http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/California/Berkeley/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from North America , United States , California , Berkeley en-us Wed, 08 Oct 2008 06:39:35 BST Wed, 08 Oct 2008 06:39:35 BST I would like to start my travel blog with a favorite quote.Travel is fatal to prejudice bigotry and narrowmindedness all foes to true understanding. Likewise tolerance or broad wholesome charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in our little corner of the earth all one's lifetime... Mark Twain...And it begins.With a little less then a month from departur http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/California/Berkeley/blog-314271.html Las Vegasissa kytiin siis sunnuntaina viel punkkikeikalla jossa oli ihan mukavaa mutta ei sen kummempaa. Maanantaiaamuna aikaisin piti hyvstell Adrian Jessica ja Oli joiden kanssa tuli tuo viikonloppu vietetty. Mainioita ihmisi. Lhdin bussilla Los Angelesiin jossa vietin maanantaipivn. Kvin pyrhtmss downtownissa ja sitten ajelin metrolla edestakaisin. Ensiksi 90luvun kovimpaa http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/California/Berkeley/blog-282262.html A friend of mine went to school at Berkeley. That's in northern California for all you nonlocals. There was this big rivalry game coming up and my cousin was selling tickets to it. So I told my friend Josie that I could get her and Rudy her husband some tickets. She jumped at the chance. About a week later I was dropping them off at her house the day they would be driving up there. We cha http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/California/Berkeley/blog-272577.html The hottest places in hell are reserved for those who in times of great moral crisis maintain their neutrality. John F. Kennedy June 24 1963Showdown in BerkeleyTo summarize in January of 2007 the United States Marine Corps Recruiting Division opened an Officer Selection office at 64 Shattuck Square in Berkeley California. In September eight months later a group calling itself code pink http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/California/Berkeley/blog-257850.html yes unfortunately i am stuck with no money these days only dreaming of traveling. Reading other peoples blogs is bringing back the memories of my trip.also I thought i would give a link to my website httpwww.mikaelsasha.com This way i have enough links for various search engines get my photos out there make some money and travel again. we'll give it a tryciaoMiguel http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/California/Berkeley/blog-234563.html Woo it's been a slow train I am riding these last two weeks so how to sum it all upI've been welcomed very kindly into the home of the Katz's relatives of friends from Iowa and have had it easy in such an expensive town as Berkeley. The family a bit quirky yet with utmost care have introduced me to the area and have given me time to mull over my extended trip.I spent the first week studyin http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/California/Berkeley/blog-225648.html So I have begun to panic begun to wonder what the hell I am doing and how do I possibly only have three days left before I leave I guess that means it is almost time for a trip Thankfully I am well aware that these are common side effects of getting ready for an adventure. I am sure all the way to the airport I will be wondering what I am forgetting and continually checking that I have my http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/California/Berkeley/blog-208656.html i cross the bay bridgethe water a startling huea wind blows hard fiercethe BART train is swiftI watch lights pass by railwayscreeches fill my earsI have reached Berkeleya friend of a friend offersa couch I lie downcompost in blue binslining sidewalks casuallyit is custom herepeople's park is freefolks come there to eat play napit is aptly namedIn berkeley some folkknow history http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/California/Berkeley/blog-199426.html I have 36 hours until my plane takes off and I just started packing. Thought I would set this up ahead of time and send it to all of you. I will be updating the map as I move along.Visited Countries Map http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/California/Berkeley/blog-177819.html Hopping on a plane at 955 tonight to Munich. It's supposed to rain for the first few days of the trip so Devin has recommended I bring a rain jacket. Not to wear but to use to keep rain out of my beer Pretty stoked but can't write much because i have a ton of shit to do before i leave for SFO. Next stop Munich http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/California/Berkeley/blog-175967.html The last few days of our trip certainly had their challenges. I think we were all getting a bit road weary. All this outdoor living had me suffering from California allergies as well. After a full day of riding through farmland and redwoods Derek was disappointed that he needed to get back off the bike again for the sake of his bruised knee. In the meantime Lisa Bryan and I powered up to face http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/California/Berkeley/blog-166199.html This is it After 6 years of working at the same company we're about to head into our last day at