Econo Lodge Melbourne

... the last thing that bothered me is the whole healthcare debate that I had to hear more about. I wish that people who are against HC could travel and really hear about HC in other countries. We tend to hear about the one good story or the one bad story. So often it seems that people dont look at the systems as a whole and see the benifits. 
Oh well, I am back now and at least for a while I get to keep my nice South American filters on!!!!!


Adios amigos

... check on the reliability for the west coast coming up 2 months from now. I will be on the lookout for a temporary job in Florida, fixing cars, or whatever I can get. The first night here we were so tired, we just chatted for a while, and went right to bed. The next day we spent catching up news, about life, and plans and whats not. Travis is really happy to see us arrive, to spend time, and the holidays with family for ...

... to notice there were a significant number of people with tattoos and Harley’s paraphernalia. So I asked one lady as we were walking by if she could tell me why and it turns out that half the ship’s passenger manifest is comprised of Harley Davidson bikers because they are holding their Hogs on the High Seas Rally on this cruise. I couldn’t help but laugh at that! What are the odds that we would pick the one ...

The US are very proud of their space exploration. The Kennedy Space Centre is a fantastic example of this. We were given an extensive tour of the facilty and shown the journey of every shuttle before it takes off to space. The massive equipment that is needed to move the shuttles and rockets around the facility. We even got to listen to Jack Lousma, an astronaut who was in Skylab and the first shuttle missions.

Cassidy's recount
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... a Miami, pasamos por la famosa Miami Beach, que al igual que West Palm Beach, los apartamentos son de ensueño. Más de 10 Km de playas, muchas privadas, otras con gran acceso.

Visit to Cape Canaveral, or easier to NASA. We have had a rather hot day visiting the complex, ascend to the Shuttle launch area, assembly area and other parts of the area. Molt bonic ...

... as enjoyable. But easier. So, here's the story about the Kenya trip. For anyone familiar with the Duke MBA, I like to describe this trip as a "Family GATE." It has a great story-- I am blessed with an Aunt and Uncle who have decided to send nieces and nephews on both sides of their family to Kenya for two weeks. I have to get shots, supplies and spending money,. but about everything else is taken care of. Um... when do you EVER get a call offering you ...

... 8217;s 120 total” (MUCH more than my usual agency). So, I say him that his manager agreed on the phone for 70 all included and anyway my usual agency is already cheaper. Then the guy gets literally mad, I’m watching at a scarface (coz he’s cuban) yelling at me with a strong Spanish accent: “that is not possible! This price is not possible, never you will find cheaper than this!”. I just say him: “ok, take it easy, don’ ...

... it was a rocket launch, but then Karen said, hey... I think that's a rocket. I wasn't as certain, and was, actually, a bit skeptical. After all, I'd looked on-line to see if any launches were supposed to be happening while we were in the area and found nothing. But there we were, pulled off on the side of the road, looking at this thing hurtling into space, and then going into what must have been stage two as there was a ...

... American Airlines didn't want to take our 103 lbs bag. We stayed with Craig Fulton for our last two weeks in Cayman and intended, on our last night, to have a quiet dinner with him to thank him for putting up with us (Craigie, I cannot remember whether we said thank you on the evening and if not, thank you for a great time and putting up with us and our "packing mess") but turned into a 11 person party into the early hours of the morning. After shifting as many ...

... before and everyone just seems to be trying to out-do the next with their designer sunglasses and clothes. South Beach itself was nicer than i imagined. The sand was so white and soft, and the water was really warm, so Candice actually went swimming. All the locals were spread over the beach with eskies and stereos. Of course we got completely burnt. We found $5 cocktails and ...