2007 Travel Plans

Middle Earth....Destroyed!

Coup in Thailand
Killer Heat Wave in Europe
Tsunami in Thailand

It has been really amazing over the past few years whenever I travel somewhere ...something realy bad happens.

Upcoming Travel Warnings ......

January....New Years Cruise

February.......St. Marten Cruise

March.....Las Vegas
April....Hong Kong / New Zealand / Australia .....CANCELLED
May......Thailand ........Postponed
June.....Seattle / Vancouver ............Pending???

July / August......Upstate New York / Boston

October......Montreal Cruise to Fort Lauderdale
November.......Thailand

New Zealand volcano spews mudflow

SYDNEY, Australia (Reuters) -- Civil defense authorities in New Zealand have activated an emergency response plan after the volcanic crater lake at Mt. Ruapehu burst its banks sending a mudflow down the mountain, Australian media reported on Sunday.

There were no reports of injuries or damage associated with the natural phenomenon known as a "lahar," Australian Broadcasting Corp. said on its Web site.

Mt. Ruapehu is one of the most active crater lake volcanoes in the world and scientists have been expecting a significant lahar for the past few months.

The 9,175-feet mountain also was the location of Middle Earth in the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy of films.

Reports and the first pictures from the scene describe a flash flood of water, mud and volcanic debris sweeping down the southern side of the mountain towards Tangiwai, scene of the 1953 rail disaster that claimed 151 lives when a lahar swept away a bridge, the broadcaster said.

Hundreds of travelers have been stranded by road closures in the central north island of New Zealand, with bad weather hampering efforts for an aerial inspection of the volcano, it said.