Sheraton Crystal City Hotel Arlington

... of the rain storms, thereby implicating that it was now partly cloudy and quite nice, sat down on the patio to enjoy our lagers in peace. But peace, even at this solemn location, was not to be had. For a crime had been committed... I looked up to see the SUV approaching, and approaching fast. The light had changed to red, but it was not stopping, careening through the intersection at an unimaginable rate of speed. To everyone's surprise, it managed to avoid hitting cars and ...

... story), and by taking the reroute to the nonstop, they were able to confirm us both in Business Class on the transpacific segment, and seat us next to each other. Not only that, but we will meet up with our originally scheduled flight on SIN-NRT (for which we were already upgraded), even giving us a tad bit more time in Tokyo. Enough time to clear customs and enter the country? We shall see... So after a (relatively) brief stop at the Customer Service ...

Weeks to days, days to hours, hours to now... My trip approaches, and Africa Beckons. They say that life sprang from the savannah of Africa, and it is to Africa that it is called to return. Well I don't know about that, but it does have an allure to it. I am so excited for this trip. Its all quite selfish, doing this for me, by myself, setting aside practical sensibilities, and personal comfort to set off, in search of something that will answer the hunger, the intense ...

Off to D.C again this morning. First stop was the Washington Monument, where we got some tickets to go up inside at 11am. Then we picked up a Junior Ranger booklet for each of the kids to complete - these have pictures/photographs and questions pertaining to the Monuments & Memorials of the Washington Mall area. Back in the long queue to go inside, we got a lecture from the National Park Ranger about what we could and couldn't bring into the ...

... Daily Cost: $65.47 ($55.23 excluding all airfare) Total Cost of Internet Usage at Cafes and Hotels: $89.75 Tranportation Costs: Airfare Los Angeles to Cancun (one way): $396 Airfare Managua to Big Corn Island, Nicaragua (round trip): $328 Airfare Costa Rica to Washington DC (one way): $729 BREAKDOWN BY COUNTRY Mexico: Total Expenses: $1170 ...

... to figure out here 15. Talking to people on the phone 16. Nobody selling food on every corner 17. No currency conversions in our heads More to come as we settle into life back in the USA...but not for long we are already looking into flights for the next leg of our trip. We are going to compile all of our expenses and publish it for others to use as a guide in their planning so check back soon. Cheers Frank

... went back. I "broke camp" (did all the hookups - attached the car - dumped the sewer) while Paul took the kids to circus circus so Paul could get his roller coaster ride. Paul said the guy in the RV place told him circus circus was not really touristy anymore, more locals bring their kids there for the $24 all day rides inside airconditioning. It was accurate. It certainly hasn't kept up with the other improvements the other casinos have made! But ...

... for me. I was officially home... Thank you everyone for reading this and all of your comments about my trip. As some have suggested maybe Ill keep it up with my daily life, cause I know it's that interesting... hehehe. Hope to see you all soon, and I hope you enjoy the future entries to come (an asia trip, or maybe another Aus trip are on the horizon). Take care, have safe travels, and I will see everyone very soon. Cheers

... English as a Foreign Language.) Bulgaria also has business and youth development volunteers, but they leave every year in August. The Bulgaria TEFL group leaves at this time every year, so there is a steady flow of volunteers going into the country. There are 41 volunteers in the group, about half and half men and women. kind of surprising, since teaching usually seems to be dominated by women. most of us are in our 20s, but there are 5 people ...

... One terrifying example of her unfeeling attitude comes to mind. I was about four or five, long before I learned to swim. Mother, Carl, and I were walking alongside the lake in East Lake park. Mother accidently dropped her purse into the water, about five feet deep. She removed my clothing, held me by my feet and dipped me head-first, while I cried with terror, into the water. She repeated this several times until I connected with the purse and brought it up. Then, while I ...