Indochina Children's Fund for Mike

Just received the sad news that a friend and former colleague was a victim of the July 7 bombings. Mike, a fellow tour leader, was involved in several projects to help children in Indochina - a foundation has been set up in his name.
Details below

Mike Matshusita, was a former work colleague of mine at Intrepid Travel, until very recently leading trips in Cambodia and Viet Nam, and a kind-hearted friend to all who knew him.

Nothing can undo the past, but we can honour the memory of those who died in various ways. We must strengthen our work to understand and expose the underlying causes of such desperate acts. We must work even harder to build a peaceful world that would see an end to the horrors of war and terrorism. Such horrors are a daily occurrence around the world, but when they strike at someone we know personally we realise how vulnerable we all are.

By assisting charity projects close to Mike's heart, we can continue his good works helping others in need - an honourable tribute to the life of Mike Matsushita. His family have asked that if you would like to express your sympathy, and as a memory to Mike, that you donate to community projects that Mike was supportive of, in particular to support needy children in Cambodia and Vietnam.

Intrepid Travel has established a separate account within The Intrepid Foundation for this purpose. Intrepid will pay all administration costs and match all donations on a dollar for dollar basis. Please take a look at:

Indochina Children's Fund for Mike
http://www.intrepidtravel.com/rtmikefund.php

Rodando por el Salar

Aventuras por el Salar...empezando por el cementerio de trenes donde nos quedamos un par de horas mientras cambiaban la rueda, buscaban piezas para arreglar no se' que... el dia siguiente nos quedamos atrapado en el barro...una hora mas tarde & con la ayuda de 5 jeeps & todos sus pasajeros logramos empujar el 4x4 (que por cierto no tenia ni 2x2) lo suficiente para que saliera de ahi...solo que a los 200 metros caimos de nuevo...y al 3er dia cuando teniamos que haber salido a las 6 para hacer no se' que cosa, a las 8 estabamos empujando de nuevo para animar a la bateria...

Adventures in the Salar...starting with the train cemetery where we spent a couple of hours whilst changing the tyre, looking for spare parts tp repair whatever...the following day we were trapped in the mud...an hour or so later with the help of 5 jeeps and all the occupants we managed to push the 4x4 (or was it a 2x2) hard enough to get us out of one ditch...only to find ourselves locked into another one 200 metres on...and on the 3rd day when we were supposed to leave at 6am to do I don't know what, at 8 we were pushing again in an attempt to revive the battery...

Salar de Uyuni

On the road in Bolivia

Salty Oasis

Flamingos???

Bolivianscapes