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North America » Mexico » Yucatán July 18th 2008

Mexico Haciendas Hacienda San Jose Hacienda San Jose appeared to be away from any towns. It was a sugar plantation but the buildings had fallen into disrepair. Their reconstruction is shown in photos in the reading room. There are extensive gardens, aqueducts and facilities that suggest the hacienda's former glory. Some of the footpaths were made of slabs of limestone with gaps in between them. Since they were not smooth they were difficult to walk on, especially at night. Most of the buildings were painted a bright blue with white trim on the outside and an orange-brown on the inside. There seemed to be an electricity generator in the kitchen building. Our room had a very high ceiling with 2 ceiling fans, but no air conditioning (probably due to limited amount of locally generated electricity) and ... read more

North America » United States » California » San Francisco July 18th 2008

Shirley Wong

Oh.. I counted 7 Wells Fargos.... read more

夢のまた夢

North America » United States » North Carolina » Cary July 18th 2008

Kazoku

nosha

Gah, Aniki, you got me thinking :P Allow me to borrow your words for a bit? Remember all those times when you were a kid, and you would wonder and plan what you’d do as an adult? All those dreams about being a doctor or an astronaut, about being the first person to visit Jupiter or trying to dig a hole to China with your mates, saying that you’d eat nothing but chocolate cake and candy all day long? Well.. why aren’t we doing those things? What happened to those dreams and ambitions? Where is out creativity and imagination? I feel like I am enjoying life for the first time, and all these realizations of unachieved dreams and broken promises to myself are being brought back to my attention. When I was a child it was ... read more

Vagabundeando en Portland

North America » United States » Oregon » Portland July 18th 2008

El famoso Falafel de Fat Kitty

low 23

Un día más me levanto en mi cama de princesa…creo que podría dormir hasta las 2 de la tarde....pero a eso de las 8 me obligo a levantarme de la cama y darme una ducha…Cuando bajo a la cocina, Terri y Jim están en pleno apogeo con sus ordenadores…aunque a decir verdad, siempre les pillo jugando al solitario… Me preparo unos cereales con yogur y leo el periódico donde encuentro una noticia de una mujer (desterrada por el resto de su familia política) por no querer circuncidar a su pequeño bebé…sabía que era una práctica común entre los judíos, pero no entre los musulmanes…a continuación tenemos una pequeña discusión sobre si lo haríamos o no, obviamente yo no lo haría, pero que voy a saber yo si soy atea-agnóstica-el único dios que existe-es-Joey-Ramone- Terri si que ... read more

Canadian Rockies - Banff / Lake Louise / Jasper

North America » Canada » Alberta » Banff National Park July 18th 2008

View of Banff from the Gondola

cazngaz

From suburban Calgary we moved back into the scenic areas of the Canadian Rockies and stayed in a great hostel (HI) on the outskirts of Banff. It had a bar and nightly entertainment so there was no need to make the downhill trip to the town centre. The surrounding sites are spectacular, with snow capped peaks all around. A trip up the Gondola and a subsequent small hike upto the weather station gave a superb 360 degree panoramic view of the area. Banff itself is an idyllic town which seems to have an extraordinary number of eateries for its size. A day trip out to Lake Louise was a good call. The lake itself is very pretty with its blue "cloudy" appearance. The Fairmount Chateau Resort, which sits on the lake, is a great place to ... read more

USA West Coast

North America » United States » California » San Francisco July 18th 2008

Golden Gate Bridge

Lemily

We arrived in San Francisco on the 1st July, after a very long flight from Fiji which felt like it lasted about 3 days. Rewarded by 2 nights in a private room to chill out and get our bearings, before moving on to the USA Hostel which is in the centre of San Francisco, not far from Union Square and all the shops (H&M is very dangerous place when you've been travelling for 3 months, especially when there's a sale on!). So we spent the first few days shopping and exploring, and getting used to the extremely weird weather that they experience here. Sunny and warm, but nearly always misty or windy because of the sea and something to do with a penincular... somebody explained it but ive forgotton. Then on the Friday we took the ... read more

Band Camp, Day 2

North America » United States » Missouri July 18th 2008

The golfers!

McRowdy

Yo! So, its the end of day 2 for the band, and it's been a very productive day. Most of the band already has their music memorized and we have over half of the show blocked and rolling. We even have a big dance section where we do all these fun hip hop moves. I'm impressed with the caliber of dancers we have in the band! For myself though, it was an unproductive day. I'm sorry to report that I came down with a case of heat exhaustion. I started feeling bad about 1am and wasn't able to play this morning, but I did still march with the band as we were learning the drill and I help keep my section in the right vicinity. I started feeling fine in the after noon, but then we ... read more

two weeks left!

North America » United States » District of Columbia » Washington July 18th 2008

DC08

Standing by the Art outside the building while we waited for the fire alarm to stop: Me: These blue rocks look like Jell-o. Sara: You know what I haven't had in a long time? Me: Jell-o shots? Sara *nods and laughs* LOVE THIS GIRL.... read more

L.A - Getting on Johnny's Bus

North America » United States » California » Los Angeles » Hollywood July 18th 2008

Bail Bonds

S and M

Touring the landmarks of LA/Hollywood involved hopping on Johnny's bus. Johnny, a New Yorker living in L.A gave us the run-down on the places people want to see from what they've seen on TV. It takes about 40 minutes from Anaheim to get to Hollywood on a Sunday, the i5 was behaving. Touring during the week would be nightmarish. We started off the tour by driving past the Chateau Marmont (John Belushi's last few hours alive), then the Viper Room (River Phoenix o'd there). But here we were driving past these places and Johnny was upset about their deaths whilst making a buck off it. Johnny was quick to point out 'there are no second chances in the States' as we passed by the bail bonds shop on the way to Rodeo Drive. He went on ... read more

Day 10: Connecticut and New York Schools

North America » United States » Pennsylvania » Lewisburg July 18th 2008

The United States Military Academy

Kblackard

Dear All, Tours of Wesleyan University, Trinity and the United States Military Academy follow… WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY Student Body Population--2800 Classroom Performance 78% had a 3.5 or higher Mid 50% Test Scores (if required) 1300-1490 % Out of State 92% % Male 49% I arrived to the campus early and enjoyed a hot breakfast in the school’s dining hall. I was particularly excited to see Wesleyan because of its strong academic reputation. Our tour guide described the school as “mellow”, “open”. I would add that it seems to attract an eclectic group of students. Note To Parents: The tour guides recommended parents and students follow separate tour guides so that parent and student can share different perspectives after the visit. This seemed to work well. Tour Otis was my tour guide. He is a rising sophomore from ... read more

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