Treacle's adventure so far...(2009777)

Hello!
We've travelled to Smygehuk, which is the most the Southernmost point of Sweden.  It's got a lovely shallow sandy headland and lots of pebble beaches.  It was a lovely way to finish the trip.  There is a statue of a lady wearing very few clothes looking out over the harbour.  The lady that posed for it was the grandmother of the American actress Uma Thurman!  I wasn't allowed to go and see the statue, too young. :)  More soon.
*cuddles*
Treacle

Hello!
I'm now in the city where Wallander is filmed - Ystad.  It's a really lovely place and there are definitely more things worth seeing here than just taking the tour and seeing where Kurt lives (in the programme, not in real life).  There has been a settlement here since the 11th century, which is so cool!  We also took a trip out to see the Ales Stenar, it's a really old stone circle in the shape of a ship and they think King Ale is buried here.  No-one really knows how old it is, but carbon dating has given us a couple of dates, 600CE or 3500BCE.  Confusing, but still awesome and very old!  More soon.
*cuddles*
Treacle

Hello!
I've started a new adventure.  I've travelled over the south of Sweden, it's lovely down here and we started our tour in Helsignborg.  This is Sweden's 9th largest municipality.  Before the bridge was built between Sweden and Denmark this was the place that all the ferries came to.  I visited the Helsingborg castle tower, which was from the 14th century.  Very medieval!
More soon
*cuddles*
Treacle

Hello!
Our last stop on our journey, Boston airport.  It was a scary place for a little bear.  The check in screens were so large, but I managed to find the right gate. I was a little worried about the K-9 teams sign, I'm sure I would be a tiny mouthfull for a big dog <scary!> I did like the cow though, he let me ride on him, that was fun.  End of an adventure, time for new one!
*cuddles*
Treacle

 Hello!
We've travelled to Vermont and are staying in the wonderful Von Trapp family lodge.  It was a wonderful place to stay. It was amazing to see what happened to the Von Trapp family after "The Sound of Music".  They fled from the Nazi's in the war and went to America.  They opened up a small guest house.  It grew and grew and became really popular and is now really, really wonderful place to stay.  Hmm - I hear the sauna calling!  Another update soon. :)
lots of cuddles
Treacle

 Hello!
We've now travelled west to Williamstown whilst on our way to go and see the wonderful colours of the fall in Vermont.  We didn't stay here very long, just long enough to enjoy the view and sleep over.  More soon!
*cuddles*
Treacle

Hello!
I'm on a brand new adventure with a lovely new companion.  We've flown over the pond to America to see some autumn countryside.  We started off in Boston, which is a really old city first founded in 1630!  It's the capital of Massachusetts and was a lovely city.  I had a very good view from the hotel window, but I couldn't really get my head around the coffee machine.  I thought America was supposed to be the home of large things, but this coffee machine was really quite teddy sized!  I figured it out in th end!  More soon.
*cuddles*
Treacle

Hello!
I've been having such a wonderful time in Austria.  We went to the Mozart Blick, which was great, but to get a good view of the area I had to be lifted onto the sign with a pole.  It was quite scary!  We also went up the cog railway, or the Schafberg Bahn as they call it here.  It was brilliant!  I enjoyed being back on the train again.  The flowers at the top were really, really pretty!  Another adventure soon!
*cuddles*
Treacle

Hello!
I've been on an adventure to Austria.  Of course when you think of Austria you think of Mozart, so we went to visit Mozart's birthplace.  He lived on the third floor at the  "Hagenauer House" at Getreidegasse 9.  There were so many people around that I had to have some help in seeing over all the heads of the people.  We went on a boat ride, but I was really confused by all the information on the board. Lucky that I was travelling with some good friends who understood the information otherwise I'd have really got into some trouble!  More soon!
*cuddles*
Treacle

Hello!
After my long adventure to Australia I had a bit of a rest, but I'm all ready for new adventures now!  To keep myself fit whilst I've been at home I went cycling!  You have to prepare properly to go cycling, making sure your tyres are pumped up properly and make sure you wear a proper cycling helmet.  Then you're ready to off for a ride!
*cuddles*
Treacle

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Of course all good things come to an end and our time in Business Class with champagne was only for the first leg of 14 hours. Once we got to Abu Dhabi we were put straight back in economy class again, where I had to share a seat with the nyckelharpa.  Luckily it was only for 7 hours and we were soon back in the UK.  The end of an amazing adventure!
*cuddles*
Treacle

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Finally, we finished our long drive and got to the airport.  Unfortunately we had a bit of a problem and mix up with our tickets and that meant we had to pay lots of extra money (which we hope to get back again!)  But because I was a very polite and well behaved little bear I got upgraded to business class.  I thought this was awesome - the bed was flat, I had a wonderful blanket and the seat even had vibrating controls to give my little back a massage - it was brilliant!  I slept and ate very well indeed!
*cuddles*
Treacle

Hello!
We've started our long journey back to the UK now.  We started by driving from Melbourne back to Sydney.  As we passed through a little town called Holbrook I noticed something that looked really strange and out of place, seeing as we were miles and miles from the sea... a submarine!  I had to go and take a closer look.  It was really the shell of a submarine outside the Submarine Museum - ah all makes sense.... I think!  We only stopped for lunch, a long journey home from here!
*cuddles*
Treacle

Hello!
Whilst we were on our whirlwind tour of Australia, the Royal Wedding happened!  I had to make do with the best that I had, so I'd brought with me a tea towel to hang up and then watched the proceedings on my trusty iPhone.  She did look very lovely in the dress, every inch a princess!
*cuddles*
Treacle

Hello!
We made it down to Melbourne and I decided to go for a walk.  Melbourne is the capital city of the state of Victoria and was founded in 1835.  I wandered around the many lanes, there were lots of chocolate shops and wonderful little shops.  I found some scales by one shop that sold chocolate frogs that was imported from England. I also found a wonderful statue of a family that was reunited.  A lovely city. :)  Not here long though, time to get back on the road.
*cuddles*
Treacle

Hello!
Australia is huge, not just huge, but huuuuuge!  We've hired a car and drove from Canberra down to Melbourne, it took us forever.  Luckily I slept quite a lot of the way, so it wasn't too bad, but still, wow!  Large country!  I got a nice birdseye view of the road of the bits that I was awake for!
*cuddles*
Treacle

