Days Inn Seattle/Everett

... where I finally booked my ticket - mostly based on timing, but based on let's be honest: fear of the unknown.

A lot of people have questioned what got me thinking about doing a trip like this, and why now (and okay, why the hell I'd do this as well - I guess some people just don't have the travel bug - and of course, the fact that I'm a beauty product junkie - why would I ever embark on ...

... full, people start getting snappy. They don't really bark at each other, but they definitely start tossing stuff around and reorganizing bins trying to make sure every square inch of space is absolutely crammed. This also stresses out the flight crew, so it would be better for everybody if they would just enforce the rules at the time of check-in. Ok, so that's the background situation. The security scare is that this one gentleman right in front of me had the ...

... Atlanta, where we have a short layover, and then its off to Lima. We'll be there tomorrow evening pretty late, local time. From there it's a cab ride to Miraflores and our first night in South America to start us out on our adventure. Hopefully we'll be able to update this often but we'll just have to see what we find down there. We're both excited to go and can't wait to be there!

... of the flavor of Seattle by spending some time at the Seattle Waterfront. Capture the eclectic taste of the city by clicking your cameras away with the Puget Sound and the towering skyscrapers as ...

... 25 minute(s) *Thu, Jul 3-Fri, Jul 4: From: NEW YORK JFK, NY (JFK) To: ZURICH, SWITZERLAND (ZRH) Duration: 7 hour(s) and 55 minute(s) *Fri, Jul 4: From: ZURICH, SWITZERLAND (ZRH) To ...

... now banning smoking in all public places including parks. I doubt it will be long before this law is soaked up in typical L.A style and sweeps across the States and also over the pond before too long. We reached the Pacific coast line which we travel alongside for over a hundred miles, we switched off our cabin lights and watched the ocean and beeches by moonlight. It was no less ...

... first and got in the line to go up. The top of the tower gave us an excellent view of Seattle. Following that, we went on a tour of the old underground Seattle where we walked directly under the modern sidewalks. We also spent part of the afternoon shopping at Pike Street Market. In the evening, we headed to Safeco Field, the home of the Seattle Mariners. We ...

... Everett had a small demonstration/counter demonstration going on at the main downtown square. "Impeach George Bush" on one side and "Support the Troops" on the other. Not sure why they seemed so disagreeable to one another; seems like booting W would support the troops if you forget about Cheney. Snohomish. We also got the ...

... onto a transit bus. We walked and sat next a football field and talked of our pasts. Finally we caught a ride from another hitchers mom who drove us to the ferry. The ferry was a great way to travel although we ended up going in a giant circle the scenery was unbeatable. The air and water was more blue, clear and crisp than I could have imagined. We found out the next ferry we had to catch was across a 15 mile island and set out ...

It's so good to see new places. And it's so good to get home to your most familiar ones. The flight from Fairbanks to Seattle was one of the best I've ever had. The flight attendant made good on her promise, and found me a seat on the other side of the plane, away from the engine, by the window. With two empty seats beside me! I spread my stuff out like the week's wash, reading, sleeping, and snapping pictures of clouds. Cloud 9, more than an expression. It's the way you ...