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all packed...heading out in the morning
Well, here we are...the night before departure. Everything is packed, my room is clean...I even scrubbed the bathroom. So much for the franticness before a trip. I probably should of kept working longer. In any case, tomorrow ...
Just about gone
Hi, everyone. Ok, enough talking about our trip, time to actually go. Quick background for those of you who don't already know, this is sort of like a honeymoon, only really really late, two years late actually. Blame me, Seth, I'm kinda slow with stuff ...
Come fly with me... let's fly, let's fly away!
... up the Miata & covertly moving out of Bever-ly over Christmas 2004. I relocated myself into a very lovely apartment in San Mateo, California (it came complete with pet squirrels!)... about 18 minutes South of San Francisco. Admittedly, there weren't many ...
t-minus 8 days...
... arrival point to my departure point, so if you're in the countries in between, let me know too! October 31: San Francisco->New York November 9: Washington, DC->Vienna, Austria November 13: Vienna, Austria->Cairo, Egypt December 9: Tel Aviv, ...
Happy days
... is unusual, it is over 300 miles long and 2 - 3 miles wide in places! http://www.theriverreturns.org/ We camped in San Mateo in a peaceful little campground right beside the river, once off the freeway it was a very pretty drive and not long after ...
Getting started for the cruise.
Today went to the travel agent to get our Australia Visa. One down several to ...
Visas
We obtained the last of the visas we needed, China and India. Still a lot to do to get ready for the cruise. Need to book the rest of the flights for the trip and hotel in Venice, ...
PREPARATION - Step 2
Jack Minar was my educational mentor and favorite professor while I was a Recreation & Leisure Studies student at CSU, Long Beach. One of my favorites among lessons from Jack that I've reciting numerous times over these years was that of the ...
Maker Faire
We saw a bunch of cool stuff at Maker Faire. I rode a solar powered carousel and saw a life-size mouse trap game. There was also a bunch of people doing weird things with lights in the dark. Oh and I almost forgot the clothes swap. I got some sweet ...
Shellac and Korean food!
... Avenue where we could walk around and look at the little boutiques that were there. I was really impressed because both San Mateo Drive and Burlingame Avenue were filled with very neat little boutiques and eateries. It reminds me of what ...
3 months away
So it's mid-December in grey and rainy San Mateo. Neil just left for the holidays and the rest of us are getting ready for a poker night at Ted's. We have exactly 3 months before we leave on the big trip. We'll be tracking our movements here, in ...
Soooo close! :(
Germany lost in the World Cup semi-finals today to Spain 1-0. Bummer. I don't have significant loyalties to any group (of course, was rooting for USA first) but I was really hoping to get to town and the big celebrations at the same ...
Maker Faire
We saw lego cars, pen cars, cars with pinwheels, etc... Adam Savage, boat wars, flaming statues, so much! The cupacakes driving around were a lot of fun. We saw them last year, too. ...
The adventures ends...for now....=)
Back to home sweet home....Shasta Apartments. Some things we will not forget... Efficient transportation system Take a number system for service Outdoor cafes and restaurants Lots of walking Paying for toilets Stylish home designs ...
All good things must come to an end...BOO!
... island beaches....it was actually kinda dirty looking. It looked black & brown and reminded me of Ocean Beach in San Francisco. The neat thing about this beach, though, was the amount of foreigners and local people all mixing together in ...
30°C - die Frisur hält
... Auto toll, Heiko musste sich noch erst daran gewöhnen. Aber wenigstens schien er ein paar PS zu haben. Im schicken Motel in San Mateo angekommen, checkten wir noch fix ein und suchten uns noch ne Kleinigkeit zu Essen. Es war immerhin schon gegen 10. Auf ...
Preparations....
We have 3 days left before we begin our Scandinavia trip!! How did we decide to take our summer adventure to Scandinavia? It was easy...Eric's good buddy, "Opp" aka Paul Oppenheim is getting married in Sweden!! And we are going to witness his ...
Just the Beginning...
Only 3 more days until our departure. We leave early Sunday morning at 1am. It is a 20 hour flight from SFO to Taipei, Taiwan. Then, we arrive to our first destination...Bangkok, Thailand!! It is our first trip together as husband ...
8 hours to go and i can't believe it! yes i ...
... myself into?! Today was such a great day, even if it wasn't in slow motion like I thought that it would be:) Emalie came up from San José to visit me and we had a great lunch at "Left at Al's", talking over my trip-Em is oh so familiar with Paris and ...
The Night Before the Storm
So our super awesome Euro Trip 2010 is finally here. We cannot believe we are flying out tomorrow! We're thrilled to pieces but also falling to pieces because of all that STILL needs to be done before we hit the airport tomorrow. *deep breath* One task ...
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