Best Western Gregory Brooklyn

... 8221; and speedboats in Beijing, neon-lit ships in Shanghai, gondolas in a water village, and yachts in Phuket. At a low moment, we stole a young girl&#8217;s inner tube and rode our hotel pool &#8220;rapids.&#8221; We&#8217;ve been 38,000 feet in the air and 800 feet underground.<br><br>We&#8217;ve spent time in 5 countries and flew in, out, and through 14 airports. We slept in 21 cities (Austin TX, Fort Stockton TX, Santa Fe NM, Albuquerque NM, Page AZ, Moab ...

... to be married to the man who runs Greyhound (buses) in Australia.  She gave is her contact info in case we ever wanted a bargain on bus fares! :-)  She was starting her vacation with a few nights in NY and a couple weeks in Florida.  We just had to survive a few nights, but were lucky to find a place at all for that night.  Uh oh. Arriving to the YMCA (don't laugh) in Brooklyn, it was a lot more shabby than the $35ea price tag, and wasn't much of a traveller's ...

... we explored the flea markets and all of the stoop sales along the way. Nancy walked away with an amazing colbolt blue peacoat for a super bargain- it was very Audrey Hepburn! She ended up leaving it behind for Emily as a gift- she rocks! That eve we all had a rooftop BBQ with Kent, Emily, and Holden watched the sun go down and we continued to grill and eat! This was an ideal way to spend Nancy and Jimmy James last night in Brooklyn. We had an endless supply of ...

... was one of the stars that we caught a glimpse of before hurrying on to the theatre. Phantom, one of the longest running shows on Broadway, was being performed in the Majestic Theatre, a very grand building and the perfect setting for the musical. The music, singing and acting was superb, but what made the show perhaps most enjoyable of all were the amazing set and props used. There were some very clever ...

... and a usb hub. Maybe we can get some photos off our cameras and update this blog. From Nairobi we're going to get a shuttle to our hotel, where we'll meet up with David - who I met at Euruko in Vienna last year - and Tom, who none of us have met before, afaik. He's from Chicago. David will be flying in from Slovenia, via Vienna, where he's seeing Leonard Cohen in concert! I might keep him up ...

... good location, safe and loads of restaurants for us to choose from (we were one block from broadway and the subway). We were up at 5.15am due to the jet lag, so decided to get up and start sight seeing bright and early. We walked all the way from 94th Street to 34th street (took 2 hours! and is unwalkable according to a New Yorker we just met in washington!!) Our first stop was the empire state, it was really sunny and clear so we had a ...

... the evening, Alex and I did the Empire State Bldg. It was amazing. Except for the little security incident - shoe hon, shoe hon - stemming from Jose putting his shoe horn in my bag. The Indian security guards couldn't communicate to me what was causing my purse to be flagged. I was getting nervous. But in the end, it was just a shoe horn.

it's a beautiful Sunday morning, my plane leaves in 6hours and i still haven't packed, always last-minute with everything:-) in this entry i'm gonna put some photos from my trips during my stay in the USA. i took advantage of being in north america and traveled to guatemala, honduras, belize, mexico, cuba, jamaica, iceland, and also around the usa and canada...

... leaving for a vacation without having every single minute of my day planned out. OK, maybe not every single minute... I just like being prepared and knowing what we'll be doing. It's the same for every trip, but especially Disney ones. Disney is supposed to be magical. However, I just found the perfect quote to sum up most travel experiences... "Most travel is best of all in the anticipation or the remembering; the reality ...

... needs have been addressed. While there are no required vaccinations for India, we opted for a Hepatitis A vaccination and Tetanus boosters (I actually was due for mine anyway). Now I just have to get through the next 48 hours... and a 14 hour flight (aye yay yay!). Looking forward to touching down in Delhi... in the meantime, I'll just have to make do with my jitters!