Hello!
We left Brisbane and carried on down to Canberra to go to the National Folk Festival.  There was so much happening, so much music, so many people.  The weather was wonderful and all was brilliant... until.... I finally saw my first kangaroo.  It was a bit scarey, so I kept well back, I didn't want to be mistaken for a baby kangaroo and then get lost in a pouch somewhere!  There was something a bit strange about these kangaroos though!  More soon.
*cuddles*
Treacle

Hello!
Australia is such a large place and we've flown all the way up the east coast to Brisbane, well I say all the way up, some of the way up, there is still much more northwards!  I went to see a friend and we had a lovely time playing.  We played lots with lego and flying machine/creatures, it was a bit scary really, but I managed to keep mostly out of trouble!  It was a wonderful view out of their house southwards.  Bliss! Still not staying here long, straight back on the road again!
*cuddles*
Treacle

Hello all!
When you're in Sydney you just have to go to see the Opera House and the Harbour Bridge.  The Opera House was opened in 1973 after the winning design being submitted in 1953.  That's a really long time to win a competition and finally get your design made!  Wow!  The Sydney Harbour Bridge was started in 1923 and finally finished in 1932.  I definitely need to come back to Australia and climb to the top of the bridge and have my photograph taken, I'm sure the view would be totally amazing!  We're not staying long in Sydney, so it's time to get on the move again!
*cuddles*
Treacle

Hello!
Well, it was a long, long flight and finally we landed at Sydney airport.  It was very early morning and the sun was shining brightly and there was a gentle breeze in the air.  We sat for a drink and I explored the wonderful artwork.  Of course I got a little bit in trouble and had to be rescued from hanging upside down in the artwork!  More on my wonderful adventure soon!
*cuddles*
Treacle

Hello!
The thing about long journeys is just that, they're very long!  This journey had two flights and the first flight stopped off in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates.  It was about 4am British Summer time when we got there and it was very tiring!  So my companion and I decided to get some sleep.  Funny thing is, I had deja vu about being here before and trying to get some sleep with my travel companion!  Not a long stop - straight back on the plane again!  More soon.
*cuddles*
Treacle

Hello!
I'm going on a big adventure, one that's a long way away.  All good adventures start somewhere and mine is starting at Heathrow airport, in the evening.  I've packed my bag and I'm all ready to go.  I just hope that it's not too heavy for me, it nearly squashed me whilst I was waiting to get on the flight!  Paws crossed....
*cuddles*
Treacle

Hello everyone!
I've travelled back over to Sweden again, I do like it in Sweden.  It's still a bit snowy in the North.  I visited a remote village where there is a famous boat grave.  There is a historical period in Sweden called the Vendel Period which is from 550 - 800AD.  This is the village that it took its name from - gosh vey historical.  It was wet and rainy and definitely time to get inside!  A new adventure soon!
*cuddles*
Treacle

Hello!
I've travelled over the pond again to Detroit.  It was cold and icy!  We had a hotel room really high up, so you can see me sitting at the bottom of the hotel and then looking out of the window.  The best part was looking over the icy water to Canada.  It reminded me of when I started my travels out on the west coast of Canada and Whistler.  Fun times! :)  I'd like to go back again, maybe one day.  As always, a flying visit, I have a much larger adventure coming soon and I need to head home to get ready!
*cuddles*
Treacle

Hello!
I'm transitting through London to my next destination and you know what?  Today I felt like a really big bear.  Maybe people are small in London, I fitted right in on this London Underground tube carriage! The underground goes a long way out of London, this is the end of the Central Line, Epping!
*cuddles*
Treacle

Hello!
I travelled back from the States to go to a family gathering in France.  It was lovely to see lots of friendly faces.  We wondered around the town and had a wonderful party in the evening.  I took lots of photos and even danced on the dance floor.  A lovely evening, but it's time to get back on the road again!
*cuddles*
Treacle

Hello!
I had a wonderful trip up to New York.  Lovely wonderful blue skies.  I went up the Empire State Building and saw the Statue of Liberty.  It wasn't a very long trip to New York, but it was an amazing city and I want to come back again!
*cuddles*
Treacle

Hello!
After Christmas I joined up with a troupe of Scouts for the World Scout Conference in Curitiba in Brazil.  I had no idea that Brazil was sooo large, luckily I had my friend Sven to help guide me around.  There were about 2000 scouts from around 137 countries! There was so much to do that I didn't really get much chance to see any of Brazil, but I got to see a few things in Curitiba before having to head home again.  It's very tiring this scouting.  I probably need time to rest, but I can't I'm back on the road again!
*cuddles*
Treacle

Hello!
It's been a while since I blogged, but I've not been idle!  I've been having lots of adventures, so I'm going to tell you all about them!  I spent Christmas at home.  Of course I tried to help with putting up Christmas decorations, but it's hard and yes I ended up getting into trouble again!  Putting up advent candles is a dangerous business for a little bear!  I needed a little time to prepare for my next adventure, so I spent most of that time sleeping and of course packing and training....
*cuddles*
Treacle

Hello!
Part 2 of my adventure to Strawberry Hill took me to lots more brightly coloured rooms and the finally back outside again where I got to ride on the back of a griffin.  Lots of fun!  I hope to have a new adventure soon!
*cuddles*
Treacle

Hello!
I've been on an adventure to Strawberry Hill.  A lovely little Gothic Castle by Horace Walpole.  It's a wonderful place from the 18th century and all the rooms are being done up in the original colours and styles.  It was wonderfully bright and shiny!  We had to wear special plastic slippers, which were really quite awkward to wear!  I managed to climb to the top of the stairs and decided to say hello to one of the golden figures, but of course, I slipped and fell all the way back down to the bottom and straight into the basket full of plastic slippers!  More soon!
*cuddles*
Treacle

Hello,
the last port of call - Belfast, in Northern Ireland.  It's time to go home again and I'm a little bit sad.  But I've got more adventures lined up before me, so that's good.  Now what next?
*cuddles*
Treacle

Hello!
I'm continuing with my journey through Ireland.  It is a very pretty and incredibly green place and very,very wet :(
I've gone west to Dingle.  It's lovely and we looked out over the Atlantic, before moving on northwards.
*cuddles*
Treacle

