Holiday Inn Richmond-I-64, West End, Va

... they would have had me. Since that would have been strange, we took two baguettes twisted in brown paper and headed home. We only stayed long enough for a snack of cheese and bread and a shower so that I could see Paris before falling asleep.<br><br>I think it would be very challenging to drive in Paris unless you were raised to it. As Catherine said, &#8220;It&#8217;s important to know where you are going.&#8221; There is not room for indecision or ...

... out of the corn** of my eye that she had should**-length red hair and was wearing a tight-ish white tank top. <br><br>I didn't really think anything of it, nor have a reason to really look at h** prop**ly until I realised she had really bad BO, that you would normally only smell coming from some kind of smelly man. Wond**ing what kind of woman would make such a stench, I looked ov** at h** only to find that she was a really creepy ...

Travel pointers:<br><br>Except for telAviv and Jerusalem&#8230;.have a car. I can't tell you how many travelers we met that envied us with having a car. Especially in Galilee this gives you tremendous freedom and flexibility.<br><br>In a restaurant always ask for the check when you are ready.<br><br>10% is a standard tip, but be nice, play the friendly tourist and tip 15% for good service.<br><br>Respect customs ...

... couple bars and played "The Night they Drove Old Dixie Down" five times on the jukebox and we sang every word like it was 1865. We became the hit of the party after asking the bartender to turn it up and to put on the Yankees-Red Sox Game. <br>We hit the road early in the morning and knew we were going to have a good day when we read signs that said we were entering "Goochland". Next stop...Western Virginia.

... to change, pack up and head out!<br><br>We were finally on the bike and headed south towards Cary, North Carolina to visit Luba&#8217;s family at about 12pm. <br><br>The ride south was very pleasant. I really enjoy riding on small highways with really tall trees along both sides of the highway. It just seems like a much more peaceful ride. It&#8217;s so much different from the west coast riding where there a lot of open space.

We arrived at our son's on Tuesday July 21st at about 4:20pm. No one heard us pull in so we got to surprise them. Andrea and my 2 granddaughters, ages 1 and 3, were home. Our son was not home from work yet.<br><br>My 3 year old granddaughter loved the motor home and kept wanting to go to it. Both of the granddaughters loved our 2 dogs, Maggie &amp; Bitsy and come to find out Maggie loved their rabbits.<br><br>On Thursday I went with my ...

... confederate flag hat, and a big black family was waiting in line behind him... <br><br>So off we went. For the next 7 hours, we rode on 4 rollercoasters (Dominator, Volcano, Stunt Double?, and Flight of Fear) and a kiddie swing type of ride. That's right. 7 hours and 5 rides. This is why the Flash Pass at 6 Flags is the greatest invention ever. The rollercoasters themselves were really, really fun and sometimes even ...

... my image of all historical figures talking like pirates might be misguided, but my elementary school textbooks can't compete with Johnny Depp and his roguish charisma. <br><br>It was a fun couple of weeks though, and I need time like that with my mom to supplement our primary communication of Skype calls from 10,000 miles away. From there, it was off to NYC to see the city sans my previous fog of jet-lag and incessant vomiting. Sans. Who talks like that?<br>

... rows of vineyards with endless wine pouring from the tap, and a culture almost richer than its food. I thought of Italy! Immediately I joined WWOOF Italia and got right to work, and my "unrealistic fantasy" became a reality. I read through the 42 pages of hosts and sent out 30 e-mails to the most appealing farms. After receiving invitations from a few, I chose two to live with for two weeks at a time. The first, in Lucca, Tuscany, is a ...

... First Baptist Church. I know...it is a quick post summarizing in a couple of sentences what was a delightful evening. Some hiccups finding our way back out of Richmond...and in some other ways I will have to come back soon... I've posted some pics for the family's joy!