Blogs from Massachusetts, United States, North America - page 121

My drive to the Cape Cod National Seashore was longer than I thought it would be, but I was so glad to finally arrive. I checked into a private campground operated by a couple I met in Maui last fall. We went to dinner at a Mediterranean restaurant, then walked P-town (Provincetown), which was a hoot on Friday night. This town is very lively, with lots of gays and lesbians, trinket shops, and of course art galleries (I really enjoyed the photography at Steve Katz Gallery). A number of bars had piano players or other entertainment, which was fun to watch. Also, some shows had their stars trying to lure you to come to the show. They were funny folks, some transvestites, others just barely clad as women, with lots of funny come on li... read more

Saturday, July 21 2007 Molly & I spent a lovely morning with her friend from college, Natalia. Molly & I had bought some malawach at the Israeli market and so we took it to Natalia’s to make there. Natalia made some wonderful Arabic coffee for us. Notice Natalia’s beautiful living room, she has such good taste in colors! ☺ Molly’s off to work at Bluestone-Pizza/MiddleEastern food now while I putter around and plan to go to bed early. Molly’s Thoughts I think I look to much like my brother….it’s a tad bit scary. Yes I understand we’re related and all, but still its scary. Ok so how does this relate to a travel blog? Well I saw pictures of him on this and pictures of me and well one thought led to another and I decided ... read more

The Hector is the little ship that brought 189 Scots to Nova Scotia in 1773, forming the first Scottish settlement in "New Scotland". The Mayflower, most of you will know, was the slightly larger ship that brought 102 people to Massachusetts from England (actually 2 were from the Isle of Man - Myles Standish and his wife). Just as the replica of the Mayflower can be seen and boarded in Plymouth, the replica of the Hector can be seen and boarded in Pictou, Nova Scotia. For those of us who are Canadians of Scottish descent, our own pilgrimage to Pictou can be just as moving as the journey to see where the Pilgrims landed is for Americans. Many Americans are very proud that they can trace their family tree back to the Mayflower. The ironic twist ... read more

UntitledWell, I finally got this blog set up. I would have done it sooner, but who really wants to hear about needles the doctor insisted on sticking in my arms. I have spent the past month researching all the places we will go...maybe. It seems that even though SE Asia is a mere 480,000 sq. mi. (approx an 1/8 of the size of the U.S. and for you New Englanders, NE is 70,000 sq. mi.) covering all of that territory will be difficult as transportation is unreliable. This is yet to be seen though. Laos, for example, doesn't have a railroad system AT ALL. It can't be any worse than the road to Timbukto...can it? I am always interested in how people live in these far off places of the world, duh why else would i ... read more

Friday (July 13th) & Saturday (July 14th): This weekend was such a blur. The booze consumption was so much, even for our pro-level standards. Alyssa warned me that her friends could drink, but I thought it was "girl-speak," where things are seen through rose-colored shades. Yknow, like when a girl says her friend is "cute;" we all know what that usually means. I stand corrected. These girls could DRINK! As I said, the weekend was a blur, so I'm just going to include a highlight reel here. If anyone who participated wants to add things that I missed, feel free to in the comments. I'll try to stay somewhat chronological. There was karaoke at the Sea Dogs on Friday. That's a given. Highlights include Dave and I doing our famous duet of "Faithfully." Instead of ... read more