Hanging Out in Dallas, TX

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Hello Everybody,
I promised that I would put together a travel blog to ensure that my incredible trip that I am about to embark on is captured and seen by friends and family. So be sure to check back here on a regular basis for updates. I am currently in Dallas, TX, not a place that I ever thought that I would find myself in. But I am out here spending time with with my girlfriend Felicia, who I get to see very little of due to geographical constraints. But I really like the city ... a look of very beautiful people and lots and lots of money every where you look ... its surreal sometimes ...

As you all know by now, I quit my job at Accu-Tech Corporation after working there for nearly 4 years. A special thanks, to all my former colleagues, who made my time at ATC so enjoyable and worthwhile. And I decide that it was a perfect time to go on and enjoy an incredible holiday that I have always dreamed off. So just to give everybody a quick outline and time line and I get this pony on the road,

Before I start, to all my friends in Atlanta, especially those at the Atlanta Old White RFC (www.atlantarugby.com) I wish you the best for the fall season and spring seasons.

Ok, let me get a time give everyone a quick time line of my trip (which starts on the 18 August 2006);

*Week 1 : Arrive in London, UK from Dallas, TX
*Week 1 - 2 : Two week road trip though England and Scotland
*Week 3 : Visit friends and family living in the UK
*Week 4 - 6 : Embark on an 18 day Contiki Tour, see link for more details. (http://www.contiki.com/en-US/Tours/Europe/European.Encounter/Itinerary.htm)
*Week 7 : Tour ends and European road trip begins in Brugge (Belgium)
*Week 8 : Tour through Belgium and then on to Berlin, Germany
*Week 9 - 10 : Explore Germany - Rhine Valley, Black Forest and Bavaria
*Week 11 : On to Austria - Visiting Vienna, Salzburg and Innsbruck
*Week 12 - 13: On to Switzerland - Zurich, Bern, Interlaken and Lucerne (and many others)
*Week 14 : On to the French Riviera and the Mediterranean Coast (Marseille, France to Barcelona, Spain)
*Week 15 - 16: Exploring as much of Spain as possible with a visit to Ibiza and Gibraltar
*Week 16 : Mad dash through Portugal for a week as my time is getting short...
*Week 17 : Not going to see much of France as I have to make my way back to Calais and my departure on the 10 December ...

Lets hope that I can keep to my schedule as closely as possible. I would like to see as much as I can, it’s always a great icebreaker if you can talk to people about where they come from. Then it’s back to reality and back to Dallas when a whole new adventure will start for me,

There lots more to come, so I hope that I can keep you all updated as best as I can. I have added a couple pictures of Dallas, which as a city has really surprised me. Its very much like Atlanta, except maybe that its a little hotter and I miss the trees ... hell I miss the trees (and Fados 😊. Not much going on right now, except all the planning for this trip ... which has been extensive,

My next stop will be New York City later this week on the 11 August 2006 for 5 great days. We are staying at the Bentley Hotel, which looks absolutely fantastic. I will write another entry into my blog at that time. Still got to so much to do … but at least its not stressful …

Cheers from Dallas, TX

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Photos

Dallas Sky Line
Great Picture of the Dallas Skyline taken from Reunion Tower

Where JFK was shot
Picture of the area where JFK was shot, the window of the 6th floor Texas School Book Depository is still kept open. Incredible part of American history. They actually have marked the road where he was shot.

Picture of the Grassy Knoll
Picture taken down Elm Str looking towards the grassy knoll from where the second shooter was suppose to have been standing, not much as change in the last 40 years.

Felicia and Friends
Since my family in SA have not seen my new girlfriend, I had to add her picture along with her party animal friends. From left to right, Tamara, Felicia, Me and McKenzie at the NIN concert

Comments

[kelly]

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of course i just saw the "add comment" button, and you KNOW i can't pass that up! so my comment is "no comment".................oh. and is felicia sharing you with other girls now? sweet!