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J.R.R. Tolkien once wrote: "Not all those who wander are lost". This has become something of a mantra for my life which brings me to the question: Can wanderlust be in your genetic code? If so, then that would explain mine... I have always loved adventure and travel, even as a kid. I've discovered that the older I get, the more adventuresome I become so, if this trend continues, I'll probably be trying to get on a space shuttle flight when I'm 80. In the meantime, I'm happy to share my growing adventures - enjoy! travelingbee
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I'd Rather Be In Montana
Published: June 29th 2007North America » United States » Pennsylvania » Bucks County » Newtown
June 29th 2007
And allow me to share with you why I'm not... I had my whole morning planned down to what I was going to read when I was finally seated on the flight for the first leg of my journey to Kalispell. Everything went smoothly...I left insanely early in case of traffic and was shocked when there was none. But then I got to the airport. I've already posted a whole entry when I was on my way to North Dakota on how much I hate Philadelphia Int'l Airport so I'm going to repeat myself, but rather I will add to my reasons to stay away. PHL is easily overwhelmed. Between the storms we had in the area last night and the fact that this is the Friday before a week with a holiday...let's just say that ... read more
The Returning Vacationist
Published: June 18th 2007North America » United States » Pennsylvania » Bucks County » Newtown
June 18th 2007
The title of this entry is taken from a quote by Robert Benchley. I have absolutely no idea who he is, but I like the way his mind works: There is probably no more obnoxious class of citizen, taken end for end, than the returning vacationist. I'm back at work today and thrown back into the atmosphere of reality (caution: objects may burn up upon reentry) which is why I'm taking a few minutes out to write now. I'll finish up from home most likely which will give me a chance to add some photos as well. So to recap quickly... Since I last wrote which was sometime on Friday morning, we landed in Victoria on Vancouver Island, BC around 5pm or so. I was supposed to have a shore excursion to the gardens, but ... read more
June 15th 2007
Well, it's official. I'm a cruise-ship convert. This is not to say that I will be from now on chosing to cruise my way to every destination I have in my life travel "to-do" list, but rather I mean this to imply that I have honestly embraced the cruising experience. After the paradigm shift I mentioned previously (where I came to the realization that a cruise vacation is as much about the ship itself as it is about the destination), I was able to fully "feel the love" of being in the floating resort. As I type right now I'm literally "at sea" and yes, I did say that I was not going to surrender to pay the crazy onboard Internet charges, but I caved. Not due to boredom or anything - trust me on ... read more
June 12th 2007
While I'm technically in Sitka now, this entry is going to really be more about what has been happening especially yesterday as it was our Hubbard Glacier day. After my last entry in Juneau, I left the Internet cafe and walked back to the ship. This ended up being a very wet mile, but it was nice to get a semi-hike in. Back onboard, I got changed into dry clothes and went to dinner followed by a comedy show and then a version of "American Idol" they hold on board where passengers "try out" and then sing before a panel of judges which included our illustrious cruise director, one of the singers from the shows they do on board, and one of the DJs. It was most definitely a lot of fun. I've finally realized ... read more
June 11th 2007
So it's now close to the end of Day 2 of Deb's Crazy Cruise Experiment. I'm in Juneau now at an Internet cafe which I found as quickly as possible after practically running away from my tour group that I spent the last 5 hours with. Not that there was anything wrong with the tour group, or with the cruise itself, but this whole experience is just REALLY not me and I feel pretty confident saying that this will probably be my one-and-only commercial cruise. Please don't think that I got on the boat with this attitude entirely. If you read my previous blog entitled Why Cruise Ships Scare Me, you might think that I did. The fact is that, skeptical though I was, I still found myself excited by the prospect of getting on ... read more
May 29th 2007
I am now less than two weeks away from my planned Alaska cruise (set to leave on June 9) so it's got me thinking and I just wanted to put my thoughts on this out there now in case there are any insights or other words 'o wisdom that anyone would like to share with me on this topic. Thus, I have selected the location for this entry as Alaska At Sea not because I'm currently in that location, but because that is what I will spend the next bit writing about. I also should probably apologize in advance as I fear what follows may be peppered with sarcasm... It is not my intention to offend any big-time cruisers out there, but please understand that I am just a major cruise skeptic trying to ... read more
May 20th 2007
The title of this blog is taken from a book I owned as a kid. The heroine of the story wrote letters to her best friend and always ended them with "Yours Till Niagara Falls," and so I could think of no better title for this entry. This was not my first trip to Niagara Falls, nor do I suspect it will be my last. My parents brought me here when I was little (I think I was 8 or 9) and I have definite memories of the trip and particularly the Falls, but needless to say it has changed a bit over the last 25+ years. Not so much the Falls themselves as I don't imagine they've really changed all that much in the last few thousand years, but the surrounding area definitely has. ... read more
Farewell to The Magic City
Published: March 31st 2007North America » United States » North Dakota » MinotMarch 31st 2007
Again I sit in an airport, only this time it's in Cleveland. I've completed 2 of my 3 flights in my journey home. The next and final departs at 6:05 so I've got about an hour or so until they begin boarding. Thankfully this time I've managed to get myself set up in a Club Lounge so I've got the free refreshments and wireless thing going which always makes waiting a little more pleasant. To recap, I last wrote the day before my birthday so I'll pick it up from there. First off, thanks to all for the birthday wishes which I received by way of voicemail, email, and snail-mail alike! The day was great and ended well, despite the cold and rain that descended on us sometime in the afternoon. Joanna and I went to ... read more
With Beer & Pretzels In Hand...
Published: March 27th 2007North America » United States » North Dakota » Minot
March 27th 2007
Greetings from Minot! Well I've been here going on a full 4 days and I honestly can't say that it feels a whole lot different from being anywhere else. But I'm getting ahead of myself. To start with, I had no idea the stress that awaited me after I signed off the last time in the PHL airport. My flight was delayed due to another flight coming in which killed my layover time on my next flight. Now you might say, "Cool! Who likes a layover anyway?" Well, I do if it means the difference between having some time to kill reading your book or sprinting like an Olympian through an unfamiliar airport terminal in order to not miss your connecting flight at your NEXT stop. So my flight from PHL was delayed. My flight ... read more
It's Pronounced "My-Not"
Published: March 23rd 2007North America » United States » North Dakota » Minot
March 23rd 2007
And so it begins. I'm at PHL right now killing time before my flight (turns out I was roughly 3 hours early!!!) This was not my original plan. I mean, yes, those of you who know me know full well my tendency towards being early to things, but not quite to THIS extent. But let me justify. I was somewhat limited in my options... I had to go from work to PHL in time for a 5:45pm flight. I could have left at 3:00, but doing so would have meant potentially cutting it close as I would be contending with two of the worst road hazards known to man: 1) Rain and B) Rush Hour. It's been raining all afternoon and since drivers all seem to become idiots in the rain, even with leaving at ... read more
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