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30th December 2011

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What a wonderful beginning :)
I've been reading so many of your great blogs Bob, but I have neglected to comment. So, now I will make amends. Love the pictures. Especially the one of the jeep stuck up in the mountains. Colour film must have been quite difficult to obtain back in 1949.
From Blog: The Beginning
26th December 2011

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

Loved this blog.
Your trip was rather aggressive but you used every minute wisely. We ate at Spinnaker's recently. It was ok, but we prefer Horizon's which is nearby. Loved the old photos. Many things look the same. We've never been to Solvang...we will have to add that to our list.
From Blog: Following the Pacific Coast Highway
26th December 2011

Home and Away
Bob Carlsen

Itineraries and Restaurants
This blog used to be named insane itineraries because I would do this kind of trip. I will have to try Horizons when I make it to Marin County again. Glad you liked my blog. I will complete all my blogs from 1949 to present on New Years Eve so keep your eyes open for it!
From Blog: Following the Pacific Coast Highway
24th December 2011

taracloud
Tara Cloud

Homesick and Not
Well, the truth is that I rarely get homesick around glaciers, volcanoes and things that are so different, and thus exciting. It really just hits when I see photos of home, hear Christmas carols (a definite tear jerker), or am at the Pacific, knowing it laps on my shore too. Tonight for Noche Buena (Chrismas Eve), I'll join a friend and her family--South Americans are so welcoming. Merry Christmas to you and your traveling family.
From Blog: Following the Pacific Coast Highway
24th December 2011

Home and Away
Bob Carlsen

I've subscribed
I will be reading your blogs. Unfortunately, I can't take three years to visit South America like you, so I will have to travel vicariously. That's interesting the you are an ESL teacher. On December 30 I send my son to Bangkok to take the CELTA course, and then he will teach English in Thailand, with the option of many other countries if he doesn't get into law school in the fall.
From Blog: Following the Pacific Coast Highway
24th December 2011

Tara Cloud
non-member comment

homesick
First, I think it's fab that you two are compiling a record of your journey--what a great gift for your kids. Secondly, I'm from Santa Barbara and all of these places are/were part of my life; reading about this great road trip with your fine photos made me extremely homesick. I don't suppose it being Christmas helps either. I'm traveling for several years in South America which I love--it's just that little hits of home make me a bit nostalgic. Thanks for doing justice to my neck of the woods.
From Blog: Following the Pacific Coast Highway
24th December 2011

Home and Away
Bob Carlsen

Homesick
Dear Tara, We wish you a Merry Christmas although you are far from home and in a strange land that celebrates Christmas differently. However, you are blessed with this opportunity to travel so make the best of it. Try to find some lonely souls with whom to celebrate. We hope to visit South America in 2014. Are you blogging your trip? We would love to follow you.
From Blog: Following the Pacific Coast Highway
23rd December 2011

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

Hi Bob and Linda
We are in the San Francisco airport heading to Ohio for the holidays. Certainly enjoyed hearing about your trip to Vegas and the Canyons. Glad the animals were safe at home with Will. Happy Holidays
From Blog: New Years in Las Vegas
23rd December 2011

Home and Away
Bob Carlsen

Merry Christmas
Have a great time in Ohio. However, we still expect you to drive there in the summer and stop by here on the way there or back!
From Blog: New Years in Las Vegas
23rd December 2011

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Pierre-Alexandre

Thanks a lot for this great entry and Merry Christmas!
We plan to do most of the big parks out of Las Vegas in just over a year. Plan is to have New Year Eve in Las Vegas and than hit the road. I was really wondering if we need to be worry of the snow to drive around and between the parks. Our plan is to finish by few days skiing around Salt Lake City. Do you think we should expect snow every year around early January? We will for sure take a little longer than you to drive around. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all your family from our little family. No snow for us this year as we are in Fiji.
From Blog: New Years in Las Vegas
23rd December 2011

Home and Away
Bob Carlsen

And a Happy New Year
I forgot to add that my son Will will be arriving in Bangkok on January 2 to learn to teach English as a second language, and then teach until at least June. I like Bangkok but loved living in Chiang Mai more. Anyhway, have both a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
From Blog: New Years in Las Vegas
23rd December 2011

Home and Away
Bob Carlsen

Merry Christmas
Certainly no snow in Fiji. We plan to visit Fiji next October on our cruise from Honolulu to Sydney, Australia. So we are very interested in reading about your time there. As for snow conditions between Las Vegas and Salt Lake City, you shouldn't have any problems unless there is a snow storm at the time you choose to drive, which can happen as you get into Utah. The state highway department clears the roads, especially interstate highways, very quickly during and after a snow storm. On our trip the only road that were still icy and slippery was I-70 between Vail and Grand Junction in Colorado, but if you are going to the ski resorts near Salt lake City, you shouldn't have a problem.
From Blog: New Years in Las Vegas
20th December 2011

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You are a 2011 TravelBlog favourite blogger!
- Check this out, and feel free to add some 2011 TravelBlog favourite anythings of your own. :) http://www.travelblog.org/Topics/30521-1.html
20th December 2011