Hello!
I've gone to Ireland!  Hurrah.  It's a lovely place, but rather wet.  I decided to start by going to the Blarney Stone.  I thought if I could jump high enough I'd be able to reach it.  I wanted to kiss the Blarney Stone so that I could get the gift of the gab to help me when I get into trouble.  You can see I nearly reached it!  I didn't stay long, I didn't want to get too wet!
*cuddles*
Treacle

Morning,
I'm out and about on a new adventure and I've just got back from cub camp.  I tried really hard to help with the bonfire.  But I am a very small bear and the pole was very slippery.  Oh well, I did my best! Time to go and pack and be ready for my next adventure!
*cuddles*
Treacle

Hello!
I just managed to get in my harvest of walnuts before the weather turned all snowy and cold!  It's not an easy thing to harvest walnuts when you're as small as me.  I spotted one high up in the tree that looked perfect, so I clibed up to get it, but of course I slipped and was left dangling by my foot!  I was there for a little while until I managed to wiggle it loose and I fell.  Luckily I managed to land nice and softly (still clutching my walnut!)  I landed next to my good friends the froggies.  They were a little covered in weeds, so I helped them out disentangling them.  I did manage to get quite a lot of walnuts by the end of the day, but phew that was hard work!
*cuddles*
Treacle

Hello,
I've just had a really cool adventure in London!  We set off really early and caught the train and tube (of course I've been to London before, so I knew where I was going!) and went to the Royal Albert Hall.  It was an awesome production with around 1500 children taking part, I didn't see any bears though.  The Royal Albert Hall is an amazingly large place and I did get quite lost trying to get right up to the top.  The best view was definitely just behind the orchestra though!  Amazing.  I bet Boogie would have loved it here!
*cuddles*
Treacle

Hello!
I've left Barcelona and have gone to Greece.  I'm in Corinth, which is a really old city, it was founded in 6000BC, which is a really, really long time ago!  There is an amazing canal here and I went to visit it.  I was a bit scared, it was a very long way up and I'm a bit accident prone, so I had my picture taken and then ran back to safety.  Phew!  A new adventure soon.
*Cuddles*
Treacle

Hello!
I'm on a new adventure, a fast and furious adventure of visiting a few countries all very quickly.  You spend lots of time at airports when you do that and you have to sleep whenever you can.  So I tried to get some sleep in Barcelona airport, but the lights were too bright.  So I hunted around to try to find somewhere dark to hide and sleep, hurrah!
A new place soon!
*cuddles*
Treacle

Hello!
I'm back in England for a brief stop over and I've headed up north to Fleetwood.  It's peninsular with the sea on three sides of the town and wonderful trams crisscrossing everywhere.  I went up to the high point, called The Mount, which was originally built on a very large sand dune!  There was a very nice view of the esplanade and I guess there would have been a good view of the pier, if it hadn't been destroyed by fire in 2008. :(
Ah well, time to move on, more countries to see!
*cuddles*
Treacle

Evening all!
I've now begun my journey back down south again.  I'm in Helsinki in Finland.  It's a really lovely place, it's the capital city and also the largest city in Finland.  It was established in 1550 by King Gustav I of Sweden and known as Helsingfors.  We're not here for long, a conference at the university and wow, what a building!  I had a long look around before taking my post at the speakers table.  I think I like this lecturing business, I could get used to it!  More soon!
*cuddles*
Treacle

Hello!
It's been a truly magical time up here in the arctic circle.  I've seen lots of new things, including reindeer and cloudberries.  We stopped on the path and walked around picking and eating cloudberries.  They were really tasty!  I had to have some help though, I couldn't carry many, so I had to have a helping hand stash!  It felt really great to have completed the hike from Nikkaluokta to Abisko via Kebnekaisa, a distance of 125 kilometers!  I met up with Mini-Sven at the end and we went off to the hostel to grab a shower before heading back to the train.  So, that's the end of this adventure.  It's time for me to find a new one.  Now which country will I go to next?
*cuddles*
Treacle

Evening!
I've managed to hook into the Teddy secret communication network again to let you know that the hike up on the Kungsleden north of the Arctic Circle is going well.  I wondered about a bit today and found what looked like a very tasty mushroom.  I wasn't totally sure if it was safe to eat though, so I put it back where I found it.  I'm having lots of fun walking up here though and definitely I'm not spending too much time hitching lifts in rucksacks and I'm getting lots of exercises.  Some of the huts we are staying in have saunas, which are very nice to relax in at the end of a long days walk!  It's wonderful being here!
*cuddles*
Treacle

Hello,
We've been walking hard and we're now totally out of touch with civilization, no mobile phones work out here, the only connection you have is when you pass another walker and wave at them. We've reached another called, the Sälka hut. The sound of the waterfalls is awesome, and you just get water out of the streams with a foldable cup, called a kåsa. It's so quiet (except when the helicopter goes overhead).  When the ground gets boggy there are these tracks to walk along called spång.  It's great!  Anyway, I'm using the secret bear network to get this message through and my time is up.  I'll update again soon!
*cuddles*
Treacle

Hello!
Well, after the gruelling day climbing Kebnekaise we walked on out the other side from the mountain station and westwards towards the Kungsleden the Kings Trail.  I was quite exhausted, but I kept going.  We stopped for lunch at a lovely stream, where I paddled my feet, splashed water and made a dam.  It was lots of fun! Then we kept on going westwards until we made it to the hut.  No electricity, running water was the stream outside and a hole in the ground for a toilet.  It was brilliant!  We saw lots of reindeer too!  Brilliant!  Early night tonight, quite tired!
*cuddles*
Treacle

Hello!
What a day!  A very fantastic wonderful, but very tiring day!  I climbed to the very top of Sweden, the top of the mountain Kebnekaise.  It was brilliant, but boy was I tired.  We started off early in the morning and climbed and climbed and climbed.  Steep grassy, steep rocks, steep glacier, steep rock climb, steep rocks, steep glacier ..... summit!  I was given a walking pole, but it was a bit long for me, so I leant it to someone else to use.  :)  The view from the top was really very, very stunning.  The walk down was very long and hard, so I snuck into a rucksack and had a bit of a snooze.  I know that's cheating, but I had done the hard bit!  After 11 and a half hours we were safely down.  Phew!  Boy am I going to sleep well tonight!
*cuddles*
Treacle

