http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/Peter-A/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Peter A en-us Sat, 26 Dec 2009 05:50:54 +0000 Sat, 26 Dec 2009 05:50:54 +0000 My Dearest Britain After being here nearly a month I am beginning to finally settle in to life together. Too bad I have to leave you in 7 short days. You've suststained me on a sumptuous diet of the following things almost exclusively since late August Lamb donar gingersnaps coffee tea beer ale more precisely cocacola a taste of the homeland and sushi from Marks Spencer. http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Greater-London/Willesden/blog-89300.html I touched down in St. Louis on Thursday at 645pm local time. The sky was clear the sun was bright and the afternoon glow warmed everything it touched. By the time we got settled in for our connection flight my sister and I noticed the darkening sky out the north bay of windows directly across from our gate. In fact the sky wasn't merely darkening.. It was dark. Due to high winds Lambe http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Missouri/St-Louis/blog-77617.html Have you ever wanted to spend a long evening crammed inside a dirty Northstar I sure did and that dream came true last weekend in Sequim WA. After having dinner with our hosts the Hs' we took our leave of the house and repaired to the quarters we were to share that evening. The Northstar's berths included one fold out table suitable for single accomodation and one upper bunk capable of http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Washington/Sequim/blog-63498.html Last December my friend Kris and I made our longterm goal of driving to Winnemucca NV a reality. Why Winnemucca you ask Because we liked the name of this quaint desert outpost that's why. Much more than simply a Basque outpost in northern Nevada Winnemucca is a fantastic destination for a road trip through the forgotten west. As Nevada's most resplendant northern hub Winnemucca boasts s http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Nevada/Winnemucca/blog-62860.html As my first post to this blog and as a means to test the mapping functions I have elected to begin with the trip I took last summer. The first leg took me From Seattle WA to Washington DC and Norfolk VA where I met up with my friend B. From there I flew to London UK and enjoyed a short trip to Brighton with my friend Ryan and his fiance Sarah. My grandmother's sister guided me along a ni http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Washington/Enumclaw/blog-62742.html