Home and Away
Bob Carlsen

Favorite blogs/bloggers
Mel, thanks for the invitation to comment. I have a ton of input for my favorite bloggers who I have been following this year. I never learned how to create the links when I enter their names. Can you help? Thanks!
16th December 2011

jaiyen
Dan Simonds

Hi
Hi, I responded to your post on my blog as best I could, so your welcome to take a look. Hope it helps!
17th December 2011

Home and Away
Bob Carlsen

Visa
Thanks for your response. My son tells me that his language school will help him get the immigrant non-B visa. Was there a reason why yours didn't or is he expecting too much from his school? Anyway, my son will not be blogging, so I will have to read your blogs to have some sense of what life could be like for him. I have enjoyed reading about your experiences. I also follow another English language teacher...TBRich.
14th December 2011

Genelia
non-member comment

I collected so many interesting things from your site especially its discussion. From the tons of comments on your posts, I guess I am not the only one having all the enjoyment here. Keep up the good work. voyance par telephone
From Blog: Retirement in Woodland Park Colorado
15th December 2011

Home and Away
Bob Carlsen

Thanks
It's nice to hear from people who have read and appreciated my blogs.
From Blog: Retirement in Woodland Park Colorado
6th December 2011

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Featured blog
Congratulations on your first Featured Blog on the Front Page! :)
From Blog: 20th Wedding Anniversary Cruise to the Bahamas
7th December 2011

Home and Away
Bob Carlsen

Thanks, Mel.
Now I will have to be more careful about how I write, now that I have a larger audience! I wish I could provide more color, but just trying to remember what happened on trips that happened decades ago, I often just remember the basics and maybe a couple interesting events. Anyway, thanks for putting me on the front page!
From Blog: 20th Wedding Anniversary Cruise to the Bahamas
1st November 2011

Slowfeet
non-member comment

Fort Henry
Some good shots of Fort Henry at Kingston Bob. I suppose NATO were impressed with Canada's readiness.
From Blog: Canada: NATO Infrastructure Committees Visit
8th November 2011

Home and Away
Bob Carlsen

Fort Henry
NATO was very impressed with Canadian fortification technology, but felt that several European patents had been infringed.
From Blog: Canada: NATO Infrastructure Committees Visit
12th September 2011

Slowfeet
Slowfeet

Great Post
Enjoyed your post Bob. We might check out gasbuddy a bit more often. Sounds like you had a great trip.
From Blog: Trip back East
28th July 2011

Home and Away
Bob Carlsen

Time at Railey
I read your blog about your time at Railey. Glad you enjoyed it too. Hopefully you will find time to enter your pictures.
From Blog: Travel to and time at Railay Beach

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Bob Carlsen
Home and Away
Home and Away
I started blogging on Travelblog in 2009, entering trips beginning in 2007. My intention has always been to document my years of travel since my birth...how else was I to save all the slides my Dad took of my childhood! Most bloggers write about their trips away from home. Mine, and eventually Linda's, homes have usually been where people travel to. So the idea eventually percolated to name our blog "Home and Away." The blog is not intended to be an autobiography, although I spent my entire life traveling, with Linda joining me after college, it may appear to be that way. As this... full info
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Trips
My early years in China and Thailand from January 1949 to August 1956
January 11th 1949 -» August 1st 1956
School years in Vietnam, Thailand and Malaysia from August 1956 to July 1968
August 4th 1956 -» June 15th 1968
College, marriage, and trips while living in Thailand from August 1968 to August 1975
August 1st 1968 -» July 1st 1975
Trips while living in Virginia from July 1975 to August 1977
July 11th 1975 -» August 14th 1977
Trips while living in Ramstein, Germany from August 1977 to February 1980
August 15th 1977 -» February 29th 1980
Trips while living in Boblingen, Germany from March 1980 to July 1984
March 1st 1980 -» July 12th 1984
Trips while living in Brussels, Belgium from July 1984 to November 1995
July 13th 1984 -» November 2nd 1995
Trips while living in Falls Church, Virginia from November 1995 to August 2005
November 3rd 1995 -» August 12th 2005
Trips while living in Woodland Park CO from August 2005 to the present
August 15th 2005 -» ongoing
New Years Vacation to London and Paris with Tamara and Rosanna 2006
January 1st 2006 -» January 15th 2006
Thailand with Tamara, Rosanna, and Will
May 16th 2007 -» June 15th 2007
China, Thailand and Vietnam with Will and Mom
May 13th 2009 -» June 21st 2009
Spring Break with Tamara and Will in Italy and England
March 20th 2010 -» March 30th 2010
40th Anniversary Trip to the South Seas, Australia, and New Zealand
September 15th 2012 -» November 15th 2012
Following the Silk Road and the Baltics in 2013
March 1st 2013 -» April 30th 2013
South and Central America in 2014
April 30th 2014 -» May 13th 2014
2015 Trip to the Balkans
April 15th 2015 -» April 30th 2015
My Camino de Santiago
September 1st 2016 -» October 9th 2016
England in 2019
April 1st 2019 -» May 22nd 2019
Ancestral Visitations to Scotland and Sweden
July 1st 2022 -» September 30th 2022

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