Blogs from Pacific Beach, San Diego, California, United States, North America - page 7

Hej igen Efter en lille pause i Blog'eriet er vi tilbage igen med lidt om vores oplevelser - denne gang fra San Diego. Vi har alle haft brug for at flade lidt ud og bare ikke lave noget, så de sidste 4 dage har vi sovet længe og slappet mere af end de første 14 dage af turen. Efter vi ankom fik Mads og Emil lidt afløb for den indestængte energi de havde opbygget, og fik kastet lidt med den "American football" de har fået. De er efterhånden ret skrappe til både at få den til at svæve rigtigt og gribe, hvilket ikke er så nemt som man skulle tro (jeg taler af erfaring!). Aftenens måltid indtog vi på "Tony Roma's", lige overfor hotellet, som havde forsynet os med nogle rabatkuponer, der gav os "Free Appetizers" ... read more

Ithaca When you set out on your journey to Ithaca, pray that the road is long, full of adventure, full of knowledge. The Lestrygonians, the Cyclops, the angry Posiedon - do not fear them. You will never find such as these on your path, if your thoughts remain lofty, if a fine emotion emotion touches your spirit and your body. The Lestrygonians, the Cyclops, and fierce Posiedon you will never encounter, if you do not carry them within your soul, if your soul does not set them up before you. Pray that the road is long. That the summer mornings are many, when, with such pleasure, with such joy you will enter ports seen for the first time. Stop at Phonecian markets, and purchase fine merchandise, mother-of-pearl, coral, amber, and ebony, and sensual perfumes of ... read more

LA The flight from New York to LA was OK took about 6 hours. The hotel I stopped in was lush the room had 2 double beds, a huge TV, and I got to have a bath - pure luxury - tried to make the most of it! SAN DIEGO Then got the Greyhound to San Diego which took a couple of hours. The hostel I'm in is good - right on the beach! Got chatting to a German girl who had a hired a car so went to San Diego Zoo with her which was good fun. The panda bears were so cute! MEXICO Went to Mexico for the day which was good - although more alcohol oriented then cultural. Did a tequila thing where they pore it straight in to your mouth. Then went ... read more

Fri 9/8 - Sun 9/10: San Ramon/San Francisco Friday I drove back to the bay area to stay with Scott and Christy in San Ramon. I got into town while he was at work, and killed a few hours at Barnes & Noble reading “Here is My Best,” a collection of writers choices of their own best work, and a brief blurb describing why they thought it was their best, or their least worst as most seemed to say. That night we caught up, watched college football in all of its High Definition glory, ate a great meal and put back some beers. Later I showed him some pics from the trip which was a bit of a mistake, because digital photography encourages you to take 20 pictures of the same thing. I will edit the ... read more

Well Ladies and Gentleman, the time has come. I have been speaking of this for years and finally decided, its time. After six years I finally left Davis, so long overdue. It was a good run and an end to an era to say the least. Next chapter please. So to Asia it is. Asia why you ask? Well, I've lived in Europe, South America, and Africa is hopeless. This is probably one of the most different regions left to explore, and I have a bad yellow fever disease. For the next year it will be all of S.E Asia...Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Malaysia, Singapore, and Indonesia. To my family and friends, it was great spending the last remaining days with you in the States. Take care to all and I'll talk to you soon. ... read more