I surgest you save some doe and do it all over again before time catches up with ya. plenty of time to settle down after your 30th, go and have more fun. Dennis

Mexican -

It's not an assumption. I was there. It is generalizing, but seeing the most accessible area the best I can do if I have 3 hours to kill in a foreign country. If you came to Arlington and thought it was the most disgusting place in the world, I wouldn't care. I find that Tijuanians (is that the right word?) are very sensitive about the reputation of their town. Yours is not the first letter I've gotten about this...

Of course you should share your experiences, but saying "The dirtiest and most disgusting place in the world". Isn't that an assumption and generalizing? Well, but of course i'll help you, not show you, where can you go in Tijuana and how to apreciate an other culture.

Mexican -

Are you suggesting that I should not share my first-hand experiences of the places that I visit? And what assumptions did I make?

I just read about yout trip to tijuana, and i don't want to read about the other trips. I can see that you travel without getting to know the real city and the real culture. Hey!The place where you went in Tijuana exists because people like you, coming from United States, go to those kind of places where the majority of the people are American tourists. It is very uneducated and uncultural to say that a city such witouht really getting to know it. So you know, av. Revolucion is not only Tijuana! So, I just want to give an advice, when you travel, go where local people go, not places like that, or even worst Strip clubs, which also exist in many American cities in very dirty and smelly neighborhoods.

Very bad comments, very genaralizing statements, very sad to see people generalizing and making wrong assumptions without knowledge.

wow, awesome travelling write-ups. i also love travelling, but i havent yet reached australia. i eventually will, though! Thanks for your beautiful pictures. bye for now

Good luck.

hey jeff, i love your pictures and the journal you've made.

Hey Jeff.. I just wanted to say that I have thoroughly enjoyed your journals from your trip to OZ and NZ etc. I stumbled across it the other night browsing some info. I was looking for on Kakadu. I have been reading it every night... and laughing, as I can relate to many of your stories and descriptions of your backpacking experience. Feeling so tired cuz your on sensory overload!! I travelled with my best friend in June-Aug. in 2001 to OZ (Outback to east coast), NZ (north & south islands) and also Bali. It was a trip of a lifetime that I'll never forget!! I daydream of moving there. I might go back this next year and see Perth since I never made it to W.A. But most of the places you went I was there, so I could totally relate and loved rememebering all the stuff we saw and did! I wrote a journal and took 46 roles of film but your writing was very descriptive!! I was so sorry to read the part when your pics didn't make it back to your home. Seems though you have many good friends that helped you out with recapturing some good times! In closing...I think what I liked best was your feeling on the Aussie way of life, which makes it so appealing to think about living there--- I always describe in a little different words to people I meet that have never been there sort of a similar feeling.. That was that "Australians tend to do just enough to be happy and support themselves, they're not out to be the richest or the best--no obsession with fame and glory....they have a laid back attitude and lifestylye" (modified version of your words)....and that's what truly makes the journey over there a soul rejuvenation---at least it was for me... Anyway..thanks for putting your scrapbook on the web--It was super cool!!!! and heaps of fun to read!!!! Ooroo!! Did you ever hear any of the tour guides use that expression? We had a crazy-fun tour guide in Kakadu...named "Bushie". Hey....with that goodnite.. I'm tired it's almost 4 in the mornin'

Hi there, Im hoping you check your guest book regular, as i stumbled across your website looking for a lost friends address,I also was in Beachcomber Island Fiji in 2002, where i was good friends with Josua (The Bar man)Iv lost his address and have no way of contacting him, its urgent that i get in touch with him so im wondering do you have his email or anthing, id be really greatfull, thanks, regards, gemma

DUDE LOVE THE STORIES AND THE PICTURE ARE AWESOME. KEEP THEM COMING.

Great photos, Jeff! Were you using a filter? Some of the skies look so incredibly blue.

Hi Jeff, Nice pictures. I WANNA GO ON AN ADVENTURE! Yosemite looks awesome, I've never been there. Keep us all posted, it's fun living vicariously (sp?) thru you. Weeeeeeeee!

Cool site. Stumbled on it when I did a search for Bana and his new movie Troy. Went through a lot of your pics and read some of your journal entries. Boy, you sure do get around with your traveling. Anyway, you should write back if you get this message. The more friends the merrier, I always say... George, 22.

You are not intresting, your photos suck and you are a self absorbed asshole.

