Ramada Plaza Chicago O Hare

... vacations (who doesn't?), experiencing and seeing new things, having unforeseen adventures... but never had I considered a trip lasting more than a couple weeks. Until...April 23, 2008<br><br>It's not that the first time I met Kevin I imagined traveling around the world with him. But this was the first time that I had talked with someone who had seriously contemplated such a thing: a RTW (Round The World) trip, and it prompted me to consider the idea ...

... for us to get away from it all and clear our heads. I am sure we will be distracted by all the great adventures we have planned we won't have time to dwell on it. We're going white water rafting, zip lining, water fall repelling and drinking our days away on the beach - and that's only Costa Rica. I have no idea what Nathan has planned for us in Guatemala. We divided and conquered the planning again. Well, we haven't ...

... pay our US$55 to go up the tower, then wait 20 minutes to catch a lift to the 103rd floor. Mind you, it was worth it. The views are fantastic in every direction. Loads of other tourists up there, especially being a Saturday and the weather was uncharacteristically warm and sunny. We had heard that Chicago would be cold and windy, but we were pretty warm all day until 4pm.<br>Anyway on the viewing deck of the Sears Tower they have installed some glass sticky-outy bits that you can (queue up ...

... skyscrapers' to Sumi. It was early and folks were starting their day. Taking out the trash, washing their cars, running errands and such. We passed numerous stray dogs in the neighborhood, consistent with those seen all over Delhi. I must admit some trepidation when encountering the large animals in groups of 2-3, especially with small children in tow. But for the most part the animals seemed well-fed and showed no signs of aggression. We ended our walk with a ...

... for the past 14 years, has always brought with it the feeling of disappointment as I realize my summer has come to an abrupt end and I will soon be returning to a life of homework and exams. My upcoming semester in Paris has presented an unusual feeling as I approach the end of my summer vacation. While I am obviously going to Europe for school, at this point, it is hard to not get the sense of going on vacation. Because living in a ...

... the tourist thing going to the top of the Sears Tower.  The girls were very excited and loved it there even the Sears tower exhibit.  The view was amazing and you get more than when you see the Empire State Building but you can't go outside.  As luck would have it our camera ran out of batteries so the pics I took were from the iphone.  Less than great but still a good time.<br>

... Katie, whose placement is the Aids Foundation of Chicago, post flyers and give brochures about their upcoming run/walk fundraiser.  We went around Boystown and Wrigleyville, two neighborhoods with plenty of bars and restaurants to post in.<br><br>  Last saturday, as in a week from yesterday, was my turn to go grocery shopping for the apartment.  After that I wandered around the Printers Row Lit Fest, a giant book extravaganza that took up three city blocks downtown ...

... preserve memories--10 rolls of slide film, 13 GB of memory, 3 jump drives to back it all up, 3 cameras, laptop, video camera, batteries, battery chargers, adapters, and 2 miles of cords to connect it all. Clothing layers made of stuff like wool, fleece, silk, & polyropylene Shorts, walking shoes, guidebooks... So, I need to wrap this up and commence to putting it all in the bags. Stay tuned! Carol & Bryan

... a little about boston and dc (where he lives now.) <br><br>ate some nasty plane food and tried to sleep. <br><br>pork loin lunch. (i had the chicken with plum sauce but the flight attendant didn't have any left. funny story about this pic: flight attendants were afraid i either worked for fda or a chinese airline. i reassured them i was neither.)<br><br> <br><br>turkey and cheese sandwich<br ...

... olives and capers, boiled potatoes with sour cream and a salad of lettuce, tomatoes and cucumbers. We drank Swedish beer called "Norlands Guld". Swedish beer is weaker than American or German beers but still good. And what Swedish beer lacks in strength is more than made up for in the strength of their coffee. Swedes usually drink their coffee black and it is very, very strong compared to American coffee. I had read in a travel book that they call American ...