http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Virginia/Alexandria/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from North America , United States , Virginia , Alexandria en-us Wed, 22 May 2013 16:33:04 +0000 Wed, 22 May 2013 16:33:04 +0000 When we travel it seems there is always so much to do so much to remember and so many things that can go wrong especially for a sometimes absent minded person. Tuesday afternoon I sat down at last to organize my passport and travel paperwork. What a shock when I reached in my small pouch I use to carry my passport. There was NO PASSPORT The flight was less than 48 hours. Of course immediately t http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Virginia/Alexandria/blog-750944.html Dinner to say goodbye and give my travel schedule to Margaret and Susannah. Enjoyed Qaubili Palau and the sparkling new curtains. http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Virginia/Alexandria/blog-749262.html I can see that my time left here is getting short. My last day working will be Friday July 29th.Several weeks ago I started working at the Brabo Tasting Room in Old Town Alexandria via a recommendation from Alma a good friend and coworker from my previous job at Cap City. This is the kind of job I wish I would have found a long time ago and unfortunately I found it just before I leave. I will http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Virginia/Alexandria/blog-629164.html After a bit of a kerfuffle we picked up the van 'Pegasus' from Washinton DC and drove to our hotel in Alexandria Virginia about 20 minutes away and picked up our bags. After a quick trip to AAA to buy membership and get advice on our route we were finally on our way midafternoon. We knew we had to bust out a lot of the driving in the first couple of days before getting to enjoy the sights. http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Virginia/Alexandria/blog-559227.html The attached photo was taken at the City Dinner in Baileys Cross Roads VA in 2007 when my daugter and her family dropped in to visit for a week we had a blast and loved every minute of their visit. We of course gave them the dime tour of Washington DC and Northern VA. http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Virginia/Alexandria/blog-530016.html It is Friday June 25th. I don't think I could be more organized. I have thought this through so thoroughly there can not possibly be one item I have forgotten. From audiobooks and power cords to frying pans and spatulas. I am ready. I am also ready to escape this heat. It has been over 95 degrees the past several days here in Alexandria VA. Heading north will hopefully provide some relie http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Virginia/Alexandria/blog-509374.html I've had this travel blog for a little while now but have used it rarely. Well actually never. I thought I could get into the habit now since my next trip is coming up in a couple of weeks.A friend and I are going to Tanzania. I've never been so it should be pretty great. I'm hoping the rains have stopped by then but the weather websites I've been stalking have not reported a whole lot of rai http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Virginia/Alexandria/blog-395869.html Recap of Brian's morning of April 24. His day to fly out to NMThursday night Brian calls cab company to pick him up Friday morning at 730AM for 900AM flightFriday morning 730AM Brian watches cartoons and eats fruit loops as he waits for the cab company to call him to tell him they are waiting outside. 745AM Brian is perplexed as to why the cab hasn't called yet and decides to call t http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Virginia/Alexandria/blog-394722.html So last night we had a Going Away dinner at Marta's... All I have to say is SPICY TUNA WowNothing like good food good drinks and great friendsSORRY KORY...Here is a sample of the followup email threadFrom MartaSubject Re Don't pay any attn to Kip's email...To Kory KipCc Frank.All right all rightGo to your nearest fish monger and tell me w http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Virginia/Alexandria/blog-338711.html I think it both sad and I also somewhat encourage to see someone who is HIVAID patient who is doing well professionally.here is information about Somali doctor who is HIVAIDS positive. httpwww.fairview.orgceiiproviderdetails.aspprovider2419878address1804896The reason I post this is to encourage those who have the illness to know that they can be whatever they want even though they have http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Virginia/Alexandria/blog-337710.html While in Alexandria for a CBTI workshop I'm staying with a brother in Christ there Ernest. http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Virginia/Alexandria/blog-324924.html well we made it back to the US safe and sound it's been a few days but we figured we'd update about the last leg of the trip before it all slips our mind.. so here goeswe got up for our last day in banos and spent some time wandering the shops and markets acquiring gifts for ourselves and for some people back home. we then headed over to the bus station and got ourselves on the next bus head http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Virginia/Alexandria/blog-296679.html HolaHopefully this site will serve as a way to keep everyone updated as to what we are up to while we are in South America. We're not sure exactly what the internet situation will be but I'm assuming we will have access on the weekends so hopefully a few entries can get up during that time we shall see.So for those of you that don't know Ryan and I will be heading down to Ecuador for about http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Virginia/Alexandria/blog-279842.html The issue that I've always had when traveling is what do I packFor some reason this particular trip is driving me nuts.... what do I pack What's the weather like What kind of shoes do I bring It was 10 PM at night and I still had no clue. So I had to stop thinking and start throwing stuff into a suitcase.... but this brought up another issue... do I go with my standard 22 in suitcase http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Virginia/Alexandria/blog-201491.html Will be visiting Mom Dad Mike Deb John for Christmas. Hoping to also connect with Mike Schultz from Dover DE and Kevin McKnight VA. Too bad new DC transplant Monica will not be there during my visit. http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Virginia/Alexandria/blog-110370.html Now that I have been back in the US for awhile I thought I'd reflect on my trip and what I have learned. As my plane left US soil last January I thought about how my life would never be the same. I was right that I would come back a changed person I just didn't realize how completely different my life would be. Many people expect that you will just pick up where you left off and that things wil http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Virginia/Alexandria/blog-81341.html We arrived in Winchester Virginia around 1230pm. We checked in at Cherry Hill Campground.Tonight is the Gospel Jubilee. http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Virginia/Alexandria/blog-74498.html Please forgive the title...sometimes my characteristic verbosity and penchant for superfluous writing gets the better of me.Well I made it home obviously. Coming home wasnt everything I anticipated in some ways but in some ways it exceeded my expectations. Overall and completely...its definitely good to be home. Its funny though that my parents left to go out of town 2 days after I got back th http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Virginia/Alexandria/blog-71994.html Hey everyone Merry Christmas Happy Holidays to all. Hope that you're all doing well. We finished all our vaccinations and are making the final preparations for our big adventure including the hardest part which is saying goodbye to the family friends and coworkers who have been so supportive of this crazy dream of ours. Later this week we will head down to Florida for New Year's and visit http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Virginia/Alexandria/blog-32759.html Hello againWell... I was studying to finish my IT Engineering degree while I received a job offer from a former university proffessor that went to work to europe...It was an offer that I couldnt resist to work for HSO a small dutch company implementing Baan Erp Software through the world the idea was to spend 6 months in each project and every time a new project begins a new city to live http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Virginia/Alexandria/blog-24285.html