Enjoyed your pictures so much. The quality is so great & the objects so interesting !!I think my fav is the Old Window !! Thank you...

thank you

Great pics u have there! I am planning a trip to Perth and your photos gave a good prelude. cheers Ivy

sorry for the wrong fiji link. Should be http://www.arm.ac.uk/~ath/gallery/fiji/index.html armin

Hi, I just enjoyed your photographs on Fiji and Hawaii - I've been at some places you've been. For instance the Nadi Sunseekers Hotel. Sorry to hear that you had such a bad experience there (the mouse...). I stayed there for a couple of nights and had a great time. Sure, no TV etc, but neither mice. Of course the occasional mosquitos, but geckos munching on them, so... Overall the mood there was great. It either became bad or you had bad luck... And funny, I also stayed at the Banana Bungalow in Waikiki... For my pics and diary see http://www.arm.ac.uk/~ath/fiji/index.html and http://www.arm.ac.uk/~madj/gallery/hawaii2002 cheers armin

hey are those photos of the Nausori highlands taken in Nausori village? i lived there for 6 months, doing voluntary teaching im sure i ercognise the people the old man we called coco joe!

Impressive photography. You are very creative.

Hiya, Great site! I'm leaving for Oz in 2 weeks. Can't wait to get back there!

Jeff, I'm impressed with all the work and creativity you put into your travel journals. I just so happened to stumble across this website and I'm pleased I did. You brought back many good memories for me. I played baseball for a few years down in Adelaide and loved every minute of it. My team also got a chance to stay in Sydney for 6 months. You really captured the feel of the place. This all took place back in 1992. It seems like a lot has changed since then. I am looking forward to your next adventure. If you ever get out to Los Angeles don't hesitate to look me up. It would be a pleasure for my girlfriend and myself to host you. Take care and all the best.

about your tijuana trip we are having a hard time fixing our city but we are doing good, but stupid coments like the ones you make of our city dont help so next time you find a city you dont like just shut up and go some place you like o and one more thing you just visited strip clubs with your girl, get a brain check dude, ther is more to tijuana what did you want in a strip club a red carpet. o and you say the mexican patrol has a stupid smile dude at least they are not racist like the u.s. patrol, keep living you dream trip full o and keep of mexico.

Like all Aussies, I enjoyed reading about Australia. I've just come back to Oz after 4 years living in Tokyo and travelling around Asia. Major culture shock and depression to be back home. Perhaps I'll backpack around Oz !? I suggest that you live in another country. It's a different experience to travelling. A non- English speaking country. It's weird how you become fluent in another language before you know it. If You have a Canadain passport you can do a working holiday to France or Japan (or others) easily. I REALLY recommend Japan.

Love the site. You've got some great photo's. Keep it up.

Very enoyable and you have some really good pictures--even though I've seen a lot of these places myself, your pictures make me want to return.

were in oz, just messin around on the internet before settin off on an oz experince bus tmro- just read ur email to ur mates, dont know how we found it, but uve made us scared wot with all the bugs uve encountered. hope ur havin as much fun now as u were bak then, were hopin to have a bit of the same. much love x x x x

Im dying to hear more.. continue to journal.. Cant tell you enough what a great site I found this to be, made me wish I had taken the plunge and the adventure when I was young and could do so. p.s. Girls were crazy not to want to be with you .. I am interested just from the journals and website. Kimmer

Seeing pictures of beachcomber brought back all the great memories...thanx! Bula everybody!!!!!!!

damn; and it don't stop... You Go Jeff... Happy to see you still know how to enjoy life... Great Photos...

we should hook up sometime you look like a nice guy

love the skydiving pictures!! Mine can be seen at www.geocities.com/keziah_w/skydiving

It's too bad you thought the Johnson river croc farm in oz was cool. A typical American anthropocentric view of animals

Great site! I love the pictures!

Hey! Glad to see that your trip went as you had hoped!If you ever need suggestions for Ireland or Vietnam, e-mail!

Wow this is really great. It was encouraging to hear of others experiences for backpacking. I plan on backpacking across Hawaii in April. I'm looking forward to the adventures I'll run into. I'm looking forward to the learning experiences aswell. Take Care!

Hi Jeff Im on nights and my patients are in bed so I thought Id log on to your website to check out the Kakadu photos, and remember the early morning goodbye in Darwin... Hope you had a cool xmas Em.xx

Hi Jeff Cool Travel page you have there, I visited it by chance and spent a lot of time remembering all the things I've seen during my trip in 2001... Must have been a great trip! Mike view also: http://home.datacomm.ch/ozmail/

thax for the the long chats online, while they lasted

Hi Jeff. Remember jumping the Nevis Bungie in Queenstown? Remember cross dressing somewhere down the west coast? Remember me? I've tried to send you e-mails but they always get rejected. Get in touch. Ant