Blogs from Denver, Colorado, United States, North America - page 15

So the holiday has not got off to a great start. I'll spare you all the details but just a couple of hours after arriving at the hotel I spent most of the night in the bathroom with my head down the toilet. I felt just awful. Just getting down to hotel reception was a huge effort to ask for help from the Tour Guide. I felt so awful I was starting to panic if I wasn't well by 630am tomorrow how would I manage on a coach. It's at times like these you want to be tucked up in your own bed with some Heinz Tomato Soup! The Tour Operator suggested if I was so bad & couldn't make it to a Pharmacy to go to the hospital. By 11am I felt so ill, I ... read more

In the morning we drove back into the Rockies to hike to St Mary's glacier (not a real glacier - more like a permanent snow field - but still pretty exciting to see so much snow in July). Lots of people clambering on the ice and even a few people skiing down. We then drove back into town and had a quick lunch in a Mexican cafe nearby to warm us up for our visit to Texas. The afternoon was spent frantically trying to pack and looking through Peter's pathfinders photos from the early 1980s! Short bus trip to the airport, massively early due to flight nerves, only to find that the flight was delayed. Oh well, we got here eventually.... read more

This morning woke and had breakfst whilst more closely admiring the apartment, and in particular the geniuine Picasso and Matisse on the wall. We then headed into town. First stop was the Tattered Cover bookshop, where we pend a while sniggering at the witchcraft/horoscope/spirituality section. A short free bus trip along 16th St mall took us to the Colorado State Capitol Building and surrounding plaza. A very kind tour guide asked if we would need a translator, which was thoughtful, I guess... We also visited Denver Public Library, one of the (if not the) largest free libraries in the USA. On the top floor we located the table used in 1997 G8 summit, still with place names for 'William Clinton' etc. A giant thunderstorm hit during the afternoon so we stayed indoors, and then headed out ... read more

Last part of our trip :( Denver, Rocky Mountain National Park, Greeley Rodeo and Carnival, and Boulder. The last 5 days of our trip went out with a bang. We were missing Sydney and Liam and in the end, only 1256 miles straight home and one more night in a Walmart parking lot in Omaha Nebraska. For those who have never driven 26 hours in 2 days through eastern Colorado, Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana and Michigan, its a wonderful drive as long as you enjoy only farms, corn, cows, 95 degrees and 55 miles an hour on average. Along with the expected 5,524 miles worth of events, we travelled through 2 oil changes, a new set of front tires, an upper radiator hose, an all expense paid trip in a tow truck 40 miles to the ... read more

I'm leaving for Vietnam on Tuesday. I've felt weird saying that the past few days. It looks even weirder in writing. If I had presented the idea of just up and going to Southeast Asia with no plans or itinerary to 17-year-old me, I would have thought I was insane. Why Asia? Going to Ireland, Mexico, and Cuba all made some sort of sense (although some were less thought-out than others). So really, why Asia? I think because it doesn't make sense. I've never been anywhere that I did not speak the language. I don't know much about it, and to be completely honest, the food isn't my favorite. I won't lie, the price is right. To stay there for 6 weeks is completely feasible on a teacher's salary. At least I hope so. Someone ... read more