 Hello!
We arrived in Kiruna and took the bus on to Nikkaluokta.  Here the transport ran out and we had to walk!  We walked for 5.6 kilometers until we got to LappDanalds where we stopped for a fabulous Reindeer burger, yum!  Then we took the boat for another 6km and finally walked to the Mountain Station at the foot of Kebnekaise, the tallest mountain in Sweden. Time for an early night, we're going to ascend it tomorrow!
*cuddles*
Treacle

Hello!
There is no rest for travelling teddy bear and of couse, I'm back on the train again.  I've travelled up from sunny old Sidmouth, flying to Stockholm and then hopping onto the train to go back up to the north of Sweden.  I was up here earlier in the year and it was all lovely and snowy.  This time I'm going on a high adventure up in the arctic circle.  More about that when we get there though!  Once we'd got on the overnight train we had our dinner, mmm, Toblerone and then we slept and soon found ourselves in the land of the midnight sun!  I thoroughly explored our three berth cabin and narrowly escaped being stuck in the cupboard!  There wasn't much view from the window as we got further and further north... There should be better views later in this trip!  More soon!
*cuddles*
Treacle

Hello!
Well, after I came down from the Bell Tower I decided to walk along the beach.  It's a lovely beach, for England anyway.  I was sitting on a rock, minding my own business when all of a sudden, out from nowhere came this massive wave and it washed me into a driftwood tree.  I was left all dangling and stuck!  Luckily I someone came along and rescued me, phew!  I think it's time to leave Sidmouth and find a new adventure some place else!  I'll blog again soon!
*cuddles*
Treacle

Hello!
Well, after hanging around for a little while I manage to get myself to the top of the beautiful red cliff and up to the bell tower.  The view really was quite lovely!  It was a long way up though and I was a little bit scared of falling, but I was very careful and I stayed safe.
*cuddles*
Treacle

Hello!
I've made it back from Africa now and have ended up in the wonderful coastal town of Sidmouth.  It's on the jurassic coast and has wonderful red cliffs rising high above the sea.  After all my climbing in Africa I was inspired.  So early one morning, just as the day was dawning, I set out along the beach to explore.  I could see a really pretty bell tower at the top of the cliff, so I started to climb and climb.  Of course I got my head stuck in the cliff face and I was left dangling for a little while.  Eventually I managed to scramble to a little ledge and here I sat for a while contemplating the wonderful blue sea and sky and the lovely red cliff....
*cuddles*
Treacle

Hello!
I've had a wonderful time in Africa, but I've been planning my trips and I'm now ready to go on a new adventure.  I met up with Mini-Sven one last time to make plans for new adventures.  We're going our different ways for a while, but we are going to meet up again.  You can see us having this important meeting next to Lake Victoria in Entebbe before catching our flights back to Europe again.  Another adventure soon!
*cuddles*
Treacle

Hello!
We've moved on and into Rwanda and the capital city of Kigali.  It's a really beautiful city and quite hilly.  I had a lovely time wandering around and managed not to get myself into trouble at all!  I got there quite early and had to sit and wait for a while for the tourist office to open so that I knew where to go and what to see!   More soon.
*cuddles*
Treacle

Hello!
I've left Nairobi now and have travelled to Uganda!  We're in a hotel in Kabale.  The thing with travelling is that there always seem to be mosquitos! Luckily as a bear though I am immune to mosquitos, so I don't need to sleep underneath the mosquito net.  Phew!  Whilst we were here we visited Lake Bunyoni and I got to see a traditional canoe, a dug out log, lolol!  More soon!
*cuddles*
Treacle

Hello!
Well, having been caught as a suspect, I was put behind behind bars for a little while.  You can see me with some other fluffy suspects in the picture above.  I wasn't in there for long though and I was soon released and I decided to learn all about some of the other fruit and vegetables in Kenya.  First I learnt about the avocado tree and the rosemary bush.  Then I found the banana tree, it was hard to climb the tree, but I managed it and found out that the smaller bananas were much tastier than the big ones!  Whilst I was looking in the garden I found an orchestra in the garden, they reminded me a little of another froggy orchestra I found on an adventure earlier on this year back in England.... I might have to see if I can go back to that orchestra and see if they know each other!  More soon!
*cuddles*
Treacle

Hello!
Having been out on safari we went back to Nairobi to met up with some new friends.  I met Simba and Tangesa who were a couple of lovely friendly <gulp> guard dogs.  I decided that I would go for a ride with Tangesa and so we set off and this was great fun.  I tried to ride with Simba too, but she was too small and it wasn't so easy.  I guess half the problem was that she was asleep too and I woke her up.  She mistook me to be an intruder and soon had me in a solid grip.  Luckily the misunderstanding was soon cleared up.  But then, because I wasn't wearing a collar I was mistaken for a dog by the local dog catcher and taken to the local dog pound.  I was soon rescued again though and taken back to safety.  Phew!  A dangerous day!
*cuddles*
Treacle

Hello!
I'm having the most amazing adventure.  I am seeing so many different kinds of animals on this trip!  We are on safari in the Masai Mara and are in Tanzania next to the border with Serengeti.  We've seen wilderbeasts, zebras, giraffes, buffalos, lions and elephants!  It has been wild!  Having had such a wonderful day it was good to go and relax in front of the Masai Mara Sopa lodge and relax for the evening!  More adventures to come though!
*cuddles*
Treacle

Hello!
I've taken a day trip to the Rift Valley and to Hells Gate. I'm not sure what I expected, but it was a fun day out.  I met up with Mini-Sven and we walked together for a while.  We sat high on some rocks to exchange our travelling stories.  Of course I got into trouble and slipped and fell from the high rocks.  Mini-Sven did try to save me, but he couldn't catch me in time.  I landed soft on the volcanic ash on the floor though.  So I was safe and sound.  Phew!  More soon!
*cuddles*
Treacle

Evening,
I've moved onto a new country, Kenya.  It's very cool here, lots and lots of animals, so we went to visit an elephant orphanage.  The elephants were all very, very cool.  We also had a bit of relaxing time by the Windsor Golk Club swimming pool.  I made sure that I got my towel down by pool good and early to get the best seat!  More soon!
*cuddles*
Treacle

Evening,
I've moved onto a semi-autonomous part of Tanzania -the  Zanzibar Archipeligo.  It's a lovely place full of wonderful beaches. I decided with all the walking up mountains that it was time to go to the beach.  You can see me on Western Zanzibar north of Stone town.  Then you can see me on the beach on the Eastern side.  Then you can see me where I always seem to end up .... buried in sand.  Sigh!  Another adventure soon.
*Cuddles*
Treacle

