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'South Beach, Miami'
Sarah and I travelled back to La Paz from Arica in order to catch a Miami bound flight a few days later. Now this was going to be a culture contrast; cold, high, developing Bolivia to probably the most expensive city in America. This will shock both our senses and wallets!
We arrived in Miami to strong winds, powerful enough for the pilot …
Let the Cruisin' Begin
... on the trip. He assured us he was at the pool at the front of the ship.......the wrong ship!!! Frantic phone calls, Joe's uncle (who's is a Gold Class Member) trying to get Hopple on the ship (which was leaving in 45mins) but what did the trick was Emma crying, begging and giving the sob story that "we've come from Aust for this reunion" and Hopple boarded with about 2 mins to spare. (Reminded me of a Rotto trip many years ago, another story, another time, another place). The ...
"Welcome to Miami!" WOW what a great time!
... Guy went to his school, the International Universtiy of Florida, I joined the house wives of Fort Lauderdale for a 3 mile run around a beautiful gold course in the middle of the very very rich neighborhood. I meen this neighborhood was composed of dozens of skyscrappers right on the beach sorouding this golf course. Anyway, during the run, i could count on one hand the amount of males exercising. Post run I went to the buildings gym and and my weekly work ...
Fun in the Sunshine State
... in the warm sea then wandered back to the hostel. Later that evening we took a walk around town to find somewhere to eat, eventually settling on Mexican, and nearly passing out on getting a bill of 70 dollars! Still not used to the USA prices compared to the cheapness of s.america! We realised that eating out was going to be more of a luxury for the next six weeks. The next day was Independence Day, so we woke up and went straight to the pharmacy (apparently the place to ...
Week 6: American Belief
... and, since these can be sensitive topics for some people, I would urge you all to not think about what you necessarily believe on certain issues but what you can learn from what others believe.
So, prepare to engage yourself in the most heated of debates, because nothing gets Americans fired up like what they believe...or at least what they say they believe.
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