Oakland, United States Travel Blogs

New Year's Day, Joel
Jan 3, 2006 (3 photos)

After babysitting the new spaniel puppy for sister Loel, Chan and I discovered a remarkable rock concert on TV at midnight while cruising for the Times Square countdown. It was a 1990 extravaganza, featuring the Band, Cyndi Lauper, Joni Mitchell, Van ...

Enough chit-chat... we're finally leaving!
Jun 8, 2009

Greetings! It's been a long wait, but the day have finally arrived for us to head out for our big cruise in Russia and Scandinavia. We have a lot to look forward too... we will be visiting: London, UK Copenhagen, Denmark Stockholm, Sweden Helsinki, ...

Leaving California
Aug 31, 2005

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Another good friend
Jun 11, 2009

Stopped by to see another good friend in Oakland.

Back to the US
Dec 5, 2005

It was an adventurous trip home, but I arrived. After arriving at the Sydney airport in the morning, I learned that my flight was delayed for 5 hours for unknown reasons (although when I called earlier they said that everything was on time). In addition ...

Alle sind gut angekommen
Sep 1, 2009 (4 photos)

Heute sind endlich alle in Oakland angekommen. Renae ist mit Daphne aus Long Beach hier nach Oakland gefahren. Die beiden waren so gegen 11:30 hier. Wir sind dann zu dritt Richtung San Francisco Airport gefahren. Ich habe Daphne und Renae in der Stadt ...

experinecing oakland
Oct 13, 2008 (19 photos)

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Day 13
May 28, 2007 (4 photos)

After a quick conference responsibility, the three of us were off to do some final sight seeing in San Francisco, since Oakland doesn't offer much to see. So we made a short "to see" list and we were off. Traffic was pretty light on Memorial Day, so we ...

Day 32 - Sincere Views
Jun 19, 2008 (6 photos)

... was one the way. Carrie drove us and we climbed the hill up to the top where, it's true, you could see everything from Oakland to San Francisco. Carrie is so sensative about views and nature that it wasn't hard to believe that she knows where it's best to ...

Coming home!
Jul 29, 2006

Home in Oakland!

Oakland to Washington D,C,
Feb 16, 2007

... that we had to be there by, at least, 5pm in order to catch our ship, they booked us on the last two seats from Oakland to Dulles, Washington D.C. at 11:10 pm tonight-- and then booked us on a 10:30 am flight to Fort Lauderdale the following day. So... ...

Countdown
Nov 2, 2005

20 hours and 15 min... Just about everything is packed and ready to go. In exactly 24 hrs, my flight will be taking off from LA heading to Sydney (assuming it actually takes off on time). I can't wait!!!!!

Serena's Party
Dec 30, 2005 (4 photos)

Today was a day totally devoted to my daughter Serena giving her first party. It was a Channukah party, with traditional Jewish food, games, songs, and presents. I got up the earliest, but was soon swept away by Serena to the Orchard Hardware Store ...

Joel's day with Serena
Dec 31, 2005 (3 photos)

... from the pool, but Daniel had to go to work (at a different pool)! Serena and I dropped him off, then went to the Oakland airport to get Perrine (from Olympia). I had met her when Se was at the Vancouver Waldorf School. She was happy it was raining, ...

Disclamer
Mar 31, 2004

Ok, here's the Disclamer. I wrote this blog almost a month after our trip and the majority of it is from memory. Therefor, some of the days or times may not be exactly correct. Like, I can't really remember what day "Dutch Night" was, but I do remember ...

Hitting the dusty road....
Feb 10, 2006

... me Friday morning( THANKS STEVE, YOU TRULY ARE A GOOD FRIEND!!!!!!!)!! Things always have a way of working themselves out! We are leaving Oakland at around 12:00pm today to head to So. Cal to visit a good friend of mine, Laylah. From there we are getting ...

Another adventure...plus one.
May 21, 2009

Wow, so last year about this time, my hubby and I should have been basking in the sun along the Yucatan peninsula. But that was not the case. Instead, we found ourselves unable to travel due to some unexpected changes. That being, we were going to welcome ...

Day One Ninety-Eight
May 12, 2005

Yuck! The worst Motel 6 in the U.S. Also the only gated Motel 6 I've ever seen; gated to keep the crack addicts out.

Day 33 - A Joyous Date
Jun 20, 2008 (4 photos)

Day 33 More sleeping in for me. I'm starting to feel lazy. But I had to run some errands. So it's time to get some things done. I think. I went out to get some things, which didn't really work out in my favor. So I returned back to Carrie's place. ...

Final Wrap-up
Jul 8, 2009 (11 photos)

This has certainly been an unforgettable trip! We wanted to share one last entry of the best and worst highlights. Here they are in no particular order (or at least an order that wouldn't be discernible to anyone using any kind of logic): Best Lunch ...

12/29 Joel moves from Chan to Serena
Dec 29, 2005 (4 photos)

... (again). At least there have been breaks in the rain this time -- last year it was solid rain, no let up. I took Bart to Oakland, where Se and Daniel picked me up. Serena immediately went off to her yoga class with Liz, so Daniel and I got into our ...

Sn Francisco here we come! Well Oakland actually:-
Jul 8, 2008

Here is the flight info: Jet Blue flight #321 arriving Oakland International Airport @ 10:27 p.m.

well, we're off...
Sep 16, 2006

the time is here! we leave from SF and fly to iceland today, and then our trip begins in london tomorrow! thanks so much to everyone who has helped us get prepared, especially scott and our sponsors: schwalbe tires, tubus racks/ortlieb panniers, paul ...

Day 31 - Acquired Treasures
Jun 18, 2008 (4 photos)

Day 31 I got in late last night so I'm sleeping in today. Carrie had to leave for work to clean up her classrooms. Since the school year ended, she's getting all packed up for the summer. I slept in. Carrie Shaw is a friend from back in Baltimore ...

Day 30 - Don't Rush It
Jun 17, 2008 (3 photos)

... be next to the truck on such a decline. Apparently I have to call the courts to settle it instead of appear. I finally got to Berkeley/Oakland around 2am and met up with Carrie. Right to bed. I am really tired. Miles driven today: 832.2mi Daniel

Last Preperations
Sep 3, 2009 (22 photos)

... where Daphne’s wedding reception will be held, at the Palace Hotel’s Garden Tea Room. Daphne and I barted back into Oakland where we met everyone at  the Kelly’s favorite Chinese restaurant. This morning we woke up at 6 am to see ...

Flight delayed!!
Jun 28, 2008

Hello! The flight has now been delayed because of weather in DC. They are now scheduled to leave at 11 am. I will keep you in the loop ~Homebase

STOP!! ....... Hammertime!
Jan 30, 2007 (4 photos)

... which is a really vibrant area of SF, with hundreds of shops selling Chinese foods and goods. We then caught the subway to Oakland, which is kind of like San Franciscoīs South Auckland (i.e I think itīs mostly middle class, but has some right dodgy ...

Just a few hours to go!
Jun 25, 2007 (1 photos)

Greetings, everyone! We are so excited to be finally going on our trip (only 15 months, 8 days, and a few hours since we booked the trip, but who's counting!?) Here's an overview, incase you haven't heard me go on and on and on and on... We will be ...

Oakland, end of the blog
Jun 21, 2008

Well folks, this looks like the end.  I'm back in Oakland, dusting off the resume.  I do have some more thoughts to share that I might become inspired to write, or I might not :).  Thanks for taking the time to read this drivel and share the ...