http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Washington/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from North America , United States , Washington en-us Fri, 24 May 2013 18:59:06 +0000 Fri, 24 May 2013 18:59:06 +0000 In 26 days I will depart for Spain to walk the Camino de Santiago. It seems so long ago that I made the decision to walk the Camino as a pilgrim. At that time it seemed so far away and so unreal. Now departure is just around the corner and it has become very real I have been busy preparing spiritually physically and mentally in that order and I am anxious to begin. I have a wireless keyboard http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Washington/Tacoma/blog-787353.html It39s early Sunday morning May 19th our bags are packed and loaded in the car. The kids are up and enjoying breakfast. We finished creating a playroom for the kids enjoyed wonderful food prepared by Yuna and Alf including a great Korean meal one night and homemade sushi another night. We also had some playtime with the kids. We went to a great swimming pool one day rode the Seattle Ferris w http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Washington/Walla-Walla/blog-786648.html I am traveling to Europe next year with 3 other adults. Would like to know step by step what to do when arriving at Charles DeGaulle airport Terminal 1. How do we get from the Satelitte to the Terminal Where is Baggage Claim http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Washington/blog-785773.html Planes Trains and Automobiles or The Daily Quest for Coffee http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Washington/Ferndale/blog-785769.html Are we really serious Carry on only Is it possible HAVE YOU MEASURED ONE OF THESE SO CALLED SUITCASES I think all of you reading this should have to get some cardboard and create this minuscule container I39m sure most of you have a 5x7 photograph so use the long side. Depth is 7. Now we have the significant width measuring 14. Any legal size paper around Use the long side of this one http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Washington/Ferndale/blog-785659.html Seattle USA Tuesday May 7th 2013 T and I walked the 5 blocks to the Clipper pulling our big bags and left them in storage at the terminal ready for the 11 oclock sailing. We then walked along the waterfront to Fishermans Wharves for a second fish breakfast at Barbs not Opens at 11 we leave at that time. We had coffee somewhere else and walked back to the Clipper by the street sh http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Washington/Seattle/blog-785120.html So Its Been a while since are last blog we spent a few days in a hostel in Vancouver right on the beach just chilling Then we decided to head down to Seattle It39s about a 3 hour coach trip across the boarder as the coach headed towards the boarder the driver informed us that we could not bring any food across the boarder which resulted in us trying to down some bananas and packets of crisps http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Washington/Seattle/Pioneer-Square/blog-784990.html we are on our final leg of this portion of our journey with a brief stop at Mt. St. Helens. The sky is so clear you can see both Mt. St. Helens and Mt. Hood from I5. We decided to take a quick detour to the visitor39s center at Mt. St. Helens. We were told that the park will officially open next week as the roads are still not completely clear. We decided to watch a 13 minute video about the http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Washington/Seattle/blog-784225.html So sad....I lost the transatlantic ticket gamble...paid more booking 8 weeks in advance than I would have at 14 weeks when all the travel sites say best time is 68 weeks. Oh well I guess we39ll go without food for a few meals or sleep on the beach. I39ve been having moments of panic as I try and figure out how I39m going to pack everything I think I need in this tiny suitcase that fits http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Washington/Ferndale/blog-783862.html Out of the house on time after a frenetic morning cleaning and packing 70 pounds extra per bike consisting of clothes camping gear tools iPad camera and stuff. Lots of stuff. Down to Mother39s for one more hug. Then to the start line Mile Zero to reset the odometers. Nothing stopping us from going but the leaving. Took a very roly poly ferry ride to Anacortes where the rain cloud in Sidn http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Washington/Anacortes/blog-783603.html We are off to Spain for a wedding and will travel around the Madrid Granada Valencia and Barcelona regions with a side trip to Morocco. We arrive in Madrid tomorrow morning via London. We39ve had cold and rain here until today of course....we are leaving in warm sunshineThanks for taking Betty Geoff and Vicki...and thanks for the ride to the airport Alannah http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Washington/blog-782355.html In an earlier stage of my life I was a travel agent. I remember those days fondly but I can39t believe I enjoyed all the searching analyzing booking changing verifying that I did London and Cinque Terra are the final stops that we need accommodation so I39m going to get on that....well soon. I39m playing the travelers gamble with our International flights as I don39t have them bo http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Washington/Ferndale/blog-781770.html After reluctantly leaving the Oregon coast we headed through Eugene and turned North to Ft. Lewis Washington where I did Basic back in the Fall of 1971. While the post has changed dramatically the vibe is still the same. Uniformed men and women joined together to train physically and mentally for whatever the world throws at them. The military today is far more professional than the one I was a m http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Washington/Marysville/blog-780132.html Dubai has become a business hub where people and travelling in masses for various reasons. Today most people come not just to enjoy the sites of nature but to find opportunities for starting their own companies even travel agencies in Dubai. And these are turning to be prosperous. Dubai39s prestigious Jebel Ali Free Zone Given Dubai39s strategic location a midpoint between the East a http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Washington/blog-777267.html So I booked my flights to Puerto Escondido Direct flight this time...my booty can39t handle 12 hours of bus anymore. and honestly it was marginally more expensive...40 dollars or so. Paltry amount considering time savedBeen playing with the new camera trying like hell to experiment a bit. Sashayed my lazy a to Alki beach one night with a new tripod and took some pictures of the Emerald City http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Washington/Seattle/blog-776614.html COMPLACENCY1 selfsatisfaction especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies. 2 an instance of usually unaware or uninformed selfsatisfaction. I feel the need to address title of my blog and give a little back story. I have come to a point in my life where I need a change. A break from the boring 95 cubicle jungle. And I need a change of scenery.I hated my job. I http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Washington/blog-775667.html Webmasters who wish to get as much traffic as possible to their websites often try to use any SEO tactics that they have at their disposal. While many SEO tactics are legitimate such as the creation of quality content other tactics are referred to as blackhat SEO tactics.1 Search Engine SubmissionOne technique that has almost no beneficial impact on SEO is the submission of a website to hundred http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Washington/Seattle/Pioneer-Square/blog-774148.html Well not junk per se But certainly new. It seems I made around 1250 USD worth of electronic purchases this last month. Before folks gasp and throw things....it was worth it In gearing up for next trip details to follow. I bought some new camera gear photos to follow. I39ve not really even had the chance...sadly...to break it in yet. Weather has been typical JanFeb read garbage.So onto http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Washington/Seattle/blog-772750.html ltiframe styleleft 0px top 65px width 162px height 72px visibility hidden position absolute srcjavascript3939 frameborderno scrollingnogtltiframegtDid you know that both Bruce Lee and Jimi Hendrix are buried in Seattle graves Seattle39s Lakeview Cemetery on Capitol Hill just east of downtown is the grave site of many famous Seattle icons. Bruce Lee and http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Washington/Seattle/Bell-Town/blog-772587.html Seattle is the Emerald City. How much FUN IS THAT THE EMERALD CITY If Seattle was a tiny little town that needed aroadside attraction itd be the Horse of a Different Color and hot air balloon rides.But we arent off to see the wizard or following the yellow brick road we are following the I90 to visit Brian and Taunya with whom we visited the Grizzly Bear Enco http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Washington/Seattle/blog-772502.html