Gagnonius the Globe Trotter

Spain and Ireland Photos!

2006-12-19T06:00:00.000-08:00

Apparently Bulls in Ireland know how to read...It is not cool that they are smarter than me!

Absolutely under no circumstances can you pretend to fall off the cliff!

There was no dancing like a fairy allowed at the Cliffs of Moher...I took my chances and did it anyway...then got arrested!

Wow, how beautiful...The Cliffs are nice too!

Where's my Lucky Charms?

I should probably wear this mask for the rest of my life!

I will not pay 2.50 Euros to have proof I kissed the Blarney Stone...the taste of urine in my mouth was enough to prove I kissed it!

Blarney Castle!

This was the man who held me during my first kiss in Ireland...he said I was a good kisser!

Me and Ethan having a beer smaller than a shot in Madrid!

I cannot remember all their names...but i paid them to take the photo so that you would think i had made friends on my trip.

I think I was pushing a fart one in this photo!

John Lennon is not dead people! Street performer in Barcelona!

This guy could really fly...wow that hash was good!

My Goodness...the greasiest skullet, no not a mullet, I have ever seen. You should get arrested for something like this.

Oh my nose! Nice boobs!

I have never seen a dog crap three perfect circles like this before...amazing!

Gaudi's La Sagrada Famila in Barcelona. It will be finished in 2082!

I had to get a feel!

More Europe Photos

2006-12-01T06:25:00.000-08:00

The Arc De Triumph...ooh la la!

It is more beautiful in person, the photo does not do it justice!

Nothing like cramming a waffle full of chocolate into your face to feel like a new man!

Mmmmmmm...Brian Likey!

The square in Brussels!

When I die this is how people will now where to go to pay their respects!

Mmmm...Beer!

Could someone tell me if they think this is odd...i took this in venice!

The main church in Venice!

Venice has water and boats!

This is Bled in Slovenia...what a photo!

What an even better photo!

This is Ljubliana in Slovenia!

Europe Photos!

2006-11-19T08:32:00.000-08:00

Doing the Crane in Croatia...man it felt good!

The Island of Hvar off the coast of Croatia...spectacular.

This is a view from inside the palace in Split.

A view of Split from above.

Waterfalls in Plitvice National Park in Croatia.

Plitvice National Park...I built this bridge without any tools...or wood!

This cathedral in Belgrade is over 100 years in the making...the inside still isn't even close to being finished.

This statue I stumbled up in Belgrade reminded me of my brother Jeff...I am not sure why though...perhaps Nikki might know.

This statue in Belgrade reminded me of myself...and I know why!

This is a view of Belgrade from the palace on top of the hill.

This statue was dedicated to men everywhere who walk with kids on their heads.

A beautiful fall day in Budapest.

This photo was not supposed to be taken.

Neither was this one.

Has anyone noticed that I have the same clothes on in every photo...yeah, i can't afford new ones either.

Heroes Square in budapest.

The Hills are alive with the sounds of this annoying movie...it took place in Salzburg Austria.

A view of the old town in Salzburg.

Mozart and his wife...i think he played the piano or something.

A first look at mainland Europe.

South Africa & Scotland Photos!

2006-10-16T02:37:00.000-07:00

He has kids and a wife but there could be some doubt as to wether or not Kevin is gay!

Who is this loser?

This is the view from atop the mountain me and Kevin Climbed.

You haven't been to Scotland until you've seen a sheep. Ok, just seen a sheep, nothing else, I swear. Get your minds out of the gutter!

This is a fence and some grass! Oh, rocks and dirt too!

The beautiful scottish countryside.

Once again, an exhibit of my amazing photo taking skills!

This is Kevin's son Lucas. He drops the biggest and smelliest turds you could ever imagine from a little boy.

The fastest land animal on the planet. The Cheetah can reach speeds up to 70 mph. As you can see, this one is not running. I'm not quite sure what gives that away.

Here kitty, kitty!

I want chicken I want Liver, Meow Mix, Meow Mix please deliver. This lion probably thought I was the meow mix.

This lion provided the inspiration for an early 18th Century African Author. Although he never quite got the praise he deserved. His name was Claude Bawls!

This was the blowhole in Port St. John. You can see a little bit of the water starting to rise out.

A view high above Port St. John. Alot like Coffee Bay except for the fact that they are spelled different.

I killed this monkey and ate it for breakfast. Just kidding. I tried to kill him cauase he threw rocks at me but the park ranger stopped me and said that he was just an innocent primate. Well, you know what I told her? So am I!

Coffee Bay...oh how I miss Coffee Bay. If my dad goes to South Africa i think i'll have no choice but to make sure he goes here, for obvious reasons of course. (See Coasting Along in South Africa post)

The view from my guesthouse in Hogsback.

More Waterfalls. This waterfall was the inspiration for a famous American Author called I.P. Freeley.

Some of the beautiful waterfalls in the hills of Hogsback. Hogsback is rumored to be the inspiration for the Lord of the Rings.

This is in the Addo Elephant park outside Port Elizabeth.

Here is me with some American Lassies I met in Cape Town. We are at the South Western most point in the African continent. Where were you on this day? Hopefully working or stuck in traffic!

