Country Inn & Suites By Carlson, Fresno North

Hello,

My name is Txung Xiong I am attending California State University, Fresno. I am going to go study abroad in Bangkok, Thailand for a semester in Spring 2010. I will be attending Rangsit University.

I only have two more week and four more days before heading to Bangkok, Thailand. This will be my first airplane and first trip out of ...

Nach der hitzigen und kargen Wuestenlandschaft des Death Valley sind wir heute zurueck ins Baumland des Sequoia National Parks...Hallo Baumbart?!

Im Giant Forest gibt es unzaehlige Riesenbaeume, die wirklich jedes Auto winzig erscheinen lassen. Hier steht auch der groesste Baum der Welt (General Sherman :-)). Er ist zwar nicht der hoechste und auch nicht der breiteste, aber sein Gesamtstammvolumen (1500 m3) ist unuebertroffen.

... cloud of mist that travels across the sea into the road. We could really see it when we stopped off and climbed some of the rocks along Big Sur - that was ace.

Paul

We rode the famous Highway 1 today. Beautiful. The Big Sur section is incredible. We are coming to the end of our big drives...I'm really going to miss it.

The part of Fresno we are staying in is eerily quiet...almost like a zombie movie build up...

... Reise wert war und dass das Essen und die Unterkunft nicht so toll waren vergisst man eh wieder. Die Natur hier ist dennoch einzigartig!!!

Trotzdem haben wir beim ersten Mc Donalds der zu sehen war Zuflucht gesucht - endlich Salat und Burger zu normalen Preisen! Mhhhhhh

Wir sind für unsere Verhältnisse recht zeitig im Motel 6 angekommen - um 2:30 pm. Fresno ist etwas größer als wir gedacht haben. Sie haben hier ca. 500.000 Einwohner ...

Sat 29th Aug

Picked up the hire car at 9am sat morning from the worst hire company, the car wasn't clean, the tyre pressure was dodgy and they hadn't even filled the car with 'gas', So we had to find the other hire company in SF.

Fulled up and ready to head out on our road trip, first stop would be Yosemite park some 160 miles west. Some beautiful views all the way ...

... Marmots & a Coyote). Kings Canyon is Massive! It takes ages to drive around. We had to fill-up in a 1928 petrol pump; It was really interesting to see how it worked. At the Ranger Office we inquired about the trails and the kids picked up the young Ranger program. We did Meadow trail collecting sugar cones along the way and hoping to see ...

... met an American guy named Kieth at Lunds train station. He had just gotten his Swedish Visa and was able to give Nick some tips about how to get his. Kieth just moved back to USA two weeks ago (long story) and lives in Santa Barbara so we decided to go and see him! We surprised him and his mother, who were in their garden putting up Christmas decorations. Luckily he recognized Malin and Nick and took us out for a ...

... I am sitting in a rocking chair writing my story, listening to the growing arguments outside, as more alcohol is consumed and the tensions of just getting by are released. I must be changing as I feel more at home and more appreciative than I have been in a long time. I sure was glad it was Monday, as yesterday was murder, listening to all of the over the top preachers I found on the radio with headphones that fit snugly under my helmet. I was tempted to send in for some ...

... but going into it allowed me to attain a goal that I had never achieved on my other trips through this area. I finally got to see the Colorado River during the day time. No, it wasn't that impressive, although it is picturesque to see this blue ribbon running through the desert. Still, after three trips over the river at night, it was great to be able to say that I have actually seen it.

After Laughlin, the rest of the drive was pretty ...

... be the best time to take an East Coast trip. It wasn't the fear of something happening on the flight that made us hesitant to go (although the events of September 11th did nothing for my fear of flying). Instead, we were concerned that we’d be stuck on the East Coast, much as other folks were just after September 11th. I remembered being in England during Princess Diana’s funeral and stressing about how I was going to make it back to the States. I didn’t want ...