Four Seasons Hotel Palo Alto East Palo Alto

... smallest RVs that they make, and were able to park in normal parking spots and maneuver where larger RVs cannot. I cannot imagine driving one of the huge motor homes that we saw on our trip. Some of them even were towing cars behind their already enormous lengths!

We weren't as technologically isolated this time as I was the last time I passed through the region. Between us, Christine and I had ...

Since I had a surprise day off from Burning Man, I decided to do a little sewing.

First, I ran up 6 curtains that I cut from 2 heat & sound insulating panels I bought at Target. They're a lovely gold color and I assume they'll be trashed by the end of the trip from the dust...but they were $12 for 2 panels, so....not so bad.

Second, I took a break and went ...

... cater for a party crowd and is probably (for a single woman) the safest place to go out and about in San Francisco.

However, I’m getting the distinct impression that everyone here is too stoned or laid back to be particularly violent. Having said that it is a major American city and there are several no-go areas around the bay in the surrounding suburbs, notably parts of Oakland, and also neighbourhoods within the peninsular that it is ...

... like a packrat with all this luggage. I’ve got my backpack AND a carryon. ALL ARE FILLED TO THE RIM! AND I’m only 5’2 so this must look FUNNY! Idk why parents drag their children with them on vacations. Who wants to deal with strollers and keeping a watch on their children...Mayne I think parents are a bigger threat of stolen theft than I am for these pickpocketers. But whatever! (AS u can TELL I’m people watching ...

... Hotel Amaryllis). Roaming the streets of Athens looking for our hotel, we stopped to ask some police officers for directions. Once they saw the address of our destination, they promptly warned us that it was unsafe for tourists as it was a shady illegal market area! Of course, we thought this might be cool so pressed on undeterred and found the hotel in a back alley with raw sewage running down the street (can you ...

... Monica. We walked silently as a group to 3rd boulevard and sat silently, meditating, for fifteen minutes in 2 groups , before getting up walking further down the boulevard and repeating it all over again. It was a fascinating thing to be part of, to listen to passersby and hear their comments. Many of them would giggle, some would be confused, some would make comments of "how cool" and some even referred to the group as crazy hippies. It was interesting each time to see people ...

Off to the San Francisco Bay Area again for a work week of meetings, this time with the Environmental unit. At least I was up front in first class. I especially like the hot cinnamon roll with breakfast and the fresh cookies (chocolate chip macadamia nut) prior to arrival.

Today was a gentle start to the day and saw us having a leisurely breakfast followed by packing. Following our experiences of Air Newzealand being so pedantic about bags not being over $20 kgs, we decided to get one up on them and pack our esky with additional stuff to lighten the loads anyway! At least that way we shouldn't have to unpack in the middle of the airport as has happened on two occasions previously! Then - WALMART! Shopping for final goodies. Makeup is so ...

... She was on her own! But what a sight!) So dragging out tired legs home (we are still on Fiji time!) we stopped off for dinner & drinks & to admire our lovely new clothes!! (Don't know how we are going to fit them in our suitcases!) Thursday 17th April Today we hopped on a bus & decided to visit The Golden Gate Bridge, when we eventually got there, after a few wrong bus journeys, we stood for ages wondering where the feck ...

... D waääh die Jungs aus Peru haben nch um 9h morgens nach Bier gerochen ;) ich doofe musste ja natürlich heute meine Teacher speech geben.. herrje war ganz witzig mit den Alkleichen,,, ich selber ja kaum besser öööhhh ,wenn man noch so selig ist kann man ganz locker ne Rede halten ;) Anyway, ich hab heute gelernt, wie Worte ein Leben bestimmen. Kumar hat eine äußerst interessante Rede über positive-negative words gehalten. In dem Sinne: MY LIFE IS FANTASTIC