jrfromafar - JR

I don't know how far I'll go, I love the thought of distant lands,
but when faraway, it helps me appreciate home--

Living proof, the grass is greener on the other side of the fence...

'The Sweetest Sweetiepie in the Whole Wide World'

Blogdex (sorted by Country/City (when applicable):
Austria Salzburg A Message in Music
Canada Vancouver Memoir... circa '67
France Barcelona Barcelona
France Brive-la Gaillarde Miracle in Brive-la-Gaillarde
France Marseilles A Fish Story (of Sorts)
France Marseilles Marseilles
France Montpellier Day Tripper to Montpellier
France Paris LIFE (Definition)
France Saint-Cirq Lapopie Saint-Cirq Lapopie
France Sete Sete, France
France St. Denis St. Denis
France St. Ouen Les Puces de Paris - Saint Ouen
France Villefranche-de-Rouergue All That's Missing is a Straight Jacket
France Somewhere The Nastiest Meal in all of France
Ireland Donegal Mac-a'bhaird
Israel Caesarea Holy Moly... is that re-bar??
Israel Jersusalem Tripping Through Old Jerusalem
Italy Aci Trezza 'o Isole Ciclopi'
Italy Catania Pasta alla Norma
Italy Enna Panic in Enna
Italy Florence Florence
Italy Naples ...when in Naples...
Italy Naples Catching the ferry to Palermo from Naples
Italy Naples Going with the Flow in Napoli
Italy Naples Street vendors
Italy Palazzo Adriano Palazzo Adriano
Italy Palermo No photos pllllease!
Italy Palermo The Mozzerilla Con
Italy Palermo Palermo
Italy Rome Dorothy Meant To Say...
Italy Rome In a moment of time, tossed out like trash
Italy Somewhere .... written down before I lose my marbles...
Mexico Tijuana Tijuana
Switzerland Gimmelwald All is Peace in Gimmelwald
USA Altamont Altamont, circa 1969
USA Bisbee, Arizona Bisbee: The Queen of Cochise County
USA Douglas, Arizona Douglas Arizona
USA Eastern Seaboard Eastern Seaboard Blitz Trip
USA Hwy 99 Ode to Hwy 99
USA Kentucky They (yeahh THEY) shall take up serpents'
USA New York, New York ... a love letter...
USA Redondo Beach Redondo Beach Restaurant Guide (or WARNING!)
USA San Francisco My Claim to San Francisco
USA Seattle, Washington The Man in the Kilt & the Gal Dressed to the Hilt
USA Yosemite Dinty Moore Stew, Barrel Bombs and Sardines
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Misc Misc Save The Wild Burros

Misc Misc Barefootin’
Misc Misc TripperFrendo
Misc Misc If a blog is written in a forest...

Travel Goals (in the order of how they came out of my brain):
Ireland
England, Scotland
Belgium, Netherlands, Germany
El Camino de Santiago de Compostela (at least some of it!)
Andalusia, Morocco
Greece
Croatia, Slovenia
Egypt
Jordan, Syria, Turkey (Amman to Istanbul!)
India
New Zealand & Land of Oz
Czech Republic, Poland
Portugal
Brazil
Vietnam
Moscow, St. Petersburg, Helsinki, Stockholm, Copenhagan
Would like to ride an elephant in Thailand!
Africa
Alaska

Return to Sicilia... this time, Siracusa (and back to Palermo)
Return to Italy (Genoa, Arezzo (antique markets), Parma, Bologna, Verona, Carrera, Sardhina
Return to France (Atlantic Coast, Toulouse, Pyrenees, Mt. Blanc, etc)
Return to Switzerland

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Blogs & Travel Journals

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By jrfromafar
December 9th 2006

Lyell Ascent to Donahue Pass

North America » United States » California » Yosemite National Park

Lyell AScent to Donahue Pass One of this man's greatest memories.... there are things in life that seem unimportant at the time, which have the possibility of being the highlight of a lifetime. Such was the hike that I took with my two boys, Joe and Gabe... I love you guys so much dad Joe, don't ever forget who beat you to Agnew Meadows.... BWaaaaaaaaaaaaa [View Full Entry]

By jrfromafar
November 26th 2006

Help Save The Wild Burros

North America » United States » California » Sierra National Forest

Links: Help Save The Wild Burros Wild Horse Mentors Lifesavers Mustang Spirit [View Full Entry]

By jrfromafar
November 5th 2006

Trip Plan Paris to Casablanca (or Madrid?)

