Puget View Guesthouse Olympia

... here and there with aged cabins, corrals holding livestock, glimpsing deer among the trees until we are swallowed up by the clouds. Luckily we saw the impressive peak a couple of days ago on the road to Ellensburg, because today we are denied a view of its snow-capped visage. The misty cloud is thick and spooky, even so we get an impression of the beauty of our ...

... as well as plenty of frustrating and trying times as well. It is amazing how stressful the last moments before a trip become. Thankfully Misty and I seem to be holding up, a little ragged though. We are in the home stretch of packing. In the end we always have to remember, once we are on the road, we have what we have and there is nothing we can't live without (of course we still need: oxygen, food and love, successful bowel movements, not necessarily in that ...

... from a latte, and depending on where I'm working, I might have a slanted (sort of like the difference between a "regular" rhyme and a slanted rhyme) view on that. For the Coffee Machanix, their mocha doesn't have foam like a latte or cappuccino would and they steam chocolate milk and add that to espresso (I like one shot in a 12 oz. cup, and 1.5 shots in a 16 oz. cup. I can't manage more than 16 ozs. and I better have food on ...

... out how to modestly bicycle through Iran. (The visa was the kicker in the end.) 10.5.08 "Ahhhh, but that is where the mysticism comes in." Bill, trying to explain his theory of the mysterious grape bottles contain transmogrified olive product. Don't try to think too hard about this one. 10.26.08 Bill: "Right now, my priority is making my toenail attractive to you." ...a few minutes later.... Steph: "Are you using the same knife on your toe that we use ...

... chance to be a foreign exchange student in 2004-2005 in Olympia, the capital of Washington State. This city is located in the Northwest part of the US on the Pacific coast and 4 hours away from Canada. I`m gonna try to make it short for the descriptions of my trip because I have to write in French as well, so that no jealousy. Brussels-Philadelphia, Philadelphia-Seattle, 16 June 2008 on the plane that is going to land ...

... rich culture and erratic politics of Central America. Most of all, I had a great deal of fun. I hope that my blog gave a glimpse into the world that I was experiencing. If you want more pictures, I have uploaded most of them (the rest will be up there soon) to the following site: http://picasaweb.google.com/tadbrad Check back in late June as I embark on my Trans-Siberian Railway adventure! Take care and keep in touch . . . Tad

sleep is so good. we slept in late today and boy, was it nice. today are what sundays should be made of, good coffee and a lazy morning reading the new york times on the couch. lovely :) we started the morning late and got hungry around 11ish so got ready, hailed a cab out to the international district in search of dim sum. our recommended dim sum place, the Ho Ho Seafood Restaurant (I kid you not, that's a real name) *did not* serve dimsum but we managed ...

... bookcases with all sorts of books that lined two walls. verdict: krepy kreme is still better. but the coffee was damn tasty. after donuts, we decided to walk towards pike place. seattle is surprisingly hilly, much like san francisco. i don't know why i thought it would be all flat like but i guess i was wrong :) up and down we went.. and we finally get to pike place. the market is gorgeous with all sorts of beautiful sights and smells ...

... at noon. While I will technically be in/over Alaska for about 12 hours, the total time of this trip will be less than 18 hours. I wish I could stay much longer than 12 hours, but I need to run an errand in Fairbanks and pick up some people to visit us for a while.

... Yes, the 'Seattle Spirit' coined by the Underground Tour is well and alive! There is no direct overland route to my destination - Southeast Alaska, also known as the Panhandle - which stretches 500 miles from north of Canada's Prince Rupert to the Gulf of Alaska. It's either the sea or by air. So the cash registers go a-ringing for the popular cruises that ply ...