Hello!
Having made it safely to the top of Uhuru Peak I was so excited and what with the lack of oxygen and everything I decided to have a go at my jumping up at the top and try to land on the fluffy clouds below.  I thought it would be a much better and quicker way of getting down.  So I jumped and I kept on falling, but I didn't manage to reach the fluffy soft clouds to land on.  Luckily there was a kind porter who saved me and help me down the normal path for the rest of the way!  I met up with Mini-Sven again at the bottom of the mountain.  So we shared travel stories again  before deciding to head off to a new country for a rest and new adventures.
*cuddles*
Treacle

Hello!
I finally made it! After such a very, very long slow walk I made it to the top!  You'll never guess who is also up here!  The world is so very small.  My very good friend Mini-Sven has also made it to the top!  It was great to see him again, he'll keep an eye on me and make sure I don't get lost!  It was so good to get to the top and I'm really, really tired now!  Such little air up here, it's so hard to breath, so I can't write much!
*cuddles*
Treacle
 

Hello!
It's the third day of climbing up to the top of Kilimanjaro and it's really, really tough going.  We have to walk very, very slowly.  We've already reached 4700 meters, but we've still got 1200 meters more to climb before we reach the top!  All the small vegetation has gone and I can feel the top is getting close, but it's very hard.  More tomorrow!
*cuddles*
Treacle

Hello!
The second day of climbing Kilimanjaro was tough, but being above the jungle level meant that the view was brilliant.  We were above the clouds and we could even see our destination, the peak!  You could also see Mount Meru peaking out up over the clouds. Each day the very kind porters made sure that I had a good seat for dinner, which was very important, because it was very tiring walking!  Only a short update, more tomorrow as we get higher and higher!
*cuddles*
Treacle

Evening!
I've started a brand new adventure. I've travelled south from Stockholm to Tanzania in East Africa, which is a scary place for a little bear like me, so I'm going to try to be as careful as possible!  You can see me in the pictures at the Machame gate at the bottom of Mount Kilimanjaro.... the start of a very long hike, a 6 day climb up Mount Kilimajaro!  The climb went through several different vegetation zones.  The first one was the jungle.  I got very excited and ran, but unfortunately I got lost.  Fortunately some porters found me only half a meter from the track, phew!  I spent my first night under canvas too, it was a lot of fun!
Another update soon!
*cuddles*
Treacle

Hello!
This is my last update from my Belarus adventure.  We took the boat from Riga to Stockholm.  It was very exciting to sit by the window looking out at the view over the sea.  I made sure that I didn't fall out of the window, that would be have been very bad indeed!  I thought I would explore the room a little and found the bed, it was very comfortable, well it was until it folded itself up and I fell out and straight into the lamp.  Ouch, it was quite hot!  Definitely time to finish this adventure so I don't get into more trouble!  I need to plan for my next adventure!
*cuddles*
Treacle

Hello!
It's nearly the end of my time in Belarus, so it's back on the train again, this is the train from Minsk to Vilnius.  All good trips should end with a glass of champagne, so you can see me here drinking Sovetskoe Champanskoe., but not too much! You have to be careful!
*cuddles*
Treacle

Hello!
Here is the second part of my adventure in Minsk! I was sat looking out of the wonderful view from the hotel and I know I should have been more careful, but I slipped and fell.  It was a long way to the ground, but luckily there were some lovely soft flowers to break my fall.  Phew!  I think it's time to leave Minsk, before I get into some real trouble!
*cuddles*
Treacle

Hello!
I'm having a lovely time here in Belarus.  We've now travelled on over to Minsk, which is the capital city and the largest city in Belarus.  The earliest reference to Minsk was in the 11th century when it was just a city in the principality of Polotsk, then it bacme part of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, then it was part of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, then it was annexed by Russia and then it was the capital of the Byelorussian Soviet Republic and finally just part of Belarus in 1991. Phew, lots of history!  You can see me here in front of the ballet and opera house, in the hotel lobby and finally at the hotel Lido - nice.  More adventures soon!
*cuddles*
Treacle

Evening!
We've been out and about in Brest now.  We visited the gigantic war monument, it was constructed on the site of the 1941 battle to commemorate the defenders of the Hero-Fortress.  Amazingly tall, I felt quite small sat there on the floor next to it! So I could get a better look I climbed tree, I could see a man there, but I couldn't quite reach him.... In the war museum I found some canons, so took a better look one of them, but I didn't stay long , I knew what the long pipe was this time!  Then I found a much better view of the war monument, but it really wasn't a very comfortable one, so I decided it was time to move on!  More from Belarus soon!
*cuddles*
Treacle

Evening all,
We got back on the train in Warsaw and travelled through to Brest in Belarus.  You can see me on the train.  I had lots of fun and had some of the local drink and wore silly hats.  It was very good to finally reach the hotel in Brest and have a break from travelling for a few hours.  Now the fun can begin as we explore this new country!
*cuddles*
Treacle

Hello!
We've made it on the train out of Germany and into Poland and have got as far as Warsaw.  We stopped for a brief photo call in front of one of the Seven Sisters. The biggest and best sky scraper built in the Stalin style is in Moscow, but this is the one that is in Warsaw and it's still pretty impressive I think!  Onwards, we're going further east...
*cuddles*
Treacle

Hello!
I've started out on a brand new adventure!  There are so many fantastic places to visit in Europe and I've hardly been to any of them yet!  All the best adventures though have to be by train I think, so we took the train all the way down Sweden and down into Germany.  Here you can see me at the fantastic Hauptbahnhof in Berlin.  Of course you have to be very careful as a little bear and I think the seats were made for bigger people than me and I got caught in a flipped up seat.  Sigh!  I hope this isn't a sign of things to come!  More soon!
*cuddles*
Treacle

Hello!

Here is my final update from the north of Sweden.  We reached the top of the Norddalsjäll and I decided that I wanted to jump for joy, but unfortunately the wind caught me and I flew much further than I wanted to!  Mountains are very tall and you can fall a very long way!  I fell head first in the snow, and of course I got buried, again!  I got stuck there for a little while, but luckily I was rescued, phew!  I think I've had enough of skiing and mountains for a while, time to go somewhere else I think!