work... Scary in the sense that we won't be earning any sort of living for the rest of the year but exciting in the sense that we're about step out of our comfort zone in a huge way embark on the greatest adventure of our lives. Stay tuned to see how it turns out P http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/California/Berkeley/blog-164445.html Hello I just wanted to put up a quick blog for all my international friends to whom I do not speak enough. To all those still in JapanI miss you all very very much. Chris. Eric. Kennard. Ono. I hope you are bearing though the winter all right putting enough kerosine in your heaters and using your kotatsu like crazy. I also hope you are enjoying Japan and teaching those wonderful kids and soa http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/California/Berkeley/blog-109644.html Howdy folks just trying out this travel blog. I am soon to depart. Right now I'm just working on my spanish making lots of music and getting things in order for the big trip. We will try to make it one year or at least 6 months either way it's a long time to travel and will be a challenge Look for updates as I suppose I may use this for my travel journal. It will be easier to keep people up http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/California/Berkeley/blog-81536.html Our vessel is a '98 Grand Cherokee 4x4. I've driven it for years and just spent the last week tuning and replacing parts for the trip. I even bought a Swedish built cargo rack for the roof as can be seen in yesterday's photos. We experienced vehicle trouble just outside of San Bernardino today. Strange motor behavior and a lingering check engine light are forboding signs of trouble to come. Aft http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/California/Berkeley/blog-80956.html The sandwich shop sits on the corner of Solano and San Pablo. Inside the walls are covered in paintings of old New York subway tubes some of the pictures are of people waiting for the subway some standing in the subway and ancient blueprints and subway maps. An older man sits by himself his mouth gaping and crashing closed as he chomps at his sandwich. Pieces of lettuce and pickle dribble out http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/California/Berkeley/blog-14092.html Today I bid farewell to my family friends and coworkers...I will miss you all I am finally and utterly unemployed. Plus I am homeless. From now on it's just me my passport and the ATM card. It's all a part of my poverty immersion therapy to detox me from the business school indoctrination. It's a spiritual quest of sorts. From now on it's prophets not profits that I follow at least un http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/California/Berkeley/blog-12768.html Hi all. The realization of my upcoming trip is finally sinking in through my thick skull. It all became real when I got my China visa approved oh why do I always wait until the last minute to prepare for trips. There is nothing to hold me back this trip from here on out. YAY http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/California/Berkeley/blog-12551.html I have just seven days left to box up what I can of my life sell the rest and celebrate its abrupt conclusion with as many remarkable people as possible.I woke up this morning feeling I had contracted some Martian GI bug. I recognize the symptoms whenever I have a big trip ahead of me I am debilitated by the anticipation of it all. 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Depending on the day I'll go out and be generally agog and try to sniff out http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/California/Berkeley/blog-8497.html Although I expected to find him ensconced in some bizarre Gothic manor at some forgotten deadend high in the Berkeley Hills Sir Molnar actually resides in a comfortable welllit and perfectly sane and modern home just up the street from me.We drank dark Belgian beer and shivered in his backyard as the sun set and he told me of his time in Budapest. He arrove just after the fall of the wall an http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/California/Berkeley/blog-8492.html Woke up feeling ruph after partying till the wee hours with Chang. Resolved to possibly nap and talk to Pop about the itinerary. He beat me to the punch.Grandpa David is apparently about to depart this world and I am feeling that familiar disorienting mix of guilt numbness and distraction that have accompanied the passing of my other two gramps.Yourgrandfatherisdying conversations are unifo http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/California/Berkeley/blog-8181.html Look at him He's a beaut After 10 weeks of playing phone tag with Peter Molnar I finally have a date and time to talk to him about the Old Country. Although I barely know the man I consider him my best contact in BP because his family is networked in to the HU wine industry on several levels. While I don't have any intention of becoming a wine buyer in Eger it's good to know people who http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/California/Berkeley/blog-8124.html First task completed acquire travel blog services. I'm itchy to make real progress procrastination won't do me any good on this continent. 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