Today me and my Dad went to the Anchor River on the Kenai Peninsula to fish for salmon. The night before we read through the regulations and found the river is only open for fishing a few days a year so we wondered if it was going to be busy. When we got there there were heaps of people on the river Then we drove down near the river mouth were there were a few pools with a bit more space. We sa

Tuesday July 6th We went back to Nat Geo spent a fair amount of time checking out the DaVinci models watched a family of four two teens not be able to figure out one of them that DGS worked right away. Ransomed out the car 45 for the 4 nights I think he charged for 3 days had paid 5.00 upon parking on Friday much cheaper than the hotel charges. Repacked and tried to drive

We travelled by train from New York's Grand Central Station to the small town of New Hamburg in the Hudson Valley. It was just under 2 hours and the scenery alongside the Hudson River was spectacular.Why New Hamburg Well our friends Art and Gillian live in nearby Wappinger Falls and they asked us to get ff the train there rather than in Poughkeepsie. It made life much easier and before long we w

Saturday July 3rd Had breakfast in room then headed out to Farragut North and Metro Center to see about getting a Metro senior pass but the Sales office was closed until Tuesday. Just got farecards for planned trips for this day. Needed to change trains anyway to go to the Intrsquol Spy Museum. Itrsquos kind of spendy and we werenrsquot overly impressed with it. Had a longish wait to

This morning we are going to see where Mum lived with Aunty Rene and Oma and Opa Irsquom so excitedSo off we head with Carmen the Garmin leading the way. As we get close and turn off the main road suddenly we are driving in laneways so we park in the first empty spot we see cowards and walk the rest.We head to Strobloemstraat straat means street and hunt for Mumrsquos house.The street

After being surrounded by so many ants in our last bathroom and Greg feeling worse we were definatly happier heading back to Chiang Rai and being close to a hospital if needed we go to Laos in a few days time and thats not a place you really want to be needing doctors Chiang Rai felt comfortable and like home We visited the hill tribe museaum which was pretty eye opening and I was able to g

July 15mdashI stayed at the Family Camp at Tinker Air Force Base the last couple of days and called my cousin John Conner to let him know I was here. He came by and picked me up for dinner in Bricktown which is the new shoppingentertainment area in Ok City. The hotel for our family reunion is located there so I got to see where I will be. I had chicken fried steak at an old brewery which ha

Mykonos is crazy A definite party island. We stayed at the mykonian mare hotel in Agios Stefanos. The hotel was lovely...pretty much a white contemorary villa. The decor was beautiful and the pool was even better. We arrived here on Thursday and the first thing we realized was that this was one windy island Mykonos is all about partying and having a good time whether it's laying out at the be

The weather in Vegas was worse than Phoenix. I think temperatures went well past 44 degrees on all of the days I was there. The dry heat really does take the wind out of your sails and the desert breeze doesnrsquot provide much relief during the afternoon. I think a hoborsquos booze burp would be more refreshing than that blasted desert breeze. The endless asphalt and lack of shade forces you

After years as a writer you'd think I be more entertaining on my travel blogs especially capturing the sturm und drang' that always happens with travel too lazy these days apparently. Sorry.Thursday July 1 2010We got a bit of a late start leaving the bank payday at quarter to 11. Beginning odometer 2786 miles. We went up 26 via Johnson City to Bristol and up 81. Lots of trucks o

We were a little worried because we got some rain yesterday and today started out with a thick cloud cover. But as the day progressed the cloud cover burned off and it turned out to be a perfect day to tour the islands of Lake Titicaca. Lake Titicaca is unique in that it is the highest navigable lake in the world3812m. It stretches for 8300 sq km and borders two countries Peru and Bol

Javier and Carmen were sneaky this morning and snuck into our area in the inner city with their cars to pick us up sneaky sneaky So the plan was to get loaded up with our gear and get out really quick before the police saw them.That was the planhellipEverything was all prepaid so all that was left to do was pay for one bottle of water and bolt. But then the hotel tried to charge for breakfast

De Versalles a Chateau of Versailles .... medio siglo ...Una jornada larga .. 600 am a 200 am. Por supuesto que estamos super cansados ...Visita al palacio de Versalles .. todo el dia .. historia patria sobre reyes y reinas ... Luis XIV XV XVI Maria Antonieta Don Delfin y Delfina .... Pinturas .. pinturas en los techos de los cuartos reales .... jardines ... Le Grand Canal ... Cminar .. cami

July 24 2010Today we drove through the Big Horn National Forest Big Horn Mountains. Stopped at Shell Falls then kept on driving. Stopped in Sturgis SD for the night. Enjoy the Pics. We hop to be home by Tuesday or Wednesday.

25710 was washing windows in a flat on eric street cottesloe. they had racks of clothing and the boy was trying them on. i said what about this new flag design. the mother the son and the manager all like it. seems the lad of eighteen started as a school project at fourteen what now is 'ocean zone' label. they're going to put flag on board shorts and market it. i've been looking for these peop

I'm writing this July 25th Chinese time because I was too tired last night to write it but its from yesterdayWe had an awesome touring day yesterday. I woke up early and couldn't get back to sleep so I went down to find the hotel's gym. No one really spoke English but I could say enough for them to figure out what I wanted. I'm understanding more and more and more Chinese. We eat in the ho