*cuddles*
Treacle

Hello!
We went up the mountains to do some ski touring, a mountain called Norddalsfjäll.  I was having a great time until, you guessed it, I got myself into trouble! I got caught up in an avalanche, it was only a small avalanche, but it was still very, very scary.  I was only mostly buried, but I was rescued very quickly.  Phew, thank goodness for that! I was fine, but a bit shaken by the whole thing.  I hope the rest of the trip goes ok!
*cuddles*
Treacle

Evening all!
I've continued my journey up to the North of Sweden (by train of course!) I've come to Katterjåkk which is so far north that it's still winter and there is over a meter of!!  This means that I could practise my ski touring and of course when you go skiing you have to prepare properly and make sure you have a proper breakfast.  They talk a bit funny this far north and I was so excited about skiing again that I got a bit confused about what they said about the eggs, so I ended up laying an egg, which was very strange indeed!   I made sure I was securely attached to the rucksack, all ready for the tour.  After a while in the rucksack though I wanted to try out the skiing again, so I got out and put my paws through the poles.  I had the usual problem though and my feet didn't touch the snow, sigh!  After a while of strenuous dangling it was time for a break with my blueberry soup drunk with a spork.  Lovely!
Another update very soon from the far north!
*cuddles*
Treacle

Hello!
It's really great to be on the road again having been stuck at home not being able to go anywhere because of the volcanic ash cloud.  I went to visit an old friend of mine that I hadn't seen for a while, Vassi the dog and his sister.  We decided to line up for a nice group photo shot and I took a the lovely soft seat on the back of Vassi, but because he was a bit slippery Vassi's sister helped me so that I wouldn't fall.  Unfortunately Vassi sister is only 2 and of course I fell off all the way down to where Vassi's teeth were......  Sigh, I hope this adventure doesn't go horribly wrong and I get into lots of trouble again!
*cuddles*
Treacle

Hello!

The problem with being stuck at home with nothing to do is that there are lots of ways you can get into trouble.  I thought I would try my hand at crochet, I thought, you can't get into trouble doing crochet.  So I made a very nice woolly hat.  But yes, you've guessed it, I got into trouble again.  I got the yarn all messed around my body and then ending up getting sucked into the box of yarn and had to be rescued again.  Sigh!  At least the planes are flying again now, so finally I can get on with my next adventure.  I'm going to visit good old friend who will take me to some cool places!  Yippee!
*cuddles*
Treacle

Hello!
Well, I was very lucky and made it home four days before the Icelandic volcano, Eyjafjallajökull, erupted and spewed lots of ash and steam into the air.  As I'm sure everyone knew, it totally stopped all the flights in Europe.  I watched a particular site and saw the planes gradually retreating into the south of Europe.  I watched as the sky gradually cleared from it's usual criss-cross of vapour trails.  I watched as the flight I was supposed to take on my next adventure was cancelled, I sat with a very glum face not being able to go anywhere :(
Sigh.
*cuddles*
Treacle

Hello!
This is my last update from the wonderful country of Costa Rica.  I've had such fun with my new friends, they've shown me some wonderful sights!  A lot of birds too, I had to study the bird book very hard to recognise most of them. There were so many birds on the Osa Peninsula.  You can also see me on the balcony with the Pacific Ocean behind me.  There was a hammock, which I climbed into.  It was a large hammock and I got to share it.  It was very, very, very swingy though and I swung so much that I made myself seasick, sigh!  My journey was made very special by my new friend Snoopy.  It took us a while to get used to each other, but by the end of the adventure we were great pals, so I hope to go away with him again!  Thank you for looking after me!!!!  A new adventure soon.
*cuddles*
Treacle

Hello!
We took a trip over to see the Arenal Volcano and stayed at the Arenal Volcano Lodge.  You could hear the volcano rumble away every 20 minutes or so, it was really quite scary for a little teddy bear like me, so I wasn't allowed to go and see the volcano, but my travelling companions went to see the lava coming out of the volcano.  (Little did I know what chaos was going to happen round in Europe not long after I went here!)  From Arenal we took a little Natureair plane and flew down to the south of the country.  The plane was really tiny, a 17.5 seater (I was the .5!)  I made sure I belted myself in properly in the seat, I didn't want to get into trouble!
*cuddles*
Treacle

Hello!
Todays adventure is from Tortugero, another wonderfully hot and pretty place!  We stayed at the Manatus Hotel, which was fantastic!  I love all the wildlife that I'm finding here and my travel companions are very good at finding and sharing it all with me!  You can see me on a pottery Tree Frog Lampshade.  We went out into the jungle and we saw all the great trees.  We couldn't spend all day in the jungle though, not when the swimming pool at the hotel was so inviting.  I found a perfect sized canoe to have a go in, which was next to the Manatus landing stage, but I wasn't allowed to go in the real water with my canoe, just in case.....
*cuddles*
Treacle

Hello!
I made it to my next adventure, I waited very patiently to fly out over the 'pond' to Costa Rica.  This was going to turn out to be a real adventure, I could tell, the first creature I met was  a Tarantula.... it was very, very scary, especially as I'm sure he was really bigger than me! Scared silly!  Having calmed down a bit though I found the balcony in our hotel, the Xandari, and relaxed in a chair, before making friends with a stone Armadillo, who just happened to be the perfect size for me to ride on.  This looks like being an awesome country!  More very soon!
*cuddles*
Treacle

Morning all,
Well, I'm back home again and chomping at the bit to get back on the road again.  It's nice to come home once in a while, but it's much, much better to be on the road and having adventures.  I couldn't wait to get back on the road, so I took myself off out into the garden, up the rockery, through the fence, had a nice chat with Mr Potts on the bench, then through the cat flap (with some difficulty!) and sat myself on the windowsill all ready to go on my next adventure.  Very exciting!
*cuddles*
Treacle

Afternoon!
I've just been on a whirlwind trip to Porto in Portugal.  It was a very early start as you can imagine!  I had to go to the top of a hotel, but I had no idea how I was going to get up to the top of the building.  It can be very difficult with such short legs to get to the top of tall hotels.  Luckily, I found a handy bag with an owner that seemed to be going in the same direction as me.  So I hopped in and low and behold, before I knew it I was at the top of the hotel looking out on the wonderful view! It was a bit cloudy, but a nice view anyway!  Another adventure soon!
*cuddles*
Treacle

