Oakwood Redmond

My family and I rented a fabulous house in Stone Harbor, NJ for my father's 70th birthday celebration in May. I was pleasantly surprised by the beauty of the beach and the quaintness of the town of Stone Harbor. We took verg good care of the house and were told we would receive our security deposit in full. We planned to return to the same location; however, my trip has left me with a bitter-sweet taste. The owner ...

... M.O., and I wondered what I would learn about life--and myself--if I tried out this atypical lifestyle for awhile. So, this blog will record the musings and reflections that arise out of my attempt at an aimless, nomadic lifestyle in a land where people don't know who the heck I am or what I want to do or what my agenda is. Actually, I hope to be without agenda most of the time! If you have any advice about this new foreign life, send it my way.

... a mechanical bull, except replace the bull with a giant Gillette razor). With my new found skills (not to mention my new complimentary disposable, triple blade, smooth glide, razor) I'm now ready to head back to the Calgary Stampede! By the way I didn't see any of those bad-ass mountain bikers trying to tame the razor...chicken, bawk, bawk, bawk!; · Olympic Bobsled/Luge/Skeleton Run tour...it was quite fascinating to learn of all the ingenious ...

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As a woman it is impossible not to experience the backlash of cultural stereotypes. In Egypt especially this couldn't be avoided. The best thing is to know your morals. I may not always succeed (I know I don't), but I always try to maintain a certain comportment in order to show the respect I have for myself and other people. Being wishy washy in a foreign place is often what throws fuel on the fire.
Redmond, Washington, United States sheryl.akagi

... big fire in the late 1800's, someone decided to use salt water to wash the soil down the slopes and built up Seattle's low lying areas. Any building built then now has the second floor as the ground floor! After the tour we walked to Pike Place market and drooled at the huge Dungeness crabs, Alaskan crab legs and the wonderful salmon on display. If only H ...

... which sniffed Jacob's bag, wagged its tail and sat down at our feet. Bollocks. What you don't want a sniffer-dog to do, pretty much, especially at a United States of Ignorant Paranoia border crossing. After telling the chap that his dog had merely smelled the residue of our bacon and sausage butties which we had not long eaten, he gave his dog a sweet, and let us go...without checking our bags. So, that's how to get through US Customs. Tell them the dogs have made a ...

... campsite, we found an OK site, few trees, nice setting but 100 yards from the noisy freeway - it was late and we needed to rest. We drove to the nearest town, Meacham - a modern day ghost town, store, bar, garage - it reminded us of a minature Golden BC, but in Meacham there was no body home. At the camp site, we heard music? After a walk down the site, we found a Blue Grass Band. One of the band members had posted an ad on the internet for a "camp band meet up" and so all the 8 ...

... 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 ...

All the action happens at Pike Place Market. Our days were filled sampling the goods from the various yummy food stalls, almost being hit in the face by flying fish and sipping Starbucks coffee. Some very good highlights to point out in case you are visiting are Pike Place Fish Company The Crumpet Shop Pike Place Grocery and Deli Underground City Tour Some of the local comedy The Museum of Flight

... miles (154 km) south of Seattle and 53 miles (85 km) northeast of Portland, Oregon. Mount St. Helens takes its English name from the British diplomat Lord St Helens, a friend of explorer George Vancouver who made a survey of the area in the late 18th century. The volcano is located in the Cascade Range and is part of the Cascade Vocanic Arc, a segment of the Pacific Ring of Fire that includes over 160 active ...