Blogs from Santa Rosa, California, United States, North America - page 5

Hello all, this is the first entry of the Africa travelblog. Hopefully this will come to everyone save and sound. Forgive the obvious lack of punctuation at times, I or my wife may be in a hurry or drunk or both, usually both, but hopefully not as much as I am expecting. This is a trip of a lifetime and we greatly want to share these moments with all of you. Infadels be damned, and airport security be shamed, all should go according to Hoyle. That being said, I am taking Death On The Installment Plan to read as well as some Western board games to keep the time going while on the flight. We will be making an eight hour stop in London, then on to Africa and the real experience. Go A's. All else ... read more

This morning, we bid Eddy the breakfast man, and our other friends at the Andrews Hotel adieu, and set off to explore The City. For anyone who has never been to downtown San Francisco, it is difficult to describe the sheer size of the stores, but we will attempt to here. The Urban Outfitters on Ellis and Powell St. is literally 4 stories tall. There are staircases that take you from each level to the next, each with fabulous punk-rock-emo-disgruntled youth chic apparel and accessories. We thought of A.J. when we saw the USB turntable, but realized we didn't have enough room in our suitcases! Allen also visited, of course, the Apple Store, which is absolutely brilliant. The first floor is filled from wall to wall with Macs and iPods set up so you can play ... read more