Hello,
I've made it back to the UK again and before heading out on my next adventure I thought I should update my blog.  I've been blogging and updating quite a lot, so I thought I'd try my paw at updating on my own with no help.  Sigh.  I should have known better though, of course I got into a lot of trouble and had to be rescued.....
*cuddles*
Treacle

Hello!
Well, I've reached the end of my mammoth trip through Turkey.  We travelled 1550 kilometers by coach, that was quite tiring!  I'm now at the HPB development and it's wonderful, nestled on the coast next to wonderful mountains for walking in.  The beach looks quite amazing, so I'm off down to go and take in a bit of sun after my exhausting trip here!  I've had a wonderful time with my travelling companions and I hope I can go away again with them in the future!  Thank you for taking care of me!
*cuddles*
Treacle

Hello!
I'm having such a wonderful time in Turkey!  We've travelled down to Pumakkale and visited the thermal pools there. I was very careful not to fall in though, I didn't really want to get into trouble.  Also here are the amazing salt terraces, the trabertines.  Then we went to Hierapolis and saw the amphitheatre.  I sat waiting to see a show, but none started.  It was an awesome view.  There is so much history around here, Hierapolis is a UNESCO world heritage site and the hot springs and spa have been here since the 2nd Century BCE, that's a really, really long time!  I'm nearly the end of my adventure here, but it's been amazing and quite tiring too!
*cuddles*
Treacle

Evening!
We went to Troy, it was so cool!!  There was a huge horse there, but it was so huge that we couldn't get a photograph with me and him!  This is where the Trojan horse came from, he was a gift from the Greeks to the people of Troy, but he wasn't really a gift, he was filled with soldiers and there was lots of death and slaughtering, bleurch!  Then we went to Pergamon and found a statue of an Roman Dude.  I did wonder what on earth he had underneath his frock, especially as he was headless, but I couldn't really see anything.  It was another really long day, so I was relieved to get into my bed in the hotel room!  More soon!
*cuddles*
Treacle

Evening!
There is a ferry that travels up the narrow straight that connects the Aegean Sea to the Sea of Marmara.  It was a lovely journey, 61 kilometers long and the water does something very strange.  It flows in both directions at once, the top of the water flows in the opposite direction to the water on the bottom.  I stayed very close to life bouys, knowing my luck I'd need it!  Luckily I didn't fall in the water and managed to get some very relaxing sun bathing in.  More soon!
*cuddles*
Treacle

Hello everybody!

Hello everybody!
I've made it home for a very brief stop. One of the things I spoke about in my lecture was about how you always have to do the washing when you get home. It just builds up otherwise, so I was straight to the washing machine to get all my belongings nice and clean.  Unfortunately.... you can guess what happened.... as I was turning on the washing machine I slipped and fell inside and got myself all cleaned instead :(  Luckily there was a lovely warm fire in the grate to dry me off again!
*cuddles*
Treacle

Good evening ladies and gentleman,
I think I've become quite a famous travelling bear as I was invited to be the guest speaker at a lecture in Linköping Universitet.  I was a little nervous, what with it being my first lecture, but I took the stand, but I had my subject, "On the Joy of Travelling", I had my power point presentation, I was all set!  I think the best part of the lecture was when I explained how to enjoy waiting - sporting activities, exploring ticket machines, mimicking people.  The hardest bit about lecturing was definitely trying to use the pointer.  It was very big and heavy, it took all my strength to lift it up!  I really enjoyed being a lecturer though, maybe when I retire from travelling that's what I'll do, be a lecturer!

I'm now leaving for a new adventure, I've said my fond farewell to my faithful companion Anders and I'm looking forward to saying hello to my new companions.  I'm sure I'll go on the road with Anders again though, thank you for taking care of me!
*cuddles*
Treacle

Evening!
My trip to Dublin has been really great.  I've seen some really great things, including the Dublin Spire, which was the winning entry to replace Nelson's Pillar, which was blown up in 1966.  It was a great place to meet up with people!  Then I sat beneath a really huge statue and met a dog.  Luckily he was only a statue too, so I didn't get into any trouble with him.  After a very long day in the city you have to sit down with a lovely soothing coffee.  Of course, being in Ireland I had to order an Irish coffee.  Um, no-one told me that an Irish coffee has Whisky in it :(  I found out after I'd drunk the coffee though.  It's a good thing that it was my last day in Ireland! Another adventure soon.
*cuddles*
Treacle

Evening!
Todays adventure was to the Guinness museum, well, if you go to Dublin, you have to go to the Guinness museum!!  As we went round we were shown how the beer is made, you can see the barley before the roasting.  Then fresh water from the mountains outside of Dublin are added.  I tried to drive the engine that is used in the factory area, but I wasn't very good, it's not really made for little bears like me!  Finally you end up in the sky bar on the 7th floor.  There is an amazing view over Dublin and of course you have to have a pint of Guinness, it was very, very nice!  slurp.
*cuddles*
Treacle

Hello!
The travelling arrangements for a little bear can be a little bit difficult sometimes.  In Dublin there is a new tram system, brand new, it's called the Luas Tramway and we took the tram all the way to it's final stop in Tallaght. The cold seats in the tram stops aren't helped much by bearing furry and it's cold in January in Dublin!  The seats in the trams are a little bit big really, even the disabled seats aren't right for little bears.  But there is definitely one fun way of travelling.  I noticed all the human people holding on to the high up handles, now they fitted me perfectly!  A great adventure on the tram though and I didn't get into trouble once!
*cuddles*
Treacle

Evening!
Having got to the hotel and spend a relaxing evening in we went out to discover the City of Dublin.  First stop was the dockland area.  Wow, the buildings were all so wonderful and fancy!  Totally amazing.  I thought it looked a bit like the Dockands area in London too.  I think the best thing was the bridge though, looked like a harp on its side, very pretty!  more soon!
*cuddles*
Treacle

Hello!
I'm on a brand new adventure.  I've travelled all the way from Sweden and over to Dublin.  When you're travelling to new places all the time it can take a bit of getting used to using new transport systems.  I found it quite hard to buy a ticket to get the bus into town, as you can see - sigh.  I did manage to get my ticket though and took the bus, I got a nice view from the window.  We got to the hotel and I thought I'd settle in a little bit.  In the hotel room I found a trouser press and it reminded me of an adventure I had nearly a year ago!  Another big sigh!  I was surprised to find that in Ireland it was really, really cold.  I think it's a different sort of cold really, far more damp and horrible.  I managed to find a way of keeping myself warm.  Luckily though I realised that maybe it wasn't such a good place to be and I decided it was time to go out before I could get myself into any more trouble!
*cuddles*
Treacle