Here we are overlooking Cape Point.

Here is me on top of Table Mountain in Cape Town. Mesa is Spanish for table, I bet you didn't know that!

Africa Photos!

2006-08-27T00:59:00.000-07:00

Me and Natalee at the bar in the hostel back in Johannesburg. Natalee was on my tour.

I went to the Casino at the falls and won money that wasn't worth wiping my ass with.

Me, Drew and Bobby. Just a few guys looking manly in front of the falls.

Lola, she actually looks quite nice in front of the falls.

All I needed was to be rolling some doobies and living off of government cheese while I was living in a van down by Victoria Falls.

I was trying to drop a turd in the falls, just so I could say i clogged the worlds biggest toilet!

What can I say? Victoria Falls!

This is our tour group in front of our truck, Marvin, as we entered Victoria Falls.

Here is me in the Safari truck in Chobe.

When was the last time you saw something so fat eating so much and doing absolutely nothing...ok, don't answer that.

These are the Kudu we saw. Later they would be crapping their pants as a lion or a leopard lurked in the bush.

Driving to Zimbabwe we had to stop for some Elephants crossing the road. This was outside the National Park. They are pretty much free to roam anywhere.

What girth the mighty Baobob tree has!

This is a Baobob tree.

This is a sunset in the Delta!

These are the Mokoros that took us into the Delta in Botswanna.

Two more kids from the school. They wanted me to pull their fingers, gross! Who would ask such a terrible thing?

See if you can tell which one i am in this photo.

These were some kids at the school we went to visit. I asked them to pull my finger.

This giraffe actually had the camera on of that guy I described in my suckbag post. It couldn't lift it's head up any further than this.

Freaking Elephants!

Hey, stop the truck, there are some Zebras.

Hey, a few more zebras. Let's get some more photos. I don't have that many yet.

Oh my god I don't believe it, more bloody zebras. Might as well take some photos.

This was the closest i've come to getting any action on my trip. Ok, I lied, it's actually the closest i've come in my entire life.

This was the 2nd closet i've come to getting action in my entire life. Oh my god...boobies...look there are boobies...what do i do?

This is a young child at the Himba Village we went to visit in Nambia. I just told him that the Red Sox lost 5 in a row to the yankees!

This is a photo of Spitkoppe, the one we would hike up the side of.

This is a photo of the beach in Swakopmund in Namibia just after sunset. The only thing the beach was missing was some skeeballa and salt water taffy, damn I would have loved to be able to play some skeeball and eat taffy.

They are so cute until they jump on you and claw you and bite you.

Aaaaaaaaaawh. Look at the cute little baby lion. Hey pookie wookie dookie lion...you are so cute and adorable...how about I kick your punk ass and show you who's boss?

Ok, so I decided to take on the cute little lion and I challenged him to a fight, just so that I could say that I've fought a Lion. I mean if you had the choice of wether to die or fight a lion what would you do? To me the choice was obvious.

This is a Lion, actually it was a gay lion. All he kept saying was, Roar....Roar!

These are some wild dogs at a small game reserve just outside of Johannesburg. I tried to make fake doorbell sounds so that they woud bark like my dog maggie at home but it didn't work.

Lola insisted i take her picture...what a bitch!

A view of Hong Kong from above.

This is a state of Bruce Lee down on the waterfront in Kowloon with downtown Hong Kong in the background. I tried to drop kick him in the head but it was too high.

Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam Photos!

2006-07-29T02:04:00.000-07:00

The sun sets over Halong Bay and my time in Southeast Asia.

From left to right, Amy, Kim and me.

Sunset in Halong BAy...funny place to hide a peanut, eh?

My girlfriend Lola...she is really nice.

Our boat for our trip in Halong Bay.

Nha Trang on the coast north of Saigon.

A stopped traffic light in Saigon. Way more motor bikes than cars.

U.S. Tanks at the War Remnants Museum in Saigon.

In Cambodia this is what you were greeted by at the end of every bus journey. Pulled and grabbed to go to their hotels, amazing!

These little piggies went to the market, but they got their heads chopped off and and never went home.

This little girl harrassed me all day to buy bracelets, and i finnally did.

Me Andy and the girls at Angkor Wat.

I liked this photo...not sure why though!

This would be a great photo...if i wasn't in it.

Angkor Wat...damn what a nice photo...who took it anyway?

The killing fields in Phnom Penh. A huge tower filled with these skulls greets you as you walk in the gate...mind blowing.

Me and Andy at a waterfall in Sihanoukville. I think i have man boobs in this picture...crap!

Sihanoukville Cambodia. The look on these kids faces when I showed them the picture of themselves was priceless.

Elephants on Kho Chang. They looked near death. They are used for trekking.

Check out my hog man...heck yeah!

Our shower in Kho Chang. Cold water you dumped on your head with a bowl.

Squat toilets...my worst enemy. They are very gross. Knowing these are around can back you up for days with stress and anxiety that you ultimately have to balance over it and do your stuff.

Kho Chang in Thailand. We paid 100 baht or $2.50 for these bungalows right on the beach.

