the Champions League by Milan.....so not a happy camper. Its been a series of flights to get here and there is a seven hour stop involved before getting to Mexico. All started with ... http://www.nielsenscolumn.com/blog/?p=35