Europe

This blog is planning for a trip scheduled for late March- early April, 2007 Trip Plan: 21 days Comments, suggestions are welcome. I have the hardest time planning a trip! Links of interest: [url=http://galicia360.fiestras.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/Render&c=Articulo&cid=995611104701&pubid=983562722078]Faro de Fisterra Virtual Tourist, Galicia Virtual Tourist, El Camino de Santiago de Compestola Spain, Morocco France: DAY# 1 &2 Arrive: Paris Chartres (enroute) Vendome Rennes St. Malo 3 Brest Quimper 4 Bordeaux Toulouse (excursion to Peripigan) 5 Peripigan Lourdes 6 Pau Bayonne 7 St. Jean Pied-de-Port Spain (El Camino de Santiago) Pamplona 8 Bilbao 9 Leon 10,11 Santiago de Compostola Finisterra Portugal 12,13 Porto 14,15 Lisboa 16 [View Full Entry]

By jrfromafar
October 26th 2006

Dinty Moore Stew, Barrel Bombs and Sardines

North America » United States » California » Yosemite National Park » Tuolumne Meadows

Here it is, after midnight, while the rest of the world slumbers (at least around me) I sit up, busy parking memories. Circa, mid fifties. The Buick was the classic black and white. We'd load it to the hilt, and off we'd go for our annual camping trip. Trust me. I knew where the middle of the seat was. Because if my sister's elbow or knee or God forbid her foot crossed that line, there's be a cat fight in the back seat. To a skinny nose picking toe headed kid, we were headed to the North Pole Mountains. I [View Full Entry]

By jrfromafar
October 22nd 2006

In a moment of time, tossed out like trash

Europe » Italy » Lazio » Rome

It was hot as blue blazes and standing room only throughout Rome. Wouldn't you know it I arrived right on a holiday. I needed a break from the maddening crowd. I approached an old cathedral and saw hoards of people pouring out of a doorway giving it little or no thought that it was the entrance as well as the exit. Without exception all the people leaving the cathedral were elderly people, mostly women. I edged my way against the crowd, joking, knowing that not a single person understood what I said: 'Hey, did I miss the party!??' Ha ha (yeah.) [View Full Entry]

By jrfromafar
October 22nd 2006

The Nastiest Meal in all of France

Europe » France

It was my last night in Central France. The next day I was heading to Paris, and then flying home. It was time to SPLURGE! I size up a nice restaurant. Probably in a building over 1,000 years old. Really picturesque. I read the menu outside. Hmmm... Cunard. It's time for DUCK. Yes, I envision a nice roast duck, potatos, garnishes, the works. In the heartland of France, none the less!! This will be great. I am seated at a table, and order the Cunard. It's ok that it will cost me €50. I deserve this, haven't had a real 'sit [View Full Entry]

By jrfromafar
October 22nd 2006

Miracle in Brive-la-Gaillarde

Europe » France » Limousin » Brive-la-Gaillarde

If you need confirmation as to what train will get you where you want to go, don't have any illusion that you are safe asking a conductor. After asking one, I confidently settled down for the journey. I was on my way to Toulouse, at least that is what I thought. No doubt I made good joke fodder that night for the conductor and his drinking buds. He gave me the nod in the opposite direction somewhere in Massif Central. It was late at night so I decided to quit fighting it for the day, epecially since I was told there [View Full Entry]

By jrfromafar
October 21st 2006

If a blog is written in a forest...

North America » United States » California » Sequoia National Park

... and there's no one around to read it, does the writer of the blog give a rip? [img=http://www.forestserviceni.gov.uk/our_forests/forests/east%20district/images/belvoir/belvoir_1.jpg] [View Full Entry]

By jrfromafar
October 20th 2006

Barefootin’

North America

Whaddya know, a site about barefoot travel. Don't know how I found this site, but I did... and it brought back memories. Here's what happened: 1967. I had just hitchhiked up to San Francisco from the Central San Joaquin valley town of Fresno. I was wearin' a brand new pair of work boots. I was walkin' down Haight Street. A guy passed me wearin' an old pair of groooovy cowboy boots with pointed toes. I admired his boots, and he admired mine. So we TRADED. Yup. I was 17, he was..... much older. As he walked away with my niiice new [View Full Entry]

By jrfromafar
October 20th 2006

Mac-a'bhaird

Europe » Ireland » County Donegal » Donegal

The Bard

My Irish claim to fame, my great grandfather was Michael Augustus Ward (Mac an Bhaird) from Donegal. My grandmother (Ellen Ward) full blooded Irish. Michael Ward (Bhaird or 'bard') married Mary Moran, daughter of Martin Moran (married Ellen Rogers), immigrant to Genesee, Pa (Potter County) in 1840 (before the potato famine. Genesee ended up an Irish haven. Martin was one of the leading citizens. He immigrated from Mayo County. Michael Ward was very young when he immigrated from Donegal. His father, Daniel, brought his family over and settled in Olean, NY. My grandfather who married Ellen Ward was half Irish. His [View Full Entry]

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Blogs & Travel Journals

Lyell Ascent to Donahue Pass

Help Save The Wild Burros

Trip Plan Paris to Casablanca (or Madrid?)

Dinty Moore Stew, Barrel Bombs and Sardines

In a moment of time, tossed out like trash

The Nastiest Meal in all of France

Miracle in Brive-la-Gaillarde

If a blog is written in a forest...

Barefootin’

Mac-a'bhaird