Blogs from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States, North America - page 15

Nessy woke me up when she rang, I told her I’d ring her later on while I went back to sleep. 2 and a half hours later and I probably rang up and by jove, it was 11.30am! What a big boozy weekend! I decided I wouldn’t check out Fort Lauderdale yet but instead I decided I would go on my morning walk north along A1A. I’ve got Vanilla Ice’s Ice Ice Baby ringing through my head, especially the lyric, ‘A1A - BEACH FRONT AVENUE!’ I didn’t see Vanilla Ice here, nor do I feel ice cold at all. The humidity here had me feeling like it was a lot hotter than it should feel. I am sweating buckets and I am only 5 blocks away from where the hostel is. Not only was it getting ... read more

Ft Lauderdale - Over tanned and overweight Maybe not as catchy as something like 'The Sunshine State' but I think it would be a more accurate description of Florida's charms. I was lucky enough to score a week in Florida with Kristen after leaving Banff. Her Mum has a timeshare and Kris invited me along with her brother, James and his gf Jo. So 1 cheap airfare later and Kris and I were on the plane from Buffalo, USA (Seventh Heaven fans may remember this is where the wayward Mary Campden aka Jessica Biel got sent) airport to Ft Lauderdale. Florida is ... hot! I know as an Australian I shouldnt complain about such things but there is a huge difference between our dry heat and the balmy, unrelenting humidity of Florida. Me in my naievity ... read more

Well its time to bid a fond farewell to all my stateside friends. I will not be seeing any of them for the next three months...and I couldn't be happier! Tomorrow I will be in Japan!! (not really, it actually takes until wed.) It has been a long time coming and the last week has taken forever, but now it is time to go. So I say adue and farewell and I look foward to seeing all of you again in a few months.... read more

First there was one Then there were two It was going to be fun Now what to do When once the expedition felt taunting Now this trip seems daunting Traveling alone might be hairy Going with Warner seems quite scary... read more

Well, I've started to get ready for this years "big trip". It will start in less than 2 weeks and I'll be gone for a month. In some respects, this years trip is not going to be as exotic as the last couple years, but it does promise to be very interesting. I always give my trips a name, so this year the name is "IN SEARCH OF DRACULA". Why? Because I'm going to Transylvania!! Yup....Romania, Bulgaria, Croatia, and Hungary. After 4 days in Transylvania I get on a river cruise ship and sail from the Black Sea up the Danube to Budapest, Hungary. Not alone....with my brother, 6 good friends and some 150 other folks on the boat. When they all disembark to fly back to the USA, I'm going on to Bratislava, the capital ... read more