Fairfield By Marriott Greeley

... sea and on the other side is a private kiddie water park. We visited for about 20 minutes then moved back to the big pools so my son could swim. I would reccomend this hotel to people traveling with children. The food wasn't bad and the rooms are comfortable. However, if only adults are taking this trip, don't bother.

Another thing we did was visit the Isla Mejeures were we swam with dolphins. That was my son's favorite part of the ...

We pulled out of Hart Ranch in South Dakota a couple of days early because of an anticipated cold front. We also changed the route we had planned on taking. Rather than going to Scotts Bluff, Nebraska we headed to Colorado. Strange as it may seem the weather promised to be better in the Denver area....

After about 400 miles, which is a ...

I'm not complaining...but 17 hours on a plane, even a very nice Thai Airways plane is a LONG time. Thank God, Buddha and my lucky stars that they had those tv screens on the seatbacks. Free new movies, (choice of 10), TV shows, 1 or 2 player video games, language lessons in any language, travel shows on Asian countries...I don't know if I would have made it without distraction. The first class section had these really cool egg ...

... wel as the Rocky Mountain National Park around 6:45 this evening. We thought about camping, but decided that staying in a hotel would be more convenient since we have to get Janis to the airport around 11. We decides to stay the Quality Inn, which has complimentary wi-fi, continental breakfast, and a indoor pool. It is comfortable here and it's nice to be on a real bed. Goodnight! Hope to give you another update soon!

Last night we stayed with Hannah's friend Tracy and her family. Hannah met Tracy in grad school at UCSB. Tracy moved away from Santa Barbara five years ago and we haven't seen her since! Tracy's husband, Andy, is a wicked cool guy AND he knows the guys from Dinosaur BBQ. He's going to be starting up his own barbeque business this summer, serving from a tent at festivals and fairs. We can vouch for his bbq - it's delicious! Keep your ...

... It was enough to keep me going for a while. I then washed my hands and sat down for a delicious lunch. Sensing that the man and woman in the front booth were watching me leave, I averted their gaze. Not that I was opposed to being friendly, I often like keeping to myself. "Excuse me, are you from England?" he asked with an English accent. "Ah, no." At first I didn't understand. Then I remembered I was wearing a t-shirt with a Banksy stencil. The image was inspired by a well ...

Hello and welcome to my travel blog! My starting-four-months-late travel blog!!

I will disclose up-front that I began my travels in May but am beginning my blog in October.

Basically, I blame this tardiness on grad school. My natural tendencies lean more 'lazy and irresponsible' than 'productive and timely.' Graduate school forced me to suppress these natural tendencies and do stuff-- a lot of stuff-- all the time. Specifically, a lot of reading and writing. Normally ...

... m not super pumped. I am. Just pensive. Aware.

I have to go because I really really love the adventure. Not having a plan, not having a goal. Just doing what you want to do, with no judgment. When else do you get to do that?

It's very hard to truly live in the moment in real life. Damn near impossible. Especially in grad school. People are always asking you, "What are your long term goals? Where do you see yourself in five years ...

... arriving before 8pm at night!) and went along to a local park to celebrate all the kids from my church that just finished a vaction bible school week. Their theme was on missions and it was so awsome to see the songs and plays that they put on for us. These are kids aged between 4 and 11 years old and they are such cool kids. I even had the opportunity to be prayed for by all 12 of them! These kids are on FIRE!

... This is not a problem, it just requires slower speed and a little more care. Well, soon enough it turns into big chunky gravel with hairpin turns down the side of a cliff. OK, now it's getting hairy. But it got better. At the bottom of the cliff was a dip in the road with nice thick sand at the bottom. So I expertly (read stupidly) sped through the sand, not anticipating that the sand continued up the other side and into a turn. (You can't turn ...