Hello!
Ljungbro seemed to be a good place for winter activities, so today we went back there for another adventure. This time we went to the Göta Kanal where someone had ploughed a track in the snow on the ice. We started to skate at the Heda Lock. Unfortunately there were lots and lots of people out skating and because I was so small I didn't see all the people and I managed to get myself run over by a skate, that wasn't fun at all! After that I managed to find the only hole in the ice and got myself stuck. It wasn't turning into a very good day at all. :(
Luckily I met up with some very kind friends who showed me how to wear and use ice prods, these keep you safe on natural ice. I also learnt about the using the whistle if you are in touble, which actually happens rather a lot to me! So I found the best way for skating was to hold on very tight to the ice prods around someone elses neck and then I stayed nice and safe. We managed to skate somewhere between 3 to 4 kilometers west along the canal this way. It was lots of fun!
Another adventure soon!
*cuddles*
Treacle

Hello!
I'm now back in Sweden again and am enjoying the wonderful snow we've got over here.  I decided to go out for a walk and happened to pass by the Vreta Kloster Golf Club, out by Ljungsbro near Linköping.  I was so amazed to see the car park so full of cars!  Of course I had to go and see what was going on, how could people be playing golf with so much  snow everywhere?

Of course no-one could be playing golf, they were crosscountry skiing!  I found a 10 kilometer track and got my skis out, but very cleverly I realised that if the start and the goal ('mål') is at the same place, you don't even have to put on the skis!

So I made a really large snowman whilst my friends were all skiing.  Lots of fun and far less tiring!
A new adventure coming up soon!
*cuddles*
Treacle

 Hello!
I had a final adventure in Engelberg, but I've not had my pictures back yet, so you'll need to wait until I can update this blog to find up what I got up to!
*cuddles*
Treacle

Hello!
Well, having come down from the mountain I thought it was very important to have some aprés ski. I had arrived back down again just in time for the happy hour at "Ski Lodge Engelberg", a newly opened place ran by two swedes, where I ordered a large local beer, Eichhof. It was rather too large for me though and I fell asleep at the bar. I think it was because I was very sleepy after such an exciting day up the mountain. I was carried home by my wonderful travelling companions and taken to bed. In the morning I woke up very late after everyone else had left, so I climbed down out of the top bunk and decided to have a very relaxed day and sat on the balcony for fresh air. Very nice and relaxing and I could plan for my next adventure!
More soon!
*cuddles*
Treacle

Hello!
Well, now I'm going to let you know what I got up to after going cross country skiing in the woods! I stumbled across a log pile, which was really cool, the logs were all stacked so tidily, so I couldn't help but climb up it to see how it was done. Next I came to a lovely little log building with an interesting chain hanging from the roof. It was all covered in ice, I wasn't sure why so I had to climb it to see! I climbed into the hut, just for a quick rest. Once I was rested I skiied all the way up to the top of the mountain to have a look at the wonderful views. It was very refreshing up there and I looked at the view for a very long time before heading back down the mountain again, very happy! More soon!
*cuddles*
Treacle

Hello!
Today we went up into the mountain to go skiing! To get up to the mountain, you need to take the lift. I was sandwiched inbetween some huge human beings, which meant that I didn't really so very much. So I went to the window to have a better look. My travelling companion held on as tightly as he could, but of course as usual I fell out, sigh. Luckily I landed in some very soft snow and didn't hurt myself, phew!

I wanted to try to climb back up to the cabin again, but my companions didn't that was such a good idea, so we decided to stay at the intermediate Gerschnialp level and do some cross country skiing instead. You can see me with my lift ticket in my hand, which is always very important to keep with you at all times! Then I skiied off on a strange track into the woods and off piste. At this point no-one was really sure where I went or what I got up to between this time and getting back to the village, but I'll reveal that information in my next blog entry!
*cuddles*
Treacle

Hello!
I've travelled to Switzerland to spend some time skiing! It's lovely and snowy here, just like everywhere else at the moment! To get to the ski resort we had to take the train from the Zentralbahn in the city of Luzern up to Engelberg. It's a very small and really cute railway with a rail gauge of only 1,000 mm. I decided that I wanted to have the best view possible going up into the Alps, so I got on the very front of the train. The crew of the train didn't think that was the best place for me though and I was reseated into one of the three coaches

On the steepest part of the line, cogs are used to pull the train uphill (or to break it when going down). You can see how steep the line is in the second picture by how much I had to tilt the picture to make the trees be upright! It was brilliant! We were soon in Engelberg though and ready for some adventures!
*cuddles*
Treacle

Hello!
God Jul and Happy Christmas!  I hope that every one is having a really great snowy christmas, (as long as you're somewhere that is supposed to be snowy, if you're in Sydney, then it probably wouldn't be a good thing for you to have snow!)  You can see me in snowy Västervik!  I decided to try out the lovely Christmas Tree to see if it was comfortable, it wasn't really, rather too spiky.  So I thought I'd try the snow out too.  That was much better, but a bit cold!  You can also see me on the statue in Spötorget.  Finally I looked in through lots of different windows and I found a very familiar man, he looked like he was in trouble though and didn't want to be locked in that room!  I decided to leave very quickly to make sure I didn't get into trouble with him!  More adventures soon!

*cuddles*
Treacle

Hello again!
It was a really fantastic julbord, which literally means Christmas Table, full of wonderful food, so much food I had to blog twice to fit it all in!  With the Julbord you have to have Christmas beer, I only had a paw dip, not too much.  This was the beer of year, brewed by the local brewery Åbro in Vimmerby.  For dessert we had ris à la Malta, really, really tasty.  Tee hee, I didn't eat all of that bowl though, that was the serving dish.  In the pictures you can see the view from the window in the restaurant over the archipeligo of Västervik with the traditional advent ljustak in the window.  Then finally on the way back from the island of Idö.  Maybe I'll be asked back again next year, it was really, really wonderful.  I'm a bit full now though!
*cuddles*
Treacle

Hello!

Hello!