Olympic Lagoon Hotel

... easier to follow. That will be my final long run before the marathon which is  now only just over a 9 days away.         Good luck for the Olympic Harriers Race this Sunday Au Revoir from Paris ...

... ; without letting all the staff see).  The captain brought out a crate of beers that eventually turned into the Olympic drinking games of 2011 with Vietnam taking on Ireland, surprisingly enough Ireland lost. The Vietnamese have a tradition of saying ...

... punctuated only by a swim now and then. On Monday morning we strolled into Dahab town, about 2km from the lagoon area and our hotel. The feature of this former fishing village, now holiday haunt of independent scuba-diving travellers, is a ...

... . The old town is cluttered with tourist shops, mostly selling the same ol' shyte. Greece is still suffering badly from post-Olympic hangover. There is still an open Olympic Shop, selling (or attempting to sell) all of the memorabilia for 50% off. ...

... . We also viewed the Duke Kahanamoku Memorial Statue. He was known as Hawaii's first Olympian, and he continued his celebrated Olympic career for 21 years and became a symbol of aloha around the world. His 17 foot bronze statue is the most ...

... health while on the road; also this would give me access for the day to the spa complex next door to the hostel. An Olympic pool containing the heated springs from the ground, hot tubs and sun bathing pools. And a lot of friendly Icelandic folk, who like ...

... way we kept stopping and picking up more and more boxes and bags, until the entire aisle was filled with stuff, and it was an Olympic obstacle course to get off the bus.  Finally we reached the Laos border about 6am, and me and Jamie went in search ...

... ! The premium is the public swimming pool, not one but two: in the hot one the bulgarian rest quiet and in the other cold, olympic one only sportive tourists swim up and down. The city is relaxant with a lot of hills, gardens and parks and even luxury ...

... the start with a good mix of backgrounds. Among us we had 2 Doctors (1 being a surgeon who is also a 6ft tall Olympic Rowing Champion) and an employment law Judge (that takes care of Germany´s contribution), the Brits gainfully employed back home and ...

... and incredibly cheap. Next morning we had an included city tour which included a visit to the Acropolis,  Parthenon and the Olympic stadium and a drive around the city centre.  We then came back to the hotel and spent the afternoon exploring ...

... . My mother had the Veal Marsala and my father had the Wild Salmon.  After dinner we walked down Robson Street from the hotel to the Lost Lagoon of Stanley Park. Many people were still out and about in the park, even at 9pm, due to how long it stays ...

... to the monument to keep people from squatting on the land again. It is supposed to be a lighthouse, whose light is like that of the Olympic Torch, and the day it was lit up, the entire city of Santo Domingo lost power. Now, the light does not work. Nice. ...

... by friends who have done it that it is quite a lovely trip. Maybe next time!   From Port Angeles we headed into the Olympic National Park with a drive up to the top of Hurricane Ridge to get the park experience started. Nice drive, good views, and ...

... the first campsite we find as it is now almost 6pm. The site doubles up as the local swimming pool as it has an Olympic size pool on the grounds. We have come to appreciate that many people use these camping places as their homes – American trailer ...

... its closure?!?  Other than that we've not done a lot but did shout ourselves a pub meal at the Recreation Hotel in Boulder!  How is Olympic fever going?  We have no idea what is happening in the rest of the world.  All we know is our ...