Residence Inn By Marriott Denver Southwest-Lakewood

... get to: Spitsbergen, the Amazon, the Galapagos and Africa. So I headed to the Amazon and made plans for Spitsbergen and Africa. <br><br>I think it was when I was in Columbia that I started having feelings of wanting to stay in one place a while but by then I had made travel plans for Iceland and Spitsbergen so I pretty much bucked up and kept going, I was noticing that beautiful scenery, interesting archeology ...

... doing some catching up on national news events and napping. Later in the evening KM and JG stopped by the hotel bar for a catch up session. It was great to hear from two people I hadn't seen in a long time, and since everyone seems to be in a transition stage right now there's always a lot to say. I also put in a little plug for SASS with JG who is a sick skier and better get himself down to Argentina next summer! All in all ...

... appear when you most need it for meals, cold drinks, or a quick shower to cool yourself off. <br>Days 6-7 Luxor (2B)<br>Explore Luxor and its surrounding highlights, such as Karnak Temple and the Luxor Museum. Ride a donkey "Egyptian style" to the West Bank and visit the incredible Valley of the Kings. <br>Day 8 Cairo (B)<br>Returning to Cairo by plane on the morning of our final day, our tour concludes on arrival at Cairo International Airport. <br clear="all">

... streaming, by the way, is a great way to end up wasting time that was never intended to be wasted. For dinner we checked out Jax, a local seafood restaurant. Turns out one of the exec chefs just won Top Chef. Exciting, and regardless of recent, popular accolades the food was delicious enough to stand on its own without a TC title.<br><br>Basically Boulder is awesome and I can easily see how people come out here and never leave! Two more days til we hit the road again.<br>

... and music and I thought I ought to take advantage of this cultural offering...and I'm glad I did. The opera was Tales of Hoffman (I'd never heard of it) and the production was quite enjoyable. The costumes were fabulous! This photo appeared in a review in the Denver Post and described Olympia's robot costume as weighing 75 pounds! Her performance was incredible.<br><br>This picture explains why I'm heading south! <br><br><br>

... wird dich danken!<br><br>So wir haben gegessen, geredet und gesungen (sehr laut- wie es sein soll!). Aber das beste ist noch nicht gekommen.<br><br>Mein vater hat am Samstag eine ueberraschungs geburtstagsparty geplant. Er und meine tante Kathleen und meine schwester Holly haben alles zusammen ausgedacht. Was essen wir, wie ueberraschen wir Teresa, usw. Sie haben mich einfach gesagt: Amber, hol das! Amber ...

... until we leave the house. I am really excited except for the fact that I have to leave my puppies. I am looking forward to playing in the woods at Grandma Arlene's house. Hopefully Ty has gotten a PS3 and my online friends won't curl up and die with out me. Oh no, what will I do then?????? Well, I have to go to bed. I have to go work so I have money for the trip. Love you. Nite nite Laffy Taffy (Sami)

... He and Anthony, the owner, have been busy remodeling the place from scratch and expanding it with the addition of a yoga studio. We are going with the flow of everyday life. Going hiking in Boulder on sunny days, dogsitting cute Mia, Mathu and Naomi's dog, having coffee at our favs (Pablos and Avianos), grabbing a drink with friends, going to live shows (hello Nuno!)... enjoying every bite.

Spent the whole week travelling through amazing scenery as we worked our way back down through Montana, getting lost on a regular basis which was great....! taking every scenic byway we could find....saw deer, antelope, a dozen golden eagles, Cranes &amp; Curlews, and a skunk. We stayed at Deer Lodge where our fire building skills were improving with Colin moving on to 2 fires, the young bucks next door couldn't light theirs so poured petrol on it and set their trousers ...

... thought I'd only experience that through pictures. oh vey. I was getting my nails done the other day, and I asked the woman, who was from Vietnam, how she thought of the little bit of Mandarian I knew. She knew enough to be able to critique me. I said the few phrases I knew, and she laughed!! :) I thought, oh no. I am screwed! I can't try my words out in China, I'll just embarrass myself! But she reassured me that it was good enough ...