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North America » United States » Florida » Gainesville February 16th 2007

First, we went to the San Felasco Hammock Preserve for a nice hike. Then, as it was our last day in Gainesville, we had to return to see our Gator friends!... read more
Acorn almost as big as Alan's foot!
Little flower growing in the woods
Interesting fungus on a tree

North America » United States » Florida » Gainesville February 14th 2007

We spent the day hiking. First, we hiked in the Southern part of the park, then we went North to the La Chua Trail and saw plenty of alligators.... read more
Flooded trail
More spanish moss
Swamp area right by a lake

North America » United States » Florida » Gainesville February 13th 2007

We went here when we first arrived in Gainesville. The landscaping is excellent and the diversity makes for a wonderful hour and a half hike.... read more
Cacti in Rock Garden
Flowering bananna tree
Anole

North America » United States » Florida » Gainesville September 6th 2006

Hey All. This entry will be in Portuguese,, since it's about some differences in the elections here in the US and Brazil. Falando com a Andrea por telefone no domingo, a zuadeira no fundo era infernal, tao intensa, que as vezes nao dava pra dialogar. Tratava-se da gritaria amplificada sobre os candidatos politicos, nos carros de propaganda. Lembrei dos comicios, imaginando que ainda existam por ai, das faixas nas ruas, de muros pixados. Sem querer adimitir, imaginei que os votos cabrestos ainda funcionem, que os semi-analfabetos ainda sejam coagidos nas filas. Mais um tanto de lembrancas vieram a tona, de palanques a brigas, e muito mais. Ja se passaram 20 anos, e imagino se algo mudou, principlamente pra melhor, sem muita esperanca, eh bem verdade, ja que o pouco que escuto nao soa nada bem. Minha ... read more
True Sign
Quiet campaigning
Campanha silenciosa

North America » United States » Florida » Gainesville August 11th 2006

Dont know if it should be considered a "trip". Well, as long as i went away, a trip it was! I began planning the journey with hotel.com, priceline.com, and chepflight.com, and many more .coms that accommodated the planning. My original destination was Minneapolis. Meeing my girlfriend there, settling down for a week, with the new apartment and stuff, and start heading west to San Francisco and Disneyland in Anaheim. The first summer away together. Why not extend it to the most most origin, helping my girlfriend packed and moved? since the air ticket from Asia to the US was not cheap (high fixed cost, anyway). So! U of Florida! Gainesville it is! I booked Holidays Inn from their website. It locates just across the university. I tried to book a room at the University's Hotel but ... read more
Lots of Squarrel at UF

North America » United States » Florida » Gainesville July 31st 2006

Hello friends My nights have been spent at home, but my days have been one of a tourist exploring the Gainesville area. My sister Andrea and her husband, both from Brazil, have been our guests for the past week. Besides shopping intensively and spending time chatting over coffee at Starbucks, we have been visiting several sights around town, like Orlando and the amazing Itchetucknee river. This Itchetucknee river is part of a gold medal state park, with amazing springs of prestine water. It's incredible to go tubing on the river, being gently carried by the slow current, surrounded by a spectacular and complex ecosystem. The canopy of ancient trees, the hawks, erons and eagles soar above us, as we lazyling lay on our tubes, comtemplating nature's beauty. The freezing cold water brings an welcome contrast to ... read more
Prestine, and freezing, water
tubing down the river
At Chopstick

North America » United States » Florida » Gainesville June 25th 2006

The TripSo, we thought we were all ready to go on Saturday. We were wrong. We spent all day doing various odds and ends, and we ended up staying up all night getting ready to go. By the time 3:30 am rolled around, we got in our rented car and made our way down to Orlando for our flight out. After quite a few delayed flights, we finally arrived safe and sound in Cancun.... read more
Lila Trying Her Pack On
JoeTrying His Pack On
Lila Straightening Her Hair

North America » United States » Florida » Gainesville June 23rd 2006

T-Minus 2 Days and Counting... That's right folks! Just 48 hours and Joe and I will be on our way to Central America. We're pretty excited and a little bit nervous. (I always get butterflies prior to a do-it-yourself trip like this one.) I'm really glad I'm traveling with someone who is as capable and ready to go as Joe is. I know we are going to have a blast down there. Our Travel Blog This will be the first trip I've taken where I've had a travel blog like this... and I'm really, really excited about it. (In fact, I've gone a little overboard.) Not only will this blog be a great way to share our travels with family and friends back home, but it will also be a great way to remember our adventures ... read more
Lila's Red Hair
Lila's Gear
Our Route Through Mexico

North America » United States » Florida » Gainesville June 9th 2006

Hello again, Well I am sending this as my final blog. Our trip was fantastic. It didn't last long enough. Now that I am back in Gainesville I am going to work for awhile before continuing onward to far and distant lands. Thanks for tuning in. For those about to rock, Chad ... read more

North America » United States » Florida » Gainesville May 25th 2006

Let the Countdown Begin! Joe and I (but mostly me, because he's still in Europe) decided to post our first travel blog exactly one month before our journey through Central America begins. Poetic, eh? Actually, this is more for my benefit. I need to figure out how this site works, and you - family, friends, and fellow bloggers - should get some practice with our travel site too. The Trip So... about this trip we're taking: We'll be flying from Orlando, Florida to Cancun, Mexico Sunday, June 25th. From there, we'll simply head south until we reach the Panama Canal. Our route south will take us straight through Central America (Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama). Our return flight leaves from San Jose, Costa Rica on Monday, August 21. The entire trip ... read more
Lila and Joe
Lila and Joe
Joe and Lila




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