Blogs from El Paso, Texas, United States, North America
May 2nd 2012
El Paso! What to say about El Paso, Texas?? It is the city of our parents’ childhood and the place that I (Sharon) was born, but since I moved with my parents to Calif. when I was 10 mos. old, I never claimed to be from Texas. We arrived in El Paso in the afternoon and pulled into an RV Park on the eastside of town on top of Interstate 10. With temperatures running in the high 80’s and low 90’s it was very hard to keep Rosie comfortable inside even connected to electricity so we could run the air conditioner. Think closed up car in 90+ hot sun on asphalt with no shade, 106 degrees inside at 1:30. Anyway, in the morning we decided to check into a motel for the rest of our stay. ... read more
October 19th 2011
Early Tuesday morning we made a group decision to travel to El Paso in 1 day instead of 2 days. There were beautiful mountains in the distance with desert all around it. It was a long day where there was not much and you don't want to run out of gas! Nature is invigorating and good for the mind. El Paso had a beautiful view of Mexico at night, it was a sea of lights.... read more
August 14th 2011
Here I go again! Today marks the first day of my new adventure. Exciting and unknown experiences lie ahead. This is a whole different kind of experience from my seven months of study abroad in Southeast Asia. There are many stops along the way and I don’t exactly have an end date to mark my return to the states. This is what makes this experience so different. I have set plans till about March at the moment but things still are murky as to exactly where I will be and how long I will be there for. So here’s a bit of an outline so far: Today, August 14th: Fly to Ft. Myers, Fl to meet Alex (my best friend) to then turn around and help her move to Buffalo, NY. We will be doing an ... read more
March 18th 2011
Also langsam nervt mich dieses Spring Break...man muss überall doppelt so lange anstehen, es gibt kein freies Bett mehr in einem Hostel in Austin und sogar der Bus nach El Paso ist eine Stunde vorher ausgebucht! Den Dienstag habe ich ja noch in San Antonio verbracht, dort bin ich den Riverwalk entlang gelaufen, hab mir "La Villita", die ursprüngliche Stadt, angesehen und bin im Hemisfairpark auf den "Tower of the Americas", um mir San Antonio von oben anzusehen. Am Nachmittag bin ich wieder am Riverwalk entlang zurück zum Hotel um meinen Koffer zu holen und den Bus nach El Paso zu nehmen. Von diesem Riverwalk kann ich irgendwie gar nicht genug bekommen...er hat überall wunderschöne Wasserfälle und kleine Plätze, wo man gerne ein Zeit lang verweilt. Kurz vor meiner Abfahrt habe ich erfahren, dass Lady Gaga ... read more
July 25th 2010
So not the most significantly eventful day of our trip - but fun nevertheless! We got up early to head out of Oro Valley, Arizona - heading to our first day "deep in the heart of Texas". OK, not so deep. Just over the border of New Mexico in El Paso. Jim continues to be my hero in the driving department!! 350 miles with only one stop in a sleepy town of Deming, New Mexico to gas up. We rerouted at the last minute due to the cautionary tales of El Paso and violence, but found El Paso to be perfectly safe and welcoming. We didn't stay very close to the border and didn't venture to close to downtown at any point today. After unpacking, we headed to Leo's Mexican Restaurant for our first and only ... read more
June 25th 2010
De paso por El Paso, TX. De paso a, El Paso, TX. Increíbles dos días y medio que pasamos allá. Claro, nos tomó dos días el llegar hasta allá y no precisamente por los pocos caballos de fuerza que vienen jalando a la MVG, más, porque paramos en algunos lugares a descansar. Uno de ellos, Odessa, TX. No mucho por contar. Sólo una tremenda frustración por el hecho de no encontrar su centro de información, y no sólo no encontrarlo, sino que al preguntar por el, la respuesta fue:"No creo que tengamos un centro de información aquí". Finalmente lo encontramos. Nuestras opciones fueron: 1- Ver un cráter causado por un meteorito. Y, opción 2- Visitar la casa donde creció George Bush. Optamos por la primera. Después de manejar y ver el "hoyo", retomamos nuestro camino hacía ... read more
June 15th 2010
Before I begin detailing my travels, I would like to describe the place I live now, the place that I call home. Rugged desert mountains and barbed wire fence outline the land. I stand on a mountaintop and see houses painted with poverty. Like a child I sink my hands into the earth, pull it up, and let it run through my fingers, not knowing if it is my land, or dirt blown from Mexico. Where I live a piece of fence which runs 1,969 miles divides two lands that seep into each other, creating a whole new world, a borderland. My home, El Paso, Texas, is as porous as a sponge, absorbing cultures that make the city what it is and has made me who I am. The man-made border screams cautions that tell you ... read more
New Orleans parts 2 and 3
Published: January 24th 2010North America » United States » Texas » El Paso
January 24th 2010
New Orleans Parts 2 and 3 During our 3 nights in the Big Easy and music and food were some of the highlights. Since we were staying in the east end of the Quarter and the nearby Frenchmen Street area in Marigny had been recommended to us (thank you Loy), we concentrated there. Although our visit was Monday-Wednesday, there was still good live music to be found. One night we saw Charlene Neville at Snug Harbor, another night I went to a bar called d.b.a (drink better alcohol) where I saw Walter “Wolfman” Washington a seminal New Orleans guitar player, singer, composer and band leader. He had a great 6-piece band with killer horns, sang original songs and N.O. standards while I drank world class beers. Cover charge-5 bucks. One night we (mistakenly) went to the ... read more
Herzlichen Glückwunsch Mama!!
Published: January 17th 2010North America » United States » Texas » El Paso
January 16th 2010
Herzlichen Glückwunsch zum Geburtstag Mama! Wir sind traurig jetzt nicht bei dir sein zu können. Aber sobald wir zurück sind, werden wir ganz dolle nachfeiern. Schau dir doch unser Video für dich an! Da haben wir einen super leckeren Geburtstagskuchen für dich besorgt. Wir lieben dich, Knutschis! Olly&Lou xxx... read more
January 16th 2010
We had made it to El Paso. In the morning we happened to trip over this Indian reservation whilst driving around. It's just outside of the city, right near the Mexican border. Just as we arrived they were starting a traditional dance. We stopped and they welcomed us in. It was real sweet! These kids are in a cultural dance group, you can hopefully see their dances soon on our uploaded videos. They had great clothing and jewelry, looked very confidant and told us about their tribes history. They belong to the Tigua Indian tribe and have a very interesting and moved history. At the end of the dances the kids came up to me and asked me to join them. So I ended up, clumsy as I am in my boots, dancing with the Indians ... read more