Nice Rack!

Andy in the pool...what a douchebag!

This is Andy's picture of a Buddha at I think the grand palace in Bangkok?

This was the pool on the top of my hotel in Bangkok. It's a pool, not a pond!

Me, Sharon, Ruby, and Josh. Josh is from Providence. Sharon is from the Phillipines but lives in Canada and Ruby is from the Netherlands. Our boat captain had 3 teeth and peed over the side of the boat near some unsuspecting snorkelers.

This picture doesn't do it justice but it's one of the most beautiful places i've ever seen.

In order to go to see maya beach we had to swim to this hole and crawl through.

This is Kho Phi Phi Lay. It's where Maya Bay is from the movie "The Beach." Some say it looks like a sleeping Homer Simpson.

This was our boat captain on Ko Phi Phi Island in Thailand. Go back and read the post, he was mentioned.

Malaysia, Borneo, Brunei Photos!

2006-06-07T01:14:00.000-07:00

This is a view from inside one of the houses in the water village in Brunei. This particular house was pretty amazing but they are not all this nice.

This is a view from our boat tour of the water village in Brunei. It's pretty neat to see all these houses in the middle of the city all along the river. Most people have boats to get them where they need to go. There is even a shell station for them to fuel up their boats.

These are some of the people i was traveling with to Brunei. From left to right, Laura, Andy, and Ash all from England. The guy in the center is named Danny. He is somewhat famous. There is a section in the lonely planet guide that mentions him as being a helpful tour guide in Brunei. Sure enough he greeted us at the bus station and asked us what we needed. Brunei is a dry country so he was also able to tell us where to get some beer.

This photo didn't come out quite the way I wanted but it is a view of Mt. Kinabalu. This is the highest peak in Southeast Asia. It stands at just over 13,000 feet.

Here is a photo of our group at Uncle Tan's. The guys in the front our the staff and the people in my group are in the back. The camp was alot of fun and if you enjoy wildlife I highly recommend it to anyone.

This isn't the best photo but this is the picture of the wild orangutan and her baby that we spotted. I used the Digital zoom to get a little closer so the quality isn't as good. I hope this picture will give you some appreciation for what i saw.

Here is another shot at the sanctuary. I think this was one of the baby's swinging to the platform to get some food.

This is at the Orangutan Sanctuary. There are ropes all throughout the forest that help guides the Orangutans back to the feeding platform. They know exactly when to come and eat. These particlar Orangutans do live in the wild but most are pretty dependent on the food given to them. There are some that when released into the wild never return for the feeding. It's part of the gradual process to re-teach them the skills to survive on their own. It is very touristy but still pretty need to see somewhat wild Orangutans.

These are some more monkey photos. These are the long tailed macaques at the Orangutan Sanctuary. They pretty much just hang around so they can steal food from the Orangutans at feeding time. They are honestly the funniest things to sit and watch. In a matter of about 5 minutes they go from hitting each other, to biting each other, to picking stuff out of each other's hair to screaming at each other and then mating with each other. They can get pretty aggressive so you can't get much closer than i was here. Most people look at them as pests but i think they are hilarious.

This is from the Cameron Highlands in Malaysia. It is a tea plantation. The only time i've ever seen anything so green and so perfectly manicured was my dad's front lawn.

Me and Ed, a guy i met from England flexing in front of the Petronas Towers. When we flex the ocean becomes a bead of sweat on our arms!

Aussie and Singapore Photos!

2006-05-16T02:25:00.000-07:00

Here they are running wild in the parking lot. There were tons of them. It was as treat to watch them run around.

These are the Long Tailed Macaques at the nature reserve in Singapore. There is no zoom on my camera so this was how close i was. He was sitting on the gate that was the opening to the park.

You have to get a shot of the Sydney Opera House...its a must!

Some of the people on my group on my tour from Alice Springs to Darwin. Ryan at the top, from Canada. Paul from England and Ina from Belgium. Then some random ugly guy who snuck in at the top right of the photo.

These are the jumping crocs up near Kakadu National Park.

More Photos

2006-05-08T19:05:00.000-07:00

Here is another shot from the great ocean road. Man, i'm a good photographer.

This is a place called devil's marbles. Too bad the devil's marbles aren't as big as mine!

This is the 2nd most venemous snake in Australia. This Steve Erwin wannabee guy, ran over it and broke it's neck but it was still alive. Then he dragged it to the side of the road and opened it's mouth to show us all the fangs. Not very bright. It is called a King Brown snake and it could kill you in about 30 minutes with a bite. This was the 2nd king brown i saw that day, the other one i saw was just as big and as long, but not as venemous. I decided not to pick it up and i eventually had to flush it down the toilet for the safety of the others waiting for the bathroom.

Trip Photos

2006-05-08T18:11:00.000-07:00

This photo above is from the great ocean road. These are called the 12 apostles.

This is a seal on Kangaroo Island, amazing to get that close to it.

These are some people in my tour group on the great ocean road. Lots of fun!

Here is me atop hollow mountain. One of the hardest climbs i've ever done.

Below is me at Ayers Rock...enough said!