Managed to get up after only three hours of sleep and make it to Heathrow - right now I'm in San Francisco after an 11 hour flight feeling pretty tired but excited enough to get over it. Have had a brief look around, but as I fly to Peru tomorrow it will have to be just that for the time being. Luckily I'll be back here for a week in August. Fir...
Just one day here, but I like it a lot, have to come back, so many bars, it's incredible... Will sleep in the car tonight as I have to film my first balloon tomorrow at 3am... It is raining but that's ok... Photos tomorrow.
sailing in and out of san franscico was really cool, we had a party on deck going out and a bigger party going out each time we passed under the golden gate bridge the capitain blew his horn and loud music played the song if you are going to san francisco , susie and I had lunch in china town and bought kids shoes there, at 2400 we had a deck pa...
Sorry for the quick ending of my last entry! I suddenly realised I'd got carried away with Tahiti details and only had one minute left on the clock, hence quick summing up... but LA was fun, for the 2 days we were there - it's huge and dirty, not attractive at all in parts, but then really lavish and luxurious in other places. Universal studios ...
I leave for Vietnam in a week, and I guess I'm as ready as I will be. Really their isn't as much to do as you might imagine. You can deconstruct the "stuff" that comprises your life much quicker than you might imagine and its actually fairly gratifying to discover that you don't need all the stuff you've acquired over the years. The remainder of...
The Thong Also Rises is out! There will be a reading at Get Lost Travel Books on Tuesday, Sept. 27 at 7:00 pm. I will be there to read from my essay, "Riding the Semi-Deluxe." The book's editor, Jen Leo will be there. Lots of funny stuff will be read. You should totally come! Get Lost Travel Books 1825 Market Street San Francisco, CA 94103 415-4...
YAY!! The plane didn't go down in a fireball like I was expecting- Christ I hate flying. Fortunatley the Serapax kept me (relatively) calm. We were a little late flying out from Sydney (they couldn't get one of the engines started!!), but managed to arrive in San Fran early. Side note- why do pilots tell you things like "we can't get one of the ...
